page_title: Damian Martin
section_title: Perth Wildcats
hierarchical_section_title: Damian Martin / Professional career / Perth Wildcats
caption_attribution_description: English: Damian Martin at the Perth Wildcats' 2014 championship ceremony
context_page_description: Damian Patrick Martin is an Australian former professional basketball player, best known for his 11 seasons with the Perth Wildcats of the National Basketball League. After four years of college basketball for Loyola Marymount, Martin began his NBL career in 2007 with the West Sydney Razorbacks. In 2009, he made the move to Perth to join the Wildcats, where he went on to become a six-time NBL champion and six-time NBL Best Defensive Player. He is considered one of the NBL's all-time best defenders.
context_section_description: Following the demise of the Sydney Spirit, Martin followed Beveridge west, where the pair joined the Perth Wildcats for the 2009–10 NBL season. Martin saw immediate success, helping the Wildcats win the championship in his first season. In 2011, he won the NBL Best Defensive Player Award for the first time and was named to the All-NBL First Team. Over the ensuing three seasons, he won three more Best Defensive Player awards, was named to the All-NBL Team every year, and helped the Wildcats reach three straight grand finals, winning his second championship in 2014. He missed the 2013 grand final series with a partial tear of his Achilles tendon, an injury that he suffered during the semi-final series. In January 2013, Martin was named co-captain of the Wildcats alongside Shawn Redhage. In October 2013, he was named the sole captain of the Wildcats.
caption: Martin in April 2014, at the Wildcats' championship ceremony
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