19' CA PF Kenyon Martin Jr.

[the_one_32]

'19 CA PF Kenyon Martin Jr.

Kenyon Martin Jr. (KJ Martin) is playing his first year of high school basketball as a sophomore at Chaminade in West Hills, CA. He's about 6'6" 185 lbs. but he and his dad say he's still growing and will be around Kenyon's height. From what I've gathered he's raw but can hit 3's, drive the lane and he's already a very good shot blocker.

Hopefully he turns himself into a top 150 type of player and his dad steers him to his alma mater.

 

[the_one_32]

Here's three little small highlights I've found on him. Wears #4 just like his pops.

https://youtu.be/yGJ2Ri5qnd0

Dunk:
https://youtu.be/PbT9QnJ2FmI

Block:
https://youtu.be/3u3lKfzpomw

 

[AZ BEARCAT]

Gaffney and martin in the same recruiting class ! SWEET !!!

 

[the_one_32]

Gaffney and martin in the same recruiting class ! SWEET !!!

Exactly!! KJ looks like he has the build and skill set of his father, obviously more raw though. If he can get to 6'8"-6'9" and continue to develop he's going to be a great player.

 

[coachpipe]

Going to be a lot harder to get him than ppl realize

 

[JackBauer151]

Going to be a lot harder to get him than ppl realize

I dont think we have any idea at this point. Maybe he wants nothing more than to follow in his father's footsteps. Maybe he wants no part of having to play in that shadow. Each kid comes with obstacles and things that are advantageous to UC. It's the staff's job to filter through those and make the determination about fit and likelihood of the kid coming to UC. Kmart Jr. is no different. Our "in" with him could be a huge advantage or it could be the reason why we dont have a chance. It's probably somewhere in between.

 

[AZ BEARCAT]

I dont think we have any idea at this point. Maybe he wants nothing more than to follow in his father's footsteps. Maybe he wants no part of having to play in that shadow. Each kid comes with obstacles and things that are advantageous to UC. It's the staff's job to filter through those and make the determination about fit and likelihood of the kid coming to UC. Kmart Jr. is no different. Our "in" with him could be a huge advantage or it could be the reason why we dont have a chance. It's probably somewhere in between.

And right in the middle of that between is Huggins.

 

[the_one_32]

Kenyon Sr. was on the Jump today and Kenyon Jr. big dunk was on Sportscenter twitter.


https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/814495894775152640

 

[jacobkdoyle]

@BleacherReport
The hype is real for Kenyon Martin Jr.

The former NBA player's son is turning heads with his athleticism https://t.co/nNRMIEV3MP

 

[Jon Rycek]

@BleacherReport
The hype is real for Kenyon Martin Jr.

The former NBA player's son is turning heads with his athleticism https://t.co/nNRMIEV3MP

Duke is my dream school... ouch. Lol

 

[the_one_32]

Duke is my dream school... ouch. Lol

Definitely ouch. Hopefully dad can change his mind about his dream school lol

 

[JasonS]

Kid has a lot of work to do just to qualify let alone get into Duke. He looks to be a great talent. Hope he gets his act together.

 

[GarradJ21]

I'm so sick of Duke/UK. Why don't these kids dream to be different. I give Ben Simmons credit for going to LSU.

 

[#BearcatNation]

Kid has a lot of work to do just to qualify let alone get into Duke. He looks to be a great talent. Hope he gets his act together.

Does he have terrible grades or something?

 

[Bearcat513]

Does he have terrible grades or something?

Was going to ask the same thing. Hopefully not trouble with the law too.

 

[Bearcat_NTS]

Does he have terrible grades or something?

Google is your friend.

While basketball skills weren’t a question for the son of the 2004 NBA All-Star who retired last year, effort in school was quite a different story. Martin Jr.’s first report card had a 0.6 grade point average, and he wasn’t turning in his homework. Martin Sr. also said his son had an attitude problem and was not taking care of responsibilities at home.

Full story here: http://theundefeated.com/features/kenyon-martin-son/

 

[IDC]

with coach k's health problems, who know how much longer he'll go

 

[#BearcatNation]

Google is your friend.



Full story here: http://theundefeated.com/features/kenyon-martin-son/

Didn't know this was made public. That said, good friggin' luck getting into Duke, much less UC.

 

[AZ BEARCAT]

Didn't know this was made public. That said, good friggin' luck getting into Duke, much less UC.

Huggins. fit in at WV

 

[kskenyon4]

Kenyon Sr. doesn't want him at UC, have to face the pressure of following in his footsteps.