2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster

5 Malik Martin

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-11
  • Weight 214
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Miami, Fla.
  • Prev School USC

Biography

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AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2017-18): Appeared in all 32 games and made seven starts...Averaged 23.3 minutes per game...Averaged 6.4 points and a team-high 4.7 rebounds per game...Led the Bulls in field goal percentage, shooting 58.2 percent from the floor...Had a team-high 30 blocks on the season...Set career high in points (24) and rebounds (10) in first career double-double against Arkansas State (11/24)...Surpassed previous career high with 11 rebounds at Appalachian State (12/2)...Had three games with 10-plus rebounds after having zero such games entering the year...Set career high with four blocks against FIU (12/11)....Scored 19 points with nine rebounds at Memphis (3/1), going 8-of-10 from the field...Shot 72.2 percent (26-for-36) over the season's last seven games.

AS A JUNIOR (2016-17): Sat out due to NCAA transfer rules.

AS A SOPHOMORE AT USC (2015-16): Averaged 1.8 points and 1.5 rebounds while appearing in 27 games for an average of 6.6 minutes per game…Shot 43.2 percent (16-37) from the field and 57.7 (15-26) from the free throw line…Scored a season-high nine points, on 4-of-5 from the field, to go with five rebounds in 14 minutes of play at Stanford (2/25/16).

AS A FRESHMAN AT USC (2014-15): Played in 29 games and made 15 starts as a freshman, averaging 5.2 points and 3.6 rebounds... Led USC with a .524 shooting percentage, was third in blocks (22) and fourth in rebounds (105)... started USC’s first four games and in the opener vs. Portland State, scored 10 points and grabbed six rebounds... Registered 10 points in the third game of the season vs. Akron, going 2-for-2 from three-point range… Suffered a hyperextention of his right knee in the game vs. Drexel on Nov. 21 and missed the next three games, an MRI on Nov. 24 revealed a bone contusion...  Returned to action and scored five points on Dec. 3 vs. LMU... Started again in the Pac-12 opener at Utah on Jan. 2 and scored 14 points while grabbing six rebounds. Did not score in double figures again until registering 11 points when USC hosted the Utes on Feb. 1… Scored a season-best 15 points and had six rebounds at Arizona on Feb. 19... Registered a season-high seven rebounds three times, vs. Stanford on Jan. 11, vs. Washington State on Feb. 25 and vs. Washington on Feb. 28... In the game vs. Washington he scored all six of his points on dunks and finished the season second on the team with 16 slams.

HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 19 points and 12 rebounds per game as a senior at Faith Baptist High in Brandon, Fla… Was the 2014 No. 4-ranked player in Florida according to 247Sports, the No. 33 power forward according to Scout.com and the No. 109 overall prospect by Rivals.com… Was All-County and All-State as a senior… Averaged 17.2 points per game the previous season at Northeast High, where he was also an honor roll student… Played for USA Basketball and at the LeBron James and Kevin Durant Camps.

PERSONAL: Born Jan. 20, 1995 in Miami, Fla… The son of Stacey and Byron Martin.

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2016-17Junior

    Forward
    6'11" 214 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2017-18Redshirt Junior

    Forward
    6'11" 214 lbs
    5