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James Martinez (basketball)

James Martinez
No. 27 – Davao Occidental Tigers
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
LeagueMPBL
Personal information
Born (1987-01-31) January 31, 1987 (age 37)
NationalityFilipino
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High schoolSan Beda (Manila)
CollegeUE
PBA draft2011: 2nd round, 18th overall pick
Selected by the Barangay Ginebra Kings
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2012Powerade Tigers
2016AMA Online Education
2018–2019Bulacan Kuyas
2019–2020Imus Bandera
2021Bulacan Kuyas
2022Quezon City MG
2022–2023Bicol Spicy Oragons
2023Bicol Volcanoes
2023–2024Cam Norte Warriors
2024–presentDavao Occidental Tigers

James Vincent R. Martinez (born January 31, 1987) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Davao Occidental Tigers of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).

Career

Philippine Basketball Association

He was drafted with the 18th overall pick by the Barangay Ginebra Kings in the 2011 PBA Draft and was later signed by the Powerade Tigers before the start of the upcoming season that time.[1] During his short tenure in the PBA, he played both the point guard and the shooting guard positions.[1] He played a season with the Powerade Tigers on the 2011–12 PBA season. On July 30, 2012, Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc. announced that their PBA team, the Powerade Tigers, was sold to Sultan 900, Inc. which is owned and represented by its chairman and CEO Michael Romero.[2][3][4] The Board of Governors unanimously approved the purchase on a special board meeting on August 17.[5][6]

PBA D-League and MPBL

After his PBA stint, Martinez played for AMA Online Education of the PBA D-League in 2016. He debuted at the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League with the Bulacan Kuyas in February 2018.[7]

PBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

[8]

Season-by-season averages

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011–12 Powerade 16 5.2 .417 .353 .875 .2 .8 .0 .0 2.1

References

  1. ^ a b "James Martinez Player Profile". PBA-Online!. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
  2. ^ PBA: Powerade franchise sold to Mikee Romero-owned Sultan 900 Inc., GMA News Online, July 30, 2012
  3. ^ Goodbye Tigers: Coca-Cola sells Powerade PBA franchise to Mikee Romero Archived 2012-09-01 at the Wayback Machine, InterAKTV, July 30, 2012
  4. ^ Mikee takes over Powerade[permanent dead link‍], Nelson Beltran, The Philippine Star, July 31, 2012
  5. ^ GlobalPort officially accepted as newest member of the PBA Archived 2012-08-21 at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, August 17, 2012
  6. ^ PBA: Sale of Powerade Tigers franchise to Romero group approved, GMA News Online, August 17, 2012
  7. ^ Jacinto, Christian (10 February 2018). "Aquino, David not the only ex-PBA cagers giving hoops career one last shot in MPBL. See List". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  8. ^ "James Martinez Player Profile - PBA-Online.net". PBA-Online.net. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
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