Martell Webster

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Martell Webster (born December 4, 1986 in Seattle, Washington) is an American professional basketball player currently a member of the Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA. The 6'7" (2.01 m), 229 lbs (95 kg) shooting guard was selected by the Blazers with the sixth pick in the 2005 NBA Draft after the third pick was traded to the Utah Jazz just hours before the draft.^[1] He is nicknamed "The Definition" as a play on his surname (popularized by Webster's Dictionary), given to him by a personal friend. Webster is also the cousin of Jason Terry of the Dallas Mavericks.^[2]

He was assigned to the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBA Development League by the Blazers in January, 2006, but later returned to the Portland Trail Blazers in February. He scored his career high of 26 points January 5, 2008, 24 of them being in the third quarter. He is one of the last ever high school lottery picks to be chosen in an NBA Draft due to new draft eligibility rules introduced in 2006.

[edit] National notes

• Selected for the 2005 McDonald's All-American High School Basketball Game West Team.
• Selected for the 2005 Jordan Classic Home Team.
• Named to USA Today's 2004-05 Pre-Season Super 25 and was ranked among USA Today's eight Top Juniors.
• Named in 2004 as one of eight Top Juniors by USA Today.
• Ranked No. 1 among Hoop Scoop's top 150 juniors in the nation.

[edit] High school

• Was slated to play for O'Dea High School in Seattle, WA, before suddenly deciding to go to Seattle Prep.
• Attended Seattle Preparatory School, where he averaged 27.1 ppg., 10.0 rpg. and 2.0 apg. as a senior. Webster finished the summer strong, after returning from a foot injury that wiped out a good portion of his junior season.
• Missed most of junior season (2003-04) with an injury. Partially chipped a bone in his foot and stretched some tendons during an open gym session in the pre-season.
• Led his team to a division championship at the Big Time and put up 18.6 points a game as a sophomore for Seattle Prep.
• Competed for Seattle Prep as a freshman and sophomore (stats are unavailable).
• Competed in the summer for Friends of Hoop Seattle.
• Signed to play for the University of Washington Huskies, but signed up for NBA draft instead.

[edit] References

1. ^ JAZZ: Jazz Acquire 3rd Pick
2. ^ BLAZERS: Martell Webster Chat Transcript: Nov. 3, 2005

[edit] External links

• Martell Webster Info Page at NBA.com
• Martell Webster Statistics at Basketball-Reference.com

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