Kelvin Martin (basketball) explained

Kelvin Martin
Position:Small forward
Height M:1.96
Weight Kg:94
Team:Free agent
Birth Date:10 September 1989
Birth Place:Adel, Georgia
Nationality:American
High School:Cook County (Adel, Georgia)
College:Charleston Southern (2008–2012)
Draft Year:2012
Career Start:2012
Years1:20122014
Team1:Matrixx Magixx
Years2:2014–2015
Team2:MLP Academics Heidelberg
Years3:2015–2016
Team3:Fortitudo Agrigento
Years4:2016–2017
Team4:Riesen Ludwigsburg
Years5:2017–2018
Team5:Vanoli Cremona
Years6:2018–2019
Team6:Virtus Bologna
Years7:2019–2020
Team7:Brindisi
Years8:2020–2021
Team8:Dolomiti Energia Trento
Years9:2021–2022
Team9:MLP Academics Heidelberg
Years10:2022–2023
Team10:Shiga Lakes
Years11:2023–2024
Team11:Iwate Big Bulls
Highlights:

Kelvin Martin (born September 10, 1989) is an American basketball player for Iwate Big Bulls of the Japanese B.League. Martin played college basketball for CSU. After turning professional in 2012, Martin played for several clubs in the Netherlands, Germany and Italy. In 2019, he won the Basketball Champions League with Virtus Bologna.

Professional career

Martin started his professional career with Matrixx Magixx of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL). In his rookie season, he averaged 15.4 points and 5.7 rebounds per game with Magixx.[1] On January 5, 2014, Martin re-signed with the Magixx for the remainder of the 2013–14 season.[2]

In his third professional season, Martin played with German side MLP Academics Heidelberg of the second tier ProA. He averaged 15.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 30 games with Heidelberg.[1]

During the 2018–19 season, Martin played with Virtus Bologna and won the Basketball Champions League trophy with the team.

On June 22, 2019, he has signed with Happy Casa Brindisi of the Lega Basket Serie A.[3] Martin averaged 8.9 points, 6.7 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.6 steals per game in Serie A. He signed with Dolomiti Energia Trento of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A on August 13, 2020.[4]

On August 14, 2020, Martin signed a one-year agreement with Aquila Basket Trento in the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and EuroCup.[5]

On September 10, 2021, Martin returned to MLP Academics Heidelberg in the German Bundesliga.[6]

Honours

Club

Virtus Bologna

2018–19[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kelvin Martin Player Profile, Charleston Southern, News, Rumors, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM. basketball.realgm.com. 7 May 2019.
  2. Web site: Kelvin Martin returns to Matrixx Magixx. Sportando. 7 May 2019.
  3. News: Happy Casa Brindisi inks Kelvin Martin. June 22, 2019. Sportando. En. June 24, 2019. Borghesan . Ennio Terrasi .
  4. Web site: Yahyabeyoglu. Fersu. Trento tabs Kelvin Martin . Eurobasket . August 13, 2020 . August 13, 2020.
  5. Web site: Potenza ed esperienza, l'ala piccola è Kelvin Martin . aquilabasket.it . 14 August 2020 . Italian .
  6. Web site: Kelvin Martin is back! . mlp-academics-heidelberg.de . 10 September 2021 . German .
  7. Web site: Bologna dazzle on way to 2019 Basketball Champions League crown. 5 May 2019. Basketball Champions League. 21 July 2020.