New KU big man Cam Martin recently joined us to break down his game and his journey to KU.
It’s been a crazy, busy offseason for the Kansas men’s basketball program already, with players coming and going and another full round of recruiting taking center stage.
And that’s to say nothing of KU getting a new athletic director or Bill Self’s new contract.
Because it’s been so much, we can’t possibly get to all of it in our tight, compact Basketball Friends episodes. So we’re going to spread it out a little bit and give several of the key moves their own episode.
First up: We recently were joined by one of the newest additions to KU’s 2021-22 roster: Forward “Big Cam” Martin.
Martin was a three-time All-American playing for former Jayhawk Jeff Boschee at Missouri Southern State.
In this episode, he talks about his journey from Division II to one of the premier basketball programs in the country, what KU fans should expect to see from him, and why it might not be a good idea for teams to play him one-on-one.
A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.
