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15 Alijah Martin

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 210
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Summit, Miss.
  • High School North Pike HS

Biography

Overview
  • Averaged a career-high 14.4 points per game to help lead Florida to the 2025 national championship.
  • The first player to start in a Final Four for two different teams.
  • Totaled 2,022 points,786 rebounds, 321 3-point field goals, 253 assists and 211 steals over his five collegiate season.
  • Tallied 1,476 points, 616 rebounds and 242 3-point field goals over the course of four seasons at Florida Atlantic, helping lead the Owls to the 2023 Final Four.
  • Played in 124 career games with 86 starts during his time at FAU.
  • Has 17 career games with 20+ points, including a career-high 34 points in a 2022 win vs. FIU.
  • Martin averaged 16.5 points per game over FAU’s Conference USA Tournament and NCAA Tournament runs in 2023, helping the Owls to the Final Four and earning All-Tournament Team honors.
  • Scored 30 points in FAU’s NCAA first-round win vs. Memphis and 26 points in the Final Four vs. San Diego State.
 
Honors
  • 2025 NABC All-District (2nd Team)
  • 2025 Jerry West Award Top 10
  • 2024 All-American Athletic Conference (2nd Team)
  • 2023 All-Conference USA (1st Team)
  • 2023 NABC All-District 17 (2nd Team)
  • 2023 NCAA All-Tournament Team
  • 2023 C-USA Tournament Most Outstanding Player
  • 2023 All-C-USA Tournament Team
  • 2022 All-Conference USA (3rd Team)
 
2024-25, Grad Season
  • Averaged 14.4 points and 4.5 rebounds with 82 assists and 79 3-point field goals, starting 36 of his 38 appearances. He posted three games with 20+ points including a season-high 32-point outing vs. Southern Illinois, and his 29 dunks ranked second on the team.
  • His 546 points rank 17th in Florida history in a single season and the third-most by a transfer.
  • Set or matched personal season-bests in points, scoring average, assists, steals, free throws and field goals.
  • Despite just one season in the Orange and Blue, Martin ranks among Florida’s transfer career leaders with 56 steals (seventh), 79 3-point field goals (eighth) and 546 points (10th).
  • Hit a pair of free throws with 46.5 seconds left in the national championship game that put Florida in front for good.
  • Scored 17 points in the Final Four win vs. #4 Auburn, going 6-for-10 from the field and 2-for-3 from 3-point range. Also had a pair of monster breakaway dunks late in the second half that helped the Gators seize momentum.
  • Martin scored double figures in 11 straight games starting March 1, including all three SEC Tournament games and the first five NCAA Tournament games.
  • Became the first player since Steve Krafcisin (UNC 1977, Iowa 1980) to earn a trip to the Final Four with two different teams, and became the first ever to start for two teams in the Final Four.
  • Posted a team-high 22 points in the win vs. Texas, adding six rebounds and four assists.
  • Led the Gators with 18 points in the 30-point win vs. #1 Tennessee, the largest defeat of a top-ranked team since 1968.
  • Had a team-leading 14 points in the win at Arkansas.
  • Scored 19 points in the win vs. North Carolina, including a late game-tying 3-pointer.
  • Posted his first double-double as a Gator, third career, with 15 points and 11 rebounds in the neutral-site win vs. Arizona State.
  • Exploded for 32 points in the win vs. Southern Illinois, and his eight 3-pointers tied KeVaughn Allen and Jason Williams for the most all-time by a Gator in the O'Dome. He also tallied nine rebounds, five assists and two steals, becoming just the third major conference player this century to hit all of those marks in a game (Trae Young, Oklahoma; Ryan Hawkins, Creighton)
  • Went for 17 points in the win at Florida State, including a key 3-pointer that put UF up by nine late in the game.
  • Posted 26 points with five 3-pointers on the road at #10 Kentucky, including 20 points in the second half.
  • Part of the highest-scoring trio in Florida history, along with Walter Clayton Jr. and Will Richard.
 
2023-24, Senior Season (FAU)
  • Averaged 13.1 points and a personal-best 5.9 rebounds while tallying a career-high 56 steals, starting 30 of his 34 appearances.
  • Earned second-team All-American Conference honors during the Owls’ first season in that league.
  • Totaled six 20-point outings, including a season-high 26 points at Texas-San Antonio.
  • Posted a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds in a win vs. Tulane.
  • Had 12 games with at least three 3-point field goals, including six at UTSA.
 
2022-23, Junior Season (FAU)
  • Averaged 13.4 points and 5.3 rebounds per game with 73 3-point field goals, earning first-team All-Conference USA honors and helping lead FAU to a Final Four appearance and a 35-4 record, starting 21 times in 36 appearances.
  • Also named the Conference USA Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player, exploding for 30 points and 11 rebounds in the championship game vs. UAB.
  • Named to the All-NCAA Tournament Team, averaging 15.2 points per game, including 26 in the Final Four vs. San Diego State.
  • Totaled five 20-point games and hit a season-high six 3-pointers in a win vs. Louisiana Tech.
 
2021-22, Sophomore Season (FAU)
  • Averaged a career-best 13.9 points per game along with 5.3 rebounds, knocking in a personal-high 84 3-point field goals while starting all 33 appearances to earn third-team All-Conference USA honors.
  • Had five 20-point games, including a career-high 34-point outing vs. FIU, shooting 11-for-17 from the field, 5-for-9 from 3-point range and 7-for-8 from the free throw line.
 
2020-21, Freshman Season (FAU)
  • Averaged 4.2 points and 2.4 rebounds in 21 appearances with two starts.
  • Posted four double-figure scoring games, including a season-best 21 points vs. Florida National, which included a 5-for-12 performance from 3-point range.
  • Posted 10 points and a season-high nine rebounds vs. Florida College.
 
Prep
  • Averaged 25 points, nine rebounds, five assists and three steals as a senior, earning first-team All-State honors.
  • Named MVP of the Alabama/Mississippi All-Star Game.
  • Also an All-State pick in football, throwing for 2,100 yards and 20 touchdowns and running for 1,300 yards and 13 touchdowns.

Personal
  • Parents are Tina Martin and Randall Ridley.
  • Siblings are Alayshia Martin and Jaylen Martin.
  • Comes from a family full of athletes in a variety of sports.
  • Also played football, baseball, soccer and track growing up.
  • Came to Florida because it was the perfect fit for him, the team returned a lot of players, and the coaching staff is great.

Off the Court
  • Chose #15 because it’s his favorite number.
  • Favorite food: Mac and cheese
  • If he could have a superpower: Flying
  • Favorite quote/saying: “Find a way or find an excuse.”
  • Hidden talent: Artist
  • If he could have diner with any three people: Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant
  • Favorite NBA player: Donovan Mitchell
  • Favorite athlete outside the NBA: Gervonta Davis
  • Favorite place he’s traveled: Jamaica
  • Favorite holiday to celebrate and why: Christmas, because my birthday is the next day
  • Favorite movie or TV show: Snowfall
  • Favorite book: Atomic Habits

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