Lonnell Martin Jr.

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Lonnell Martin Jr. vs. Northern Colorado - 3/3/22

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Photo by: John Sieber

Class:
Redshirt Junior
Position:
Guard
Ht./Wt.:
6-4 / 207
Hometown:
Flint, Mich.
High School:
Grand Blanc H.S.
Previous School:
Otero J.C.

2022-23 (R-Junior): In his second season at Montana, Martin Jr. started 30 out of 31 games, averaging 28.7 minutes per contest… played at least 30 minutes in 17 games… averaged 6.6 points per game, fifth-most on the team… averaged 2.4 rebounds per game… third on Montana with 52 total assists during the season… shot 37.2 percent from three-point range, making 48 on the season… made 20 out of 23 free throws (87.0 percent), helping Montana to a program-record 78.8 percent from the stripe as a team… scored in double-figures eight times during the season, including a season-high 18 points against Southern Miss (11/29)… had a run of three straight games in double figures from 1/26 to 2/2… averaging 11 points per game during a five-game stretch of league play while making 11-of-21 (52.4 percent) from three-point range… averaged 2.4 assists per game in conference play to rank 15^th in the league… recorded at least four assists in seven of the 17 Big Sky games during the regular season, including a run of three straight games with four assists… had back-to-back games with five assists and averaged 3.8 over a four-game stretch… played a season-high 40 minutes in an overtime loss to Northern Arizona (1/5)… made at least one three-pointer in 25 games and had multiple made threes in 14 of them… had a streak of 16 straight games with a three-pointer… made four three-pointers in three games, including a 4-for-5 game against Sacramento State (1/26)… season-high seven rebounds against Troy in the Zootown Classic (11/19)… recorded three steals in a road win against Weber State (2/11)… nine total games with at least four rebounds… shot at least 40 percent from three-point range with multiple makes in 10 games this season… had multiple rebounds in the first six games of the season… had 16 steals and four blocks on the year.

2021-22 (Junior): Academic All-Big Sky Conference... In his first Division-I season, averaged 6.3 points per game while playing in all 32 contests and starting 18… Averaged 23.6 minutes per game, playing at least 20 minutes in each of the final 14 games (30-plus minutes six times)… Led Montana for steals (34) and ranked second for 3-pointers made (46, on .338 shooting)… Ranked 10th in Big Sky play with 1.20 steals per game, recording a steal in four of the final five games of the regular season and totaling nine multi-steal games overall… Led Montana for steals a season-most 11 times, and his six steals vs. Yellowstone Christian (Dec. 10) were the most by a Big Sky player in 2021-22… Was in double figures for scoring nine times, including six times in Big Sky play… Made multiple 3-pointers in five of the final six regular-season games (Feb. 12-March 5)… Over a five-game stretch (Feb. 7-24), played 31-plus minutes each game, also earning two starts… He scored in double figures twice during that span, shooting .500 (11-of-22) from deep… In his first start in more than two months, scored 12 points in 32 minutes of action in a win over Portland State (Feb. 12)… He connected on a season-high-tying four 3-pointers (4-of-6), in addition to pulling down seven rebounds and dishing out two assists… Over a three-game spurt (Jan. 22-29), played 22-plus minutes each game while shooting 5-of-10 from deep and adding five steals… He also had a career-high eight rebounds vs. Idaho (Jan. 27), after never before totaling more than five… Had one of his most-efficient shooting performance at Northern Arizona (Jan. 22), shooting 3-of-4 from deep and scoring nine points with three rebounds and two steals… Made a game-winning layup vs. Weber State (Jan. 1), completing an in-the-air spin as the shot clock was expiring, to give Montana a 74-72 lead with 3.3 seconds remaining in the game… The play was featured at No. 9 on SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays of the day… Was in double figures for scoring in three consecutive games from Nov. 26-Dec. 2, shooting 10-of-23 from 3-point range during that span… Totaled a career-high, and team-best, 20 points in a win over Southern Miss (Nov. 26), shooting 4-of-9 from deep… Made his first 18 free-throw attempts before his first miss at Idaho (Feb. 17).

2019-21 (Prior to UM): Played his sophomore season at Otero Junior College in Colorado (2020-21), where he started 18 of 20 games… Averaged 15.2 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 0.8 steals per game… Was named to the NJCAA Region IX first team as the Rattlers went 15-5 and advanced to the Region IX quarterfinals… Started his collegiate career at Oakland Community College in Auburn Hills, Michigan, about an hour away from his hometown (2019-20)… Averaged 17.6 points, 5.2 assists and 4.8 rebounds across 25 games.

High School: Is a 2018 graduate of Grand Blanc High School outside of Flint, Michigan… Also spent one season at the prestigious IMG Academy in Florida after tearing his PCL heading into his senior season… Was originally committed to Youngstown State out of high school, but was rerouted after needing to finish his final high-school credits.

Personal: Comes from a basketball family, with his father, Lonnell Martin Sr., coaching his AAU team… One uncle, Jeff Grayer, starred at Iowa State, being named a 1988 All-American while still holding the Cyclones’ all-time career scoring record… Grayer went on to represent Team USA in the 1988 Olympics before being drafted 13^th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks… Another uncle, Trent Tucker, was drafted No. 6 overall in 1982 by the New York Knicks, part of a 12-year career that finished with an NBA title with the Chicago Bulls, playing alongside Michael Jordan… Martin is the cousin of Miles Bridges, a first-round NBA selection in 2018 after an All-America career at Michigan State.