Rhys Martin

Nationality: AUS
Date of Birth: 13/02/86
Place of Birth: Brisbane (QLD)
Position: PG
Height (CM): 185
Weight (KG): 84
Junior Assoc: QLD - Southern Districts
College: Nova Southeastern (2005–2007)

NBL DEBUT: 19/09/07
AGE AT DEBUT: 21
LAST NBL GAME: 18/02/18
AGE AT LAST GAME: 32
NBL History: Brisbane 2008 | Wollongong 2009-18
Championships: 0
None

BIO: Rhys Martin was born and raised in Brisbane (QLD) . He began playing basketball as a junior with the Southern Districts Spartans.

Somewhat of a basketball savant and with the talent to match, Rhys Martin would probably go down as one of the smartest players to come out of Queensland.

NBL EXPERIENCE

Rhys Martin made his NBL debut with the Brisbane Bullets at 21 years of age. He went scoreless in his first NBL game.

During his time with the Hawks Martin helped the team reach the Grand Final after they finished in second place (16-12) during the 2009/10 season. In the Hawks semi-final matchup with the third placed Townsville Crocodiles. Martin contributed 9 points and 5 assists to help the Hawks win the opening game 87-68. In game two, the Crocodiles returned the favour, defeating the Hawks 82-53 on their home court with Martin contributing 15 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 assists. The series returned to Wollongong for game three where the Hawks led the game from start to finish, winning 88-76 with Martin having his best game of the series, recording 16 points, 3 rebounds, and 5 assists.

The 2010 NBL Grand Final would then see the Hawks face the Perth Wildcats who claimed game one in Perth, 75–64, with Martin contributing 5 points. The series then headed to Wollongong for game two, where the Hawks returned the favour and defeated Perth 75–63, behind a huge offensive game from Cam Tragardh (28 points) and Martin contributing 10 points. The deciding game three would return to Western Australia where Perth comfortably defeated Wollongong 96-72, with Kevin Lisch exploding for 29 points (5 from 9 three point shots) in front of their home fans. Martin added 12 points in the final game while Kevin Lisch was named Finals MVP after averaging 18 points and 4 rebounds over the three games.

During his time with the Hawks Martin helped the team reach the 2010 NBL grand final series before falling short to the Perth Wildcats.

Rhys Martin played eleven seasons in the NBL, playing for both the Brisbane Bullets and the Illawarra Hawks. He averaged 7.1 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 2.7 assists in 267 NBL games.

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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
2017-18	32	Illawarra	12-16 (5)	28	540.0	164	56	76	12	44	36	5	34	43	63	154	41%	13	53	25%	25	32	78%	48%	45%	13
2016-17	31	Illawarra	15-13 (4)	31	521.0	146	63	78	16	47	37	6	54	49	45	134	34%	17	62	27%	39	45	87%	47%	40%	15
2015-16	30	Illawarra	17-11 (3)	18	492.0	164	60	75	10	50	12	4	31	47	61	146	42%	16	55	29%	26	31	84%	51%	47%	17
2014-15	29	Wollongong	6-22 (8)	22	587.0	213	57	68	9	48	34	0	38	53	76	165	46%	30	83	36%	31	39	79%	58%	55%
2013-14	28	Wollongong	13-15 (4)	30	843.0	271	104	90	28	76	34	6	46	72	96	231	42%	27	81	33%	52	67	78%	52%	47%
2012-13	27	Wollongong	13-15 (3)	15	444.0	177	42	49	9	33	17	3	29	28	66	129	51%	18	41	44%	27	35	77%	61%	58%	28
2011-12	26	Wollongong	9-19 (8)	28	754.0	275	68	101	13	55	20	4	72	53	94	203	46%	23	69	33%	64	88	73%	56%	52%	20
2010-11	25	Wollongong	15-13 (5)	15	282.0	95	37	31	11	26	17	0	25	28	36	87	41%	9	24	38%	14	16	88%	50%	47%	14
2009-10	24	Wollongong	16-12 (4)	34	775.0	266	84	106	19	65	28	8	74	63	90	223	40%	29	80	36%	57	78	73%	51%	47%	18
2008-09	23	Wollongong	11-19 (7)	30	424.0	122	54	54	14	40	27	5	40	52	45	93	48%	12	28	43%	20	31	65%	57%	55%	15
2007-08	22	Brisbane	20-10 (3)	16	80.0	17	7	7	4	3	5	2	7	11	7	26	27%	2	10	20%	1	3	33%	31%	31%	3
Totals				267	5742	1910	632	735	145	487	267	43	450	499	679	1591	42.7%	196	586	33.4%	356	465	76.6%	53%	49%	32

