2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Martinelli, Nick
Jersey Number 2
Nick Martinelli
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 220
- Position:
- F
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Glenview, Ill.
- High School:
- Glenbrook South HS
Bio
2024-25: All-Big Ten Second Team … NABC All-District First Team … CSC Academic All-American First Team … CSC Academic All-District … Academic All-Big Ten … Big Ten scoring leader … Two-time Big Ten Player of the Week (11/11, 3/3) … Became the fourth Wildcat all-time to lead the Big Ten in scoring and the first since John Shurna in 2011-12 … Scored 676 points on 251 made field goals, both single-season program records … Started all 33 games, averaging career-highs of 20.5 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 0.7 steals per game in 37.6 minutes per game … Shot 47.1-percent from the field … Played an average of 37.5 minutes per game, the most in the Big Ten and fourth-most nationally … Ranked 10th in the country in points per game overall and second among high-major forwards, trailing only the nation’s scoring leader Eric Dixon of Villanova (23.3) … Became the first Big Ten forward to post 20.5+ points and 6+ rebounds per game since Indiana’s Trayce Jackson-Davis in 2022-23 … Scored 15+ points in 18 straight games to end the season, the longest active streak in the country among high-major teams and the longest streak by a Northwestern player since at least 1996 … Led NU in scoring 16 times … Scored 15+ points in 30 games, ranking second in the Big Ten, and 10+ points in 32 games, third in the Big Ten … Scored in double-digits in 26 straight games, the longest streak by a Wildcat since at least 2000 … Became the first high-major player to post 20+ points, 5+ rebounds and 37.5+ minutes per game since Kemba Walker (UConn) in 2010-11 and the first high-major forward since Hakim Warrick (Syracuse) in 2004-05 … First Big Ten player to post those averages in a season since Michael Redd (Ohio State) in 1997-98 … Led Northwestern in scoring 17 times … Scored 20+ points 18 times, tied for the most 20+ point games in a season by a Wildcat since 2005-06 … Notched five double-doubles during the season, tying Pete Nance (2021-22) for the most double-doubles by a Northwestern forward in a season … Recorded a double-double and posted game-highs of 26 points on 9-of-12 shooting and 2-of-2 3-point attempts, and 10 rebounds in the season opener against Lehigh (11/4) … Totaled 17 points in the first half against Lehigh, singlehandedly outscoring the Mountain Hawks (15) … Became the first Northwestern player to tally 25+ points and 10+ rebounds while shooting at least 75% from the field since Dererk Pardon did so on Dec. 30, 2015 at Nebraska … Notched career-highs of 32 points and 14 rebounds while shooting 12-of-16 from the field at Dayton (11/9) … Became the first Wildcat to score 30+ points on 75%+ shooting from the field since Drew Crawford on Dec. 12, 2011, against Creighton … Joined Zach Edey as the only two Big Ten players to register a 32+ point, 14+ rebound game while shooting at least 75% from the field since 2005-06 … His 32 points were the most by a Northwestern player all season … Posted 25+ points in the season’s first two games, becoming the first Wildcat to accomplish the feat since Vedran Vukusic in 2005-06 … Named Big Ten Player of the Week (11/11) for the first time in his career by averaging 29.0 points and 12.0 rebounds per game, while shooting 75% from the field … He became the first Big Ten player to post at least 25+ points and 10+ rebounds in each of the first two games of a season … Scored 27 points on 10-of-14 shooting against UIC (11/12), becoming the first Wildcat to score 25+ points in three consecutive games since John Shurna in 2010 … Posted 16 points and two steals against Eastern Illinois (11/15) … Registered a game-high 22 points, seven rebounds, and three steals against Montana State (11/19) … Became the first Wildcat since Vedran Vukusic in the 2005-06 season to score 20+ points in at least four of the first five games of the season … Tallied 20 points with 7-of-9 made free throws