Jack Michael Martínez | |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 9 |
Weight Lbs: | 260 |
Position: | Power forward / center |
Birth Date: | 12 October 1981 |
Birth Place: | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
Nationality: | Dominican |
Highschool: | Artesia (Lakewood, California) |
Career Start: | 2002 |
Career End: | 2016 |
Years1: | 2002 |
Team1: | JL Bourg |
Years2: | 2003 |
Team2: | Paris Basket Racing |
Years3: | 2005 |
Team3: | Atléticos de San Germán |
Years4: | 2005–2006 |
Team4: | Roseto |
Years5: | 2006–2007 |
Team5: | Scafati |
Years6: | 2007 |
Team6: | Teramo |
Years7: | 2008 |
Team7: | Cocodrilos de Caracas |
Years8: | 2008 |
Team8: | Grises de Humacao |
Years9: | 2008–2009 |
Team9: | Halcones Rojos Veracruz |
Years10: | 2010–2012 |
Team10: | Cocodrilos de Caracas |
Years11: | 2013 |
Team11: | Guaros de Lara |
Years12: | 2013 |
Team12: | Capitanes de Arecibo |
Years13: | 2013 |
Team13: | Trotamundos |
Years14: | 2014 |
Team14: | Leones de Santo Domingo |
Years15: | 2015 |
Team15: | Trotamundos |
Years16: | 2016 |
Team16: | Metros de Santiago |
Years17: | 2016 |
Team17: | Caciques de Humacao |
Highlights: |
Jack Michael Martínez (born October 12, 1981) is a Dominican former professional basketball player.
Jack Martinez attended Artesia High School in Lakewood, California, playing alongside Jason Kapono and Jón Arnór Stefánsson. It later emerged he and other foreign players on the team had been illegally recruited by coach Wayne Merino.[1] [2]
Martinez's career took him to Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Italy where he was the Lega Basket Serie A top rebounder in 2006, the Dominican Republic, and Mexico.
Martínez made his debut for the Dominican Republic national basketball team in 2001. He was named MVP at the 2004 Centrobasket in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, where his team claimed the gold medal by defeating Puerto Rico in the final.