Dominic Martinelli
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(Glenview, Illinois)
St. Thomas (2021–2024)
Chicago (2024–2025)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Glenbrook South (Glenview, Illinois) |
| College | Northwestern (2020–2021) St. Thomas (2021–2024) Chicago (2024–2025) |
Dominic "Dom" Martinelli is a college basketball player who played for Northwestern, St. Thomas and University of Chicago. At Glenbrook South High School, he was an All-state selection and was listed several times in the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) record book.[1][2] He is the older brother of Nick Martinelli.[3]
Martinelli grew up with a basketball hoop in his driveway.[4] Martinelli is the older brother of 2-time (2025 & 2026) Big Ten Conference scoring champion Nick Martinelli.[3][5] Older brother Jimmy started for NYU from 2016 through 2020.[6] He was called up from junior varsity during his freshman season.[7]
During his freshman and sophomore season Glenbrook South had back-to-back 9-win seasons.[8] Prior to his 2018-19 junior season seson Glenbrook South had had only 1 10-win season in the prior 4 and one 15-win season since 2006.[9] On November 29, 2018, Martinelli helped Glenbrook South defeat Evanston Township High School (the 2018 IHSA Class 4A 3rd place team) for the first time in 13 matchups with a career-high 34 points to start the season with a 6–0 record.[9] During the year, Dom led Glenbrook South with a 25 point scoring average and helped the team turn around a 9-19 record from the previous season into a 24-win season and an IHSA Class 4A regional championship.[4] In the regional championship game, Martinelli posted 26 points in a 65–42 victory over Niles West High School.[8] Glenbrook South eventually fell 68-60 to Evanston in a Niles North Sectional semifinal despite 32 points (14 in the fourth quarter) from Martinelli.[4]
As a senior, Martinelli was averaging over 25 points per game (including over 8 made free throws per game), but had no Division I offers in late January.[10] As of March 8 2020, his only offers were from NCAA Division II schools: Northern Michigan and Gannon University as well as various NCAA Division I preferred walk-on offers. Martinelli had posted 23 points in as Glenbrook moved to a 29–4 record with a 65–49 win against Maine West High School in the Class 4A Regional championship.[11] For the year, he posted 26.3 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists, but his only Division I offer came in April from Missouri-Kansas City, who was coached by former Glenbrook North star Billy Donlon.[12] In late April, he got a preferred walk-on offer from Northwestern that he accepted.[13] Northwestern's head coach Chris Collins and head assistant coach, Brian James had both played at Glenbrook North. The knock on Martinelli was his lack of athleticism and slow shot release.[14]
He is listed in the IHSA record book among the state's all-time leaders in career points (2059),[15] career free throws made (578), single-season free throws made (282), consecutive single-season free throws made (45) and consecutive single-game free throws made (18).[2] His 2,059 career point total broke the school record of 1,450 by Brad Niemann. He also established the school single-game record with 51 points against Buffalo Grove High School[13] He was a 2020 Chicago Sun-Times All-state selection.[1]