against Pepperdine (11/22) … Had 12 points, six rebounds, and three assists vs. UNLV (11/29) … Logged 19 points, five rebounds, and a career-high four assists in the Big Ten opener at Iowa (12/3) … Posted a game-best 27 points, with 23 coming in the second half and overtime, six rebounds and two blocks in an overtime win over No. 19 Illinois (12/6) … Became the first Wildcat with 25+ points, 5+ rebounds and 2+ blocks in a Big Ten game since John Shurna on Feb. 12, 2012, against Purdue … Notched 16 points on 7-of-12 shooting against Georgia Tech (12/15) … Recorded a game-high 23 points against DePaul (12/21) … Tallied 16 points against Northeastern (12/29) … Registered 18 points and five rebounds at Penn State (1/2) … Dropped a game-high 27 points with two steals while knocking down nine free throws against No. 16 Michigan State (1/12) … Recorded a team-best 22 points with 9-of-14 shooting, including converting the overtime buzzer-beating game-winner against Maryland (1/16) … Recorded Northwestern’s first game-winning shot at the buzzer as time expired since Dererk Pardon on March 1, 2017, against Michigan … Posted 20 points and six rebounds with nine made free throws while playing all 45 minutes in an overtime game at No. 20 Michigan (1/19) … Logged 18 points and six rebounds against Indiana (1/22) … Tallied 16 points at No. 17 Illinois (1/26) … Had 16 points and a game-high 10 rebounds against Rutgers (1/29), recording his first double-double of conference play … Totaled 15 points, seven rebounds and two steals against No. 17 Wisconsin (2/1) … Notched a double-double with game-highs 27 points and 13 rebounds, 10 of which came on the offensive end, and hit the game winner against USC (2/4) … Became just the third Big Ten player since 2005-06 to post 25+ points and 10+ offensive rebounds in a game … Became the first Wildcat to register 10+ offensive rebounds in a game since Dererk Pardon on Jan. 2, 2018, against Nebraska … Registered his second straight double-double with game-highs 23 points and 10 rebounds at Washington (2/8) … Tallied 16 points and six rebounds at Oregon (2/11) … Recorded 23 points, nine rebounds, and three steals against Nebraska (2/16) … Became the first Wildcat to log these numbers in a game since John Shurna did so on March 6, 2010 against Indiana … Logged a game-high 18 points and five rebounds in a win at Ohio State (2/20) … Posted a Big Ten career-high with 29 points, while adding five rebounds at Minnesota (2/25) … Became the first Wildcat forward to score 29+ points in a conference game since John Shurna (29) on Feb. 5, 2012, against Indiana … Registered 16 points, a team-high nine rebounds and three assists against Iowa (2/28) … Totaled 20 points, six rebounds and three assists against UCLA (3/3) … Became the first Northwestern player to notch 20+ points, 5+ rebounds, 3+ assists, and 8+ free throws in a Big Ten game since John Shurna on Jan. 14, 2012 against Michigan State … Dropped a game-high 28 points and team-high seven rebounds on a perfect 11-of-11 shooting from the free throw line in the regular season finale at No. 13 Maryland (3/8) … Scored the most points by a Northwestern player on the road against a ranked team since Tre Demps posted 30 points at Iowa on Jan. 31, 2016 … Became the third Wildcat since 2005-06 to tally 25+ points against three ranked teams in a single season … Was the first Northwestern player to have 28+ points, 7+ rebounds, and 10+ made free throws in a game since John Shurna did so against LSU on Nov. 17, 2011 … Notched a game-high 28 points, seven rebounds, and three assists on 12-of-22 shooting to defeat Minnesota in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament (3/12) … Became the 43rd player in school history to reach 1,000 career points against the Golden Gophers … His 28 points were the third most scored by a Wildcat in the Big Ten Tournament … Tallied a game-high 22 points and seven rebounds against Wisconsin (3/13) in the Big Ten Tournament second round … His 50 points over the course of the Big Ten Tournament is tied for the most points over a Big Ten Tournament by a Northwestern player with Michael Thompson (2010-11).
