| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 1, 1976 |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Career information | |
| College | Arizona (1994–1998) |
| 2000: 3rd round, 47th overall pick | |
| Drafted by | Los Angeles Sparks |
| Position | Center |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Marte Alexander Martinelli (born March 1, 1976) is an American born Italian basketball player.
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994–95 | Arizona | 19 | - | - | 48.5 | 0.0 | 65.0 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | - | 2.4 |
| 1995–96 | Arizona | 30 | - | - | 66.9 | 0.0 | 49.6 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | - | 8.0 |
| 1996–97 | Arizona | 31 | - | - | 53.4 | 0.0 | 52.8 | 6.2 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.4 | - | 10.3 |
| 1997–98 | Arizona | 29 | - | - | 59.4 | 0.0 | 55.3 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | - | 12.9 |
| Career | 109 | - | - | 58.4 | 0.0 | 53.4 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | - | 9.0 | |
| Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference. | |||||||||||||
Born in Inglewood,[citation needed] she studied at University of Arizona and played with the Wildcats team. In 1998 she joined the Italian team Bees Pavia in the Italian league, from 1999 to 2001 he played for Bees Treviglio team. From 2002 to 2004 Alexander played for Germano Zara team, then she played for 1 year in Reggio Emilia. After one year in the Spanish league with Gran Canaria she returned to Germano Zara Faenza, her current team. In 2006, she acquired the Italian citizenship and played for the Italy women's national basketball team in the EuroBasket Women 2009. In June 2012 Alexander retired.
In 2025, her oldest son, Anthony Martinelli, played 6'4 forward at Dysart High School in Arizona.[citation needed]