Alijah Martin surely emerged as a star in the NCAA Tournament 2022-2023. He is a collegiate basketball player committed to the FAU basketball team. Alijah delivers when it matters the most because of his unbelievable performance in the elite eight rounds of March Madness, FAU Owls made it to the semi-final or final four.
His squad led by Dusty May clashed with the fiery San Diego State Aztec team led by head coach Brian Dutcher in the semi-final but they lost. As the new season already started, Alijah is the player to watch out for throughout the whole tournament.
Alijah Martin Bio, Age, Height, Parents, Stats, Girlfriend, Wiki
Alijah Martin was born on 26th December 2001 and grew up in Summit, Mississippi. Her mother’s name is Tina Wells and she was a basketball coach at the time of Martin’s birth. So basically he had a basketball well before he could walk with his sister.
He had his primary education at North Pike High School, where he played as an electric dual-threat quarterback. The school is situated in the small town of Summit, Mississippi near the Louisiana border. He is completing his education at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) and is committed to the Owl team of basketball.
Stats/Career
High School Quarterback
In high school, Alijah Martin had a career record of making 6,799 yards and 56 career touchdowns. For the game, he rushed for 4,433 yards making 42 touchdowns in his prep career. While playing for the final game of the school, he threw 304 yards and 2 touchdowns and rushed for 118 yards with a playoff loss against Poplarville.
College
Martin began with an overall 33 games in his second-0eyar freshman season. Eventually, he earned the title of Third Team All-CUSA after making a career record of 13.9 points and 5.3 rebounds. He was named in the FAU record books in the 2022 regular-season finale after he scored 34 points against Florida International.
After this score and title earning, he became the sixth-most in a single game in program history. Martin was the selection for all-conference, which is one of the rare achievements for Owls. This is because, since the 2013 to 2014 season, only three players have earned the all-conference honors.
The names include Ronald Delph, 2018; Anthony Adger, 2019; and Michael Forrest, 2022. Alijah carried his team along with Adam Seiko, Nathan Mensah, and Aguak Arop throughout the 2022-2023 season. Now they are all looking hungry to get the first-ever title for FAU in NCAA history.
Social Media
Alijah is available on Twitter and Instagram. You can find him on social media with handle names – @martin_alijah on Twitter and @alijahmartin15 on Instagram, respectively.
Alijah Martin Biography |
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Real Name | Alijah Martin |
Birth Date | December 26, 2001 |
Age (as of 2023) | 21 Years |
Birth Place | Summit, Mississippi, United States |
Profession | Basketball player |
College | Florida Atlantic University |
Class | Sophomore |
Physical Statistics |
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Height | in feet inches – 6’ 2” – in Centimeters – 188 cm |
Weight | in Kilograms – 95 kg – in Pounds – 210 lbs |
Hair Color | Black |
Eye Color | Black |
Family |
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Father | – |
Mother | Tina Wells-Martin |
Sister | – |
Brother | – |
Relationship Status |
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Marital Status | Single |
Affair | No |
Who is his girlfriend? | – |
Alijah Martin Girlfriend
Alijah Martin maintains a secret lifestyle and doesn’t openly talk about his family, siblings, love life, or his choices for having a girlfriend. He is a single and unmarried man, as of March 2023.
Alijah Martin Net Worth
There is no official information on Alijah Martin’s net worth. He is still committed to his collegiate games (as of March 2023) and we assume that he might be getting good support from college teams, scholarships, and sponsorships. So, we can assume his net worth is somewhere around $1 million.
Trivia
- Martin has appeared for Friday Night Lights in college and has received a collegiate scholarship on the hardwood but it seems that his best varsity sport is track and field.
- While going through his senior years at North Pike, he won the state championships in the triple and high jump (as a senior) and earned the position of runner-up in the long jump.
- He had an impressive varsity career as a track and field jumper. He was the state runner-up in three jumpings including the long, high, and triple jump. Eventually, he was placed on the list of “Top 10 in three events at state” as a sophomore.
- Alijah Martin says that he aspired to own a professional sports team and manage athletes after completing the deals with his basketball career and all negotiations.
- FAU didn’t have a spot left to offer in basketball when he tried to apply for admission. However, a player entered into the transfer portal at the very last moment and eventually coaches offered him a slot.