Cody Martin (basketball)

Cody Lee Martin (born September 28, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Nevada Wolf Pack. He is the twin brother of Caleb Martin.[1] He was drafted by the Charlotte Hornets in the second round of the 2019 NBA draft.

Cody Martin
Martin with the Charlotte Hornets in 2019
No. 11 – Charlotte Hornets
PositionSmall forward
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1995-09-28) September 28, 1995
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High schoolOak Hill Academy
(Mouth of Wilson, Virginia)
College
NBA draft2019 / Round: 2 / Pick: 36th overall
Selected by the Charlotte Hornets
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–presentCharlotte Hornets
2019→Greensboro Swarm
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-Mountain West (2018)
  • Third-team All-Mountain West (2019)
  • Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year (2018)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

High school career

Martin played basketball for prep powerhouse Oak Hill Academy with his twin brother Caleb Martin. Prior to playing at Oak Hill, Cody and his brother played three seasons at Davie County High School in Mocksville, North Carolina. He also played football his freshman year of high school. The two chose North Carolina State University over Rutgers and Providence.[2]

College career

As a sophomore at NC State, he averaged 6.0 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game. Following that season, the Martin twins chose to transfer to Nevada to play for coach Eric Musselman.[3] After sitting out a season as a redshirt, Cody Martin was named Mountain West Conference defensive player of the year.[4] He averaged 14 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game and led the Wolf Pack to an NCAA Tournament appearance. After the season he and his brother declared for the 2018 NBA draft without hiring an agent, thus preserving their ability to return to college.[5] They were also participants for the NBA Draft Combine that year, but both ultimately decided to stay for their senior seasons in Nevada.

Coming into his senior season, Martin was named to the Preseason MWC Team.[6]

Professional career

Charlotte Hornets (2019–present)
Cody (11) and Caleb Martin in 2019

Martin was selected 36th overall in the 2019 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets.[7] On July 31, 2019, Martin signed with the Charlotte Hornets.[8] On October 25, 2019, Martin made his debut in NBA, coming off from bench in a 121-99 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves with four points, four rebounds, an assist and a steal.[9]

On November 29, 2019, Martin received his first assignment to the Hornets' NBA G League affiliate, the Greensboro Swarm.[10] Martin averaged 5.4 points per game for the Hornets, shooting 54.5 percent from three-point range.[11]

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

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Charlotte 48318.8.430.234.6463.32.00.80.25.0
Career 48318.8.430.234.6463.32.00.80.25.0

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 NC State 19311.4.475.000.5292.01.20.50.33.4
2015–16 NC State 331625.9.467.429.5974.42.31.20.46.0
2017–18 Nevada 363435.7.516.294.7016.34.71.71.514.0
2018–19 Nevada 343434.4.505.358.7634.54.91.40.712.1
Career 1228728.9.501.325.6894.63.61.30.89.7

References
  1. "How the Martin twins have fueled Nevada's Sweet 16 run". SB Nation. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  2. https://nevadawolfpack.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3677
  3. Giglio, Joe (May 25, 2016). "NC State's Martin twins to transfer to Nevada". The News & Observer. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  4. "Nevada's Caleb Martin top player, newcomer in Mountain West". Foxsports.com. March 6, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  5. Joyce, Ethan (April 4, 2018). "Mocksville's Caleb and Cody Martin declare for NBA Draft, won't hire agents". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  6. Roberts, Rachel (October 16, 2018). "The Mountain West preseason basketball poll is out. And Boise State is not happy". The Idaho Statesman. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  7. Wash, Quinton (June 20, 2019). "Hornets Select PJ Washington With The 12th Pick In The 2019 NBA Draft Charlotte Adds Cody Martin And Jalen McDaniels With The 36th And 52nd Picks In Second Round". NBA.com. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  8. Wash, Quinton (July 31, 2019). "Hornets Sign Second-Round Draft Pick Cody Martin and Free Agent Caleb Martin". NBA.com. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  9. "Towns scores 37 points, Timberwolves rout Hornets 121-99". ESPN.com. October 25, 2019. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  10. Wash, Quinton (November 29, 2019). "Hornets Assign Cody Martin To Greensboro Swarm". NBA.com. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  11. Murray, Chris (March 11, 2020). "Catching up with 27 ex-Nevada standouts playing pro hoops across five continents". Nevada Sports Net. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
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