[1] Born and raised in Sydney to a Kiwi father and an Australian mother, Martin moved to the United States in 1998, where he attended St. John's College High School in Washington, D.C.[2] before playing one season of college basketball for the UTEP Miners in 2001–02.

He missed much of the season with a broken foot he suffered while playing for the Australian Boomers in a tour to China.

In January 2010, Martin signed with the Wollongong Hawks, where he spent the rest of the 2009–10 season as an injury replacement for Tywain McKee.

[11][12] Martin began playing in the New Zealand National Basketball League in 2004 for the Manawatu Jets.

Following the 2009 NZNBL season, he joined the Parramatta Wildcats and helped the team win the Waratah League Championship while earning Grand Final MVP honours.