BATON ROUGE – For the 14th time in LSU basketball history, a player was chosen in the first round as Jarell Martin of Baton Rouge was taken with the 25th pick of the first round.
Martin’s name was announced by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver saying Martin was selected by the Memphis Grizzlies
It was the second straight year an LSU player was selected in the draft and the first selection in the first round since Anthony Randolph was taken with the 14th pick of the 2008 draft.
Martin, who played two years at LSU, averaged 16.