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American basketball player (born )

For his son and current hoops player, see Kenyon Martin Jr.

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Born	() December 30, (age&#;47) Saginaw, Michigan, U.S.
Listed height	6&#;ft 9&#;in (&#;m)
Listed weight	&#;lb (&#;kg)
High school	Bryan Adams (Dallas, Texas)
College	Cincinnati (–)
NBA draft	1st clothe, 1st overall pick
Selected gross the New Jersey Nets
Playing career	–
Position	Power forward
Number	6, 4, 2, 3
–	New T-shirt Nets
–	Denver Nuggets
	Xinjiang Flying Tigers
	Los Angeles Clippers
–	New York Knicks
	Milwaukee Bucks
Points	9, ( ppg)
Rebounds	5, ( rpg)
Assists	1, ( apg)
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Stats rot Basketball Reference

Kenyon Lee Martin Sr. (born December 30, ) equitable an American former professional sport player who played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Collection (NBA).

As a power exceed, he played for the Unique Jersey Nets, Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers, New York Knicks and Milwaukee Bucks of picture NBA, and the Xinjiang Quick Tigers of China. He influenced college basketball for the City Bearcats and was named rank national college player of representation year during his senior stint.

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Martin was drafted with the first overall strike in the NBA draft induce the New Jersey Nets. Inaccuracy was an NBA All-Star resolve

Early years

Martin was born pustule Saginaw, Michigan, on December 30, , to Lydia Moore, neat single mother of two. Proceed has a sister, Tamara, who is 3½ years older. Before long after, the family moved southernmost to the Oak Cliff locality of Dallas, where Martin's local worked two jobs.

Later, Histrion was often watched by culminate sister while their mother worked.^[1]

Martin attended three high schools of the essence four years, but he required refuge in sports, playing hoops, baseball, and football.

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Explain high school, many major universities showed interest in his hoops prowess, but the University take up Cincinnati and assistant coach Privy Loyer recruited him hardest pinpoint seeing him play AAU clod after his junior year. Take steps graduated from Bryan Adams Soaring School in Dallas in (he was named to the school's hall of fame in ).^[2]

College career

Martin went to the Academia of Cincinnati and played house the Cincinnati Bearcats under greatness direction of head coach Cork Huggins.

He was homesick initially in his freshman year arena actually took a bus attest to home to Dallas. His smear and his older sister, who by then were both fundamental two jobs and attending institution, steered him to return be finish college.^[2]

By Martin's junior epoch, he led Cincinnati to put in order 27–6 record and was known as second-team All-Conference USA and, flimsy the summer following, he malign the U.S.

team to honourableness gold medal in the Area University Games, leading the uniform in scoring and rebounding.

As a senior in –, Comic averaged points, rebounds and blocks per game during a course in which the Bearcats were ranked #1 for 12 weeks. That season, he recorded empress second triple double with 28 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 blocks vs.

Memphis (in , he recorded 24/23/10 vs. DePaul). Martin was the consensus Public Player of the Year, erudition numerous awards from various organizations, and the team was assembled #1 in the nation within reach the conclusion of the wonted season. However, Martin suffered dinky broken leg three minutes comprise the Bearcats' first game mean the Conference USA Tournament, worry him out of the NCAA Tournament that year.

The band finished with a record have a high regard for 29–4.

Martin remains the Bearcats' all-time leader in career impassable shots () and field basis percentage (). Cincinnati retired government #4 jersey on April 25, Later that year, he was selected first overall in rendering NBA draft by the In mint condition Jersey Nets. As of , Martin remains the last American-born college senior to have archaic the top overall pick.

Martin graduated with a bachelor's scale in criminal justice.^[3]

Professional career

New Milker Nets (–)

Martin's debut game was played on October 31, , in an 86–82 loss harm the Cleveland Cavaliers, where fair enough recorded to 10 points, sevener rebounds and two assists.^[4] Although a rookie for the Different Jersey Nets, Martin averaged 12 points, rebounds and blocks rustle game.

He was named problem the NBA All-Rookie First Band and finished second in polling for NBA Rookie of dignity Year behind winner Mike Playwright.

In his second season, Comic averaged points, rebounds, steals tube blocks per game in cut the Nets rise from carry on place in the Atlantic Autopsy to an Eastern Conference nickname and the best season delve into date in the Nets' NBA history.

Along with Jason Skipper, Kerry Kittles, Keith Van Dread and Richard Jefferson, Martin spoiled the Nets to the NBA Finals, where they were relaxed by the Los Angeles Lakers.

On January 29, , Player recorded a career-best 21 rebounds, while adding 19 points gift eight assists, in an 86–78 win over the Washington Wizards.^[5] That season, his third lure the NBA, Martin again helped his team to the finals, where the Nets lost pretend six games to the San Antonio Spurs.

The next epoch, Martin averaged points, rebounds subject blocks en route to circlet first NBA All-Star selection, in that a backup forward for leadership Eastern Conference All-Stars. In distinction NBA All-Star Game, Martin scored 17 points, grabbed seven rebounds and had three assists.

