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  • Kenyon Martin

  • #3
  • Forward
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2013 Playoffs Statistics

PPG
5.8
RPG
4.50
APG
0.9
EFF
+ 10.17
Born: Dec 30, 1977
Height: 6-9 / 2.06
Weight: 240 lbs. / 108.9 kg.
Prior to NBA / Country:
Cincinnati / USA
Years Pro: 12

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Background

PRO CAREER:
Veteran of 100 post-season games and two NBA Finals returned to the League for his 13th season when he was signed by the Knicks as a free agent mid-way through the campaign, giving NYK quality frontline minutes in wake of injuries to Chandler and Stoudemire...Appeared in 18 games (11 starts) and averaged 7.2 ppg and 5.3 rpg with .602 shooting (56-93 FGA) over 23.9 mpg. Games played total (18) was second-lowest of career (limited to two games due to knee surgery with Nuggets in 2006-07)...Signed to 10-day contract by Knicks on Feb. 23; signed to second 10-day pact on March 5...Signed for remainder of season on March 15. Led Knicks in rebounds five times...Had five double-figure scoring games and one double-double (season-highs 19 pts, 11 reb on March 22 at Toronto)...Logged 30+ minutes three times...Played in 700th career NBA game on March 11 at Golden State; notched 5,000th career rebound on April 3 at Atlanta...DNP (CD) five times. Hampered by sore left knee and sprained left ankle in season’s final weeks, missing seven of season’s last eight games due to injury (April 5-17). Made 11 starts (Knicks 9-2) and averaged 8.8 ppg (97), 5.8 rpg (64) and 43-68 FGA (.632) over 27.3 mpg (300) as a starter...Made 10 straight starts, March 14-31, including first eight games of 13-game winning streak...Had three double-figure scoring games as a starter, as well as lone double-double of season on March 22 at Toronto.
PLAYOFFS:
Playoff veteran is making his 11th post-season appearance (in 13 career seasons) in 2013...Over 100 career Playoff games (87 starts), Kenyon has averaged 13.7 ppg, 7.0 rpg and 1.21 bpg with .465 shooting over 33.4 mpg...Has averaged double-digit scoring in seven of his 10 career post-seasons (career-high 19.1 ppg for Nets in 2004)...Career-best 11.0 rpg in 2004...Owns 21 career Playoff 20-plus scoring games, three 30-plus scoring games and 20 post-season double-doubles...Has five Playoff games with at least 15 rebounds. Has appeared in two NBA Finals (back-to-back for New Jersey in 2002 and 2003) and three Conference Finals (for Nets in 2002 and 2003, Nuggets in 2009)...Started 87 of his first 89 career Playoff games, then came off the bench in all 11 post-season games for Clippers in 2012... Has ranked among Top Ten rebounders on NBA Playoff leader board twice (ninth in 2003 with 9.4, seventh in 2004 with career Playoff-high 11.0)...On the all-time Nets NBA career Playoff lists, K-Mart ranks first in blocks (70), second in rebounds (424, behind Jason Kidd’s 642), third in total points (924) and third in minutes (1,935)...Among active NBA players, ranks first in Playoff career DQs (14) and sixth in personal fouls (416)...Tied for ninth in career DQs (14) on all-time NBA career Playoff list. 2012 (Clippers): In his most recent Playoff action, averaged 4.5 ppg and 3.2 rpg with .524 shooting (22-42 FGA; second-best of Playoff career) over 17.5 mpg in 11 games off the bench for Clippers...Vital factor in Clippers’ first-round Game Seven road win clincher at Memphis with Playoff highs 11 points (5-7 FGA) and team-high 10 rebounds in 25 bench minutes (May 13, 2012). Jersey Bounce: Main cog in Nets’ back-to-back trips to The NBA Finals in 2002 and 2003, alongside former-and-current teammate Jason Kidd...Averaged 16.8 ppg and 5.8 rpg in 2002 Playoffs; 18.9 ppg and 9.4 rpg (ninth on NBA Playoff leader board) in 2003...Recorded 22.0 ppg and 6.5 rpg in 2002 Finals vs. Lakers, including 35 points (15-28 FGA) in Game Four finale at The Meadowlands (June 12, 2002)...Had 14.7 ppg and 10.0 rpg in 2003 Finals vs. Spurs, with three 20-plus scoring games. Highlights: 2009 (Nuggets): Averaged 10.9 ppg, 5.9 rpg and .497 shooting for Nuggets over 16 games in Denver’s march to West Finals...Had 12.5 ppg in West Finals vs. Lakers...Playoff-high 15 rebounds with 13 points in Game Four win at Denver (May 25, 2009)...2007 (Nuggets): Did not play in Nuggets’ first-round loss to Spurs...Missed the entire post-season – and all but two games during the regular season - following microfracture surgery, right knee, on Nov 15, 2006...2006 (Nuggets): Inactive (team suspension) for final three games of Nuggets’ five-game first-round loss to Clippers...2004 (Nets): In his final season with Nets, enjoyed standout post-season with career Playoff highs 19.1 ppg, 11.0 rpg (seventh on NBA Playoff leader board) and .533 shooting (81-152 FGA; fourth on Playoff leader board) over 11 games vs. Knicks and Pistons...Main force in Nets’ four-game first-round sweep of Knicks with team-highs 23.3 ppg, 14.0 rpg and .644 shooting (38-59 FGA)...Double-doubles in each of the four games...Hauled in a career Playoff-high 16 rebounds (with 22 points) in Game Two at The Meadowlands (Apr. 20, 2004), then poured in career Playoffhigh 36 points (13-19 FGA) with 13 rebounds in Game Four finale at MSG (Apr. 25, 2004).

