LUKE KENNARD BIO
Hometown: Franklin, Ohio (11,000 population)
School: Franklin High School (enrollment about 800)
Kennard has one major offer for football and may getmore depending on how much interest he showsin playing basketball.
Photo by Wayne Litmer
2015
Sports: Basketball (shooting guard), football (quarterback)
College plans: Kennard would like to make a decision probably near the end of his junior year but nothing is definite yet. He says he has a list of about 10 schools narrowed down. He isn't ruling out either sport at this point.
Favorite pro athlete: Kevin Durant. There is a photo of Durant in the background of Kennard's Twitter account (
@kennard_luke). "I just like the way he plays. He can do it all. He can drive, score and shoot. He is a team player," he said.
Future career: If not for athletics, Kennard said he would like to consider a career in broadcasting. He met Jay Bilas at the LeBron James Skills Academy in Las Vegas this summer.
Snack food: Strawberry Pop Tarts are his favorite and he can be found eating those while working in the school athletic office during the year.
Family connection: Luke's father Mark, a 1981 Franklin graduate, was a standout high school basketball player.
Coach speak: "Just a phenomenal talent in anything he does. In football, basketball, (in baseball) as a shortstop, he could be a scratch golfer. Whatever you want him to do he could probably do it."
– Franklin football coach Rodney Roberts
