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#12 Kevin Martin
Guard
Height: 6-7
Weight: 185
NBA Experience: 7
College: Western Carolina
High School: Zanesville (Zanesville, OH)
Birthdate: February 1, 1983
Birthplace: Zanesville, OH
How Acquired: Trade with Sacramento on February 18, 2010
In 2010-2011
In his second season with the Rockets, averaged a team-high 23.5 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.00 steals in 80 games (80 starts) … on the inactive list for one game (1/10/11) and DND for one contest (1/12/11) with a sore right wrist … became the first player in Rockets history to reach 1,800 points (career-high 1,876), make 500 or more free throws (career-high 594) and hit at least 100 3-pointers (career-high 176) in a single season … was the first Rockets player to finish in the NBA top-10 of at least four major statistical categories since Hakeem Olajuwon in 1994-95, ranking tied for first in the NBA in free throws made (career-high 594), third in 3-point field goals made (career-high 176), eighth in free throw percentage (career-high .888) and ninth in points per game (23.5) … named Western Conference Player of the Week (2/26/07-3/4/07), becoming the first Rockets player to be honored since Tracy McGrady in 2007-08 (3/3/08-3/9/08) after averaging 27.3 points (31-60 FG, 10-21 3FG, 37-40 FT), 4.8 rebounds and 2.00 steals in leading the Rockets to a 4-0 week … reached the 40-point mark twice and finished with a single-season, career-high 20 30-plus point outings (Rockets record: 14-6) … also totaled a single-season, career-best 57 20-point performances, which were the most by a Rockets player in a single season since McGrady had 58 in 2004-05 … Houston was actually 35-22 when he scored at least 20 points, but just 8-17 in games he did not play or reach the 20-point mark … scored 20 or more points in eight straight games twice (12/15/10-12/31/10 and 3/12/11-3/29/11), which stood as Houston’s longest single-season streaks since McGrady’s run of 10 straight in 2006-07 (3/14/07-4/1/07) … netted three consecutive 30-point outings twice on the season (2/23/11-2/27/11 and 4/1/11-4/5/11), which marked the longest single-season streaks by a Rockets player since McGrady recorded three in a row in 2006-07 (2/21/07-2/25/07) … went a career-best 594-of-669 (.888) from the free throw line, which marked the four-highest total of free throws made in a season by a Rockets player in team history … opened campaign a perfect 34-of-34 at the free throw line before missing his fifth attempt vs. New Orleans (11/3/10) and then made another 43 consecutive free throws (11/28/10-12/7/10), which stood tied for the seventh-longest streak in the NBA in 2010-11 … made multiple 3-pointers in 12 consecutive games (.390, 32-82 3FG from 1/19/11-2/8/11), marking the second-longest streak in team history (Ron Artest 14 in a row: .535, 46-86 3FG from 2/9/09-3/9/09) … hit at least one shot from beyond the arc in a career-best 19 consecutive outings (4/12/10-11/29/10) and made at least one 3-pointer in each of the final 16 games of the season (3/12/11-4/13/11) … posted 31 points (8-18 FG, 13-15 FT) at Washington (11/10/10), adding a season-best seven boards and six assists … scored 31 points (8-16 FG, 4-7 3FG, 11-11 FT) at Toronto (11/19/10) … finished with 40 points (12-19 FG, 13-14 FT) vs. Cleveland (12/11/10) … opened with a 32-point first half (10-12 FG, 3-4 3FG, 9-10 FT) vs. Cleveland (12/11/10), which included a 22-point first quarter (8-10 FG, 3-4 3FG, 3-3 FT) to equal the third-highest point total for a half and a quarter, respectively, in team history … finished with 34 points (13-21 FG) vs. Memphis (12/17/10), including another 20-point first quarter (7-9 FG, 5-5 FT) … scored 30 points (7-14 FG, 13-13 FT) at Golden State (12/20/10), which included 17 points (3-6 FG, 10-10 FT) in his 8:19 of action in the fourth quarter … grabbed a season-high-tying seven rebounds vs. Washington (12/27/10) … notched a season-best four steals vs. Miami (12/29/10) … set the Rockets Toyota Center record in scoring with a season-high 45 points (13-18 FG, 13-15 FT) vs. Portland (1/5/11), which included a season-best six 3-pointers made (6-8 3FG) … recorded a game-high 36 points (11-23 FG) vs. Milwaukee (1/17/11), including a season-high 18 trips to the free throw line (14-18 FT) … scored a game-high 32 points (8-15 FG, 4-6 3FG, 12-12 FT) at Memphis (1/21/11) … totaled a game-high 34 points (9-18 FG, 3-6 3FG) at Minnesota (1/24/11), which included a season-high-tying 18 free