Kenyon Martin Biography Kenyon Martin bio Full name is Kenyon Lee Martin. Has one sister, Tamara. Has two children, son, Kenyon Jr. and daughter, Cierra Reign Half-brother Richard is a freshman on the University of Colorado basketball team. Had his #4 retired by the University of Cincinnati on 4/25/00. Graduated from Cincinnati with a Criminal Justice degree Enjoys watching movies and playing video games In four NBA seasons, has career averages of 15.1 ppg 7.6 rpg and 1.36 bpg … Has been a two-time member of USA Basketball’s Team USA, winning gold in both the 2001 Goodwill Games in Australia and in the 2003 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Puerto Rico … Selected to the 2004 NBA All-Star Team … Left New Jersey ranked ninth in team history in rebounds (2,147), seventh in defensive rebounds (1,600) and eighth in blocks (386). 2003-04 (w/ New Jersey): Averaged 16.7 ppg and 9.5 rpg, 1.26 bpg in 65 games … Tied his career-high with 16.7 ppg, and set a new career-high with 9.5 rpg, while shooting a career-high .488 from the floor … Named to the 2004 NBA Eastern Conference All-Star Team for the first time in his career … In the All-Star Game, finished second on the East with 17 points (8-10 FG) while recording seven rebounds and three assists … Ranked T20th in the NBA with 27 double-doubles … Has now improved his field goal percentage in each of his first four seasons … Missed a total of 17 games - 15 games due to injury … Missed nine games from 3/19 thru 4/9 due to left knee tendinitis … Played in three games (at Washington on 3/31, vs. Milwaukee on 4/6 and vs. Orlando on 4/8) during that time … Missed one game at Miami on 3/14 due to a sprained left ankle … Missed five games from 11/1-11/9 with a sprained left ankle … Missed two games, 1/9 at Philadelphia and 1/14 vs. Washington due to an NBA suspension ... Led the Nets a team-high 22 times in scoring, 39 times in rebounding and 34 times in blocked shots … Scored in double figures in 55 games, including 25 with 20 or more … Grabbed at least 10 rebounds in 29 games, including two of 20+ … Shot .500 or better from the field in 35 games … Named Eastern Conference Player of the Month for February … Averaged 18.5 ppg, 10.7 rpg, 2.8 apg and 1.62 bpg over 36.8 minutes per game while leading the Nets to an NBA-best 11-2 record in the month … For the first time in his career, Martin was named the NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week ending 2/8 … Led the Nets to a perfect 4-0 record for the week, averaging 21.0 ppg and 12.0 rpg, recording three double-doubles against New Orleans, Miami and Orlando … Reached 2,000 rebounds for his career when he recorded his 13th rebound vs. Toronto on 2/24 … Tied his season-high with 29 points at Philadelphia on 2/8 … Recorded a season-high 29 points, nine rebounds and four assists in 44 minutes at Dallas on 1/20 … Became first Nets player in five years to record a 20/20 game, finishing with 20 points, while tying a career-high with 21 rebounds in 42 minutes vs. Milwaukee on 12/5 … Had 20 rebounds against the Lakers in L.A. on 3/7. 2002-03 (w/ New Jersey): Averaged career-highs of 16.7 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 1.27 spg, while shooting a career-high .470 from the floor in a career-high 77 games played … Ranked 16th in the NBA in rebounds (8.3 rpg), 28th in FG% (.470), and had the fourth-highest dunk total in the NBA with 113 … Missed a total of five games on the season … Recorded a DND-sore left knee on 2/14, recorded a NWT-personal reasons on 2/25 and recorded a DND-sprained right knee in three straight games from 3/31-4/4 … Led team in rebounds and blocks, while ranking second in scoring … Led the team 20 times in scoring and a team-high 38 times in rebounding … Also recorded 24 double-doubles, while scoring in double figures in a team-high 70 games, including 20 games of 20+ points … Scored in double figures in 23 straight games from 2/11-4/6, while pulling down 10 or more rebounds in eight straight games from 12/28-1/15 … Recorded a double-double in four straight games