Robert Martin (basketball player)

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Robert Martin aka "50" (born 1972) is an streetball player on the AND1 Mixtape Tour. He is 6'8" tall and weighs 210lbs.

[edit] Early life

He graduated from Tri Cities High School in Atlanta, Georgia in 1991. He attended Middle Georgia Junior College from 1991 to 1993 before transferring to High Point College (now High Point University). He is also the cousin of NBA star Kenyon Martin of the Denver Nuggets and the uncle of Gawin Pukchareon, also a famous streetballer.

[edit] Career

In 1995 he joined Atlanta Trojans of the USBL. From 1995 to 1998 he played in Europe. In 1998 he played for Rochester Skeeters of the IBA. He played for team Atlanta until 2000. In 2000 his team played against And 1. In 2001 he was offered to join And 1. He got the name 50 because people say he has a 50" vertical jump. He currently plays in the ABA.