Jack Marin

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Jack Marin

| image = Jack Marin portrait, Chanticleer 1965.jpg

| image_size = 140px

| caption = Marin {{circa|1965}}

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 7

| weight_lb = 200

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1944|10|12}}

| birth_place = Sharon, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| high_school = Farrell (Farrell, Pennsylvania)

| college = Duke (1963–1966)

| draft_year = 1966

| draft_round = 1

| draft_pick = 5

| draft_team = Baltimore Bullets

| career_start = 1966

| career_end = 1977

| career_number = 15, 24, 42

| career_position = Small forward

| years1 = {{nbay|1966|start}}–{{nbay|1971|end}}

| team1 = Baltimore Bullets

| years2 = {{nbay|1972|start}}–{{nbay|1973|end}}

| team2 = Houston Rockets

| years3 = {{nbay|1973|end}}–{{nbay|1975|start}}

| team3 = Buffalo Braves

| years4 = {{nbay|1975|start}}–{{nbay|1976|end}}

| team4 = Chicago Bulls

| highlights =

2× NBA All-Star ({{nasg|1972}}, {{nasg|1973}})
NBA All-Rookie First Team ({{nbay|1966|end}})
Consensus second-team All-American (1966)
2× First-team All-ACC (1965, 1966)

| stats_league = NBA

| stat1label = Points

| stat1value = 12,451 (14.8 ppg)

| stat2label = Rebounds

| stat2value = 4,405 (5.8 rpg)

| stat3label = Assists

| stat3value = 1,813 (2.1 apg)

}}

John Warren Marin ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ɛər|ɪ|n}} {{respell|MAIR|in}}; born October 12, 1944) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) small forward from Duke University, Marin was named to the 1967 NBA All-Rookie Team and spent 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association (1966–1977), playing for the Baltimore Bullets, Houston Rockets, Buffalo Braves and Chicago Bulls. The left-handed Marin was a two-time All-Star and scored 12,541 points in his career. He led the NBA in free throw percentage during the 1971–72 NBA season.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/marinja01.html|title=Jack Marin|access-date=April 19, 2010|work=Basketball-Reference.com}}

Early life

Marin was born on October 12, 1944, in Sharon, Pennsylvania. He played high school basketball at Farrell High School in Mercer County, Pennsylvania. As a senior in 1961–1962, he was named first-team All-State, after scoring 529 points, and led Farrell to the league title. In the same season, the coaches of Section 3 of the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL), along with writers, named Marin its most valuable player, and a unanimous choice as first-team all-Section 3. He had been selected to the second team in his junior year.{{Cite news |date=March 9, 1962 |title=Marin, Santelli Head Voting |work=New Castle News (New Castle, Pennsylvania) |pages=18}}

Marin was valedictorian of his high school class at Farrell High School.

College

Marin attended Duke University on a basketball scholarship, playing under coach Vic Bubas.{{Cite news |date=October 25, 1962 |title=Duke Brings In 7 Freshmen On Basketball Scholarships |work=The Durham Sun |pages=19}} File:1965 NC State at Duke, Jack Marin lay-up.jpg

He was a key player on its basketball teams that went to the Final Four in 1964 and 1966. Marin was selected to the 1966 Final Four All-Tournament Team, after scoring 52 points in the two games that year. He was nicknamed "Mr. Consistency" as a Duke player. Marin was selected to the NCAA Men's Basketball All-American team in his senior year, and made the All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) team as a junior and senior.{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-01-18 |title=Jack Marin, North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame |url=https://ncshof.org/2023/01/jack-marin/ |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=NC Sports Hall of Fame |language=en-US}} In 1966, he was named to the ACC's All-Academic team.{{Cite news |date=March 15, 1966 |title=Jack Marin Tops ACC Brain Team |work=The Charlotte Observer |pages=11}} In 1966, Hall of fame coach Dean Smith{{Cite web |title=The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame :: Dean Smith |url=https://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/dean-smith/ |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=www.hoophall.com |language=en}} called Marin the most underrated player in the ACC and possibly the nation.{{Cite news |last=Hickman |first=Herman |date=January 11, 1966 |title=Marin Called Most Underrated |access-date= |work=Winston-Salem Journal |pages=11}}

