Jack Michael Martínez

Jack Michael Martínez
Personal information
Born	October 12, 1981 (age 43); Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Nationality	Dominican
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school	Artesia (Lakewood, California)
Playing career	2002–2016
Position	Power forward / center
Career history
2002	JL Bourg
2003	Paris Basket Racing
2005	Atléticos de San Germán
2005–2006	Roseto
2006–2007	Scafati
2007	Teramo
2008	Cocodrilos de Caracas
2008	Grises de Humacao
2008–2009	Halcones Rojos Veracruz
2010–2012	Cocodrilos de Caracas
2013	Guaros de Lara
2013	Capitanes de Arecibo
2013	Trotamundos
2014	Leones de Santo Domingo
2015	Trotamundos
2016	Metros de Santiago
2016	Caciques de Humacao
Career highlights and awards
	Liga Nacional de Básquet rebounding leader (2012);
Men's Basketball
Representing the Dominican Republic
FIBA AmeriCup
Pan American Games
Centrobasket
Central American and Caribbean Games
FIBA CBC Championship

Jack Michael Martínez (born October 12, 1981) is a Dominican former professional basketball player.

High school career

Jack Martinez attended Artesia High School in Lakewood, California, playing alongside Jason Kapono and Jón Arnór Stefánsson. It later emerged he and other foreign players on the team had been illegally recruited by coach Wayne Merino.^[1]^[2]

Professional career

Martinez's career took him to Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Italy where he was the Lega Basket Serie A top rebounder in 2006, the Dominican Republic, and Mexico.

National team career

Martínez made his debut for the Dominican Republic national basketball team in 2001. He was named MVP at the 2004 Centrobasket in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, where his team claimed the gold medal by defeating Puerto Rico in the final.

References

^ Los Angeles Times (2000-06-02). "Artesia Forfeits Titles; Merino Won't Return". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
^ The Dallas Morning News. "CIF finds eight abuses". Archived from the original on 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2011-09-04.

External links

LNB Profile
Liga BSN Profile Archived 2009-01-10 at the Wayback Machine
Latinbasket Profile

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[1] Los Angeles Times (2000-06-02). "Artesia Forfeits Titles; Merino Won't Return". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-09-04.

[2] The Dallas Morning News. "CIF finds eight abuses". Archived from the original on 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2011-09-04.

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