• Kevin Martin
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2008-09 REGULAR SEASON:
Averaged a career-high and team-leading 24.6 ppg (.420 FG%, .415 3pt%, .867 FT%), 3.6 rpg, a career-high 2.7 apg, 1.20 spg, and 38.2 mpg in 51 games (started 46) … Missed a total of 30 contests with an injured left ankle (12 games from 11/11 thru 11/29 & 16 contests from 12/9 thru 12/28) … Did not play in one game due to a virus (3/18 at Charlotte) … Ranked ninth in the NBA in free throws made (427) and attempted (527), 20th in three-point FG percentage, and 19th in free throw percentage … Scored in double-figures in 49 games … Posted 20 or more points 37 times, recorded 30-plus points on 16 occasions, reached the 40-point plateau twice, and notched 50 points in one game … Recorded one double-double … Led the Kings in scoring 32 times, rebounding twice, and assists in six contests … Continued to establish himself as one of the NBA’s premier free throw marksman, becoming only the fourth player in Kings franchise history to tally 400 or more free throws made in three consecutive seasons (2006-07 – 2008-09), joining team greats Mitch Richmond (three seasons), Jack Twyman (three seasons), and Oscar Robertson (10 seasons) with that distinction … Among active players, only Kobe Bryant (ten seasons, 2000-01 – 2008-09), LeBron James (five seasons, 2004-05 – 2008-09), and Chris Bosh (five seasons 2004-05 – 2008-09) have amassed more than three consecutive campaigns with 400-plus free throws made … Posted a career-high 50 points at Golden State (4/1), sharing the Sacramento-era record with Chris Webber as the only players to tally 50 or more points in a contest (also snapped his own Sac-era single-game marks for most free throws made (23) and attempted (26), tying legends Nate Archibald (1/21/75 vs. Portland) for a franchise record in free throws made and Oscar Robertson (12/27/64 at Baltimore) for most free throws attempted … Connected on 11 field goals en route to those 50 points, the fewest in NBA history by a player amassing at least 50 points in a contest (previous low was 12 FGM by Adrian Dantley (50 points) in October 1980 and Willie Burton (53 points) in December 1994 … Registered 24 points in the fourth quarter vs. New Orleans (2/23), setting a new ARCO Arena record for most points scored in a single stanza, surpassing the 22-point outbursts shared by Mitch Richmond (4th quarter vs. Detroit, 1/22/97), and Seattle’s Dale Ellis (1st quarter, 4/19/90) … Fell one point shy of Richmond’s Sac-era benchmark of 25 points achieved in the fourth quarter at Houston (12/15/95) … Hit all 15 free throw attempts in a 115-106 Kings victory at Memphis (2/20), marking the fourth contest in the last two seasons in which he has attempted at least 15 free throws and made them all, joining Amare Stoudemire (three games) as the only NBA players over the last two campaigns to earn the distinction … Snapped a streak of 13 consecutive games with at least 20-plus points scored at Toronto (1/25), tying Dwayne Wade and second in the NBA only to Kobe Bryant and Indiana’s Danny Granger (14 games each) in consecutive contests with 20 or more points scored in 2008-09 … The streak ended the longest 20-point stretch by a Sac-era player since Webber tallied at least 20 points in 13 consecutive games in March & April of 2003 (Webber also holds the Sac-era mark with 18 straight 20-point efforts set during the 2000-01 season) … Played off the bench in four consecutive contests (12/30 thru 1/5) after returning from an ankle injury, single-handedly outscoring the opponent’s reserves in each of those games, including a new Sac-era record 45 bench points at Indiana (1/3), passing the previous mark of 40 set by Walt Williams vs. Philadelphia (1/2/93) … The 45 points stand alone as the most by a Kings reserve in the Sac-era (current Atlanta Hawks Head Coach Mike Woodson tallied 48 points in 32 minutes for the Kansas City Kings vs. Houston in 1983) … Increased the two-game bench total to 81 points after registering 36 points in the following game at New Jersey (1/5), setting a new NBA mark for most points accrued by a player in consecutive games as a reserve since 1970-71, the first season the league listed starters on the official box score (the previous ceiling for bench proficiency over a two-game span was held by Calvin Murphy, who amassed 80 bench points in two games for Houston in January 1981 … Top Single-Game Performances: Scored a career-high 50 points (11-22 FG, 5-11 3pt, 23-26 FT), three rebounds, three assists, and two steals in 46 minutes at Golden State (4/1) … Tallied 33 points (11-18 FG, 1-3 3pt, 10-13 FT), one rebound, three assists, and three steals in 43 minutes vs. Memphis (11/5) … Hit a career-high seven three pointers en route to 45 points (13-24 FG, 7-12 3pt, 12-12 FT), two rebounds, six assists, and one steal in 37 minutes at Indiana (1/3) … Logged a career-high 56 minutes at Golden State, scoring 23 points (6-21 FG, 2-5 3pt, 9-9 FT), five rebounds, and four assists … Recorded a teamhigh 35 points (8-17 FG, 4-9 3pt, 15-17 FT) to accompany team-highs of seven rebounds, seven assists, and four steals in 44 minutes at Cleveland (1/27) … Notched lone double-double of the season with a game-high 32 points (8-17 FG, 2-6 3pt%, 14-17 FT), 11 rebounds, four assists, and one steal in 43 minutes vs. Atlanta (2/18) … Dished a career-high eight assists vs. Denver (3/8).

