From NKAA, Notable Kentucky African Americans Database (main entry)

Clarence B. Martin, a native of Tallapoosa, Alabama, played high school basketball at Benjamin Russell High School in Alexander City, AL.

In college, he played center for the Western Kentucky University (WKU) Hilltoppers basketball team from 1982 to 1987; he was redshirted for the 1983-1984 season because of an injury. Martin scored 888 points and had 684 rebounds while setting a school record for season and career blocked shots.

Martin was the third round pick of the Utah Jazz in the 1987 NBA draft, but because of knee injuries, Martin opted to play professional ball in Japan.

After eight years, Martin returned to work in Danville, KY, and at WKU, where he was a board member of the Athletic Hall of Fame. He later worked as a sale's representative for Jostens, a sports memorabilia company.

Martin and his family later moved to Atlanta, where he passed away in 2005.  

The Clarence Martin Memorial Scholarship Fund was been established at WKU.

For more see Clarence Martin's obituary at the wkusports.com website; his statistics at basketball-reference.com; A. Harvey, "Tribute album for WKU basketball great on sale," his obituary (Bowling Green, KY), 11/17/2005; and see more at Find a Grave.