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Kevin Dallas Martin, Jr. (born February 1, 1983 in Zanesville, Ohio) is an American professional basketball player currently with the Sacramento Kings in the NBA.

He played for Zanesville High School and attended college at Western Carolina University where he majored in sports management. He ranks fourth all-time on Western Carolina's scoring list with 1,838 points. Martin was selected by the Kings with the 26th overall pick in the 2004 NBA Draft. In the 2004-05 season, Martin averaged 2.9 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game. He showed much improvement the following year, averaging 10.8 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.3 assists. Martin also started from time to time during the 2005-06 season, which included a start at small forward due to Ron Artest being suspended for Game Two of the team's first-round playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs following a flagrant foul (elbow to the head) on Manu Ginobili.

In the 2006 NBA preseason, he lead the Kings in scoring with 17 points per game while shooting 52 percent from the floor, 48 percent from three-point range, and 83 percent from the free throw line.

A general managers' survey at the start of the 2006 NBA season listed Martin as the second most-likely player to have a breakout campaign, behind Orlando's Dwight Howard.

Martin played in the 2005 and 2006 Zanesville Gus Mackers tournaments.

Kevin Martin is currently proving himself to be among the top scorers in the nba, hovering around 25 ppg so far this 2006-07 season. He is one of the best shooters in the league, shooting around 50% from the field and beyond the arc (along with 92% FT shooting)