NBA TRANSACTIONS:
Selected by Sacramento as an undergraduate out of Western Carolina with the 26th overall pick in the 2004 NBA Draft … Signed a multi-year contract with the Kings (7/7/04) … Re-signed a multi-year contract extension with Sacramento thru the 2013 season (8/29/07).

NBA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Averaging 16.9 ppg (.454 FG%, .389 3pt%, .853 FT%), 3.6 rpg, 1.8 apg, 0.90 spg, and 30.3 mpg in 309 games (started 224) through five seasons with Sacramento (2004-05 – 2008-09) … Has ranked in the top-10 in the NBA in free throws made in each of the last three seasons (seventh in 2006-07 with 471 FTM, eighth in 2007-08 with 502 FTM, & ninth in 2008-09 with 457 FTM), averaging 22.5 ppg (.452 FG%, .398 3pt%, .860 FT%), 4.2 rpg, 2.3 apg, and 1.15 spg in 36.4 mpg during that span … Named to the 2008 USA Basketball Men’s Select Team, a contingent formed to help prepare the Senior National Team for the Beijing Olympics (7/16/08) … Ranked 1st in the NBA in playoff free throw percentage in 2006 (1.000, 29-29) … Ranks fourth in Kings franchise history in career free throw percentage (1664-1952), fifth in career three-point percentage, fourth in three-pointers made (420), and fifth in three-pointers attempted (1,080) … Also ranks seventh in the Sacramento-era in points scored (5,224), 10th in field goals attempted (3,455), and third in both free throws made and attempted … Averaged a team-leading 23.7 ppg (.456 FG%, .402 3pt%, a career-high .869 FT), 4.5 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.02 spg, and 36.3 mpg in 61 games (started 57) in 2007-08 … Missed 17 games after suffering a strained groin vs. Utah (12/7/07) … Began the campaign on a scoring binge, establishing a new Sac-era record with nine consecutive games (10/31 thru 11/16) tallying 20-plus points to start the season (averaged 28.2 ppg during that span) … Set a Sac-era single-season record with 502 free throws made, surpassing his own mark of 481 set in 2006-07 after besting Otis Thorpe’s total of 460 free throws made in 1987-88 … Also attempted the second-highest single-season free throw total in Sac-era history (578), trailing only Thorpe’s 609 attempts in 1987-88 … Recorded ARCO Arena single-game records for free throws made and attempted (22-of-24) vs. Minnesota (3/7/08) … The 22 free throws made broke a previous mark of 18 also established by Martin at Indiana (2/25/07), and of those 22 makes, 15 came in the 2nd half—setting a new ARCO Arena single-game record and tying the Sac-era mark held by Reggie Theus (1/31/86) … Finished sixth in the NBA in scoring, joining Corey Maggette and Dwight Howard as the only players to average at least 20.0 ppg while attempting 15 or fewer shots per contest … Ranked 12th in the NBA in free throw percentage and led the league in average free throws made per game (8.2) … Finished 36th in minutes played … Tallied a then career-high 48 points vs. Minnesota, setting a Sac-era record for points scored by a King in regulation, trailing only Chris Webber’s mark of 51 points achieved in overtime vs. Indiana (1/5/01) … Made a career-high 14 field goals en route to 39 points in only 28 minutes off the bench vs. Dallas (1/14/08) … Set a Sac-era record for consecutive free throws made in a contest without a miss, hitting 16-of-16 from the line vs. Memphis (3/26/08) … Finished second to Golden State’s Monta Ellis for the 2006-07 NBA Most Improved Player Award in the closest voting for the honor since its inception in 1986 … Averaged a team-leading 20.2 ppg (.473 FG%, .390 3pt%, .844 FT%), 4.3 rpg, 2.2 apg, a career-high 1.23 spg, and 35.2 mpg in starting all 80 games in which he played … Made 39 consecutive free throws from 11/3/06 – 11/15/06 before the streak was snapped vs. Memphis … Finished 19th in the NBA in scoring in 2006-07 … Ranked sixth among NBA guards in field goal percentage … Ranked seventh in free throws made and 25th in free throw percentage … Ranked 1st in the NBA in scoring among players averaging 15 or less field goal attempts per game, joining Phoenix’s Amare Stoudemire as the only other players to average at least 20.0 ppg while attempting fewer than 14 shots per contest … Also ranked 28th in steals, including 11th in steals per turnover ratio (0.73) … Finished the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons ranked in the top-3 in the NBA in scoring average improvement (third-best increase in 2005-06, raising average from 2.9 ppg as a rookie to 10.8 ppg, and ranked second in 2006-07, bettering scoring average from 10.8 ppg to a Kings’ team-leading 20.2 ppg) … Hit game-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 3pt, 17-20 FT) at Orlando (3/17/07) … Named NBA Player of the Week for the first time after averaging 28.0 points (.574 FG%, .391 3pt%, .833 FT%), 5.0 rebounds, and 3.5 assists in helping Sacramento to a 3-1 record in games played Feb. 26 – Mar. 4, 2007 … Averaged 10.8 ppg (.480 FG%, .369 3pt%, .847 FT%), 3.6 rpg, 1.3 apg, and 0.76 spg in 26.5 mpg in 72 games (started 41) in 2005-06 … Ranked 17th in the NBA in free throw percentage … Posted averages of 13.7 ppg (.511 FG%, .423 3pt%, .840 FT%), 4.7 rpg, 1.8 apg, and 33.7 mpg in 41 games as a starter (Kings 23-18) … Made 37 consecutive free throws from Feb. 3 – Feb. 15, 2006—the second streak of 37 or more FTM since joining the Kings in 2004 … Tallied first career double-double with a then career-high 10 rebounds to complement 22 points vs. Orlando (1/15/06) … Averaged 2.9 ppg (.385 FG%, .200 3pt%, .655 FT%), 1.3 rpg, and 0.5 apg in 45 games off the bench as a rookie in 2004-05 … Has scored in double-figures in 221 career games, posted 20-plus points 137 times, reached the 30-point plateau on 38 occasions, tallied 40-plus points five times, and scored 50 or more once … Has registered seven career double-doubles.

