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Brandon Martin
- Player
- Seasons: 2022-23
- Number: 1
- Position: F
- Height: 6' 5“
- Weight: 223
- Hometown: Miami FL
- High School: Cardinal Newman (SC)
- Prep School: St. Thomas More (CT)
- Transfer From: South Carolina
- Birthday: February 5, 19991)
At UMass
- Played for us as a graduate student
2022-23 Graduate year
- Played in 29 of the 31 games on the season, starting in 26
- Played 17.9 minutes per game, contributing 3.2 points and 3.7 rebounds
- Pulled down 7 boards and dished 5 assists in the season opener against Central CT (11/7)
- Rebounded 7 in 19 minutes of work against Towson (11/10)
- Rebounded 7 in 17 minutes in the win over Murray State (11/18)
- Article 11/22/22: Family first: Brandon Martin earned Frank Martin’s trust in UMass basketball program (Daily Hampshire Gazette)
- Good offensive game against Albany (12/5), shooting 5-6 from the field for 10 points
- Put up UMass-highs of 12 and 8 at St. Bonaventure (12/31), including a pair of 3s, in a season-high 27 minutes of work, but in a game UMass lost by 19
- Tallied 8 & 5 in the win over Rhode Island (1/14)
- Pulled down 6 boards in 14 minutes of work in the win over Duquesne (1/28)
- Tallied 6 & 3 versus Davidson (2/4)
- Shot 5-6 from the floor, including a 3-pointer, at Fordham (2/8), and tied his season-high 27 minutes, but in a game UMass lost by 10
- Scored double-figures (with 10 points) in his second-straight game against La Salle (2/11)
- Pulled in 8 rebounds, tying his UMass high, in 16 minutes of work versus Duquesne (3/1)
- Post-season opinion piece: Father knows best?
Pre-UMass
South Carolina (2021-22)
- Played his senior season for the Gamecocks, coached by his father
- Was a walk-on with the team5)
- Played in all of SC's 31 games, averaging 2.4 points and 2.5 rebounds in 11.8 minutes of work
- Played 3 minutes in the season opener against his old team (11/9)
- Tallied 7 points on 3-3 shooting, including a three-pointer, and snared 3 boards, in 18 minutes of work vs Western Kentucky (11/14)
- Put up a double-double against Allen (12/14) with 10 pts (on 5-8 shooting) and 11 boards, plus dished 5 assists, all were his high marks with SC
- Shot 4-5 from the field, scored 8 points, and pulled down 6 boards versus Army (12/22)
- Tallied 7 and 4 in 13 minutes of work at Arkansas (1/18)
- 12/7/2021 article: Gamecocks’ Brandon Martin, son of coach Frank: ‘I had to show people me’ Wanted “to be the Draymond Green of this team.”
USC Upstate (2018-21)
- Played his first three collegiate seasons for the Spartans, in the Big South Conference
- Averaged 5.3 points and 2.4 rebounds in 56 games
Junior year (2020-21)
- Stayed at Upstate through the rest of the season, then entered the transfer portal on May 208)
Sophomore year (2019-20)
- Played in 24 games and made a pair of starts
- Averaged 13.5 minutes per game
- Against VMI (12/29), he recorded five season highs: points (23, new career high), field goals made (9), free throws made (5), free throws attempted (6) and steals (2)
- Played a season high 25 minutes versus Radford (1/16) and hauled in a season best 8 rebounds at College of Charleston (11/5) in the season opener
- Reached double-digits on six different occasions during the season
Freshman year (2018-19)
- Played in 29 games with an average of 14.5 minutes per game
- During the season he averaged 5.8 points per game, over a total of 420 minutes
- Martin also had 75 rebounds, 17 steals, 10 blocks, and 12 assists for the season
- Had a season high of 4 rebounds on 4 different occasions
- Very first game was against his father and South Carolina at Colonial Life Arena (11/6/2018). Scored six points, and picked up a block and a steal
- He had a season high 16 points that included a 71-66 win at Western Michigan (12/1)
- Also had a season high of 4 steals at N.C. State (12/22)
High School
- Graduated from Cardinal Newman School where he lettered in basketball
- Averaged nearly 14 points and 10 rebounds per game while becoming a member of the 500 Rebound Club
- Three-time All-Region performer
- Named to the All-State Team twice
- A member of the 500-rebound club at Cardinal Newman
- Averaged 14 points and 10 rebounds per game during senior season
- Selected the Most Improved Player
