===== Kevin Menard #21 ===== {{men_s_basketball:kevin_menard.jpg |Kevin Menard}} * **Position:** Forward * **Height:** 6'6" * **Weight:** 205 lbs. * **Birthdate:** March 25, 1983 * **Hometown:** Frankfort, IL * **High School:** Lincoln-Way High School in New Lenox, IL ==== High School Career ==== Menard earned Special Mention honors on the 2000-01 Chicago Tribune All-State Team. He also helped his team to an overall record of 25-5 along with a #8 ranking in the state of Illinois by averaging 18 ppg and 7 rpg with a .520 FG%. Menard was a three-time selection to conference and area teams. He played with the AAU team, Illinois Wolverines. He chose Marquette over Purdue, Bradley, Illinois State, and Indiana State. ==== Marquette Career ==== Menard was a role player off the bench for his only season at Marquette, 2001-02. He scored in four of the nine games in which he appeared. He had a season-high four points against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Dec. 19 and DePaul on Jan. 19. For his Marquette career, he scored only 12 points. At the end of the season, Menard transferred to Carthage College, a Division III school in Kenosha, Wisconsin. ==== Quotables ==== * **Marquette head coach, Tom Crean, on Menard's transfer:** //"Kevin is looking to have a productive college career where he can have a chance to play. He's a great kid, and he continued to work out with us to the very end, until the semester was over. I wish him the best. He was a very good person here."// * **Carthage head coach, Bosko Djurickovic, on landing Menard:** //"Kevin is going to be a great addition to our program. He's an impact-type player, and he's a real good fit for what we need. He can make the 3-point basket, he's a very tough and physical inside player, an excellent rebounder and a good defender. For us, he's just what the doctor ordered."//[[http://www.d3hoops.com/notable/02/junejulyaug02.htm|D3Hoops.com Article]] ==== Personal Notes ==== His most memorable athletic moment was signing his national letter of intent to attend Marquette.