Remy Martin (basketball)

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Remy Martin
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Martin with the Arizona State in 2020
Personal information
Born (1998-06-16) June 16, 1998 (age 26)
NationalityAmerican / Filipino
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school Sierra Canyon
(Chatsworth, California)
College
NBA draft 2022: undrafted
Playing career2022–present
Position Point guard
Career history
2022–2023 Lavrio
2023–2024 Keflavík
Career highlights and awards

Remy Macaspac Martin (born June 16, 1998) [1] is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball at Arizona State University and the University of Kansas, where he was a part of the Jayhawks 2022 National Championship Team.

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In 2024, he won the Icelandic Basketball Cup as a member of Keflavík.

College career

Arizona State (2017–2021)

After attending Sierra Canyon School, Martin committed to Arizona State. As a freshman, Martin averaged 9.6 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 2.9 assists per game and earned Sixth-Man of the Year honors in the Pac-12. He scored 21 points in an upset of Kansas. [2] As a sophomore, Martin struggled with injuries which forced him to miss a few games but still averaged 12.9 points, 5.0 assists and 3.2 rebounds per game. He was named second-team All-Pac-12. [3]

Martin had a career-high 31 points to go with eight assists in a 95–88 overtime win over Arizona on January 31, 2019. [4] At the conclusion of the regular season, Martin was named first-team All-Pac-12. [5] He averaged 19.1 points (second in conference), 4.1 assists and 3.1 rebounds per game as a junior, and he led the Pac-12 with a 2.4 assist-to-turnover ratio. Following the season, Martin declared for the 2020 NBA draft. [6] On August 2, he announced he was withdrawing from the draft and returning for his senior season. [7] On April 6, 2021, he declared for the 2021 NBA draft. He maintained his college eligibility and entered the transfer portal.

Kansas (2021–2022)

Martin announced his commitment to Kansas on May 17, 2021. [8] He was ranked as one of the top-3 transfer players heading into the season. [9] In their 2021-22 season opener, he scored 15 points on 5-of-9 shooting against Michigan State. [10] On December 29, 2021, he suffered a right knee injury. [10] That injury kept him ineffective throughout January and caused him to miss seven games in February. [10] He was able to return for the final game of the month, which was a loss to Baylor. [10] He then had 12 points and a season-high three steals in the Big-12 tournament championship game victory over Texas Tech. [10] In the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, he had 15 points, four assists, and two steals against Texas Southern. [11] He then went on to have 20 points and 7 rebounds against Creighton the next round, and 23 points in the Sweet 16 against Providence. [11] After Kansas beat Miami to move on to the Final Four, he was named Most Outstanding Player of the Midwest regional. [12] In the national championship game he only scored three points in the first half, but had 11 crucial points after the half, helping Kansas beat North Carolina for its fourth national championship. [13] He is the third Filipino-American basketball player to win a national championship, after Raymond Townsend with UCLA in 1975, and Kihei Clark with Virginia in 2019. [13] [14]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft, Martin was drafted 40th overall by the Cleveland Charge in the NBA G League. [15] He was drafted with a second round pick from a previous trade. [16] On October 24, 2022, Martin joined the training camp roster. [17] However, he did not make the final roster.

On November 11, 2022, Martin signed with Lavrio of the Greek Basket League. In 12 league games, he averaged 6 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists, playing around 13 minutes per contest.

In July 2023, Martin signed with Keflavík of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla. [18] On October 19, he scored a game-winning three pointer with two seconds left against Valur. [19] On 23 March 2024, he won the Icelandic Basketball Cup with Keflavík, scoring a game high 23 points in the Cup final. [20] During the playoffs, Martin suffered an achilles injury and missed the rest of the season. [21]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017–18 Arizona State 32123.8.453.371.7553.02.91.1.19.6
2018–19 Arizona State 322832.6.402.312.7363.25.01.3.012.9
2019–20 Arizona State 313133.8.432.335.7723.14.11.5.019.1
2020–21 Arizona State 232333.5.433.346.7762.83.71.2.019.1
2021–22 Kansas 291321.2.458.357.7543.02.6.6.18.4
Career1479528.8.432.338.7613.03.71.1.113.6

Personal life

Martin's father is African-American and his mother is Filipino. He holds dual citizenship with the United States and the Philippines. [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Gardner, Michelle (February 1, 2019). "ASU's Remy Martin values family roots, the chance to lead Sun Devil basketball team". The Arizona Republic . Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  3. ↑ Gardner, Michelle (October 8, 2019). "ASU basketball hopes ride on the health of Remy Martin, Rob Edwards". The Arizona Republic . Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  4. ↑ Gardner, Michelle (January 31, 2019). "ASU basketball takes wild ride, outlasts Arizona in overtime". The Arizona Republic . Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Pac-12 announces 2019-20 Men's Basketball annual major awards". pac-12.com. March 9, 2020. Archived from the original on March 26, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
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  7. ↑ Borzello, Jeff (August 2, 2020). "Arizona State's Remy Martin skipping draft to return". ESPN . Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  8. ↑ Tait, Matt (May 17, 2021). "Arizona State transfer Remy Martin commits to Kansas". kusports.com. KU Sports. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  9. ↑ Borzello, Jeff (August 30, 2021). "Ranking men's college basketball's top 100 transfers". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 Rittenberg, Adam (March 29, 2022). "Kansas' Remy Martin went from star to apparent transfer-portal bust and back again". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
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  13. 1 2 Borzello, Jeff (April 5, 2022). "KU claims championship with historic comeback". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
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  16. ↑ "Charge Select Four Players in 2022 NBA G League Draft". Charge Basketball. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Charge 2022 Training Camp Roster". gleague.nba.com. October 24, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
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  19. ↑ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (October 20, 2023). "Sjáðu hvernig magnaðir taktar Remy Martin kláruðu Valsmenn í gær". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved October 31, 2023.
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  21. ↑ Einar Örn Jónsson (May 2, 2024). "Vilja banna gólfauglýsingar eftir meiðsli Martin". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved October 19, 2024.
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