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Don Martin (basketball)

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Don Martin
Personal information
Born(1920-02-07)February 7, 1920
Poplar Bluff, Missouri
DiedSeptember 30, 1997(1997-09-30) (aged 77)
Goreville, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
CollegeCentral Missouri (1939–1943)
PositionForward / center
Number14
Career history
19461949St. Louis Bombers
1949Baltimore Bullets
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team all-MIAA (1942)
  • Second-team all-MIAA (1941)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

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

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Legend
  GP Games played  FG%  Field-goal percentage
 FT%  Free-throw percentage  APG  Assists per game
 PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

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Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
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

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Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
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

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  1. ^ a b "Don Martin NBA/BAA stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  2. ^ "James Donald Maetin". The Southern Illinoisan. October 3, 1997. p. 15. Retrieved August 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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