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posted 11-18-2020 02:27 PM
The most intriguing thing about him as a prospect is without a doubt his incredible length. Standing at 6-10 inches with a seven foot wingspan it’s hard to argue the fact that he looks the part of a professional basketball player.
I had the opportunity to see Montgomery play in high school when he was a freshman at Montverde Academy in Florida. His length at 14 years old blew me away, and I fully anticipated him being a future lottery pick.
I held onto that belief until about halfway through his freshman year at Kentucky when it became clear that his feel for the game just wasn’t on par with that of a one-and-done NBA lottery pick.
Montgomery would go on to average just 4.8 points and 4.6 rebounds during his two seasons at Kentucky.
Although, he did block 69 shots in just 65 total games played, often times Montgomery appeared to lack overall defensive awareness. Clearly there were red flags with his on-court play when you consider that John Calipari only trusted him to play around 19 minutes a game during his tenure as a Wildcat.
That was a long of saying that EJ Montgomery left a lot to be desired during his college career so it’s tough to project exactly if and where he could end up as a professional.
On rare occasion, he did show a few spurts of brilliance. In December 2019, Montgomery had his best game as a Wildcat when he poured in 26 points against Fairleigh-Dickinson. It was after games like that when the coaching staff would cross their fingers that the same EJ Montgomery would show up the next game and then again the one after that.
EJ Montgomery is at his best when he’s impacting the game without the need to create his own offense.
Running the floor, rebounding on both ends, and playing defense are things he can do right now at a high-level.
He snagged 111 offensive rebounds in during his career at Kentucky. So focusing his game on getting extra possessions for his team would be a good place to start as a pro.
There is no doubt that EJ Montgomery is a talented athlete and he will be playing professional basketball somewhere very soon.
In terms of his Kentucky career he sure did go out with a bang.
The last shot he ever took as a Kentucky Wildcat was the game-winning tip-in on the road to against Florida.
Relive that moment and wish EJ Montgomery luck as he takes the next step in his career.
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