Martin Iti

Martin Iti
Personal information
Born	(1983-02-28) 28 February 1983 Sydney, New South Wales
Nationality	New Zealand / Australian
Listed height	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight	238 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High school	Winchendon Prep (Winchendon, Massachusetts) Mount Zion Christian Academy (Durham, North Carolina)
College	Charlotte (2003–2005) New Mexico State (2006–2008)
NBA draft	2008 / Undrafted
Pro career	2008–present
Position	Center
Career history
2008–2009	Rotterdam Challengers
2010–2011	Southland Sharks
2011–2012	Sydney Kings
2012	Wellington Saints
2013–2014	Ipswich Force
Career highlights and awards
NZNBL Rookie of the Year (2010)

Martin Iti (born 28 February 1983) is a New Zealand-Australian professional basketball player. As a high school senior at Mount Zion Christian Academy, Iti was rated as the No. 8 high school recruit in the nation and the No. 1 high school center in the country.^[1] He played college basketball at both the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and New Mexico State University.^[1]

Professional

Iti went undrafted in the 2008 NBA draft. He later signed with the Rotterdam Challengers of the Netherlands for the 2008–09 season.

In February 2010, he signed with the Southland Sharks for the 2010 New Zealand NBL season.^[2]^[3] He was subsequently named the NZNBL Rookie of the Year.^[4]

In December 2010, he re-signed with the Sharks for the 2011 season.^[5]

In August 2011, he signed with the Sydney Kings for the 2011–12 NBL season.^[6]

In December 2011, he signed with the Wellington Saints for the 2012 season.^[7]

In March 2013, he signed with the Ipswich Force for the 2013 QBL season.^[8] He returned to the Force for the 2014 season.^[9]