Cam Martin
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 Martin in 2022 | |
| No. 17 – Wisconsin Herd | |
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| Position | Power forward |
| League | NBA G League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 24, 1998 Pampa, Texas, U.S.[1] |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2024: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2024–present |
| Career history | |
| 2024–2025 | Motor City Cruise |
| 2025–present | Wisconsin Herd |
| Career highlights | |
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Cameron Martin (born March 24, 1998)[2] is an American professional basketball player for the Wisconsin Herd of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Jacksonville State Gamecocks, Missouri Southern Lions, Kansas Jayhawks and the Boise State Broncos.[3][4] Martin is known for his extended seven-year college career in which he utilized his extra year of COVID eligibility, a redshirt season as a fifth-year senior, and an additional medical redshirt season granted by the NCAA.[3][4][5]
Martin initially attended Norman North at Norman, Oklahoma, leading them to a state runner-up title during his junior year while averaging 25 points and 13 rebounds. Afterwards, he transferred to Yukon High School at Yukon, Oklahoma and as a senior, he averaged 18 points and 13 rebounds, helping the team to the OSSAA state finals.[1][6][7][8]
College career
Martin began his college career at Jacksonville State, where he played in 28 games, averaging 4.1 points and 2.6 rebounds in 9.8 minutes.[9]
Martin later transferred to Missouri Southern where he appeared in 86 games and averaged 23.7 points, 9.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.2 blocks while shooting 38.8% from beyond the arc and 58.9% from the field while being a three-time Division II All-American as well as a 3-time All-MIAA performer.[3][9] Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic during his time at Missouri Southern, Martin gained a fifth year of NCAA eligibility.[10]
Martin transferred up to Division I Kansas in 2021 as a super senior grad transfer, but in November decided to redshirt due to lack of available playing time behind David McCormack and other big men on the roster.[11] Martin earned a national championship ring as a member of the 2021–22 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team, winners of the 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game.[12][3] Martin separated his shoulder in practice prior to the 2022 season.[13] At Kansas he played four games.
After two season at Kansas, in 2023 Martin entered the transfer portal and enrolled at Boise State for his final, seventh year of NCAA eligibility.[14] Due to his extended eligibility Cam was able to play with his younger brother, Alex Martin, a walk-on guard for the Broncos.[14] At Boise State he appeared in 32 games, averaging 5.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists.[8]
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2024 NBA draft, Martin joined the Motor City Cruise.[15]