Jack Michael Martínez (born October 12, 1981 in Santo Domingo) is a professional male basketball player from the Dominican Republic. He is a 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) power forward, who also plays as a center. The nephew of Soterio Ramírez, he played in Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Italy, Dominican Republic and Mexico.
Martínez made his debut for the Dominican Republic National Team in 2001. He was named MVP at the 2004 Central American Championship in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, where his team claimed the gold medal by defeating Puerto Rico in the final.
Jack Martinez attended Artesia High School in Lakewood, California and played alongside Jason Kapono and Jón Arnór Stefánsson before it was found out that the foreign players were illegally recruited by Coach Wayne Merino.
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