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In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Macaspac and the surname or paternal family name is Martin.
Remy Martin
Martin with the Arizona State in 2020
Personal information
Born (1998-06-16) June 16, 1998 (age 26)
NationalityAmerican / Filipino
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolSierra Canyon
(Chatsworth, California)
College
NBA draft2022: undrafted
PositionPoint guard
Career highlights and awards

Remy Macaspac Martin (born June 16, 1998)[1] is a Filipino-American basketball player. He previously played at Arizona State University and the University of Kansas, where he was a part of the Jayhawks 2022 National Championship Team.

College career

Arizona State (2017–2021)

After attending Sierra Canyon School, Martin committed to Arizona State. As a freshman, Martin averaged 9.6 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 2.9 assists per game and earned Sixth-Man of the Year honors in the Pac-12. He scored 21 points in an upset of Kansas.[2] As a sophomore, Martin struggled with injuries which forced him to miss a few games but still averaged 12.9 points, 5.0 assists and 3.2 rebounds per game. He was named second-team All-Pac-12.[3]

Martin had a career-high 31 points to go with eight assists in a 95–88 overtime win over Arizona on January 31, 2019.[4] At the conclusion of the regular season, Martin was named first-team All-Pac-12.[5] He averaged 19.1 points (second in conference), 4.1 assists and 3.1 rebounds per game as a junior, and he led the Pac-12 with a 2.4 assist-to-turnover ratio. Following the season, Martin declared for the 2020 NBA draft.[6] On August 2, he announced he was withdrawing from the draft and returning for his senior season.[7] On April 6, 2021, he declared for the 2021 NBA draft. He maintained his college eligibility and entered the transfer portal.

Kansas (2021–2022)

Martin announced his commitment to Kansas on May 17, 2021.[8] He was ranked as one of the top-3 transfer players heading into the season.[9] In their 2021-22 season opener, he scored 15 points on 5-of-9 shooting against Michigan State.[10] On December 29, 2021, he suffered a right knee injury.[10] That injury kept him ineffective throughout January and caused him to miss seven games in February.[10] He was able to return for the final game of the month, which was a loss to Baylor.[10] He then had 12 points and a season-high three steals in the Big-12 tournament championship game victory over Texas Tech.[10] In the opening round, he had 15 points, four assists, and two steals against Texas Southern.[11] He then went on to have 20 points and 7 rebounds against Creighton the next round, and 23 points in the Sweet 16 against Providence.[11] After Kansas beat Miami to move on to the Final Four, he was named Most Outstanding Player of the Midwest regional.[12] In the national championship game he only scored three points in the first half, but had 11 crucial points after the half, helping Kansas beat North Carolina for its fourth national championship.[13] He is the third Filipino-American basketball player to win a national championship, after Raymond Townsend with UCLA in 1975, and Kihei Clark with Virginia in 2019.[13][14]

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

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Arizona State 32 1 23.8 .453 .371 .755 3.0 2.9 1.1 .1 9.6
2018–19 Arizona State 32 28 32.6 .402 .312 .736 3.2 5.0 1.3 .0 12.9
2019–20 Arizona State 31 31 33.8 .432 .335 .772 3.1 4.1 1.5 .0 19.1
2020–21 Arizona State 23 23 33.5 .433 .346 .776 2.8 3.7 1.2 .0 19.1
2021–22 Kansas 29 13 21.2 .458 .357 .754 3.0 2.6 .6 .1 8.4
Career 147 95 28.8 .432 .338 .761 3.0 3.7 1.1 .1 13.6

Personal life

Martin's father (Sam Martin) is African-American and his Filipina mother (Mary Ann Macaspac) is from Macabebe, Pampanga, Philippines. Martin holds Filipino-American dual citizenship.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Remy Martin, Basketball Player". Proballers.
  2. ^ a b Gardner, Michelle (February 1, 2019). "ASU's Remy Martin values family roots, the chance to lead Sun Devil basketball team". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  3. ^ Gardner, Michelle (October 8, 2019). "ASU basketball hopes ride on the health of Remy Martin, Rob Edwards". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  4. ^ Gardner, Michelle (January 31, 2019). "ASU basketball takes wild ride, outlasts Arizona in overtime". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  5. ^ "Pac-12 announces 2019-20 Men's Basketball annual major awards". pac-12.com. March 9, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  6. ^ "Arizona State junior point guard Remy Martin, Sun Devils' leading scorer, declares for NBA draft". ESPN. March 30, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  7. ^ Borzello, Jeff (August 2, 2020). "Arizona State's Remy Martin skipping draft to return". ESPN. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  8. ^ Tait, Matt (May 17, 2021). "Arizona State transfer Remy Martin commits to Kansas". kusports.com. KU Sports. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  9. ^ Borzello, Jeff (August 30, 2021). "Ranking men's college basketball's top 100 transfers". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  10. ^ a b c d e Rittenberg, Adam (March 29, 2022). "Kansas' Remy Martin went from star to apparent transfer-portal bust and back again". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  11. ^ a b Druin, Donnie. "Former Arizona State Guard Remy Martin Shining in NCAA Tournament". Arizona State Sun Devils on Sports Illustrated: News, Analysis, and More. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  12. ^ Tait, Matt. "Even as the MOP, Remy Martin deflects credit to his teammates; but there's no doubt that his swagger helped make this Kansas run possible | Tale of the Tait | KUsports.com Mobile". m.kusports.com. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  13. ^ a b Borzello, Jeff (April 5, 2022). "KU claims championship with historic comeback". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  14. ^ Angeles, Steve (March 29, 2022). "Fil-Am super-senior guard Remy Martin, Kansas reach NCAA Final 4". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
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