from 1/29-2/3 (26.5 ppg and 15.3 rpg) … Shot .500 or better from the field in 36 games … Averaged 20.7 ppg for the month of March, marking the first month in his career that he has averaged 20 or more ppg … Established single game career-highs for points in a game (35) and rebounds in a game (21) this season … Tied his career-high with six blocks while scoring 29 points at Chicago on 4/11 ... Scored 22 points, connecting on a career-high 12 free throws (12-14) at Boston on 3/18 … Recorded team-highs of 28 points on 11-22 shooting from the field, 10 rebounds and a season-high five steals vs. Miami on 2/18 … Recorded a career-high 35 points on 13-18 shooting from the floor, 12 rebounds and two blocks in 43 minutes vs. Seattle on 2/3… Scored 29 points on 11-23 shooting from the field and pulled-down 15 rebounds in 40 minutes of action at Detroit on 2/1 … Recorded 19 points, a career-high 21 rebounds and a season-high eight assists in 42 minutes of action vs. Washington on 1/29. 2001-02 (w/ New Jersey): Averaged a team-high 14.9 ppg, a team-high 1.66 bpg, 5.3 rpg and 1.30 spg in 73 games … Ranked 19th in the NBA in blocked shots (1.66 bpg) and had the fourth highest dunk total in the NBA with 108 … Led team in scoring 15 times, rebounding seven times, steals 13 times and a team-high 38 times in blocks … Recorded 44 games in which he scored 10+ points, 13 games in which he scored 20+ points and one game of 30+ points … Notched two double-doubles … Blocked three or more shots in a team-high 18 games … Missed a total of nine games … Missed one game due to an injury (bruised right forearm at Chicago on 2/15), seven due to NBA suspensions and one due to personal reasons (vs. Detroit on 4/16) … Recorded second double-double of the season, totaling 16 points, a season-high 13 rebounds and two blocked shots vs. Boston on 4/7 … Blocked a career-high six shots vs. Golden State on 2/19 … Recorded three straight games of 20+ points from 12/14- 12/19, including a season-high 31 points vs. Minnesota on 12/19. 2000-01 (w/ New Jersey): Averaged 12.0 ppg, a team-high 7.4 rpg and a team-high 1.66 bpg ... Named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team ... Finished the season ranked second among NBA rookies in scoring (12.0 ppg) and rebounding (7.4 rpg), and led all rookies in blocks per game (1.66) and steals per game (1.18) ... Had 10 double-doubles ... Named NBA Rookie of the Month for November and Co-Rookie of the Month for March ... Suffered a fractured right fibula in the third quarter vs. Boston on 3/22, ending his season with 12 games remaining ... Scored at least 20 points eight times … Led the team in rebounding in 24 games and in blocks on 34 occasions … Recorded his first career triple-double with 18 points, a season-high tying 15 rebounds and a career-high 11 assists vs. Milwaukee on 3/5 ... Was the only rookie in the NBA that season to achieve a triple-double ... Scored a season-high 26 points on 11-16 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds at Toronto on 3/2... Scored 24 points on 12-20 shooting, grabbed 11 rebounds and blocked three shots in his 10th double-double performance of the season vs. Vancouver on 3/20 ... Did not dress at Houston on 3/15 and at San Antonio on 3/16, due to a sprained left ankle ... Missed his first game of the season vs. Chicago on 1/20 due to the flu ... Had a stretch of three straight double-doubles, (1/6-1/9) averaging 16.3 ppg and 11.0 rpg … Scored 25 points on 10-16 shooting, and had four blocks at Orlando on 1/2... Recorded a career-high six steals vs. Sacramento on 12/17... Had his first career double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds along with five blocks vs. Indiana on 11/18 ... Set his season-high with five blocked shots vs. Portland on 11/13. PLAYOFFS: Has averaged 18.1 ppg, 8.3 rpg and 1.37 bpg in 51 games … Has 16 career double-doubles in the postseason … Ranks first all-time in Nets playoff history in rebounds (424), blocks (70), total rebounds (424), field goals made (359), and free throws attempted (288), while ranking second