- Excelled academically, making both the Principal and Deans List while serving as a member of the National Honor Society and earning the Leadership Program and Service Hours Awards
Statistics
| Season | School | Conf | G | GS | MP | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | PTS | PPG | ORB | DRB | TRB | RPG | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | USC Upstate | Big South | 30 | 0 | 422 | 14.1 | 68 | 132 | .515 | 67 | 124 | .540 | 1 | 8 | .125 | 30 | 44 | .682 | 167 | 5.6 | 36 | 40 | 76 | 2.5 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 26 | 31 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | USC Upstate | Big South | 24 | 2 | 322 | 13.4 | 55 | 114 | .482 | 54 | 113 | .478 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 21 | 39 | .538 | 132 | 5.5 | 25 | 31 | 56 | 2.3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 31 | 1 |
| 2020-21 | USC Upstate | Big South | 3 | 0 | 21 | 7.0 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4 | 1.3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | USC Upstate | Big South | 57 | 2 | 765 | 13.4 | 125 | 249 | .502 | 123 | 240 | .513 | 2 | 9 | .222 | 51 | 84 | .607 | 303 | 5.3 | 63 | 75 | 138 | 2.4 | 21 | 23 | 15 | 57 | 63 | 1 |
| 2021-22 | South Carolina | SEC | 31 | 1 | 367 | 11.8 | 33 | 74 | .446 | 32 | 66 | .485 | 1 | 8 | .125 | 7 | 11 | .636 | 74 | 2.4 | 29 | 47 | 76 | 2.5 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 26 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | UMass | A-10 | 29 | 26 | 518 | 17.9 | 37 | 119 | .311 | 33 | 108 | .306 | 4 | 11 | .364 | 15 | 24 | .625 | 93 | 3.2 | 38 | 68 | 106 | 3.7 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 28 | 40 | 0 |
| Career | Overall | 117 | 29 | 1650 | 14.1 | 195 | 442 | .441 | 188 | 414 | .454 | 7 | 28 | .250 | 73 | 119 | .613 | 470 | 4.0 | 130 | 190 | 320 | 2.7 | 64 | 46 | 30 | 106 | 129 | 1 | |
Career Highs
Through the 2022-23 season
| UMass | South Carolina | USC Upstate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 12 - at St. Bonaventure (12/31/22) | 10 - vs Allen (12/14/21) | 23 - vs VMI (12/29/19) |
| Field Goals | 5 - Albany (12/5/22) | 5 - vs Allen (12/14/21) | 9 - vs VMI (12/29/19) |
| 5 - at Fordham (2/8/23) | |||
| Field Goals Att. | 10 - at St. Bonaventure (12/31/22) | 8 - vs Allen (12/14/21) | 12 - at Radford (2/22/20) |
| 10 - Rhode Island (1/14/23) | |||
| 3-Point FG | 2 - at St. Bonaventure (12/31/22) | 1 - vs Western Kentucky (11/14/21) | 1 - twice, last at Radford (2/22/20) |
| 3-Point FG Att. | 4 - at St. Bonaventure (12/31/22) | 1 - 8 times, last vs Tennessee (2/5/22) | 2 - at NC State (12/22/18) |
| Free Throws | 2 - five times, last at St. Joseph's (1/21/23) | 3 - at Vanderbilt (1/8/22) | 5 - vs VMI (12/29/19) |
| Free Throw Att. | 3 - Towson (11/10/22) | 4 - at Vanderbilt (1/8/22) | 6 - twice, last vs VMI (12/29/19) |
| Rebounds | 8 - at St. Bonaventure (12/31/22) | 11 - vs Allen (12/14/21) | 8 - twice, last at Coll of Charleston (11/5/19) |
| 8 - at Duquesne (3/1/23) | |||
| Assists | 5 - Central CT State (11/7/22) | 5 - vs Allen (12/14/21) | 2 - three times, last at Gardner-Webb (1/18/20) |
| Blocks | 2 - at George Mason (2/1/23) | 1 - 4 times, last vs Mississippi St (2/23/22) | 1 - 15 times, last vs UNC Asheville (1/25/20) |
| 2 - at Duquesne (3/1/23) | |||
| Steals | 2 - Rhode Island (1/14/23) | 2 - vs Western Kentucky (11/14/21) | 4 - at NC State (12/22/18) |
| 2 - at George Mason (2/1/23) | |||
| Minutes | 27 - at St. Bonaventure (12/31/22) | 24 - twice, last vs Army (12/22/21) | 29 - vs Cal Poly (11/24/18) |
| 27 - at Fordham (2/8/23) |
Additional source: RealGM.com
Personal
- Oldest son of Frank Martin
- Mother is Kimberly Hicks, who played college basketball at Florida Atlantic, and then played professionally in Venezuela, Israel and Germany
- Has three brothers, Kameron, Justin and Christian, and two sisters, Amalia and Ariel9)
- Godfather is Anthony Grant
- His advice to young people is “keep working hard and don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t do things!”
- Lists Kevin Durant, Steph Curry and Lebron James as his favorite professional basketball players
- His favorite vacation destination is Dubai
- Was an interdisciplinary studies major at South Carolina
External links
- Twitter: @Kvng_0
- Instagram: @bmarttinn
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