James Martinez (basketball)

James Martinez
Imus Bandera
Position	Point guard / Shooting guard
League	MPBL
Personal information
Born	January 31, 1987
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	San Beda College
College	University of the East
PBA draft	2011 Round: 2 / Pick: 18th overall
	Selected by the Barangay Ginebra Kings
Playing career	2011–present
Career history
2011–2012	Powerade Tigers
2016	AMA Online Education
2018–2019	Bulacan Kuyas
2019–present	Imus Bandera

James Vincent R. Martinez (born January 31, 1987) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Imus Bandera 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]

References

"James Martinez Player Profile". PBA-Online!. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
PBA: Powerade franchise sold to Mikee Romero-owned Sultan 900 Inc., GMA News Online, July 30, 2012
Goodbye Tigers: Coca-Cola sells Powerade PBA franchise to Mikee Romero Archived 2012-09-01 at the Wayback Machine, InterAKTV, July 30, 2012
Mikee takes over Powerade, Nelson Beltran, The Philippine Star, July 31, 2012
GlobalPort officially accepted as newest member of the PBA Archived 2012-08-21 at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, August 17, 2012
PBA: Sale of Powerade Tigers franchise to Romero group approved, GMA News Online, August 17, 2012
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.

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[PBA-1] "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, 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

[spinexpba-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.