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
2017-18	32	Illawarra	12-16 (5)	28	19.3	5.9	2.0	2.7	0.4	1.6	1.3	0.2	1.2	1.5	2.3	5.5	41%	0.5	1.9	25%	0.9	1.1	78%	48%	45%	13
2016-17	31	Illawarra	15-13 (4)	31	16.8	4.7	2.0	2.5	0.5	1.5	1.2	0.2	1.7	1.6	1.5	4.3	34%	0.5	2.0	27%	1.3	1.5	87%	47%	40%	15
2015-16	30	Illawarra	17-11 (3)	18	27.3	9.1	3.3	4.2	0.6	2.8	0.7	0.2	1.7	2.6	3.4	8.1	42%	0.9	3.1	29%	1.4	1.7	84%	51%	47%	17
2014-15	29	Wollongong	6-22 (8)	22	26.7	9.7	2.6	3.1	0.4	2.2	1.5	0.0	1.7	2.4	3.5	7.5	46%	1.4	3.8	36%	1.4	1.8	79%	58%	55%
2013-14	28	Wollongong	13-15 (4)	30	28.1	9.0	3.5	3.0	0.9	2.5	1.1	0.2	1.5	2.4	3.2	7.7	42%	0.9	2.7	33%	1.7	2.2	78%	52%	47%
2012-13	27	Wollongong	13-15 (3)	15	29.6	11.8	2.8	3.3	0.6	2.2	1.1	0.2	1.9	1.9	4.4	8.6	51%	1.2	2.7	44%	1.8	2.3	77%	61%	58%	28
2011-12	26	Wollongong	9-19 (8)	28	26.9	9.8	2.4	3.6	0.5	2.0	0.7	0.1	2.6	1.9	3.4	7.3	46%	0.8	2.5	33%	2.3	3.1	73%	56%	52%	20
2010-11	25	Wollongong	15-13 (5)	15	18.8	6.3	2.5	2.1	0.7	1.7	1.1	0.0	1.7	1.9	2.4	5.8	41%	0.6	1.6	38%	0.9	1.1	88%	50%	47%	14
2009-10	24	Wollongong	16-12 (4)	34	22.8	7.8	2.5	3.1	0.6	1.9	0.8	0.2	2.2	1.9	2.6	6.6	40%	0.9	2.4	36%	1.7	2.3	73%	51%	47%	18
2008-09	23	Wollongong	11-19 (7)	30	14.1	4.1	1.8	1.8	0.5	1.3	0.9	0.2	1.3	1.7	1.5	3.1	48%	0.4	0.9	43%	0.7	1.0	65%	57%	55%	15
2007-08	22	Brisbane	20-10 (3)	16	5.0	1.1	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.4	0.7	0.4	1.6	27%	0.1	0.6	20%	0.1	0.2	33%	31%	31%	3
Total				267	21.5	7.2	2.4	2.8	0.5	1.8	1.0	0.2	1.7	1.9	2.5	6.0	42.7%	0.0	0.0	33.4%	0.7	2.2	76.6%	53%	49%	32

CAREER HIGHS

POINTS	REBOUNDS	ASSISTS	STEALS	BLOCKS	TURNOVERS	TRIPLE DOUBLES
32	10	9	5	2	7	0

STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE

Southern Districts 2005-06 | Caloundra 2007 | Rockhampton 2008-09 | Mackay 2010-11, 2015 | Illawarra 2014 | Gold Coast 2018-19

In between his eleven season in the NBL, the savvy point guard also had a decorated career in the state league for his junior club the Southern Districts Spartans, Caloundra Suns, Rockhampton Rockets, Mackay Meteors and Gold Coast Rollers.

Martin won three QBL championships with Southern Districts in 2005, Rockhampton in 2008, which was backed up by also claiming the last ABA National Championship, as well as in 2011 with Mackay.

He also helped lead the Gold Coast to the QBL grand final in 2019 before finishing runners-up to Brisbane.

FIBA EXPERIENCE

Captained under 20s Australian national team.

Season	Team	PTS	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%
1	0	57%	86%	81%	58%
2	0	32	9	5	2
Total						679	1591	42.7%	196	586	33.4%

NBA TOTAL STATISTICS

YEAR	AGE	TEAM	POS	GP	GS	MINS	PTS	TRB	AST	ORB	DRB	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TS%	EFG%
2017-18	32	Illawarra	12-16 (5)	28	540.0	164	56	76	12	44	36	5	34	43	63	154	41%	13	53	25%	25	32	78%	48%	45%	13
2016-17	31	Illawarra	15-13 (4)	31	521.0	146	63	78	16	47	37	6	54	49	45	134	34%	17	62	27%	39	45	87%	47%	40%	15
2015-16	30	Illawarra	17-11 (3)	18	492.0	164	60	75	10	50	12	4	31	47	61	146	42%	16	55	29%	26	31	84%	51%	47%	17
2014-15	29	Wollongong	6-22 (8)	22	587.0	213	57	68	9	48	34	0	38	53	76	165	46%	30	83	36%	31	39	79%	58%	55%
2013-14	28	Wollongong	13-15 (4)	30	843.0	271	104	90	28	76	34	6	46	72	96	231	42%	27	81	33%	52	67	78%	52%	47%
2012-13	27	Wollongong	13-15 (3)	15	444.0	177	42	49	9	33	17	3	29	28	66	129	51%	18	41	44%	27	35	77%	61%	58%	28
2011-12	26	Wollongong	9-19 (8)	28	754.0	275	68	101	13	55	20	4	72	53	94	203	46%	23	69	33%	64	88	73%	56%	52%	20
2010-11	25	Wollongong	15-13 (5)	15	282.0	95	37	31	11	26	17	0	25	28	36	87	41%	9	24	38%	14	16	88%	50%	47%	14
2009-10	24	Wollongong	16-12 (4)	34	775.0	266	84	106	19	65	28	8	74	63	90	223	40%	29	80	36%	57	78	73%	51%	47%	18
2008-09	23	Wollongong	11-19 (7)	30	424.0	122	54	54	14	40	27	5	40	52	45	93	48%	12	28	43%	20	31	65%	57%	55%	15
2007-08	22	Brisbane	20-10 (3)	16	80.0	17	7	7	4	3	5	2	7	11	7	26	27%	2	10	20%	1	3	33%	31%	31%	3
Total				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0

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