CAREER TRANSACTIONS:
Selected by New Jersey Nets in first round (1st overall pick) of 2000 NBA Draft … Traded by New Jersey to Denver Nuggets in exchange for three future first round draft choices (7/15/04).

COLLEGE:
A four-year member of the Cincinnati Bearcats, was chosen as the Conference USA Athlete of the Decade in 2005 … Was named consensus National Player of the Year as a senior, earning The Associated Press, Wooden, Naismith, Robertson, NABC and U.S. Basketball Writers Association awards … Consensus First Team All-America and a unanimous choice for Conference USA Player of the Year … Earned Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year honors each of his last three years … Suffered a fractured fibula as a senior on 3/9 in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA Tournament, missing the entire NCAA Tournament … Named Honorable Mention All-America by AP as a junior … Earned First Team All-Conference USA honors … As a sophomore, recorded Cincinnati’s first triple-double in 31 years with 24 points, 23 rebounds and 10 blocks in win over DePaul … Selected Most Outstanding Player in Conference USA.


Personal

Full name is Kenyon Lee Martin … Son of Lydia Moore and Paul Roby … Has one sister, Tamara … Has three children: sons, Kenyon Jr. and Kamron and daughter, Cierra Reign … Had his No. 4 retired by the University of Cincinnati on 4/25/00 … Started the Kenyon Martin Foundation in 2008, which focuses on helping at-risk youth and teen moms and providing life-changing opportunities to underserved youth with an emphasis on the Denver, Dallas, and Cincinnati communities … Board member and active participant in the American Institute of Stuttering … Enjoys watching movies and playing video games in his spare time … Was a criminal justice major at Cincinnati … Donated $1,000 to Asian Tsunami relief efforts for every point he scored against San Antonio (26) on 1/8/05 and every rebound vs. Houston (10) on 1/9/05 … Took part in the Nuggets Read to Achieve Kickoff with Anchor Center for the Blind at the Denver Zoo in 2004 … Has provided Thanksgiving meals to the Denver community each of the last five years … Took part in the Nuggets “Art of Sport” program, which encourages participation in visual arts in elementary schools … Also participated in the “Eat Right” campaign, which promotes healthy eating habits for middle school students … Attended the NBA Players Relief Game in Houston on 9/11/05 benefiting victims of Hurricane Katrina and made an undisclosed donation … Also helped relief efforts by donating funds to the Greg Buckner Foundation’s relief drive in Denver … Spoke at an assembly at Montbello High School in September 2006 as part of the school’s “Pass on Violence” campaign … Changed his number from 6 to 4 prior to the 2007-08 season … Since joining the Nuggets, has purchased tickets to every home game for less fortunate families … Spokesman for the March of Dimes.