Jeremiah Martin

Jeremiah Martin
Jeremiah Martin
Born	Jeremiah Oljawain Martin Jr.; June 19, 1996 (age 30); Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Occupation	Professional basketball player
Years active	2019–present
Known for	Playing for Enisey Krasnoyarsk in the VTB United League; former Memphis Tigers player

Jeremiah Oljawain Martin Jr. (born June 19, 1996) is a professional basketball athlete from the United States currently playing for Enisey Krasnoyarsk in the VTB United League. He competed at the collegiate level with the Memphis Tigers.

Early life

Raised in Memphis, Tennessee, Martin attended Mitchell High School, where he was a starter for three seasons. During his junior and senior years, Mitchell secured the TSSAA Class A state championships. In his final year, Martin was honored as Tennessee Mr. Basketball and earned MVP honors at the TSSAA State Tournament after contributing 19 points in the championship game. Although he initially pledged to Louisiana Tech, he ultimately decided to join Memphis.

College career

Martin spent four years playing for the Memphis Tigers. As a freshman, he participated in 29 games with five starts, averaging 2.7 points and 1.2 assists per contest. He secured the starting point guard position during his sophomore year, posting averages of 10.3 points, 4.4 assists (team-leading), and 1.8 steals per game. In his junior season, despite missing seven games due to injury, Martin averaged 18.9 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and led the American Athletic Conference (AAC) with 2.3 steals per game, earning second team All-AAC recognition.

During his senior year, Martin started all 36 games and received first team All-AAC honors after averaging 19.7 points, 4.4 assists, 4.3 rebounds, and 2.19 steals per game. He led Memphis in multiple statistical categories including points (708), field goals made (220), free throws converted (202), assists (157), steals (79), and minutes played (1,236). Notably, Martin became the first player in program history to record more than one 40-point performance, scoring 41 against South Florida and a career-best 43 versus Tulane. He concluded his collegiate tenure ranked tenth all-time at Memphis with 1,625 points and 436 assists.

Following his senior campaign, Martin competed in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament where he was named to the All-Tournament team after averaging 15 points, 5.6 assists, and 5.3 rebounds across three games.

Sioux Falls Skyforce (2019–2020)

After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, Martin joined the Miami Heat's roster for the NBA Summer League, averaging 7.7 points and 2.3 assists over seven appearances. On July 12, 2019, he signed an Exhibit 10 contract with Miami but was waived on October 15 prior to the regular season. Following this move, he was assigned to Miami’s NBA G League affiliate team, the Sioux Falls Skyforce. On November 30, Martin delivered a standout performance with 31 points, four rebounds, and two assists in a victory over the Northern Arizona Suns.

Brooklyn Nets (2020)

Martin inked a two-way contract with the Brooklyn Nets on January 15, 2020. On January 22, he recorded a stat line of 24 points, five rebounds, four assists, and four steals during a win against the South Bay Lakers. He made his NBA debut on January 31 facing the Chicago Bulls, playing two minutes and grabbing one rebound. Martin scored his first NBA points on February 5 in a triumph over the Golden State Warriors. On August 11, he achieved a personal best by scoring 24 points in a victory against the Orlando Magic. Prior to the commencement of the 2020–21 NBA season, he was waived by Brooklyn.

Long Island Nets (2021)

Martin rejoined the Long Island Nets on January 27, 2021, starting in 15 contests. Throughout the season, he posted averages of 18.5 points, 3.7 rebounds, 5.1 assists, and 2.4 steals while playing 31.8 minutes per game.

Cleveland Cavaliers (2021)

On April 28, 2021, Martin secured a two-way contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers. During the subsequent off-season, he took part in the 2021 NBA Summer League representing both the New York Knicks and Atlanta Hawks.

New Zealand Breakers (2021–2022)

Martin inked a deal with the New Zealand Breakers for the 2021–22 NBL season on October 3, 2021. He parted company with the team on February 10, 2022, after competing in ten games where he averaged 12.3 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 3.5 assists.

Śląsk Wrocław (2022–2023)

On August 13, 2022, Martin joined Śląsk Wrocław in Poland's Basketball League (PLK).

Enisey Krasnoyarsk

Subsequently, Martin signed with Enisey Krasnoyarsk to compete in the VTB United League.

Regular season

|- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Brooklyn | 9 || 0 || 11.0 || .453 || .278 || .786 || 1.1 || 2.0 || .8 || .2 || 7.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland | 9 || 0 || 8.3 || .273 || .250 || .200 || .8 || .4 || .6 || .2 || 2.4 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 18 || 0 || 9.7 || .384 || .267 || .632 || .9 || 1.2 || .7 || .2 || 4.8

Playoffs

|- | style="text-align:left;"| 2020 | style="text-align:left;"| Brooklyn | 3 || 0 || 9.0 || .286 || .600 || 1.000 || 1.0 || 1.3 || .0 || .3 || 4.0 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 3 || 0 || 9.0 || .286 || .600 || 1.000 || 1.0 || 1.3 || .0 || .3 || 4.0

College

|- | style="text-align:left;"| 2015–16 | style="text-align:left;"| Memphis | 29 || 5 || 13.8 || .333 || .300 || .636 || 1.1 || 1.2 || .8 || .2 || 2.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17 | style="text-align:left;"| Memphis | 32 || 32 || 34.8 || .451 || .282 || .673 || 3.1 || 4.4|| 1.8|| .7||10.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18 | style="text-align:left;"| Memphis |27||26||34.7||.444||.327|| .784||4.3||3.8||2.3||.6||18.9 |- | style="text-align:left;" | 2018–19

| style="text-align:left;" | Memphis 
| 36|| 36||34.2|| .451||.346|| .762|| 4.3|| 4.4||2.2|| .6|| 19.7

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| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career 
|124||134||29.7|| .441|| .325|| .745||3.2||3.5||1.8|| .6||13.1

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