in minutes (1935), points (924), field goals attempted (785), free throws made (203) and assists (126) … Also is tied for third in games with 51 … 2004: Averaged 19.1 ppg, 11.0 rpg and 1.27 bpg in 11 games … Recorded six double-doubles and scored 20 or more points in three games, including one 30-point game … Scored 17 points and grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds in 41 minutes in Game 7 at Detroit on 5/20 … Had 16 points and 15 rebounds in 38 minutes in Game 4 vs. Detroit on 5/11 … Recorded a new playoff career-high 36 points and 13 rebounds on 13-19 shooting in 42 minutes … Added to his personal high by recording his fourth-straight double-double in the playoffs for the first time in his career in Game 4 at New York on 4/25 … Recorded 19 points and a game-high 15 rebounds on 9-13 shooting in Game 3 at New York on 4/22 … Scored 22 points and recorded a new playoff career-high with 16 rebounds in Game 2 vs. New York on 4/20 … 2003: Averaged 18.9 ppg and a team-high 9.4 rpg, while shooting .453 from the field in 20 games ... Recorded seven double-doubles and scored 20 or more points in 11 games, including one 30-point game … 2003 NBA Finals: Averaged 14.7 ppg and team-highs of 10.0 rpg and 2.33 bpg … Tallied team-highs of 20 points and 13 rebounds in 40 minutes in Game 4 of the NBA Finals … Tallied team-highs of 21 points on 10-24 shooting and 12 rebounds in 33 minutes in Game 1 of the NBA Finals … Totaled 25 points on 10-19 shooting, nine rebounds and one block in 42 minutes in Game 2 at Detroit … Tallied a team-high 29 points on 12-21 shooting from the field, while grabbing nine rebounds in 35 minutes at Milwaukee … Posted a team-high 30 points on 10-21 shooting from the floor, six rebounds, five assists and one block in 49 minutes in Game 4 at Milwaukee … Recorded second straight double-double, finishing with team-highs of 22 points and 12 rebounds in 42 minutes vs. Milwaukee in Game 2 … Recorded team-highs of 21 points on 10-16 shooting from the floor and a playoff career-high 15 rebounds in 35 minutes in Game 1 vs. Milwaukee ... 2002: Averaged 16.8 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 1.20 spg and 1.25 bpg in 20 postseason games … 2002 NBA Finals: Averaged a team-high 22.0 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 1.50 spg and 1.00 bpg … Averaged 30.5 ppg in the last two games of the NBA Finals … Scored in double figures in 17 playoff games, including five 20+ scoring efforts… Scored a career-high 35 points on 15-28 shooting from the field, while pulling down a team-high 11 rebounds in Game 4 of the NBA Finals … Recorded 26 points on 11-17 shooting from the field, four rebounds, four assists and a team-high two blocked shots in Game 3 of the NBA Finals … Totaled 21 points and six rebounds in Game 1 of the NBA Finals… Blocked a career playoff-high four shots in Game 1 vs. Boston … Posted 29 points on 12-23 shooting from the floor, eight rebounds, four assists and two steals in a Nets all-time playoff-high 56 minutes in Game 5 vs. Indiana … Tallied 21 points on 9-13 shooting from the floor, three rebounds and two blocked shots in Game 3 at Indiana … Recorded a double-double in first career playoff game, finishing with 15 points and a team-high 13 rebounds in Game 1 vs. Indiana. COLLEGE: A four-year member of the Cincinnati Bearcats, Martin 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 for the third consecutive season ... Suffered a fractured fibula on 3/9 in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA Tournament, missing the entire NCAA Tournament ... Started in 31 games for the Bearcats his senior year, averaging 18.9 ppg, 9.7 rpg and 3.45 bpg … Named Honorable Mention All-America by AP as a junior ... Earned First Team All-Conference USA honors and Defensive Player of the Year award ... Finished season as a conference leader in scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage and blocks … 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. Kenyon Martin links NBA Player Page
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