Luke Kennard - shooting guard

[Jimmy Chitwood]

if you don't know the name, more than likely you will very soon … Luke Kennard, a 6-foot-5 shooting guard from Franklin High (Franklin, OH), is possibly the best high school player in the country at his position.

consider this recent game recap by an opposing coach:

“We tried to double and triple him and we got in foul trouble,†recalled Eaton head coach Denny Shepherd of Kennard's most recent game. “We tried to go to zone and out of that we matched up on him with two guys as much as we could. We thought that we did a pretty decent job on him making him take bad shots – if that’s a word for him.â€

they "held" Luke to 41 points and 18 rebounds.

he is currently averaging better than 40 points per game, and he's routinely doing so while being double- and triple-teamed. perhaps even more stunning, he's doing so whilst routinely being scouted by the biggest names from the collegiate coaching ranks: Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski, Kentucky's John Calipari, Ohio State’s Thad Matta, and so on. Kennard currently holds scholarship offers from virtually everyone.

oh! and he's just a junior.

he was also named one of the Top 25 Most Dynamic High School Athletes in the USA by by Reebok and could play college football as a quarterback, should he decide to go that route. you can read that very cool profile on Luke here: Reebok Top 25 - Luke Kennard

[video=youtube;KwJX8HgMVa8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwJX8HgMVa8[/video]

also, a hat tip to Jack Lambert, who i think has also mentioned this fine young athlete.

 

[The Hock]

Wow. There are plenty of other good white QB prospects. We need this guy on the basketball court.

 

[Jack Lambert]

Thanks for starting a thread for Kennard, Jimmy. I had seen some of his highlights, (and his 5-star ranking by virtually all the recruiting services, so I mentioned him in the future NBA players thread) but I had no idea how great his stats (especially rebounding) were! Thanks again for getting some more info on him for us Jimmy!

 

[white lightning]

Wow this kid is exciting. I agree I would rather see him on the hardwood than on the football field. He could be a dual sport athlete in college. I have no doubt about that but I would prefer to see him continue to improve his bball skills and become the best high school player in the country if he isn't already. I would like to see him go into college and continue to dominate. We have a guy here that is the total package. Let's hope he makes the right choices. Thanks again guys for posting info and a great video on this high flyer.