Darryl Martin

Nationality: USA
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Position: FRD
Height (CM): 202
Weight (KG): #N/A
Junior Assoc: None
College: South Carolina (1985-1988)

NBL DEBUT: 20/04/89
AGE AT DEBUT: 0
LAST NBL GAME: 14/09/89
NBL History: Westside 1989
Championships: 0
None

BIO: Darryl attended the public schools of Richland County and graduated from A.C. Flora High School in the Class of 1980. He attended Columbia Junior College, then enlisted in the United States Army and served his country for four years.; two sisters: Christine (Calvin) Lucas and Alma Martin; five brothers: Harold (Edna Mae) Martin, Walter (Janie) Martin, Wayne (Sonya) Martin, Larry (Pat) Martin and Jimmy (Lucy) Martin); and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, very dear friends, his church and military families all of whom will miss him dearly. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Darryl Adrian Martin, Sr. please visit our Sympathy Store.

FAMILY: Darryl Adrian Martin, Sr. was the youngest of nine children born to the late Zeb Hill Martin and Carrie Louise Robinson Martin. He was married to Linda Martin and father to two children, Danielle Drake and Darryl Martin, Jr.

NBL EXPERIENCE

Darryl Martin made his NBL debut with the Westside Melbourne Saints on 20/4/1989. He scored 22 points in his first game.

The athletic Darryl Martin played under Colin Cadee at the Westside Melbourne Saints for one season.

He suffered a heart attack in November, 2020 and passed away at the age of 55.

Darryl Martin played one season in the NBL. He averaged 20.9 points, 12.3 rebounds, and 3.4 assists in 24 NBL games.

CAREER RANKINGS:
– 13rd in rebounds per game.

NBL TOTAL STATISTICS

SEASON	AGE	TEAM	TEAM RECORD	GP	MINS	PTS	REB	AST	OR	DR	STL	BLK	TO	PF	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	EFG%	HS
1989	0	Westside Melbourne	8-16 (9)	24	912.0	503	297	83	112	185	23	23	95	96	228	400	57%	0	2	0%	47	64	73%	58%	57%	34
Totals				24	912	503	297	83	112	185	23	23	95	96	228	400	57.0%	0	2	0.0%	47	64	73.4%	59%	57%	34

NBL PER GAME STATISTICS

SEASON	AGE	TEAM	TEAM RECORD	GP	MINS	PTS	REB	AST	OR	DR	STL	BLK	TO	PF	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	EFG%	HS
1989	0	Westside Melbourne	8-16 (9)	24	38.0	21.0	12.4	3.5	4.7	7.7	1.0	1.0	4.0	4.0	9.5	16.7	57%	0.0	0.1	0%	2.0	2.7	73%	58%	57%	34
Total				24	38.0	21.0	12.4	3.5	4.7	7.7	1.0	1.0	4.0	4.0	9.5	16.7	57.0%	0.0	0.0	0.0%		0.1	73.4%	59%	57%	34

CAREER HIGHS

POINTS	REBOUNDS	ASSISTS	STEALS	BLOCKS	TURNOVERS	TRIPLE DOUBLES
34	20	8	4	4	8	0

COLLEGE

Martin played college basketball at South Carolina, As a freshman in the program in 1985-86 he was a starting center in the Metro Conference and appeared in 28 games with 28 starts while averaging 31.5 minutes, 11.2 points, 9.0 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game.

In 1985-86 he shot .463 from the field (4.2-for-9.1), made 78.0% at the line (2.8-for-3.6), and added 0.7 steals, 0.6 blocks, and 2.4 turnovers per game as South Carolina finished 12-16 overall and 1-9 in the Metro Conference under head coach Bill Foster.

As a junior in 1986-87 he played 29 games and raised his scoring to 13.6 points per game on .557 shooting (161-for-271) while going 92-for-125 at the line (.736), and he averaged 9.3 rebounds and 1.9 assists as South Carolina went 15-14 overall and 3-7 in the Metro Conference under head coach George Felton.

As a senior in 1987-88 he played 29 games, averaged 30.2 minutes, and produced 11.4 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game while shooting .525 from the field (4.7-for-8.9), 0-for-2 on three-pointers, and .789 at the free-throw line (2.1-for-2.6).

In 1987-88 he totaled 332 points, 237 rebounds, 62 assists, 28 steals, and 5 blocks, and South Carolina improved to 19-10 overall with a 4-8 Metro Conference record under George Felton.

On January 30, 1988, he scored 19 points with 13 rebounds in a 97-78 win over Southern Mississippi.

In the Metro Conference tournament on March 11, 1988, he grabbed a tournament-record 19 rebounds in a 93-81 win over Cincinnati.

Across his South Carolina career he played 86 games, scored 1,040 points (12.1 per game), shot .516 from the field (405-for-785), and made .764 of his free throws (230-for-301).

He finished his three seasons with 758 total rebounds, which placed him ninth on South Carolina’s career rebounding list in the program’s published records, and his 1986-88 stretch also included a .557 field-goal percentage in 1986-87 that appears among the school’s single-season shooting leaders.

After his military service, he enrolled in the University of South Carolina, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Sociology.

While at USC, he played basketball where he was #50 on the All-Time List and holds the most rebounds in the MEAC Conference.

COACHING HISTORY

He acted as an AAU Coach throughout Columbia for many years

LIFE AFTER BASKETBALL

Darryl Martin passed away on November 18, 2020.

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