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Cam Martin
No. 17 – Motor City Cruise
PositionPower forward / center
LeagueNBA G League
Personal information
Born (1998-03-24) March 24, 1998 (age 27)
Pampa, Texas, U.S.[1]
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft2024: undrafted
Playing career2024–present
Career history
2024–presentMotor City Cruise
Career highlights

Cameron Martin (born March 24, 1998)[2] is an American professional basketball player for the Motor City Cruise of the NBA G League.

Martin played college basketball for the Jacksonville State Gamecocks, Missouri Southern Lions, Kansas Jayhawks and the Boise State Broncos.[3][4] Martin is known for his extended seven-year college career in which he utilized his extra year of COVID eligibility, a redshirt season as a fifth-year senior, and an additional medical redshirt season granted by the NCAA.[3][4][5]

High school career

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Martin initially attended Norman North at Norman, Oklahoma, leading them to a state runner-up title during his junior year while averaging 25 points and 13 rebounds. Afterwards, he transferred to Yukon High School at Yukon, Oklahoma and as a senior, he averaged 18 points and 13 rebounds, helping the team to the OSSAA state finals.[1][6][7][8]

College career

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Martin began his college career at Jacksonville State, where he played in 28 games, averaging 4.1 points and 2.6 rebounds in 9.8 minutes.[9]

Martin later transferred to Missouri Southern where he appeared in 86 games and averaged 23.7 points, 9.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.2 blocks while shooting 38.8% from beyond the arc and 58.9% from the field while being a three-time Division II All-American as well as a 3-time All-MIAA performer.[3][9] Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic during his time at Missouri Southern, Martin gained a fifth year of NCAA eligibility.[10]

Martin transferred up to Division I Kansas in 2021 as a super senior grad transfer, but in November decided to redshirt due to lack of available playing time behind David McCormack and other big men on the roster.[11] Martin earned a national championship ring as a member of the 2021–22 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team, winners of the 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game.[12][3] At Kansas he played four games.

After two season at Kansas, in 2023 Martin entered the transfer portal and enrolled at Boise State for his final, seventh year of NCAA eligibility.[13] Due to his extended eligibility Cam was able to play with his younger brother, Alex Martin, a walk-on guard for the Broncos.[13] At Boise State he appeared in 32 games, averaging 5.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists.[8]

Professional career

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Motor City Cruise (2024–present)

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After going undrafted in the 2024 NBA draft, Martin joined the Motor City Cruise.[14]

Personal life

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The son of Jeff and Mandi Martin, he earned a degree in kinesiology.[1][6][7][8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Cam Martin - 2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster". JaxStateSports.com. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  2. ^ "Cam Martin – College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d Terzer, Dani (Jul 24, 2022). Written at Frontenac, Kansas. "Cam Martin returns as a national champion, helps teach and inspire local athletes". Pittsburg, Kansas: KOAM News Now.
  4. ^ a b Dales, John (July 17, 2024). "MSSU All-American Cam Martin sign NBA summer league contract". KOAM-TV. Martin had a seven year college career. He played one year at Jacksonville State ('17-'18) before coming to MSSU ('18-'21). After his career at Southern, Martin transferred to Kansas ('21-'23) then Boise State ('23-'24)
  5. ^ Casey, Tim (February 17, 2017). "How 2 College Basketball Players Ended Up With 6 Years of Eligibility". The New York Times. ...rare players for whom the N.C.A.A. has granted a sixth year of eligibility.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ a b "Cam Martin - 2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster". MSSULions.com. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  7. ^ a b "Cam Martin - 2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster". KUAthletics.com. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  8. ^ a b c "Cam Martin - 2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster". BroncoSports.com. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  9. ^ a b "Cam Martin Joins Boise State". BroncoSports.com. April 4, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  10. ^ Henry, Jim (March 10, 2021). "Cam Martin to leave MSSU basketball team". The Joplin Globe. Among changes granted because of COVID-19, the NCAA allowed basketball players in all of its divisions an extra year of eligibility. If Cam Martin uses that year, it won't be at Missouri Southern.
  11. ^ Guskey, Jordan (November 13, 2021). Written at Lawrence, Kansas. "Why Cam Martin decided to redshirt this season with Kansas men's basketball". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Topeka, Kansas. Jayhawks head coach Bill Self revealed that Martin, a super-senior forward who transferred in from Division II-level Missouri Southern State, would be redshirting during the 2021-22 season.
  12. ^ Self, Bill (October 14, 2022). National Championship Ring Ceremony (Speech). Late Night in the Phog. Allen Fieldhouse: University of Kansas. And now, let's hand out the rings... at forward, number 31, Cam Martin!
  13. ^ a b Vaughan, Trey (March 12, 2024). "Boise Bros: Cam, Alex Martin share unlikely opportunity at Boise State". The Joplin Globe.
  14. ^ Motor City Cruise [@MotorCityCruise] (October 29, 2024). "Training camp roster ready to get to it 👏 #MotorCityBasketball" (Tweet). Retrieved January 4, 2025 – via Twitter.
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