Tyrese Martin

Tyrese Jeffrey Martin was born March of 1999 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He played high school basketball for William Allen High School in Allentown. Martin averaged 21.3 points and 11.4 rebounds as a senior and was named Eastern Pennsylvania Conference MVP while leading the school to its first EPC title since 2006. He also played a postgraduate season at Massanutten Military Academy in Woodstock, Virginia. Martin committed to playing college basketball at the University of Rhode Island. As a freshman, he started in 19 of 33 appearances and averaged 8.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.0 assists over 27 minutes per contest. Martin became a full-time starter as a sophomore and averaged 12.8 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.1 steals in 34.1 minutes. For his junior campaign, he transferred to Connecticut. As a Huskie, Martin started 21 of 22 appearances and averaged 10.3 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.0 steals in 30.1 minutes. During his senior campaign, he was named to the Big East All-Tournament Team and averaged 13.6 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. Arguably Martin's best game as a senior was during a win over Butler on Jan. 20, where he posted 27 points (11-17 FG, 4-7 3Pt, 1-1 FT), six rebounds, two assists and two steals in 37 minutes. During the 2022 G League Elite Camp, he measured 6-foot-5.5 without shoes and 216 pounds with a 6-foot-8 wingspan. Martin also recorded a 39-inch maximum vertical leap. In the June of 2022, Martin was selected by the Hawks with the 51st overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft.