Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Tyrese Martin was born March 7, 1999 Allentown, Pennsylvania. He is a small forward in the NBA.

Martin played basketball for William Allen High School in Allentown, Pennsylvania. As a senior, he averaged 21.3 points and 11.4 rebounds per game. Martin was named Eastern Pennsylvania Conference (EPC) MVP, and led his team to its first EPC title since 2006. He played a postgraduate season at Massanutten Military Academy in Woodstock, Virginia to gain more exposure from college programs. In 2017, he committed to playing college basketball for Rhode Island.

As a freshman at Rhode Island, Martin averaged 8.1 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. On February 26, 2020, he posted season-highs of 24 points and 16 rebounds in a 76–75 win against Fordham. Martin averaged 12.8 points and 7 rebounds per game as a sophomore. For his junior season, he transferred to UConn. During the offseason, he worked a full-time job at a warehouse in Allentown after his mother was laid off from her job during the COVID-19 pandemic. Martin was granted a waiver from the NCAA for immediate eligibility at UConn. As a junior, Martin averaged 10.3 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. On December 21, Martin scored a career-high 25 points and passed the 1,000 point mark in a 78–70 win over Marquette.

On March 22, Martin declared for the 2022 NBA draft, forgoing his remaining college eligibility. With the 51st overall selection in the 2022 NBA draft, he was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks.