Kennedy Martin

Kennedy Martin played basketball at Truman State University, a Division II school in Kirksville, MO,  from 2014-2018. She talks about being from Iowa but moving to Southern Illinois as a kid, her connection to the University of Iowa Women's Basketball Team which includes her younger sister Kate Martin as a current member of the team and her aunt Jan Jensen on the coaching staff, growing up going to the Iowa Women's Basketball camp every summer, and her experience at the Final Four last year. Kennedy describes her great three-sport career at Edwardsville High School, the phenomenal basketball program the school has that develops a ton of girls who go on to play in college, her recruiting process, and why she chose Truman State. Then, she discusses the transition to college basketball, how much she loved her team, highlights over the four years, her embracing her role on the team, being able to travel abroad, and writing for the school newspaper.  Kennedy details a moving article she wrote prior to her Senior season discussing the different basketball paths her and her sister Kate took, what she's learned from it, and what she hoped to teach Kate. Finally, she talks about what she is up to now, which includes playing in a basketball league with men, being a new mother to her young son, and watching every Iowa game.