2023-24: Appeared in all 34 games and started 11, setting career-highs by averaging 8.8 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game in 26.0 minutes per game … Named CSC Academic All-District … Shot 49.2-percent from the field … One of two sophomore forwards in the Big Ten to shoot 49-percent or better (min. 250 field goal attempts), along with Indiana’s Malik Reneau … Became the first Northwestern underclassman to average 8+ points and 4+ rebounds per game since Ryan Young in the 2019-20 season … Northwestern went 9-3 when he scored in double figures … Recorded nine points and a career-high four steals against Dayton (11/10), becoming the fourth Wildcat to record 4+ steals in a game off the bench and the first to do so since Brooks Barnhizer did so against Liberty on November 22, 2022 … Notched his first career double-figure scoring game, posting 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting against Northern Illinois (11/27) … Led Northwestern in scoring for the first time in his career with 22 points, six rebounds, and three assists going 10-of-12 shooting against Detroit Mercy (12/10) … Became the first Northwestern player to score 20+ points on at least 80-percent shooting from the field in a game since Ryan Young scored 20 points on 100-percent shooting on November 12, 2021, against High Point … Registered a team-high 16 points and five rebounds versus DePaul (12/16), and was awarded the Fisher-McGrath Award as the game’s MVP … Registered nine points, six rebounds, and three assists against Michigan State (1/7) … Reached double digit scoring for the first time in Big Ten play with 12 points against Ohio State (1/27) … Dropped 11 points and recorded three rebounds against Purdue (1/31) … Exceeded the 30 minute mark for the first time in his career and scored 15 points while going 2-of-2 from 3-point range against Nebraska (2/7) … Recorded his first career start and logged 11 points, eight rebounds, and two assists against Penn State (2/11) … Posted his first career double-double with 13 points and a career-high 13 rebounds at Indiana (2/18), recording the most rebounds by a Northwestern underclassman since Pete Nance hauled in 14 in 2020 … He and Matthew Nicholson became the first duo of Wildcats to have a double-double in the same game since January 10, 2018, when Bryant McIntosh and Dererk Pardon did so against Minnesota … Scored a career-high 27 points with seven rebounds on 9-of-14 shooting at Maryland (2/28), scoring the most points by a Northwestern underclassman since December 20, 2020, when Boo Buie scored 30 against Michigan State … Also went a career-best 9-of-10 from the free throw line against the Terrapins … Played a career-high 40 minutes and scored 17 points versus Iowa (3/2) … Had 12 points, eight rebounds, two assists, and a career-high two blocks against Michigan State (3/6) … Reached 14 points and five rebounds on 6-of-9 shooting in the regular season finale against Minnesota (3/9) … Posted eight points and five boards in the NCAA Tournament Second Round against UConn (3/24).
2022-23: Appeared in 20 games, averaging 2.6 points and 1.5 rebounds per game … Led Northwestern first-years in scoring and minutes played … Shot 51.2% from the field … Made collegiate debut in the season-opener against Chicago State, recording a steal in four minutes (11/7) … Notched seven points, four rebounds and a career-high two assists against Pittsburgh (11/28) … Did not play in the next 10 games until playing four minutes against Wisconsin (1/23) … Played in each of the remaining 17 games of the season … Snagged a career-high five rebounds in a win over Minnesota (1/28) … Scored a career-high nine points on a perfect 3-of-3 shooting versus Iowa (1/31) … Tied a career-high with two assists and tacked on four boards in a career-high 18 minutes in a win over Rutgers (3/5) … Recorded six points, four boards and tied a career-high with 18 minutes of action against Penn State (3/10) in the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals.
High School: Scored 1,331 career points at Glenbrook South HS ... Averaged 22.8 points and 6.6 rebounds per game as a senior, and led the Titans to a 33-3 record ... Named first-team Class 4A all-state by both the Associated Press and Illinois Basketball Coaches Association ... According to 247Sports, ranked the No. 7 player in the state of Illinois ... Three-star prospect ... Averaged 21.8 points and 5.9 boards per game as a junior, earning all-state and all-league accolades.
Personal: Both older brothers played college basketball, Dom played his freshman season (2020-21) at Northwestern as a preferred walk-on before transferring to St. Thomas ... Eldest brother Jimmy, was a four-year starter at NYU from 2016-20.
