 Martin in 2025 | |
| No. 55 – Toronto Raptors | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (2001-12-26)December 26, 2001 (age 23) Summit, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | North Pike (Summit, Mississippi) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2025: 2nd round, 39th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Toronto Raptors |
| Playing career | 2025–present |
| Career history | |
| 2025–present | Toronto Raptors |
| 2025–present | →Raptors 905 |
| Career highlights | |
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| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Alijah Randall Edwin Martin (born December 26, 2001) is an American professionalbasketball player for theToronto Raptors of theNational Basketball Association (NBA), on atwo-way contract with theRaptors 905 of theNBA G League. He playedcollege basketball for theFlorida Atlantic Owls and theFlorida Gators.
Martin attendedNorth Pike High School inSummit, Mississippi.[1] A multi-sport athlete, he playedfootball as aquarterback, passing for 2,100 yards and rushing for 1,300 yards in his senior season.[2] In his senior basketball season, he averaged 25.4 points, 8.7 rebounds, and 3.4 steals per game, before committing to playingcollege basketball forFlorida Atlantic.[3]
After playing sparingly as a freshman for the Owls, he averaged 13.9 points and 5.3 rebounds per game as a sophomore, being named to the all-conference third team.[4] The following season, he averaged 13.4 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, helping lead Florida Atlantic to the school's first ever Final Four appearance.[5][6] In his final season with the Owls, he averaged 13.1 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game, before entering thetransfer portal.[7]
In April 2024, Martin announced his decision to transfer to theUniversity of Florida.[8][9] He made an instant impact, emerging as the Gators' starting shooting guard.[10] In a game againstSouthern Illinois, he recorded 32 points, nine rebounds, and five assists, leading Florida to a 93–68 victory.[11] AgainstAuburn in theFinal Four, he scored 17 points in a 79–73 victory.[12] In theNational Championship Game againstHouston, he tallied seven points, helping lead the Gators to the school's third national championship.[13]
On June 25, 2025, Martin was selected with the 39th overall pick by theToronto Raptors in the second round of the2025 NBA draft.[14] On July 10, 2025, theToronto Raptors announced that they had signed Martin totwo-way contract.[15]
| 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | Florida Atlantic | 21 | 2 | 9.2 | .471 | .349 | .615 | 2.4 | .8 | .4 | .1 | 4.2 |
| 2021–22 | Florida Atlantic | 33 | 33 | 29.2 | .458 | .400 | .753 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | .4 | 13.9 |
| 2022–23 | Florida Atlantic | 36 | 21 | 26.4 | .438 | .372 | .788 | 5.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 | .3 | 13.4 |
| 2023–24 | Florida Atlantic | 34 | 30 | 30.6 | .414 | .338 | .750 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 1.6 | .3 | 13.1 |
| 2024–25 | Florida | 38 | 36 | 30.4 | .452 | .350 | .761 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 1.5 | .2 | 14.4 |
| Career | 162 | 122 | 26.5 | .442 | .364 | .760 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 1.3 | .3 | 12.5 | |
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