throw attempts (13-18 FT) … registered 30 points (8-15 FG, 4-8 3FG) at the L.A. Lakers (2/1/11), attempting all 11 of Houston’s free throws in the game (10-11 FT) … led the Rockets with 22 points (3-6 3FG, 7-7 FT) at Utah (2/2/11), including a three-point play with 6.9 seconds left for a 97-96 victory over the Jazz … led all scorers with 31 points (7-21 FG, 15-15 FT) vs. Memphis (2/5/11) … topped Houston with 37 points (12-26 FG, 4-8 3FG, 9-12 FT), a season-high seven assists and three steals in a 108-103 win at Denver (2/7/11), which included a 30-point second half (10-18 FG, 3-6 3FG, 7-10 FT) … scored 10 (6-6 FT) of his 30 points (10-18 FG, 9-11 FT) in the fourth quarter of a 124-119 win at Cleveland (2/23/11) … netted another 30 points (9-15 FG, 4-6 3FG, 8-9 FT) vs. New Jersey (2/26/11) … registered 33 points (8-15 FG, 4-8 3FG, 13-13 FT) and a season-high-tying four steals in a 91-89 win at New Orleans (2/27/11), hitting two free throws with 18.4 seconds left to give Houston a 90-87 lead … topped the Rockets with 34 points (7-18 FG) vs. Utah (3/20/11) off an 18-of-18 outing from the charity stripe to set Houston’s individual record for most free throws made in a game without a miss, breaking his own mark of 17-for-17 at Golden State (10/27/10) … totaled 34 points (12-21 FG, 4-7 3FG, 6-6 FT) vs. Golden State (3/23/11) … had at least one steal in a season-high 10 consecutive games (3/5/11-3/27/11) … finished with 33 points (8-20 FG, 13-14 FT) vs. San Antonio (4/1/11), including nine points in OT of a 119-114 victory … registered a game-high 35 points (11-19 FG, 12-13 FT) in a 114-109 win vs. Atlanta (4/3/11), including 13 points (4-5 FG, 5-6 FT) in a decisive fourth quarter … added 30 points (12-25 FG) vs. Sacramento (4/5/11) … totaled 28 points (10-24 FG) in a season-high 46:26 of action vs. Dallas (4/11/11) … led the Western Conference in scoring (26.9 ppg) during the month of Apr. 2011.
In the NBA
Has averaged 18.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 0.96 steals in 435 games (347 starts) with Sacramento and Houston … ranks as one of the most efficient scorers in the NBA … in his career, has posted 20 or more points 221 times (70 with Rockets), reached the 30-point plateau on 65 occasions (24 with Rockets), tallied 40-plus points eight times (two with Rockets) and has one 50-point performance … has registered eight career double-doubles … also one of the NBA’s premier free throw marksman, standing fifth in the league in free throw attempts per game (8.4) since 2006-07 … has ranked in the NBA top-10 in free throws made in four different seasons (seventh in 2006-07 with 471 FTM, eighth in 2007-08 with 502 FTM, ninth in 2008-09 with 457 FTM and tied for first in 2010-11 with 594 FTM) … has gone 15-of-15 or better from the foul line on eight occasions in his career (four with Kings, four with Rockets) … in his career with the Kings, averaged 17.1 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 0.95 steals in 331 total games (245 starts) … finished his Sacramento career ranked fourth in team history in 3-pointers made (459) and attempted (1,190), while standing fifth in 3-point field goal percentage (.386) … in the Sacramento-era Kings, ranked seventh in points (5,660), second in free throws made (1,791), second in free throws attempted (2,107) and fifth in free throw percentage (.850) … topped the Kings in scoring in three straight seasons (2006-07 to 2008-09) … only the fourth player in Kings franchise history to make 400 or more free throws in three straight seasons (2006-07 to 2008-09), joining Oscar Robertson, Mitch Richmond and Jack Twyman … has earned Western Conference Player of the Week accolades twice in his career (2/26/07-3/4/07 and 2/22/11-2/27/11) … finished second to Golden State’s Monta Ellis for the 2006-07 NBA Most Improved Player Award in the closest voting for this honor since its inception in 1986. 2009-2010: Averaged a combined 20.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.00 steals in 46 games (43 starts) with Sacramento and Houston … averaged 19.8 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.05 steals in 22 games (21 starts) with the Kings … underwent surgery to repair a non-displaced hairline fracture of the navicular bone in his left wrist (11/9/09) and missed 32 games due to that injury, which he suffered in a collision during a game vs. Memphis (11/2/09) … acquired by Houston from Sacramento in a three-team trade on Feb. 18 … averaged 21.3 points (.924, 171-185 FT), 2.9 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 0.96 steals in 24 games (22 starts) with the Rockets … DND for five games (3/25/10-4/2/10) due to a left shoulder sprain … overall, recorded 25 20-point performances and seven games of 30 or more points … finished eighth overall in the NBA in free throws made per game (6.5) and ranked 10th in the league in free throw percentage (.876, 298-340 FT) … notched 13 20-point outings with the Rockets, including four 30-point performances … had at least 20 points in five straight games (25.4 ppg from 3/6/10-3/15/10) … also averaged 7.7 trips per contest to the charity stripe with Houston … hit a combined 100-of-109 (.917) free throws over a 13-game stretch (2/26/10-3/22/10), becoming one of just eight Rockets to ever make at least 100 free throws in a span of 13 games … recorded a season-high 48 points (14-27 FG, 7-10 3FG, 13-18 FT), five rebounds, four assists, four steals and one block in Sacramento’s 127-116 OT win vs. Memphis (11/2/09), which were the most points scored in a home opener by a Kings player in the Sacramento-era … made his Houston debut with 14 points (8-9 FT), six rebounds, five assists, three steals and one block vs. Indiana (2/20/10) … registered 33 points (9-24 FG, 14-14 FT) vs. San Antonio (2/26/10), marking his first outing of 20 or more points as a member of the Rockets … notched back-to-back 30-point games with a team-high 32 points (9-13 FG, 12-13 FT) at Utah (2/27/10) … led the Rockets with 30 points (11-23 FG, 4-10 3FG) at Minnesota (3/6/10) … tallied a game-high 39 points (11-20 FG) in his first contest back at Sacramento (4/12/10), which included a 16-of-16 performance from the free throw line … twice made 29 consecutive free throws (3/22/10-4/7/10 and 4/9/10-4/14/10). 2008-2009: Led Sacramento with a career-high 24.6 points per game (.420, 341-811 FG) in 51 games (46 starts) … also averaged 3.6 rebounds, a career-best 2.7 assists and 1.20 steals … missed a total of 30 contests with an injured left ankle (11/11/08-11/29/08; 12/9/09-12/28/08) … did not play in one game due to a virus (3/18/09) … ranked ninth in the NBA in free throws made (457) and attempted (527), 19th in free throw percentage (.867) and 20th in 3-point field goal percentage (.415, 115-277 3FG) … posted 20 or more points 37 times, recorded 30-plus points on 16 occasions, reached the 40-point plateau twice and notched one 50-point game … registered a career-high 13 consecutive games with at least 20 points (12/30/08-1/24/09), which was the longest 20-point stretch by a Sacramento-era player since Chris Webber tallied at least 20 points in 13 consecutive games in 2003 … came off the bench in four consecutive contests (12/30/08-1/5/09) after returning from an ankle injury, single-handedly outscoring the opponent’s reserves in each of those games, which including a Sacramento-era record 45 bench points at Indiana (1/3/09), passing the previous mark of 40 set by Walt Williams vs. Philadelphia (1/2/93) … Mike Woodson set the overall team mark with 48 points in 32 minutes off the bench for the Kansas City Kings vs. Houston in 1983 … totaled 81 points in consecutive games off the bench (45 points at Indiana on 1/3/09 and 36 points at New Jersey on 1/5/09) to set a new NBA record for most points scored by a reserve in two straight games since 1970-71, which was the first season the league listed starters on the official box score … previous record for bench proficiency over a two-game span was held by Houston’s Calvin Murphy, who amassed 80 bench points in two games for the Rockets in Jan. 1981 … hit a career-high seven three pointers en route to 45 points (13-24 FG, 7-12 3FG, 12-12 FT) at Indiana (1/3/09) … logged a career-high 56 minutes at Golden State (1/14/09) … registered a team-best 35 points (8-17 FG, 4-9 3FG, 15-17 FT) to accompany team-highs of seven rebounds, seven assists and four steals at Cleveland (1/27/09) … notched lone double-double of the season with a game-high 32 points (8-17 FG, 14-17 FT) and 11 rebounds vs. Atlanta (2/18/09) … hit all 15 free throw attempts in a 115-106 victory at Memphis (2/20/09) … registered 24 points in the fourth quarter vs. New Orleans (2/23/09), setting a new ARCO Arena record for most points scored in a single stanza … dished out a career-high eight assists vs. Denver (3/8/09) … netted a career-high 50 points (11-22 FG, 5-11 3FG, 23-26 FT) at Golden State (4/1/09) to become only the second Kings player in the Sacramento-era to tally 50 or more points in a game (51 points by Chris Webber in OT game on 1/5/01 vs. Indiana), as well as tying Kings legends Nate Archibald (1/21/75 vs. Portland) for a franchise record in free throws made (23) and Oscar Robertson (12/27/64 at Baltimore) for most free throws attempted (26) … his 11 field goals made against the Warriors were the fewest in NBA history by a player amassing at least 50 points in a game (prev. low 12 FGM: Adrian Dantley on 50 points in Oct. 1980 and Willie Burton on 53 points in Dec. 1994). 2007-2008: Averaged a team-leading 23.7 points, 4.5 boards, 2.1 assists and 1.02 steals 61 games (57 starts) with the Kings … missed 17 games after suffering a strained groin vs. Utah (12/7/07) … finished sixth in the NBA in scoring, joining Corey Maggette and Dwight Howard as the only players to average at least 20.0 points per game while attempting 15 or fewer shots per contest … ranked 12th in the NBA in free throw percentage (.869) and led the league in average free throws made per game (8.2) … set a Sacramento-era, single-season record with 502 free throws made (prev. highs: 481 FTM by Martin in 2006-07 and 460 FTM by Otis Thorpe in 1987-88) … also attempted the second-highest, single-season free throw total in Sacramento-era history with 578 (record: 609 FTA by Otis Thorpe in 1987-88) … began the campaign by establishing a new Sacramento-era record with nine consecutive games (10/31/07-11/16/07) of 20-plus points to start the season (28.2 ppg over that span) … scored 39 points (14-16 FG, 9-11 FT) in only 27:36 off the bench vs. Dallas (1/14/08) … tallied ARCO Arena single-game records for free throws made (22) and attempted (24) en route to a season-high 48 points vs. Minnesota (3/7/08), which included 15 makes from the line in the second half … set the Sacramento-era record for consecutive free throws made in a contest without a miss by hitting 16-of-16 from the line vs. Memphis (3/26/08). 2006-2007: Finished second to Golden State’s Monta Ellis for the 2006-07 NBA Most Improved Player Award after averaging a team-high 20.2 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.2 assists and a career-high 1.23 steals in 80 games (80 starts) with Sacramento … ranked first in the NBA in scoring among players averaging 15 or fewer field goal attempts per game … was sixth among NBA guards in field goal percentage (.473, 505-1067 FG) … ranked seventh in the league free throws made (481-570 FT) and 25th in free throw percentage (.844) … also finished 11th in steals per turnover ratio (0.73, 98 steals and 135 turnovers) … named NBA Player of the Week (1/26/07-3/4/07) for the first time in his career after averaging 28.0 points (.574 FG%, .391 3FG%, .833 FT%), 5.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists in helping Sacramento to a 3-1 record … made a season-high 39 consecutive free throws (11/3/06-11/15/06) … hit the winning basket to finish with a game-high 30 points at Chicago (11/3/06) … hauled in a career-high 12 rebounds vs. San Antonio (3/8/07) … joined Nate Archibald as the only other player in NBA history to score at least 20 points with only one field goal made, tallying 20 points (1-8 FG, 1-1 3FG, 17-20 FT) at Orlando (3/17/07). 2005-2006: Averaged 10.8 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 0.76 steals in 72 games (41 starts) with the Kings … ranked 17th in the NBA in free throw percentage (.847, 188-222 FT) … posted averages of 13.7 points (.511 FG%, .423 3FG%, .840 FT%), 4.7 boards, 1.8 assists and 33.7 minutes in 41 games as a starter (Kings record: 23-18) … made 37 consecutive free throws (2/3/06-2/15/06) … tallied his first career double-double with 22 points and a season-high 10 rebounds vs. Orlando (1/15/06). 2004-2005: Averaged 2.9 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.5 assists in 45 games off the bench as a rookie with Sacramento.
In the Playoffs
Has appeared in six career postseason games (one start), averaging 13.2 points (29-29 FT), 5.0 rebounds and 0.5 assists with Sacramento. 2006: Ranked first in the NBA in playoff free throw percentage (1.000, 29-29 FT) … recorded a playoff-career-high 26 points (7-15 FG, 2-4 3FG, 10-10 FT) and a postseason-career-best eight rebounds in 45 minutes played in Game Two of the First Round at San Antonio (4/25/06) … made the game-winning layup over the outstretched hand of Tim Duncan as time expired in Game Four vs. San Antonio (4/28/06).
In International Play
Named to the 2008 USA Basketball Men’s Select Team, a contingent formed to help prepare the Senior National Team for the Beijing Olympics.
