James Martinez (basketball)

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James Martinez
No. 13Ho Chi Minh City Wings
Position Point guard / shooting guard
League VBA
Personal information
Born (1987-01-31) January 31, 1987 (age 38)
NationalityFilipino
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school San Beda (Manila)
College UE
PBA draft 2011: 2nd round, 18th overall
Drafted by Barangay Ginebra Kings
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2012 Powerade Tigers
2016AMA Online Education
2018–2019 Bulacan Kuyas
2019–2020 Imus Bandera
2021Bulacan Kuyas
2022 Quezon City MG
2022–2023Bicol Spicy Oragons
2023 Bicol Volcanoes
2023–2024Cam Norte Warriors
2024 Davao Occidental Tigers
2024–2025Pureblends Similan Black Fox
2025-present Ho Chi Minh City Wings

James Vincent R. Martinez (born January 31, 1987) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Ho Chi Minh City Wings of the Vietnam Basketball Association (VBA).

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Career

Philippine Basketball Association

He was drafted with the 18th overall pick by the Barangay Ginebra Kings in the 2011 PBA Draft and was later signed by the Powerade Tigers before the start of the upcoming season that time. [1] During his short tenure in the PBA, he played both the point guard and the shooting guard positions. [1] He played a season with the Powerade Tigers on the 2011–12 PBA season. On July 30, 2012, Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc. announced that their PBA team, the Powerade Tigers, was sold to Sultan 900, Inc. which is owned and represented by its chairman and CEO Michael Romero. [2] [3] [4] The Board of Governors unanimously approved the purchase on a special board meeting on August 17. [5] [6]

PBA D-League and MPBL

After his PBA stint, Martinez played for AMA Online Education of the PBA D-League in 2016. He debuted at the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League with the Bulacan Kuyas in February 2018. [7]

PBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played 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

[8]

Season-by-season averages

YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2011–12 Powerade 165.2.417.353.875.2.8.0.02.1

References

  1. 1 2 "James Martinez Player Profile". PBA-Online!. Archived from the original on October 29, 2011. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
  2. PBA: Powerade franchise sold to Mikee Romero-owned Sultan 900 Inc., GMA News Online, July 30, 2012
  3. Goodbye Tigers: Coca-Cola sells Powerade PBA franchise to Mikee Romero Archived 2012-09-01 at the Wayback Machine , InterAKTV, July 30, 2012
  4. Mikee takes over Powerade [ permanent dead link ], Nelson Beltran, The Philippine Star, July 31, 2012
  5. GlobalPort officially accepted as newest member of the PBA Archived 2012-08-21 at the Wayback Machine , Rey Joble, InterAKTV, August 17, 2012
  6. PBA: Sale of Powerade Tigers franchise to Romero group approved, GMA News Online, August 17, 2012
  7. Jacinto, Christian (10 February 2018). "Aquino, David not the only ex-PBA cagers giving hoops career one last shot in MPBL. See List". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  8. "James Martinez Player Profile - PBA-Online.net". PBA-Online.net. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.