2000 Upper Deck Kenyon Martin RC’s

My favorite Bearcat of all time is hands down Kenyon Martin. He was just flat-out fun to watch — tough, explosive, and had that classic Huggins edge to his game. Back when we moved away from Cincinnati, my grandmother used to save every newspaper story about him for me, and the day after senior night in 2000 was no exception.

Four days later, at the C-USA tournament in Memphis, my parents and I were sitting just two rows up from K-Mart’s family when he broke his leg right in front of us. One of those moments that just sticks with you forever.

The other day I stumbled across these three rookie cards, and there was no hesitation — I knew I had to have them. A little piece of nostalgia from one of my all-time favorite eras of Bearcat basketball.