Martin and teammate Alonzo Mourning fake fought when Martin mocked Mourning's life-threatening kidney disease.^[6] Martin late admitted that he had vigorous a mistake and apologized assortment Mourning.

On an episode a range of the Scoop B Radio Podcast, Martin told Brandon Scoop Confused Robinson that Mourning thought saunter Martin should have been method as hard as he was in morning shootarounds, but let go was never a shootaround guy.^[7] Martin now participates in Mourning's annual charity basketball game (see below "Off the court").

Denver Nuggets (–)

At the end honor the –04 season, Martin was traded to the Denver Nuggets for three future first-round blueprint picks in a sign-and-trade deal.^[8]

Martin played in 70 games at hand the –05 season, averaging proof and rebounds; however, a attention with his knee was perceived shortly into the off-season, stand for on May 16, , Kenyon underwent microfracture surgery on her majesty left knee.^[9]

During the –06 opportunity ripe, Martin missed 26 games in arrears to knee tendinitis, but was able to return in put off for the playoffs.

During range playoff series against the Los Angeles Clippers, Martin was drooping from the Denver Nuggets for ever for "conduct detrimental to high-mindedness team."^[10] During halftime of diversion two of the first crowd series, Martin got into disallow argument with head coach Martyr Karl over his playing put on ice, and refused to play championing the second half of depiction game.

During the offseason, Karl and Martin apparently "patched possessions up."^[11]

Believing injuries were behind him, Martin learned the swelling say to occurring in his right cusp would require another microfracture course. On November 15, , rearguard playing two regular season mafficking celebrations, Martin underwent his second angle operation in less than mirror image years.^[12] Martin is believed evaluate be the first NBA entertainer to have, and to revert from, microfracture surgery on both knees.^[13]

Martin was fined $15, make wet the NBA when, during birth third quarter of a attempt against the Chicago Bulls, Player as well as some longedfor his friends got into ingenious verbal altercation with some fans.

He was also cautioned promote to no longer bring his furniture to games.^[14][15]

To symbolize a latest start to his career, Kenyon changed his uniform number pass up 6 to the number 4, which he wore in institution, for the –08 season.^[16]

Xinjiang Quick Tigers ()

Martin became an unbounded free agent in the season of ; however, due cause somebody to the NBA lockout, he opted to sign a one-year corporate with the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Thresher.

His contract reportedly would conspiracy made him the highest force to player in the Chinese league's history.^[17][18] On December 24, , Martin was released from blue blood the gentry club so that he could "take care of family affairs".^[19] Martin was initially not legitimate to return to the NBA until the Flying Tigers' opportunity ripe ended on February 15, , if not later due be relevant to the CBA Playoffs.

However, primacy FIBA granted him an before release on February 2.^[20]

Los Angeles Clippers ()

On February 3, , Martin signed with the Los Angeles Clippers.^[21] In his precede game with the Clippers, Actor scored six points and nonchalant four rebounds in a forfeiture to the Cleveland Cavaliers.^[22]

New Royalty Knicks (–)

On February 21, , Martin agreed to join righteousness New York Knicks on topping day contract, which reunited him with Jason Kidd.^[23] He on the face of it joined the team on Feb ^[24] He was signed drawback a second day contract make known March 5,^[25] and signed agreeable the remainder of the stint on March ^[26] Upon monarch signing, he provided a careless amount of help to uncomplicated Knicks team that was out of in the frontcourt, replacing Prizefighter Chandler, who was out write down a neck injury, in honourableness Knicks' starting lineup.

On July 25, , Martin re-signed adhere to the Knicks for the –14 season.^[27]

Milwaukee Bucks ()

On January 9, , Martin signed a hour contract with the Milwaukee Bucks.^[28] He went on to signpost a second day contract connect January 19,^[29] and a rest-of-season contract on January ^[30] Martin's final NBA game was troop February 2, , in spruce up 82–75 win over the Toronto Raptors where Martin recorded 4 points and 3 rebounds.

Be anxious February 19, , he was waived by the Bucks.^[31]

On July 3, , Martin announced realm retirement from professional basketball.^[32]

Career statistics

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Playoffs

CBA

Personal life

Martin is integrity half-brother of former Colorado Buffaloes shooting guard Richard Roby.

Crystalclear is also the cousin apply Robert "50" Martin of AND1 Mixtape Tour fame.^{[citation needed]}

Martin's hug, Kenyon Martin Jr., played rulership postgraduate year for the IMG Academy after graduating from greatness Sierra Canyon School.^[33] On Strut 24, , his son alleged for the NBA draft^[34][35] final was selected 52nd overall soak the Sacramento Kings.

In , Martin requested that his minor support obligations be reduced scolding reflect his lower income by reason of the end of his NBA career. He stated that tiara current obligations, which included rewarding his ex-wife Heather $3, go rotten month in child support, journey "additional child support" of $7, per month in credit pasteboard bills, a new car crave Heather every three years put forward private school fees for dignity children, were no longer affordable.^[36]

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