Damian Martin
Martin in March 2017
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| No. 53 – Perth Wildcats | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| League | NBL |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
5 September 1984 Gloucester, New South Wales |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Listed height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
| Listed weight | 92 kg (203 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Gloucester (Gloucester, New South Wales) Lake Ginninderra (Canberra, ACT) |
| College | Loyola Marymount (2003–2007) |
| NBA draft | 2007 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2007–present |
| Career history | |
| 2007–2009 | West Sydney Razorbacks/Sydney Spirit |
| 2009–present | Perth Wildcats |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Damian Patrick Martin (born 5 September 1984) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Perth Wildcats of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for Loyola Marymount University and is a regular member of the Australian national team. The five-time NBL Best Defensive Player is poised to be ranked amongst the best NBL defenders of all-time.
Martin was a prolific player on the Australian national junior team and an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder in 2002. He was captain of the Australian team that won the gold medal at the 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Championship, the first in the country's history.
Martin played NCAA Division I basketball for Loyola Marymount University where he was a key contributor for the Lions. After a successful freshman and sophomore season, he was forced to redshirt the 2005–06 due to a ruptured Achilles tendon he suffered while playing with the national team. He returned to the Lions in 2006–07 but left the program in 2007 to return to Australia. In his three seasons for LMU, he played 88 games (69 starts) and averaged 4.6 points, 3.9 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.8 steals per game, and was a West Coast Conference All-Freshmen team honouree in 2003–04.
Following his college career, Martin signed with the West Sydney Razorbacks of the National Basketball League. He played the first 10 games of the 2007–08 season before a knee injury suffered in November 2007 ended his rookie season. He returned to the club for the 2008–09 season, now known as the Sydney Spirit, and led the league in steals with 1.9 per game. He went on to play for the Australian senior national team (Boomers) for the first time at the 2009 FIBA Oceania Championship.
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