Cartier Martin

Cartier Alexander Martin (/kɑːrˈtiːeɪ/ kar-TEE-ay; born November 20, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player who played seven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Kansas State.

Cartier Martin
Martin with the Wizards in 2011
Personal information
Born (1984-11-20) November 20, 1984
Crockett, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolNimitz (Houston, Texas)
CollegeKansas State (2003–2007)
NBA draft2007: undrafted
Playing career2007–2017
PositionSmall forward / shooting guard
Number1, 20, 15, 35
Career history
2007–2008Antalya BB
2008–2009Iowa Energy
2009Charlotte Bobcats
2009Benetton Treviso
2009–2010Iowa Energy
2010Golden State Warriors
2010Iowa Energy
2010–2011Washington Wizards
2011–2012Jilin Northeast Tigers
2012Iowa Energy
2012–2013Washington Wizards
2013–2014Atlanta Hawks
2014Chicago Bulls
2014Atlanta Hawks
2014–2015Detroit Pistons
2015–2017Iowa Energy
2017Windy City Bulls
2017SAN-EN NeoPhoenix
Career highlights and awards
  • NBA D-League All-Star (2010)
  • All-NBA D-League Third Team (2009)
  • Big 12 Sixth Man of the Year (2007)
  • 2× Second-team All-Big 12 (2006, 2007)
  • Fourth-team Parade All-American (2003)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

College career

He spent his college career at Kansas State University and is one of the top all-time scoring leaders at the school. His first three seasons he was coached by Jim Wooldridge and his senior year he was coached by Bob Huggins.

Professional career

After his senior season, he entered the 2007 NBA draft but went undrafted. In his first professional year, he went overseas to play for the Turkish Basketball League's Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyesi. After one season in Europe, he was selected in the first round (15th pick overall) of the 2008 NBA Development League Draft by the Iowa Energy.

On January 29, 2009, he was signed to a 10-day contract by the Charlotte Bobcats,[1] having averaged 20.6 points per game in 21 games with the Iowa Energy. He was named to the 2009 D-League All-Star Game, although he did not compete owing to his status with the Bobcats.

He was signed by the Bobcats to a second 10-day contract on February 8, and then signed for the rest of the season on February 18, 2009.[2]

In July 2009, he was signed by the Italian league outfit Benetton Treviso to a 2-year contract.[3] He returned to the Iowa Energy in December 2009.

On January 10, 2010, Martin was signed to a 10-day contract by the Golden State Warriors.[4] After his second 10-day expired, he returned to the Iowa Energy of the NBA D-League.[5] On March 30, Martin signed a 10-day contract with the Washington Wizards.[6] On April 9, he signed with the Wizards for the rest of their season.[7]

In August 2010, Martin was invited by the Wizards to their training camp for the 2010–11 season.[8] On April 6, 2011, he was waived by the Wizards.[9] On July 10, he signed with Jilin Northeast Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association.[10]

After playing in China, Martin returned to the Iowa Energy on March 4, 2012.[11] On March 28, he was signed by the Wizards on a 10-day contract.[12]

On July 12, 2012, Martin re-signed with the Wizards.[13]

On October 15, 2013, he signed with the Atlanta Hawks.[14] On January 7, 2014, he was waived by the Hawks. In 25 games, he averaged 6.6 points per game.[15] On January 10, he signed a 10-day contract with the Chicago Bulls.[16] On January 20, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Bulls.[17] He was subsequently not signed for the rest of season after his second 10-day contract expired.[18] On February 1, Martin signed a 10-day contract with the Atlanta Hawks.[19] On February 11, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Hawks.[20] On February 21, he signed with the Hawks for the rest of the season.[21]

On August 18, 2014, Martin signed with the Detroit Pistons.[22] In 23 games during the 2014–15 season with Detroit, Martin averaged 1.6 points, 0.9 rebounds and 0.5 assists in 8.6 minutes per game.[23] On June 1, 2015, he exercised his player option for the 2015–16 season with the Pistons worth $1.27 million.[24][25] On October 23, 2015, he was waived by the Pistons.[26][27] On October 31, he was selected by the Iowa Energy with the fourth overall pick in the 2015 NBA Development League draft.[28] On January 12, 2016, he was waived by Iowa.[29]

On October 29, 2016, Martin was reacquired by the Iowa Energy.[30] On March 17, 2017, Martin was waived by the Energy.[31] Three days later, he was acquired by the Windy City Bulls.[32]

The Basketball Tournament (TBT) (2017–present)

In the summer of 2017, Martin played in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for The Stickmen. He competed for the $2 million prize, and for The Stickmen, he averaged 16.5 points per game and 7.5 rebounds per game. Martin helped take The Stickmen to the second round of the tournament, where they then lost to Team Challenge ALS 87-73.[33]