In College
Averaged 23.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.70 steals in 79 games (77 starts) over three seasons at Western Carolina … became the first Western Carolina athlete selected in the first round of any professional draft and just the second Southern Conference player since Chattanooga’s Johnny Taylor in 1997 to be taken in the opening round of the NBA Draft in the previous 40 years … ranked fourth all-time on the Catamount’s scoring list with 1,838 points and stood as the school’s all-time leading scorer since the program moved to Division I in 1976-77 … also ranked fourth all-time in 3-point field goals made (174), second in career free throw percentage (.841, 534-635 FT) and third in free throws made (534) … earned First-Team All-Southern Conference honors in three consecutive seasons (2001-02 to 2003-04) … ranked second in NCAA Division I in scoring (trailing only St. Peter’s Kee Kee Clark) and won the Southern Conference scoring title for a second straight season after averaged 24.9 points in 27 games as a junior … scored 30 or more points 18 times … named All-District by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) in 2003-04 … posted a season-high 44 points (7-14 3FG) at Georgia (11/21/03) and scored 33 points in a stunning win at Arkansas (12/22/03) … hit a single-game school record 21 free throws (23 attempts) en route to 37 points at East Tennessee State (1/17/04) … ranked 10th nationally in scoring (22.8 ppg) as a sophomore, setting a single-season school record for free throw percentage (.883) in 2002-03 … scored a career-high 46 points vs. Coastal Carolina (11/21/02) … finished 11th nationally in scoring (22.1 ppg) as a freshman and set a school record with 42 consecutive free throws made … named to the National All-Freshman Team by CollegeInsider.com in 2001-02.
In Life
Born Kevin Dallas Martin Jr. on Feb. 1, 1983, in Zanesville, Ohio … nickname is “K-Mart” … son of Kevin Sr. and Marilyn Martin … has a younger brother, Jonathon … majored in sports management at Western Carolina … honored by his former junior high school in May 2006 in his hometown of Zanesville, Ohio, and was in attendance at the official ceremony naming the Grover Cleveland Middle School gymnasium after the ex-Bulldogs star … favorite player growing up was Michael Jordan … finished fourth in the Ohio “Mr. Basketball” balloting after his senior season at Zanesville High School in 2000-01 … lists favorite cuisine as Chinese … lists his favorite football team as the Buffalo Bills … enjoys playing video games … supported a law requiring seat belts on school buses, and in 2010, donated money for funeral costs of Kasey King-Thomas, who died after the school bus he was riding on crashed into a light pole and rolled over … joined the NBA and the DetEksi Basketball League for their first-ever joint basketball development camp held in Indonesia in the summer of 2009 (8/16/09-8/20/09), serving as a star coach to 48 of the country’s most talented young players … participated in the Basketball Without Borders program staged in Johannesburg, South Africa in Sept. 2007, serving as an NBA steward imparting youth players from around the globe with basketball instruction, leadership advice, character strengthening, as well as HIV/AIDS awareness … treated 25 children from the Boys & Girls Club and the Center for Fathers and Families to a holiday shopping spree at Wal-Mart in Sacramento … donated game tickets to underprivileged youth in Sacramento as part of the annual “Kings for the Community” program … joined Kings teammates and coaches in Mar. 2008 to help remodel the Center for Fathers and Families in Sacramento as part of the organization’s annual Cesar Chavez Day of Giving … participated regularly in the Kings Reading Timeout program … hosts the annual Kevin Martin FUNdamental Basketball Camp at Capital Christian High School, teaching kids the values of sportsmanship, teamwork and the discipline required to improve their skills … has also hosted his own youth basketball clinics at Basketball Town and the Oak Park neighborhood in Sacramento, as well as in Zanesville during the offseason … banded together with teammates in conjunction with Habitat for Humanity to help construct frameworks for homes donated to Hurricane Katrina victims in Jan. 2006 … donated time and labor renovating the Washington Neighborhood Center as part of the Kings 2006 Cesar Chavez Day of Service … attended the Wheelchair Charities, Inc. celebrity basketball game played at Madison Square Garden in Sept. 2006 to raise funds for paraplegic and quadriplegic patients … participated in the Reading Rally benefiting the Children’s Aid Society in New York City as part of the NBA Rookie Transition Program held during the 2004 offseason.
In Transactions
Selected by Sacramento as an early entry candidate out of Western Carolina in the first round (26th overall) of the 2004 NBA Draft … signed a multi-year contract with the Kings on July 7, 2004 … re-signed a multi-year contract extension with Sacramento on Aug. 29, 2007 … acquired by Houston along with Hilton Armstrong from Sacramento as part of a three-team, nine-player trade on Feb. 18, 2010.
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