30 Kelan Martin - F, So. - BUTLER Bulldogs

Height:                 6-6
Weight:               235
Year:     Sophomore
Hometown:       Louisville, Ky.
High School:       Ballard
Position:              F

Quick Hits:
•Named BIG EAST Rookie of the Week on March 9.
•One of three players in Ballard High School history to score 2,000 career points.
•Grabbed over 1,000 career rebounds.
•Named to the 2014 Kentucky All-Star Team.
•First Team All-State in 2013-14.
•Finalist for Kentucky “Mr. Basketball” honors.

2014-15 Highlights: 
Named BIG EAST Rookie of the Week on March 9...played in all 34 games...scored 12 points in his first collegiate game against Maine...scored a career-high 23 points and grabbed a career-high seven rebounds in 18 minutes against Loyola Maryland...shared the team scoring lead with 17 points in 17 minutes against #5 North Carolina...came off the bench with 10 points against Georgetown in the Battle 4 Atlantis third place game...had 11 points in 19 minutes at Indiana State...scored 17 points in 20 minutes against Kennesaw State...came off the bench with 13 points in 14 minutes at Tennessee...scored 10 points against UT-Martin...recorded five points and a career-high three assists at Seton Hall...came off the bench with eight points and three rebounds at Georgetown...had ten points in Butler’s home win over Seton Hall...posted four points and four rebounds in Butler’s overtime victory at Marquette...had seven points in 11 minutes off the bench in Butler’s home win over St. John’s...scored 10 points in 13 minutes against #6 Villanova...had eight points and four rebounds in a career-high 24 minutes at Xavier...came off the bench with nine points in 14 minutes at home against Marquette...had 14 points in Butler’s win at Providence...came off the bench with seven points against Texas in his first NCAA Tournament game.

Background:  

First team All-State forward at Ballard High School in Louisville, Kentucky...named to the Kentucky All-Star Team for the annual summer Indiana-Kentucky All-Star series following his senior season...named a finalist for Kentucky “Mr. Basketball” honors...averaged 22.8 points and 8.7 rebounds as a senior at Ballard...shot 37% from three-point range...finished third on Ballard’s all-time list for scoring (2,151 points)...had 1,011 rebounds, 173 steals, 160 assists and 153 blocked shots during stellar prep career...scored a season-high 36 points against Doss as a senior...posted a career-high 37 points against Central as a junior...scored 30 or more points seven times during prep career...had 20 or more points in 21 games in final prep season...had 18 rebounds against Trinity as a senior and against Central as a junior...averaged 19.1 points and 10.2 rebounds as a junior, while helping Ballard to a state runner-up finish...named second team All-State and chosen to the Kentucky Junior All-Star Team in 2012-13...

High School Coach:  Chris Renner.