NBA career

= Baltimore Bullets =

In 1966, Marin had been accepted into Duke's medical school, but decided to pursue professional basketball, and was drafted and signed by the Baltimore Bullets in 1966. He was the fifth player taken in the 1966 NBA Draft, and made the 1967 All Rookie Team.{{Cite web |title=Year-by-year NBA All-Rookie Teams |url=https://www.nba.com/news/history-all-rookie-teams |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=NBA.com |language=en}} Marin played six seasons for the Bullets, and was the starting small forward from 1968-72. In his final four seasons with the Bullets, he averaged 15.9, 19.7, 18.8 and 22.3 points per game. On November 7, 1971, Marin scored a career-high 42 points in a 109–106 loss to his later team, the Rockets.{{cite web |title=Jack Marin Career High 42 Points |url=https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/jack-marin-career-high-42 |work=Statmuse.com}} He led the NBA in free throw shooting percentage in 1972, at 89.4%. He was named to the All-Star team in 1972, as a member of the Bullets, where he scored 11 points in 15 minutes of play.{{Cite web |title=1972 NBA All-Star Game Box Score |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/NBA_1972.html |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}}

He started in the playoffs from 1968-72 for the Bullets, facing the New York Knicks in each post-season from 1968-72. Marin had an intense rivalry with New York Knicks player, and later United States Senator, Bill Bradley.{{Cite journal |last=Novak |first=Ralph |date=December 6, 1976 |title=Politics? Business? TV? Pro Basketball Star Bill Bradley Goes One On One With His Future. |journal=People |volume=6 |issue=23}} Hall of Fame Knick's coach Red Holzman described them as "two intense players in a matchup of skills and the will to win."{{Cite book |last1=Holzman |first1=Red |title=My Unforgettable Season 1970 |last2=Lewin |first2=Leonard |publisher=Tor Books |year=1993 |pages=91 |language=en}} Marin played a key role in Baltimore's trip to the 1971 NBA Finals, averaging postseason career highs of 20.6 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per playoff game as the Bullets upset the defending champ New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference Finals,{{Cite web |last=Trutor |first=Clayton |date=2021-07-14 |title=50 Years Ago, the Baltimore Bullets Pulled Off One of the Greatest Upsets in NBA Playoff History |url=https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/historypolitics/50-years-ago-the-baltimore-bullets-pulled-off-one-of-the-greatest-upsets-in-nba-playoff-history/ |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=Baltimore Magazine |language=en-US}} before ultimately losing to the Milwaukee Bucks in the finals.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/marinja01.html|title=Jack Marin|work=Basketball-Reference.com}}

= Houston Rockets, Buffalo Braves and Chicago Bulls =

He is perhaps most remembered for being traded to the Rockets (along with future considerations) for Elvin Hayes on June 23, 1972.[http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn84031170/1972-06-25/ed-1/seq-20.pdf Beard, Gordon. "Rockets Trade Elvin Hayes; Goes To Bullets For Jack Marin," The Associated Press, Sunday, June 25, 1972.] In his one full season with the Rockets (1972-73), Marin averaged 18.5 points per game, and was named to the NBA All-Star for a second consecutive year.{{Cite web |title=1973 NBA All-Star Game Box Score |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/NBA_1973.html |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}} In 1973-74, however, he was no longer a full-time starter for the Rockets after suffering an ankle injury. Unhappy about his status with the Rockets, averaging less than 25 minutes a game, Marin was traded along with Matt Goukas to the Buffalo Braves after 47 games, for Kevin Kunnert and Dave Wohl. He had a 10.7 points per game average for the Rockets at the time.{{Cite news |date=February 2, 1974 |title=Rockets Trade Jack Marin |work=Winston-Salem Journal |pages=6}}{{Cite news |date=February 2, 1974 |title=Pack Teams Almost Perfect |work=The News and Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina) |pages=13}}

Marin finished the season in Buffalo, averaging 13.4 points and 25.2 minutes per game, but he never became a full time starter again in the NBA, and never averaged more than 11.8 points per game in a season for the rest of his career. He played the full 1974-75 season for the Braves, and was traded to the Chicago Bulls early in the 1975-76 season, where Marin finished his career in 1977.

