Don Martin (basketball)
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Poplar Bluff, Missouri | February 7, 1920
Died | September 30, 1997 Goreville, Illinois | (aged 77)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Career information | |
College | Central Missouri (1939–1943) |
Position | Forward / center |
Number | 14 |
Career history | |
1946–1949 | St. Louis Bombers |
1949 | Baltimore Bullets |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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]
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 | |||||
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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 |
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1946–47 | St. Louis | 54 | .293 | .419 | .2 | 3.5 |
1947–48 | St. Louis | 39 | .233 | .455 | .1 | 2.2 |
1948–49 | St. Louis | 37 | .311 | .644 | .6 | 3.5 |
1948–49 | Baltimore | 7 | .222 | .500 | .6 | .7 |
Career | 137 | .282 | .523 | .3 | 3.0 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
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1947 | St. Louis | 3 | .111 | 1.000 | .3 | 3.3 |
1948 | St. Louis | 5 | .250 | 1.000 | .2 | 2.2 |
Career | 8 | .161 | 1.000 | .3 | 2.6 |
References
- ^ a b "Don Martin NBA/BAA stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
- ^ "James Donald Maetin". The Southern Illinoisan. October 3, 1997. p. 15. Retrieved August 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
Categories:
- 1920 births
- 1997 deaths
- American men's basketball players
- Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954) players
- Basketball players from Missouri
- Centers (basketball)
- Central Missouri Mules basketball players
- Forwards (basketball)
- High school basketball coaches in Illinois
- Iowa State University alumni
- People from Poplar Bluff, Missouri
- St. Louis Bombers (NBA) players
- American basketball biography, 1920s birth stubs