José Ignacio "Nacho" Martín Monzón (born 22 April 1983) is a Spanish professional

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player. He is a 6 ft. 8.75 in. (2.05 m) tall

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. His nickname is DaFlow. His father, Morti Martín, was also a professional basketball player.

Professional career

In his pro career, Martín has played with the following clubs:

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, Círculo Badajoz, Calpe,

Gipuzkoa Basket Donosti Gipuzkoa Basket 2001 Saskibaloi Kirol Elkartea S.A.D., commonly known as Gipuzkoa Basket and as Acunsa GBC for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain. The team plays in the LEB Oro. ...

Granada Granada ( ; ) is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada (Spain), Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence ...

Zaragoza Zaragoza (), traditionally known in English as Saragossa ( ), is the capital city of the province of Zaragoza and of the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributaries, the ...

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, and

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. He signed with

in 2013. Martín came back to his native city in January 2018, for playing with LEB Oro team Carramimbre CBC Valladolid, but just after only one game, on 13 January 2018 he agrees terms with ICL Manresa for playing until the end of the 2017–18 season. On August 13, 2018, Martín signed a one-year deal with Tecnyconta Zaragoza of the

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. On July 31, 2019, Martín signed a one-year deal with Coosur Real Betis. After starting the season with CB Cornella, Martín signed with

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of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla in November 2022.

Spain national team

With the junior national team of Spain, Martín won the silver medal at the

2002 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The 2002 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship (known at that time as 2002 European Championship for Young Men) was the sixth edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The cities of Kaunas, Alytus and Vilnius, in Lithuania, hosted the tourname ...

. He has played several friendly games with the senior

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. Martin has also played with National 3x3 team winning the silver medal at the

2015 European Games The 1st European Games (), also known as the 2015 European Games or Baku 2015 (), were the inaugural edition of the European Games, an international multi-sport event for athletes representing the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of the Europe ...

References

External links

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FIBA Europe ProfileEuroleague.net ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileSpanish League Profile

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1983 births Living people Basket Zaragoza players BC Andorra players Spanish expatriate basketball people in Andorra Spanish expatriate basketball people in Iceland Basketball players at the 2015 European Games Basketball players at the 2023 European Games European Games medalists in basketball European Games silver medalists for Spain CB Estudiantes players CB Gran Canaria players CB Granada players CB Valladolid players Centers (basketball) FC Barcelona Bàsquet players FC Barcelona Bàsquet B players Gipuzkoa Basket players Liga ACB players Njarðvík men's basketball players Power forwards Real Betis Baloncesto players Spanish men's basketball players Spanish men's 3x3 basketball players Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball) players 21st-century Spanish sportsmen {{Spain-basketball-bio-stub