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Efrem "E. J." Montgomery Jr. (born September 12, 1999) is an American basketball player for Soproni KC of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A. He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats.

E. J. Montgomery

No. 7 – Aomori Wat's
Position	Power forward
League	B.League
Personal information
Born	(1999-09-12) September 12, 1999 (age 22) Fort Pierce, Florida
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school	Montverde Academy (Montverde, Florida) Wheeler (Marietta, Georgia)
College	Kentucky (2018–2020)
NBA draft	2020 / Undrafted
Playing career	2021–present
Career history
2021	Nevėžis Kėdainiai
2021–present	Soproni KC
Career highlights and awards
McDonald's All-American (2018)

High school career

Montgomery attended Lincoln Park Academy in Fort Pierce, Florida for middle school and started playing at the varsity level as a 6'8" seventh grader. As an eighth grader, Montgomery and the Greyhounds won the Florida District 12-4A championship.[1] [2]

Montgomery first attended Montverde Academy for his freshmen and sophomore year, where he played alongside current 76er Ben Simmons.

He later transferred to Wheeler High School for his junior and senior year. He averaged 25.6 points, 13.6 rebounds, and 4.3 assists at Wheeler.[3]

Recruiting

Montgomery originally committed to Auburn University on September 22, 2016. However, when Auburn was involved in the college basketball corruption scandal, Montgomery decommited on September 27, 2017.[4]

On April 9, 2018, Montgomery committed to play college basketball at the University of Kentucky.[5]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
E. J. Montgomery PF	Fort Pierce, FL	Wheeler (GA)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Apr 9, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 93
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 11  247Sports: 6  ESPN: 14
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Kentucky 2018 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 4, 2018. "2018 Kentucky Wildcats Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 4, 2018. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 4, 2018.

College career

Montgomery had his first double-double of 11 points and 13 rebounds in a win over South Carolina. As a freshman, Montgomery averaged 3.8 points and 4.1 rebounds per game.[6] On December 7, 2019, Montgomery scored a career-high 25 points as Kentucky defeated Fairleigh Dickinson 83–52.[7] In the regular season finale versus Florida, Montgomery hit the game-winning tip-in with 11 seconds left. He averaged 6.1 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks per game.[8] Following the season, he declared for the 2020 NBA draft.[9]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2020 NBA draft, Montgomery signed with the Milwaukee Bucks.[10] He was waived on December 17.

On January 4, 2021, he signed with Nevėžis-OPTIBET of the Lithuanian Basketball League.[11] On September 1, Montgomery signed with Soproni KC of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A.[12]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2018–19	Kentucky	37	10	15.1	.480	.200	.567	4.1	.4	.4	1.0	3.8
2019–20	Kentucky	28	25	24.1	.518	.167	.667	5.4	.6	.4	1.1	6.1
Career		65	35	19.0	.500	.188	.625	4.6	.5	.4	1.1	4.8

Personal life

E. J. is the son of Efrem and Glenda Montgomery and has two sisters Brittni and Brandy.

References

External links

• Kentucky Wildcats bio
• USA Basketball bio

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