NBA PLAYOFFS HIGHLIGHTS:
Has appeared in six career postseason games, averaging 13.2 ppg (.407 FG%, .316 3pt%, 29-29 FT), 5.0 rpg, 0.5 apg, and 32.8 mpg … Made game-winning layup over the outstretched hand of Tim Duncan as time expired in Game 4 of the First Round vs. San Antonio (4/28/06) … Scored a playoff career-high 26 points (7-15 FG, 2-4 3pt, 10-10 FT), to go with a postseason career-best eight rebounds in 45 minutes in Game 2 at the Spurs (4/25/06).

COLLEGE:
Averaged 23.3 ppg (.462 FG%, .346 3pt%, .841 FT%), 4.5 rpg, 1.7 apg, and 1.70 spg in 79 games (started 77) 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 NBA Draft’s opening round in the last 40 years … Ranks fourth all-time on the Catamount’s scoring list with 1,838 points and is the school’s all-time leading scorer since the program moved to Division I in 1976-77 … Also ranks fourth all-time in three-point field goals made (174), third in free throws made (534), and second in career free throw percentage (.841) … Ranked second in NCAA Division I in scoring as a junior in 2003-04, winning the Southern Conference scoring title for the second straight season … Named All-District by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) … Averaged 24.9 ppg (.474 FG%, .336 3pt FG%, .817 FT%), 4.8 rpg, 1.7 apg, and 1.85 spg in 27 games in 2003-04 … Earned first-team All-Southern Conference honors in three consecutive seasons (2001-02 – 2003-04) … Posted a season-high 44 points at Georgia in the season opener (11/21/03), sinking 7-of-14 three pointers … Scored 33 points in a stunning win at Arkansas (12/22/03) … En route to 37 points at East Tennessee State (1/17/04), hit a single-game school record 21 free throws (out of 23 attempts) … Scored 30 or more points 18 times … Ranked 10th nationally in scoring (22.8 ppg) as a sophomore (2002-03), setting a single-season school record for free throw percentage (.883) … Scored a career-high 46 points in sophomore season opener vs. Coastal Carolina (11/21/02) … Finished 11th nationally in scoring (22.1 ppg) as a freshman in 2001-02 and set a school record with 42 consecutive free throws made … Named to the National All-Freshman team by CollegeInsider.com in 2002.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH:
Joined the NBA and the DetEksi Basketball League for their first ever joint basketball development camp held in Indonesia this summer (8/16 – 8/20), serving as a star coach to 48 of the country’s most talented young players, helping hone their on-court abilities while also imparting life-skills on various topics such as leadership, character development, and teamwork ... Participated in the Basketball Without Borders program staged in Johannesburg, South Africa in September of 2007, serving as an NBA steward imparting youth players from around the globe with basketball instruction, leadership advice, character strengthening, and 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, posing for pictures, signing autographs, and visiting with participants … Donates game tickets to underprivileged youth in Sacramento as part of the annual “Kings for the Community” program … Joined Kings teammates and coaches in March of 2008 to help remodel the Center for Fathers and Families in Sacramento as part of the organization’s annual Cesar Chavez Day of Giving … Participates regularly in the Kings Reading Timeout program, including a visit last January to the La Familia Counseling Center to read and speak with children about the importance of literacy and education … 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 which were donated to Hurricane Katrina victims in January of 2006 … Donated time and labor renovating the Washington Neighborhood Center as part of the Kings 2006 Cesar Chavez Day of Service … Joined Ron Artest at the Wheelchair Charities, Inc. celebrity basketball game played at Madison Square Garden in September 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.