Jarell Martin

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Jarell Martin
Iowa Energy
2018–2019Orlando Magic
2020Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2020–2022Sydney Kings
2022–2023Maccabi Tel Aviv
2023–presentGalatasaray
Career highlights and awards
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Jarell Martin (born May 24, 1994) is an American professional

LSU.[1]

High school career

Martin in the 2013 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

As one of the top prospects in the country, Martin was selected as a McDonald's All-American, the first for LSU head coach Johnny Jones. Martin was also the winner of the 2013 Mr. Basketball award given annually by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association to the top player in the state of Louisiana.

Considered a five-star recruit by ESPN.com, Martin was listed as the No. 3 power forward and the No. 11 player in the nation in 2013.[2]

College career

Freshman season

Martin started 25 of LSU's 34 games and averaged 10.3 points, 4.6 rebounds and 26.2 minutes per game. He ranked ninth in the SEC among freshmen in scoring, and seventh among SEC freshmen in rebounding. He averaged 11.4 points per game in SEC action with 12 of his 18 double figure scoring games coming in SEC play. For his performance, Martin was selected to the SEC All-Freshman Team.

Sophomore season

As a sophomore, Martin led LSU with 16.9 points per game and increased his rebounding to 9.2 per game. He had a career-high 28 points against Florida on February 21. He had 15 double-doubles and helped lead the Tigers to the NCAA Tournament.[3]

On March 25, 2015, Martin declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final two years of college eligibility.[4]

Professional career

Memphis Grizzlies (2015–2018)

On June 25, 2015, Martin was selected with the 25th overall pick in the

D-League affiliate.[11]

On October 30, 2016, Martin made his first career start,[12] recording four points and five rebounds in 19 minutes in a 112–103 overtime win over the Washington Wizards.[13] On November 28, 2016, he posted his first career double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds in a 104–85 loss to the Charlotte Hornets.[14] During the 2016–17 season, he had multiple assignments to the Iowa Energy.[11]

Orlando Magic (2018–2019)

On July 23, 2018, Martin and cash considerations were traded to the Orlando Magic in exchange for Dakari Johnson and the draft rights to Tyler Harvey.[15]

Rio Grande Valley Vipers (2020)

On August 16, 2019, the Cleveland Cavaliers signed Martin to a one-year deal.[16] On October 19, 2019 the Cavaliers released Martin.[17]

On February 2, 2020, Martin signed with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.[18]

Sydney Kings (2020–2022)

On December 2, 2020, Martin signed a one-season (plus option) contract with the Sydney Kings of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL).[19] He averaged 18 points and seven rebounds per game during the 2020–21 season.[20]

On June 26, 2021, Martin recommitted to the Kings for the 2021–22 NBL season.[20] He helped the Kings win the NBL championship in May 2022.[21]

Maccabi Tel Aviv (2022–2023)

On July 4, 2022, Martin signed a two-year deal with Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League.[22] In 38 EuroLeague games, he averaged 7.2 points and 3.5 rebounds in 19 minutes per contest. On July 17, 2023, Martin mutually parted ways with the Israeli powerhouse.

Galatasaray (2023–present)

On July 20, 2023 he signed with Galatasaray Ekmas of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[23]

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

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Memphis 27 0 14.1 .466 .000 .726 3.2 .6 .3 .3 5.7
2016–17 Memphis 42 3 13.3 .384 .360 .800 3.9 .2 .4 .2 3.9
2017–18 Memphis 73 36 22.8 .446 .347 .767 4.4 1.0 .5 .7 7.7
2018–19 Orlando 42 1 7.8 .413 .351 .818 1.7 .4 .1 .2 2.7
Career 184 40 15.9 .434 .346 .766 3.5 .6 .4 .4 5.4

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016
 Memphis 2 0 23.0 .375 .000 .500 3.5 .5 1.5 .0 4.5
2017
 Memphis 3 0 3.3 .333 .000 .000 1.3 .0 .3 .0 0.7
Career 5 0 11.2 .364 .000 .500 2.2 .2 .8 .0 2.2

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013–14
LSU
 32 25 26.2 .471 .333 .689 4.6 .9 .8 .7 10.3
2014–15
LSU
 33 32 35.1 .509 .269 .690 9.2 1.8 1.2 .7 16.9
Career 65 57 30.7 .494 .308 .689 6.9 1.4 1.0 .7 13.7

References

  1. Baton Rouge Advocate
    . Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  2. ^ "Jarell Martin Recruiting Profile". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  3. The Times-Picayune
    . Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  4. ^ "LSU forward Jarell Martin officially declares for 2015 NBA Draft". CBSSports.com. March 25, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  5. ^ "Grizzlies select Jarell Martin in 2015 NBA Draft". NBA.com. June 25, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  6. ^ "Grizzlies' Martin says he has stress fracture in his foot". NBA.com. June 29, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  7. ^ "Memphis Grizzlies sign Jarell Martin". NBA.com. July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
  8. ^ "Grizzlies forward Jarell Martin injury update". NBA.com. September 2, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  9. ^ "Nowitzki scores 20, leads Mavericks past Grizzlies 97-88". NBA.com. December 18, 2015. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  10. ^ "Celtics win 14th straight at home, beat Grizzlies 116-96". NBA.com. March 9, 2016. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  11. ^ a b "All-Time NBA Assignments". NBA.com. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  12. ^ "Grizzlies' Jarell Martin: Will play and start Sunday". CBSSports.com. October 30, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  13. ^ "Wizards vs. Grizzlies – Box Score". ESPN.com. October 30, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  14. ^ "Walker and Lamb lead Hornets past Grizzlies, 104-85". ESPN.com. November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  15. ^ "Magic Acquire Jarell Martin and Cash Considerations From Grizzlies". NBA.com. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  16. ^ "Jarell Martin - Cleveland Cavaliers - NBA". Rotoworld.com. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  17. ^ "Cleveland Cavaliers waive Jarell Martin and Marques Bolden, keep two open roster spots ... For now". October 19, 2019.
  18. ^ "Rio Grande Valley Vipers ink Jarell Martin, ex Shenzhen L." Asia Basket. February 2, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  19. ^ "Sydney Sign Former First Round Pick Jarell Martin". NBL.com.au. December 2, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  20. ^ a b "Jarell Martin Returns to Sydney for NBL22". NBL.com.au. June 26, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  21. ^ "Kings Win First Championship in 17 Years with Record Crowd". NBL.com.au. May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  22. ^ Maggi, Alessandro (July 4, 2022). "Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv officially announced Jarell Martin". sportando.basketball. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  23. ^ "Jarell Martin Galatasaray Nef'te!" (in Turkish). Galatasaray S.K. July 20, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023.

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