For his 11-year career, Marin averaged 14.8 points, 2.1 assists and 5.2 rebounds per game. In 51 playoff games, he also averaged 14.8 points per game, 2.4 assists and 5.5 rebounds.

Legal, political and post-NBA career

After retiring from the NBA, Marin entered Duke University Law School and graduated with his Juris Doctor in 1980.{{Cite web |last=Robblee |first=Steve |date=1999-03-22 |title=Celebrity Tour's chief swings a mean club |url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Journal/Issues/1999/03/22/No-Topic-Name/Celebrity-Tours-Chief-Swings-A-Mean-Club.aspx |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=www.sportsbusinessjournal.com |language=en}} In 1982, he was the Republican candidate for U.S. Congressional District 2 in North Carolina against Democratic incumbent Rep. Tim Valentine. Though he spent a competitive amount for that time ($169,610) he lost the general election with 31% of the vote. Before his retirement from the law, Marin was a partner in the Richmond, Virginia-based law firm of Williams Mullen where he focused his practice on sports law. He acted as outside counsel to the National Basketball Retired Players Association, and also represented basketball players performing abroad.{{Cite web |date=2016-05-10 |title=Jack W. Marin, Chairman of the Board {{!}} Hope for the Warriors |url=https://www.hopeforthewarriors.org/about/board-of-directors-councils/jack-w-marin-chairman-of-the-board/ |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=Hope for the Warriors {{!}} Restoring: Self, Family, Hope |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Jack W. Marin, Lawyer at Williams Mullen {{!}} LawyerDB.org |url=https://www.lawyerdb.org/lawyer/jack-marin/ |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=www.lawyerdb.org}} He also worked at the Raleigh firm Maupin Taylor & Ellis, where he represented NBA players as a sports agent. Marin served on the Chief Justice of North Carolina's Task Force on ACEs-Informed Courts.{{Cite web |title=Chief Justice's Task Force on ACEs-Informed Courts {{!}} North Carolina Judicial Branch |url=https://www.nccourts.gov/commissions/chief-justices-task-force-on-aces-informed-courts |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=www.nccourts.gov}}

Marin helped found the Celebrity Players Tour in 1996, a small stakes golf tour for celebrities and notable figures, acting both as an administrator and a player, and eventually becoming its head.{{Cite journal |last=Siderowf |first=Topsy |date=May 2001 |title=Faces behind the rankings |journal=Golf Digest |volume=52 |issue=5}} He served for three years (1998–2000) as the executive director of the Celebrity Players Tour. During his tenure, the tour grew from five to 15 events that support various charities around the country. He has been a playing member and has served on its board of directors.{{Citation needed|date=March 2008}} Marin is currently involved with the United States Marine Corps and Hope For The Warriors, a non-profit based out of Jacksonville, N.C., where he has been chairman of the board. He teaches golf and other sports activities to United States Marines who were severely wounded in combat.

Honors

In addition to being an NCAA All America player, an all ACC player, an NBA all rookie team member, and an NBA all star, Marin has been elected to the North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Mercer County, Pennsylvania,{{Cite web |title=Mercer County Hall of Fame |url=https://mercer-county-hall-of-fame.webflow.io/inductees/jack-marin |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=mercer-county-hall-of-fame.webflow.io}} and Duke Athletics{{Cite web |title=Jack Marin (1978) - Duke Athletics Hall of Fame |url=https://goduke.com/honors/duke-athletics-hall-of-fame/jack-marin/84 |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=Duke University |language=en}} halls of fame. He currently serves on the Be Active North Carolina Campaign Cabinet.{{Citation needed|date=March 2008}}

NBA career statistics

= Regular season =

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;"

