Jayden Martinez

Photo by: Zach Del Bello

Position:
Forward
Ht./Wt.:
6-7 / 215
Class:
Fifth Year
Hometown:
Cibolo, TX
High School:
Byron P. Steele HS
Prev School:
New Hampshire

Top Career Scoring Games
1. 33, vs. Quinnipiac Nov. 23, 2021
2. 24, vs. Hartford Feb. 2, 2022
2. 24, at Binghamton Jan. 31, 2021
4. 23, vs. NJIT Feb. 9, 2022
4. 23, at Maine Jan. 3, 2021
6. 22, vs. UMass Lowell Feb. 6, 2021
6. 22, vs. Central Conn. St. Nov. 19, 2019
8. 21, at Albany (NY) Feb. 19, 2022
8. 21, at Marquette Nov. 12, 2021
10. 20, vs. UMBC Feb. 14, 2021
10. 20, at Holy Cross Nov. 27, 2021
10. 20, vs. St. Joseph’s (ME) Nov. 9, 2021
10. 20, at Niagara Dec. 9, 2018

Career
Scored 1,297 career points...Grabbed 728 career rebounds...Made 177 career 3-pointers...Had 123 career assists...Member of the 2023 NIT Championship team...Scored 1,139 career points at New Hampshire...Grabbed 615 career rebounds at New Hampshire...2021 America East First Team All-Conference...2022 America East Second Team All-Conference...2019 America East Honor Roll...2020 America East Honor Roll...2023 Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll

2022-23
Played in 35 games...Averaged 15.6 minutes per game...Averaged 4.2 points per game...Averaged 3.2 rebounds per game...Scored in double figures five times...Scored a season-high 13 points three times...Grabbed a season-high nine rebounds on Nov. 19 versus Fresno State...Scored 13 points at Saint Mary's College on Nov. 13...Was 4-for-4 from 3-point range on Dec. 3 versus Omaha...Scored 13 points and had eight rebounds at FIU on Jan. 16...Had a season-high three assists versus Omaha on Dec. 3...Had a season-high two blocks at UT Arlington on Dec. 6...Played a season-high 27 minutes at Saint Mary's College on Nov. 13...Had a massive put-back dunk in the NIT Championship game on March 30 versus UAB...Scored 21 points in North Texas' five-game NIT Championship run...Made two 3-pointers versus Sam Houston in the NIT Second Round...Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll

2021-22 (New Hampshire)
America East All-Conference Second Team...Played in 27 of 28 games, starting all 27...Led the team in scoring (15.1), field goals made (154) and attempted (326), and rebounding (5.5 per game), total offensive rebounds (50)
Second in minutes per game (34.7), and 3-point percentage (.424)...America East rankings: #7 in scoring, #9 in rebounding, #8 in field goal percentage, #3 in 3 point field goal percentage, #4 in 3-point field goals per game, and #3 in minutes...Had three double-doubles...Scored 20+ points eight times...Career-high 33 points in 36 minutes vs. Quinnipiac (Nov. 23); shot 13 of 15 from the field, including 2-for-3 on 3-point attempts; the 33 points is the second highest by any America East player this season...Pulled down a season-high 14 rebounds that game vs. Quinnipiac; that total is tied for second among all conference players this season...Season-high four 3-pointers made four times: at Marquette (Nov. 12), at Bryant (Dec. 8), vs. Keene State (Dec. 13), at NJIT (Feb. 23)...Played a season-high 40 minutes vs. Hartford (Feb. 2) recording 24 points and 5 rebounds; shot 10-15 from the field...Also played 40 minutes vs. Binghamton (Feb. 26), scoring 10 points...Played 25 in the opener vs St. Joseph's (Maine) on Nov. 9; tallied 20 points, 10 rebounds, three assists, two steals, and one blocked shot...Recorded 20 points at Holy Cross (Nov. 27)...Recorded 24 points vs. Hartford (Feb. 2) on 10 of 15 shooting, 2 of 4 3-point shooting, and 2 of 2 shooting from the free throw line...Scored 23 points and seven rebounds in 39 minutes vs NJIT (Feb. 9)

2020-21 (New Hampshire)
America East All-Conference First Team...Played in and started all 19 games...Scored a team-high 259 total points (13.6 ppg)...Grabbed a team-high 161 total rebounds (8.5 rpg)...Led the team in blocks with 18...Scored 20+ points three times including a then career-high 24 points at Binghamton

2019-20 (New Hampshire)
Played all 30 games with 21 starts...Averaged 10.5 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 26.8 minutes per game...On the America East conference leader board, finished 10th in rebounding (6.6), as well as 9th in offensive rebounding (1.9) and 12th in defensive rebounding (4.7)...Led the team in blocks with 20...Ranked third on the team in scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage (42.6%), 3-point field goal percentage (35.6%), field goals made (116), 3-point field goals made (37), free throws made (45) and attempted (65)...Seven double-doubles, including a stretch of four consecutive games spanning Nov. 26-Dec. 7...Led the team in scoring six times; rebounds five times; and both scoring & rebounding three times...Career highs in both points (22) and rebounds (15) at Central Connecticut State (Nov. 19) for his first double-double of the season...19 points and made a career-high five 3-point FGs (on six attempts) at Boston U. (Nov. 16)...Career high of four blocks vs. Maine Maritime (Dec. 4)
Matched his career high of three assists three times: vs. Curry (Nov. 5), at Quinnipiac (Dec. 7) and at UMBC ( Feb. 15)...Played a season-high 38:12 vs. Vermont (Jan. 29) with 17 points and 11 rebounds; made all four 3-point attempts...Played 38:09 at Quinnipiac with 12 points and 11 rebounds...Recorded a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds at Maine (Feb. 26); made 7 of 8 free throws...Stretch of four consecutive double-doubles started with 14 points and 12 rebounds vs. Bryant (Nov. 26)...Followed that with 11-11 at Florida International (Nov. 30)

2018-19 (New Hampshire)
Played in 20 of 29 games with 8 starts...Averaged 7.9 points, 5.1 rebounds in 19.7 minutes per game...Ranked 3rd in defensive rebounds (86), as well as field goal percentage (43.5%)...Led the team in blocks (15)...Ranked 3rd in points scored (147)...Recorded two double-doubles (Dec. 9 v. Niagara 20p, 13r and Jan. 9 v. UMass Lowell 10p, 12r)...Played a career high 36 minutes (Feb. 3) vs. Vermont, scoring 12 points and grabbing 8 rebounds on 5-11 shooting...First career double-double with career highs in both points (20) and rebounds (13) in 33 minutes off the bench at Niagara (Dec. 9); matched personal best of three assists...Second career double-double (12p, 10r) vs. UMass Lowell (Jan. 9); made 4 of 8 FGs (2-5 3-pointers)...Recorded 16 points and six rebounds at Bryant...UNH leader in rebounds (8), assists (3) and steals (2) against Mount Saint Vincent (Nov. 12)...Team-high 15 points in his collegiate debut vs. Rivier (Nov. 6); made 7 of 9 field goals (1x2 3-pointers); also had 5 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal...8 points and 10 rebounds in 34 minutes at American (Nov. 16)...Also scored in double digits with 14 points vs. Mount Saint Vincent (Nov. 12)

High School
Graduated in 2018 from Byron P. Steele High School in the San Antonio metro area...2018 Express-News All-Area Boys Basketball Team...2018 First Team All-District...2017 First Team All-District...Averaged 13.7 points and 7.3 rebounds per game as a senior