Franklin High School to retire Luke Kennard’s No. 10 jersey Tuesday

On Feb 1, 2022

Los Angeles Clippers guard Luke Kennard (5) goes to the basket over Miami Heat guard Duncan Robinson, left, and forward P.J. Tucker (17) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Former Franklin High School standout Luke Kennard, a guard for the Los Angeles Clippers, is expected to have the No. 10 jersey he wore for the Wildcats retired Tuesday night before a boys’ basketball game against Springboro.

Kennard was a two-time Ohio Mr. Basketball (in 2014 and 2015) at Franklin, and a football standout as well.

Kennard celebrated the Bengals’ AFC Championship win to advance to Super Bowl LVI with a tweet:

Last week, Kennard said it would be “really cool” to participate in the 3-point contest at the upcoming NBA All-Star Game in Cleveland.

Kennard was quoted in a story by LATimes.com’s Broderick Turner:

“We’ll see, especially being back in Ohio. It would be a pretty cool thing to do, back home, friends and family, I know a lot would go. So, but we’ll see. It is what it is. Just focused on what we’ve got going on right now and just trying to get better with the guys.”

Earlier last week, Kennard helped the Clippers rally from a 66-36 halftime deficit, scoring 80 second-half points in an improbable 116-115 win. Kennard had 25 points off the bench on 8-of-13 from the field – including 5-of-8 from 3-point range – with eight rebounds and six assists. He scored seven points in the final nine seconds, including a go-ahead, four-point play with 1.9 seconds left.