NBA 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

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2008–09 Charlotte 3318.1.364.303.8001.0.4.2.12.6
2009–10 Golden State 10227.6.364.323.7624.7.9.8.09.0
2009–10 Washington 8014.3.375.389.8892.6.9.4.16.4
2010–11 Washington 52110.4.390.394.7001.4.3.3.14.0
2011–12 Washington 17223.0.440.387.5793.4.6.6.19.3
2012–13 Washington 41316.9.381.397.7142.4.5.5.16.6
2013–14 Atlanta 53615.5.414.384.7542.0.6.5.15.9
2013–14 Chicago 608.0.625.600.500.8.3.2.02.5
2014–15 Detroit 2308.6.283.182.000.9.5.1.01.6
Career 2431513.8.392.372.7291.9.5.4.15.1

Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014 Atlanta 3015.0.667.000.0003.00.02.00.04.0
Career 3015.0.667.000.0003.00.02.00.04.0

Personal life

In 2011, it was reported that Martin had lost $374,000 in a ponzi scheme.[34]

References
  1. "Bobcats Sign Cartier Martin". NBA.com. January 29, 2009. Archived from the original on February 3, 2009. Retrieved January 29, 2009.
  2. "Bobcats Sign Cartier Martin for Remainder of the Season". NBA.com. February 18, 2009. Archived from the original on February 23, 2009. Retrieved February 18, 2009.
  3. "Benetton inks Cartier Martin". Sportando.com. July 17, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2009.
  4. "Warriors Sign Cartier Martin To GATORADE Call-Up". NBA.com. January 10, 2010. Archived from the original on February 19, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
  5. "Cartier Martin Player Profile – RealGM". InsideHoops.com. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
  6. "Wizards sign Cartier Martin to 10-day contract". InsideHoops.com. March 30, 2010. Archived from the original on February 20, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
  7. "Wizards sign Cartier Martin for rest of season". InsideHoops.com. April 9, 2010. Archived from the original on February 20, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
  8. "Wizards Invite Hudson, Martin To Camp". RealGM.com. August 29, 2011. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
  9. "Wizards re-sign Othyus Jeffers, sign Larry Owens". InsideHoops.com. April 6, 2011. Retrieved April 6, 2011.
  10. "Cartier Martin pens a deal in China with Jilin NorthEastern Tigers". Sportando.com. July 10, 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  11. "IOWA ENERGY RE-SIGN CARTIER MARTIN". NBA.com. March 4, 2012. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
  12. "WIZARDS SIGN MARTIN TO 10-DAY CONTRACT". NBA.com. March 28, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
  13. "Wizards re-sign Cartier Martin". InsideHoops.com. July 12, 2012. Archived from the original on February 20, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  14. "Atlanta Hawks sign Cartier Martin". InsideHoops.com. October 15, 2013. Archived from the original on October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
  15. "HAWKS REQUEST WAIVERS ON CARTIER MARTIN". NBA.com. January 7, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  16. "BULLS SIGN CARTIER MARTIN TO 10-DAY CONTRACT". NBA.com. January 10, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  17. "BULLS SIGN MARTIN TO SECOND 10-DAY CONTRACT". NBA.com. January 20, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  18. "Cartier Martin Won't Be Re-Signed By Bulls". RealGM.com. January 30, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
  19. "ATLANTA HAWKS SIGN CARTIER MARTIN TO 10-DAY CONTRACT". NBA.com. February 1, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  20. "HAWKS SIGN CARTIER MARTIN TO SECOND 10-DAY CONTRACT". NBA.com. February 11, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
  21. "HAWKS SIGN CARTIER MARTIN FOR REMAINDER OF SEASON". NBA.com. February 21, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
  22. "Pistons Sign Free Agent Forward Cartier Martin and Center Aaron Gray". NBA.com. August 18, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  23. Ellis, Vince; Jahnke, James (October 23, 2015). "Pistons waive three players, including Cartier Martin". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  24. Walder, Chris (June 1, 2015). "Report: Pistons' Cartier Martin exercising 2015-16 player option". TheScore.com. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  25. Foster, Terry (June 2, 2015). "Cartier Martin takes option, will return to Pistons". The Detroit News. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  26. Langlois, Keith (October 23, 2015). "Detroit Pistons Waive Martin, Thomas and Bachynski". NBA.com. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  27. Ellis, Vince; Jahnke, James (October 23, 2015). "Pistons waive three players, including Cartier Martin". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  28. "2015 NBA D-League Draft Board". NBA.com. October 31, 2015. Archived from the original on October 22, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  29. "2015-2016 Iowa Energy Transactions History". RealGM.com. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  30. "Energy Announce Returning, Affiliate and Tryout Players". NBA.com. October 29, 2016. Archived from the original on February 16, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  31. "TEAM NEWS: The Iowa Energy announced today that forward Cartier Martin has been released". twitter.com. March 17, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  32. "WINDY CITY BULLS ACQUIRE CARTIER MARTIN". NBA.com. March 20, 2017. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  33. "Bracket | The Basketball Tournament". www.thetournament.com. Archived from the original on 2019-05-14. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  34. Torre, Pablo (July 26, 2011). "NBA players, college hoops coaches embroiled in investment scandal". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
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