Introduction
Efrem "E. J." Montgomery Jr. (born September 12, 1999) is an American college basketball player for the Kentucky Wildcats in the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
High school career
Montgomery attended Lincoln Park Academy in Fort Pierce, FL for middle school and started playing at the varsity level as a 6'8" seventh grader. As an eighth grader, EJ and the Greyhounds won the Florida District 12-4A championship.
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.
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.
On April 9, 2018, Montgomery committed to play college basketball at the University of Kentucky.
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. J. Montgomery PF |
Fort Pierce, FL | Joseph Wheeler (GA) | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Apr 9, 2018 | |
| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 11 247Sports: 6 ESPN: 14 | ||||||
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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. On December 7, 2019, Montgomery scored a career-high 25 points as Kentucky defeated Fairleigh Dickinson 83-52.
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 |
Personal life
E. J. is the son of Efrem and Glenda Montogomery and has two sisters Brittni and Brandy.