!Year

!Team

!GP

!MPG

!FG%

!FT%

!RPG

!APG

!STL

!BLK

!PPG

style="text-align:left;" |1966–67

| style="text-align:left;" |Baltimore

|74

|17.9

|.448

|.775

|4.2

|1.0

|–

|9.6

style="text-align:left;" |1967–68

| style="text-align:left;" |Baltimore

|82

|24.8

|.460

|.796

|5.8

|1.3

|–

|13.5

style="text-align:left;" |1968–69

| style="text-align:left;" |Baltimore

|82

|33.0

|.455

|.830

|7.4

|2.8

|–

|15.9

style="text-align:left;" |1969–70

| style="text-align:left;" |Baltimore

|82

|35.9

|.489

|.844

|6.5

|2.6

|–

|19.7

style="text-align:left;" |1970–71

| style="text-align:left;" |Baltimore

|82

|35.6

|.460

|.848

|6.3

|2.6

|–

|18.8

style="text-align:left;" |1971–72

| style="text-align:left;" |Baltimore

|78

|37.5

|.478

|style="background:#cfecec;"|.894*

|6.8

|2.2

|–

|22.3

style="text-align:left;" |1972–73

| style="text-align:left;" |Houston

|81

|37.3

|.468

|.849

|6.2

|3.6

|–

|18.5

style="text-align:left;" |1973–74

| style="text-align:left;" |Houston

|47

|23.4

|.474

|.837

|2.3

|2.6

|.5

|.2

|10.7

style="text-align:left;" |1973−74

| style="text-align:left;" |Buffalo

|27

|25.2

|.545

|.877

|4.5

|1.7

|.9

|.7

|13.4

style="text-align:left;" |1974–75

| style="text-align:left;" |Buffalo

|81

|26.5

|.455

|.869

|4.5

|1.6

|.6

|.2

|11.8

style="text-align:left;" |1975–76

| style="text-align:left;" |Buffalo

|12

|23.2

|.436

|.818

|3.3

|1.9

|.6

|.5

|9.1

style="text-align:left;" |1975–76

| style="text-align:left;" |Chicago

|67

|24.3

|.421

|.865

|3.2

|1.8

|.6

|.1

|11.0

style="text-align:left;" |1976–77

| style="text-align:left;" |Chicago

|54

|16.1

|.465

|.795

|1.7

|1.1

|.2

|.1

|6.8

class="sortbottom"

| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |Career

|849

|29.0

|.465

|.843

|5.2

|2.1

|.5

|.2

|14.8

class="sortbottom"

| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |All-Star

|13.0

|.500

|1.000

|2.0

|1.0

|–

|7.5

= Playoffs =

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;"

!Year

!Team

!GP

!MPG

!FG%

!FT%

!RPG

!APG

!STL

!BLK

!PPG

style="text-align:left;" |1969

| style="text-align:left;" |Baltimore

|38.3

|.471

|.636

|4.5

|3.0

|–

|13.8

style="text-align:left;" |1970

| style="text-align:left;" |Baltimore

|37.9

|.421

|.853

|6.7

|3.1

|–

|17.9

style="text-align:left;" |1971

| style="text-align:left;" |Baltimore

|18

|41.7

|.461

|.817

|8.1

|3.1

|–

|20.6

style="text-align:left;" |1972

| style="text-align:left;" |Baltimore

|38.2

|.397

|.872

|6.0

|2.0

|–

|17.2

style="text-align:left;" |1974

| style="text-align:left;" |Buffalo

|20.2

|.468

|.778

|3.2

|1.3

|.3

|.0

|8.5

style="text-align:left;" |1975

| style="text-align:left;" |Buffalo

|15.4

|.444

|.867

|2.4

|1.1

|1.0

|.1

|5.3

style="text-align:left;" |1977

| style="text-align:left;" |Chicago

|17.7

|.615

|.000

|.3

|.7

|.0

|5.3

class="sortbottom"

| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |Career

|51

|32.9

|.450

|.824

|5.5

|2.4

|.6

|.1

|14.8

Notes

External links

[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/jack-marin-1.html College stats] at Sports Reference
[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/marinja01.html Professional stats] at Basketball Reference
[http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/thetoydepartment/2009/05/catching_up_with_jack_marin.html Klingaman, Mike. "Catching Up With...Jack Marin," The Toy Department (The Baltimore Sun sports blog), Tuesday, May 12, 2009.]

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