Florida Atlantic University Athletics
2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Martin, Alijah
F
/ Men's BasketballG
/ Men's BasketballF
/ Men's BasketballG
/ Men's BasketballG
/ Men's BasketballG
/ Men's BasketballG
/ Men's BasketballF
/ Men's BasketballG
/ Men's BasketballF
/ Men's BasketballG
/ Men's BasketballG
/ Men's BasketballF
/ Men's BasketballF
/ Men's BasketballC
/ Men's Basketball
Jersey Number 15
Alijah Martin
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Summit, Miss.
- High School:
- North Pike
- Major:
- Business
Bio
Career Accolades
Second-Year Freshman (2021-22)
- 2022-23 NABC All-District 17 Second Team
- 2022-23 All-Conference USA First Team
- 2023 NCAA All-Tournament Team
- 2023 C-USA Tournament Most Outstanding Player
- 2023 All-C-USA Tournament Team
- 2021-22 All-C-USA Third Team
- Florida Atlantic 1,000-point club member
- 2023-24 AAC Preseason Player of the Year
- 2023-24 AAC Preseason First Team All-Conference
- 2023 ESPN Events Invitational MVP
- 2023-24 AAC Second Team All-Conference
- Awarded AAC Player of the Week (Nov. 27) and Weekly Honor Roll (Jan. 22)
- Played in 34 games with 30 starts on the season
- Made SC Top 10 at No. 1 with a dunk against SMU (Feb.22)
- Scored a season-high 26 points in the overtime victory over UTSA
- Registered six 20-point games on the year
- Recorded season-high 11 boards in the win over Tulane
- Finished the season with 201 rebounds
- Totaled 444 points on the year and averaged 13.1 points per game
- Went 154-372 from the field (41.4%)
- Led the Owls in steals with 56 on the season
- One of the three recipients of an all-conference award
- Had a terrific season for Florida Atlantic and was a key component to the Owls’ Final Four run and 35-4 record
- Scored 13.4 points per game to rank second on the team and 11th in C-USA
- Grabbed 5.3 rebounds per game to rank third on Florida Atlantic
- A scoring machine, Martin scored double figures in 24 games, 20+ points in four games
- Became the 15 player in Florida Atlantic history to join the 1,000-point club
- Scored his 1,000th point in the Elite Eight win over Kansas State
- Currently sits 12th place in FAU history in scoring with 1,032 points
- Went off for a 30-point, 11-rebound effort in the C-USA Championship blowout win over UAB
- His 30 points tie the Owl record for points in a conference tournament game
- Averaged 16.5 points per game across the C-USA and NCAA Tournament games
- Knocked down 73 3-pointers on the season, which is the most by a sophomore in school history and the 12th-most all-time in a season in Owl history
- Scored a game-high 26 points on 7-of-13 shooting from the floor in the Final Four game against San Diego State
- Recorded 17 points in the Elite Eight win over Kansas State
- Became the first Owl to earn multiple All-C-USA Team honors in a career in FAU’s 10-year member as a history of the league
Second-Year Freshman (2021-22)
- Started in all 33 games he appeared in
- Ended the season No. 2 in 3-point field goal percentage (.400), No. 5 in 3-pointers made per game (2.55), No. 7 in steals (1.61) and No. 16 in scoring (13.91) in C-USA
- Named to the C-USA Third Team, becoming just the fourth ever Owl to be named to the All-C-USA Team
- Led the team in scoring (13.9 PPG), rebounding (5.3 RPG) and steals (53)
- Had 26 double-digit scoring outings, including five 20+ point games
- Made a 3-pointer in all but one of his 33 games this season, including 26 multi-3-pointer contests
- Logged 17 points, six rebounds and three steals versus Miami
- Had first 20-piece of the season against Troy, putting up 22 points and eight rebounds
- Initiated his 12-game streak of double-digit scoring games with 13 points at VCU
- Tallied five 3-pointers against Florida Tech, ending the night with 17 points
- Finished just shy of a double-double at UAB, putting up 16 points and eight rebounds
- Contributed three of the Owls’ 16 3-pointers in the program’s single-game 3-point record versus Charlotte, ending the night with 20 points and five rebounds
- Registered 16 points, nine rebounds, four assists and three steals at UTSA
- Came up big in the Owls’ win over Louisiana Tech, tallying 21 points and eight rebounds
- Had a 22-point performance off five 3-pointers against Middle Tennessee
- Made the whole conference take notice in the Owls’ final regular season game, logging a career-high 34 points off 11-of-17 shooting from the field, 5-of-9 shooting from beyond the arc and 7-of-8 from the charity stripe against FIU
- In his final game of the season, tallied 11 points, eight rebounds, four assists and two steals in the C-USA Championship quarterfinals versus UAB
- Played in 20 of the team's 22 games and drew two starts
- Averaged 4.5 points per game and 2.6 rebounds
- Tallied 16 assists, nine steals and three blocks while turning the ball over just 11 times
- Recorded a season-high 21 points versus Florida National and nine rebounds against Florida College
- Attempted a season-high 12 3-pointers versus Florida National, connecting on five
- Had season-high five assists versus Florida college and a season-high minutes played at UTSA
- Averaged 25 points, nine rebounds, five assists and three steals as a senior
- First Team All-State
- MVP of Alabama/Mississippi All-Star Game
- Also an All-State pick in football, throwing for 2,100 points and 20 TDs and running for 1,300 yards and 13 TDs
Inside the Owls Burrow 2025-26 #4
Thursday, September 04
Inside the Owls Burrow 2025-26 #3
Friday, August 29
Inside the Owls Burrow 2025-26 #2
Friday, August 22
Inside the Owls Burrow 2025-26 #1
Thursday, August 14