2023-24: Appeared in all 34 games and started 11, setting career-highs by averaging 8.8 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game in 26.0 minutes per game … Named CSC Academic All-District … Shot 49.2-percent from the field … One of two sophomore forwards in the Big Ten to shoot 49-percent or better (min. 250 field goal attempts), along with Indiana’s Malik Reneau … Became the first Northwestern underclassman to average 8+ points and 4+ rebounds per game since Ryan Young in the 2019-20 season … Northwestern went 9-3 when he scored in double figures … Recorded nine points and a career-high four steals against Dayton (11/10), becoming the fourth Wildcat to record 4+ steals in a game off the bench and the first to do so since Brooks Barnhizer did so against Liberty on November 22, 2022 … Notched his first career double-figure scoring game, posting 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting against Northern Illinois (11/27) … Led Northwestern in scoring for the first time in his career with 22 points, six rebounds, and three assists going 10-of-12 shooting against Detroit Mercy (12/10) … Became the first Northwestern player to score 20+ points on at least 80-percent shooting from the field in a game since Ryan Young scored 20 points on 100-percent shooting on November 12, 2021, against High Point … Registered a team-high 16 points and five rebounds versus DePaul (12/16), and was awarded the Fisher-McGrath Award as the game’s MVP … Registered nine points, six rebounds, and three assists against Michigan State (1/7) … Reached double digit scoring for the first time in Big Ten play with 12 points against Ohio State (1/27) … Dropped 11 points and recorded three rebounds against Purdue (1/31) … Exceeded the 30 minute mark for the first time in his career and scored 15 points while going 2-of-2 from 3-point range against Nebraska (2/7) … Recorded his first career start and logged 11 points, eight rebounds, and two assists against Penn State (2/11) … Posted his first career double-double with 13 points and a career-high 13 rebounds at Indiana (2/18), recording the most rebounds by a Northwestern underclassman since Pete Nance hauled in 14 in 2020 … He and Matthew Nicholson became the first duo of Wildcats to have a double-double in the same game since January 10, 2018, when Bryant McIntosh and Dererk Pardon did so against Minnesota … Scored a career-high 27 points with seven rebounds on 9-of-14 shooting at Maryland (2/28), scoring the most points by a Northwestern underclassman since December 20, 2020, when Boo Buie scored 30 against Michigan State … Also went a career-best 9-of-10 from the free throw line against the Terrapins … Played a career-high 40 minutes and scored 17 points versus Iowa (3/2) … Had 12 points, eight rebounds, two assists, and a career-high two blocks against Michigan State (3/6) … Reached 14 points and five rebounds on 6-of-9 shooting in the regular season finale against Minnesota (3/9) … Posted eight points and five boards in the NCAA Tournament Second Round against UConn (3/24).
2022-23: Appeared in 20 games, averaging 2.6 points and 1.5 rebounds per game … Led Northwestern first-years in scoring and minutes played … Shot 51.2% from the field … Made collegiate debut in the season-opener against Chicago State, recording a steal in four minutes (11/7) … Notched seven points, four rebounds and a career-high two assists against Pittsburgh (11/28) … Did not play in the next 10 games until playing four minutes against Wisconsin (1/23) … Played in each of the remaining 17 games of the season … Snagged a career-high five rebounds in a win over Minnesota (1/28) … Scored a career-high nine points on a perfect 3-of-3 shooting versus Iowa (1/31) … Tied a career-high with two assists and tacked on four boards in a career-high 18 minutes in a win over Rutgers (3/5) … Recorded six points, four boards and tied a career-high with 18 minutes of action against Penn State (3/10) in the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals.
High School: Scored 1,331 career points at Glenbrook South HS ... Averaged 22.8 points and 6.6 rebounds per game as a senior, and led the Titans to a 33-3 record ... Named first-team Class 4A all-state by both the Associated Press and Illinois Basketball Coaches Association ... According to 247Sports, ranked the No. 7 player in the state of Illinois ... Three-star prospect ... Averaged 21.8 points and 5.9 boards per game as a junior, earning all-state and all-league accolades.
Personal: Both older brothers played college basketball, Dom played his freshman season (2020-21) at Northwestern as a preferred walk-on before transferring to St. Thomas ... Eldest brother Jimmy, was a four-year starter at NYU from 2016-20.
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