Jarell Martin

Jarell Martin

Martin with Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2022
No. 23–Adelaide 36ers
Position	Power forward
League	NBL
Personal information
Born	(1994-05-24) May 24, 1994 (age 30) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	239 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High school	Madison Prep (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
College	LSU (2013–2015)
NBA draft	2015: 1st round, 25th overall pick
Selected by the Memphis Grizzlies
Playing career	2015–present
Career history
2015–2018	Memphis Grizzlies
2015–2017	→Iowa Energy
2017	→Memphis Hustle
2018–2019	Orlando Magic
2019–2020	Shenzhen Aviators
2020	Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2020–2022	Sydney Kings
2022–2023	Maccabi Tel Aviv
2023–2024	Galatasaray
2024–present	Adelaide 36ers
Career highlights and awards
Israeli League champion (2023) Israeli League Cup winner (2022) NBL champion (2022) First-team All-SEC (2015) SEC All-Freshman team (2014) McDonald's All-American (2013) First-team Parade All-American (2013) Louisiana Mr. Basketball (2013)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Jarell Martin (born May 24, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Adelaide 36ers of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the LSU Tigers. Martin was selected by the Memphis Grizzlies as the 25th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft. He spent four seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA): three with the Grizzlies and one with the Orlando Magic. Martin joined the Sydney Kings of the NBL in 2020 and won an NBL championship in 2022. He won an Israeli League championship while playing with Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2023.

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. ^[1]

College career

Martin shoots a free throw with the LSU Tigers in 2015

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. ^[2]

On March 25, 2015, Martin declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final two years of college eligibility. ^[3] He was projected as a second-round pick. ^[4]

Professional career

Memphis Grizzlies (2015–2018)

On June 25, 2015, Martin was selected with the 25th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft by the Memphis Grizzlies. ^[5] Four days later, he revealed that a stress fracture in his foot would prevent him from playing in the Summer League. ^[6] Despite the injury, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Grizzlies on July 10. ^[7] Less than two months later, Martin sustained another foot injury, this time fracturing his left foot after colliding with another player during a workout. ^[8] On December 18, he made his NBA debut in the Grizzlies' 97–88 loss to the Dallas Mavericks. ^[9] His minutes increased post All-Star break thanks to multiple injured teammates. Having scored eight points total in his NBA career up until March 7, 2016, Martin had 15 of his career-high 16 points in the first half of the Grizzlies' 116–96 loss to the Boston Celtics on March 9. ^[10] During his rookie season, he had multiple assignments to the Iowa Energy, the Grizzlies' 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]

In November 2017, Martin had three assignments to the Memphis Hustle. ^[15] During the 2017–18 campaign, Martin played in 73 games (36 starts) for the Grizzlies, averaging 7.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 22.7 minutes per game. He scored in double figures 23 times, including a career-high 20 points on December 27 against the Los Angeles Lakers. Martin led (or tied) the Grizzlies in scoring once, in rebounding four times and in assists once. He pulled down 10+ rebounds five times, including a career-high 14 boards on March 28 against the Portland Trail Blazers, and recorded two double-doubles. ^[16]

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. ^[17] With the Magic in the 2018–19 season, he played in 42 games (one start) and averaged 2.7 points and 1.7 rebounds in 7.8 minutes per game. ^[16]

On August 16, 2019, Martin signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers. ^[18] He was waived by the Cavaliers on October 19, 2019. ^[19]

Shenzhen Aviators (2019–2020)

On December 5, 2019, Martin joined the Shenzhen Aviators of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) to replace Shabazz Muhammad. ^[20] On January 14, 2020, he was replaced by Allerik Freeman. ^[21]

Rio Grande Valley Vipers (2020)

On February 1, 2020, Martin was acquired by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League. ^[16]

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). ^[22] He averaged 18 points and seven rebounds per game during the 2020–21 season. ^[23]

On June 26, 2021, Martin recommitted to the Kings for the 2021–22 NBL season. ^[23] He helped the Kings win the NBL championship in May 2022. ^[24]

Maccabi Tel Aviv (2022–2023)

Martin with Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2022

On July 4, 2022, Martin signed a two-year deal with Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League. ^[25] In 38 EuroLeague games, he averaged 7.2 points and 3.5 rebounds in 19 minutes per contest. His contract was terminated on July 17, 2023. ^{[26] [27]}

Galatasaray (2023–2024)

On July 20, 2023, Martin signed with Galatasaray Ekmas of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). ^[28] In December 2023, he suffered a patellar tendon rupture in his right knee during a round 11 BSL game. ^[29]

Adelaide 36ers (2024–present)

On August 1, 2024, Martin signed with the Adelaide 36ers for the 2024–25 NBL season. ^[30] Having recovered from his patellar tendon injury, but dealt with a foot complaint during the pre-season that ruled him out until November 2024. ^[31]

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. "Jarell Martin Recruiting Profile". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
2. Rosetta, Randy (June 25, 2015). "Former LSU forward Jarell Martin chosen in the 1st round by Memphis". The Times-Picayune . Retrieved June 27, 2015.
3. "LSU forward Jarell Martin officially declares for 2015 NBA Draft". CBSSports.com. March 25, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
4. Mickles, Sheldon (February 10, 2015). "LSU forwards Mickey, Martin projected as second-round picks". Baton Rouge Advocate . Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 10, 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.
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11. "All-Time NBA Assignments". NBA.com. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
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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. "Jarell Martin Player Profile, Cleveland Cavaliers - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
16. "Vipers Add Jarell Martin in Three-Team Trade". OurSports Central. February 1, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
17. "Magic Acquire Jarell Martin and Cash Considerations From Grizzlies". NBA.com. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
18. "Jarell Martin - Cleveland Cavaliers - NBA". Rotoworld.com. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
19. "Cleveland Cavaliers waive Jarell Martin and Marques Bolden, keep two open roster spots ... For now". October 19, 2019.
20. "官宣：深圳用贾雷尔-马丁替换沙巴兹-穆罕默德". 央视网. December 5, 2019. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
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22. "Sydney Sign Former First Round Pick Jarell Martin". NBL.com.au. December 2, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
23. "Jarell Martin Returns to Sydney for NBL22". NBL.com.au. June 26, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
24. "Kings Win First Championship in 17 Years with Record Crowd". NBL.com.au. May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
25. Maggi, Alessandro (July 4, 2022). "Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv officially announced Jarell Martin". sportando.basketball. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
26. "Dimitris Agravanis and Jarell Martin leaves Panathinaikos and Maccabi Tel Aviv". eurohoops.net. July 17, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
27. "Jarell Martin and Maccabi officially separate paths". basketnews.com. July 17, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
28. "Jarell Martin Galatasaray Nef'te!" (in Turkish). Galatasaray S.K. July 20, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
29. "Murcia addresses injuries with the addition of Marko Todorovic". Eurohoops. December 13, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
30. "Martin signs on for NBL25 season". adelaide36ers.com. August 1, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
31. "Adelaide 36ers sign NBA veteran Montrezl Harrell". ESPN.com. September 11, 2024. Retrieved September 11, 2024.

External links

• Career statistics from NBA.com  and  Basketball Reference
• LSU Tigers bio Archived August 24, 2019, at the Wayback Machine