Martin Iti
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Martin Iti is an Australia
n-born New Zealand
professional basketball
player currently representing the Sydney Kings
in the Australian National Basketball League
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Iti attended Mount Zion Christian Academy in the U.S.
before graduating as the top high school center
in the country and attending University of North Carolina at Charlotte
for two years. He then left Charlotte to attend New Mexico State University
. After going undrafted in the 2008 NBA Draft
he played two seasons in Holland for the Rotterdam Challengers before returning to his mother's native New Zealand
where he represents the Southland Sharks
. He started the 2010 New Zealand NBL season
averaging 9.1 points per game, 4.8 rebounds per game and 0.7 blocks per game despite injuries limiting his minutes.
In August 2011, Iti signed with the Sydney Kings for the 2011–12 season.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n-born New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player currently representing the Sydney Kings
Sydney Kings
The Sydney Kings are a professional basketball team competing in the Australasian National Basketball League. They are the only team to date to win three consecutive championships in the NBL and currently sit third behind the Adelaide 36ers and Melbourne Tigers two away from the record five wins...
in the Australian National Basketball League
National Basketball League (Australia)
The National Basketball League, also known as the iiNet NBL Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in Australasia....
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Iti attended Mount Zion Christian Academy in the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
before graduating as the top high school center
Center (basketball)
The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...
in the country and attending University of North Carolina at Charlotte
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte , also known as UNC Charlotte or simply Charlotte, is a public research university located in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States...
for two years. He then left Charlotte to attend New Mexico State University
New Mexico State University
New Mexico State University at Las Cruces , is a major land-grant university in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States...
. After going undrafted in the 2008 NBA Draft
2008 NBA Draft
The 2008 NBA Draft was held on June 26, 2008 at the Washington Mutual Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting amateur college basketball players and other first-time eligible players, including...
he played two seasons in Holland for the Rotterdam Challengers before returning to his mother's native New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
where he represents the Southland Sharks
Southland Sharks
The Southland Sharks are a professional basketball team based in the Southland region in the New Zealand National Basketball League.The team plays their home games at Invercargill's Stadium Southland where 3,000 of the 4,500 seats are made available for regular season games.-Establishment:The...
. He started the 2010 New Zealand NBL season
2010 New Zealand NBL season
The 2010 New Zealand National Basketball League was the 29th season of the New Zealand NBL. In the 90-game regular season began on Thursday, 4 March and concluded on Friday, 19 June 2010....
averaging 9.1 points per game, 4.8 rebounds per game and 0.7 blocks per game despite injuries limiting his minutes.
In August 2011, Iti signed with the Sydney Kings for the 2011–12 season.