Don Martin (basketball)

James Donald Martin (February 7, 1920 – September 30, 1997) was an American professional basketball player.[1] He played for the Basketball Association of America's St. Louis Bombers and Baltimore Bullets between 1946 and 1949, averaging 3.0 points per game for his career.[1]

Don Martin
Personal information
Born(1920-02-07)February 7, 1920
Poplar Bluff, Missouri
DiedSeptember 30, 1997(1997-09-30) (aged 77)
Goreville, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
CollegeCentral Missouri (1939–1943)
PositionForward / center
Number14
Career history
19461949St. Louis Bombers
1949Baltimore Bullets
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team all-MIAA (1942)
  • Second-team all-MIAA (1941)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Following his college career, Martin obtained a master's degree from Iowa State University. He then became a teacher and basketball coach, first at Effingham High School, then at Central Junior High School in Belleville, Illinois, retiring in 1983.[2]

BAA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played  FG%  Field-goal percentage
 FT%  Free-throw percentage  APG  Assists per game
 PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1946–47 St. Louis 54.293.419.23.5
1947–48 St. Louis 39.233.455.12.2
1948–49 St. Louis 37.311.644.63.5
1948–49 Baltimore 7.222.500.6.7
Career 137.282.523.33.0

Playoffs

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1947 St. Louis 3.1111.000.33.3
1948 St. Louis 5.2501.000.22.2
Career 8.1611.000.32.6

References

  1. "Don Martin NBA/BAA stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  2. "James Donald Maetin". The Southern Illinoisan. October 3, 1997. p. 15. Retrieved August 19, 2020 via Newspapers.com. open access


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