Cartier Alexander Martin ( ; born November 20, 1984) is an American former professional

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player who played seven seasons in the

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(NBA). He played college basketball for

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College career

He spent his college career at

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and is one of the top all-time scoring leaders at the school. His first three seasons he was coached by

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and his senior year he was coached by

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Professional career

After his senior season, he entered the

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but went

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. In his first professional year, he went overseas to play for the Turkish Basketball League's Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyesi. After one season in Europe, he was selected in the first round (15th pick overall) of the 2008 NBA Development League Draft by the

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. On January 29, 2009, he was signed to a 10-day contract by the

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, having averaged 20.6 points per game in 21 games with the Iowa Energy. He was named to the 2009 D-League All-Star Game, although he did not compete owing to his status with the Bobcats. He was signed by the Bobcats to a second 10-day contract on February 8, and then signed for the rest of the season on February 18, 2009. In July 2009, he was signed by the Italian league outfit Benetton Treviso to a 2-year contract. He returned to the Iowa Energy in December 2009. On January 10, 2010, Martin was signed to a 10-day contract by the

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. After his second 10-day expired, he returned to the

of the NBA D-League. On March 30, Martin signed a 10-day contract with the

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. On April 9, he signed with the Wizards for the rest of their season. In August 2010, Martin was invited by the Wizards to their training camp for the 2010–11 season. On April 6, 2011, he was waived by the Wizards. On July 10, he signed with

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of the

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. After playing in China, Martin returned to the Iowa Energy on March 4, 2012. On March 28, he was signed by the Wizards on a 10-day contract. On July 12, 2012, Martin re-signed with the Wizards. On October 15, 2013, he signed with the

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. On January 7, 2014, he was waived by the Hawks. In 25 games, he averaged 6.6 points per game. On January 10, he signed a 10-day contract with the

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. On January 20, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Bulls. He was subsequently not signed for the rest of season after his second 10-day contract expired. On February 1, Martin signed a 10-day contract with the Atlanta Hawks. On February 11, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Hawks. On February 21, he signed with the Hawks for the rest of the season. On August 18, 2014, Martin signed with the

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. In 23 games during the 2014–15 season with Detroit, Martin averaged 1.6 points, 0.9 rebounds and 0.5 assists in 8.6 minutes per game. On June 1, 2015, he exercised his player option for the 2015–16 season with the Pistons worth $1.27 million. On October 23, 2015, he was waived by the Pistons. On October 31, he was selected by the Iowa Energy with the fourth overall pick in the 2015

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draft. On January 12, 2016, he was waived by Iowa. On October 29, 2016, Martin was reacquired by the Iowa Energy. On March 17, 2017, Martin was waived by the Energy. Three days later, he was acquired by the

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The Basketball Tournament (TBT) (2017–present)

In the summer of 2017, Martin played in

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for The Stickmen. He competed for the $2 million prize, and for The Stickmen, he averaged 16.5 points per game and 7.5 rebounds per game. Martin helped take The Stickmen to the second round of the tournament, where they then lost to Team Challenge ALS 87–73.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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Personal life

In 2011, it was reported that Martin had lost $374,000 in a

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References

External links

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NBA.com Draft Profile

TBLStat.net Profile
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