Martin grew up in Apple Valley taking private lessons at MSB. He played 4 years of high school basketball (3 years of Varsity) at Eastview High School and was a captain his senior year. Martin is the all time record holder for free throw percentage in a players career at Eastview. He went on to play 4 years at Augsburg University, where his team won a MIAC conference championship in 2018. Martin also earned academic all-conference in 2020. So far he has 2 years of head coaching experience with a local AAU program at the 12U and 13U levels.