Martin Cattalini

Who is Martin Cattalini?

Martin Peter Cattalini is a retired Australian professional basketball player who won championships with both the Perth Wildcats and the Adelaide 36ers in the NBL.

Born in Fremantle, Cattalini began his NBL career for the Wildcats in 1993, where he competed in his first NBL grand final that year and won his first NBL championship in 1995. Struggling to find court-time with the Wildcats behind starting forwards Andrew Vlahov and Scott Fisher and centre James Crawford, Cattalini left the Wildcats to join the Adelaide 36ers in 1996.

Cattalini was instrumental in this Adelaide side, achieving another two NBL championships in 1998 and 1998-99. In 2000 while still playing for the 36ers, Cattalini made his Olympic debut for the Australian Boomers at the Sydney Olympics.

In 2001, Cattalini left the 36ers to compete in Spain initially for Deportivo Baloncesto Sevilla and then Caja San Fernando Sevilla in 2002. Cattalini returned to the 36ers in 2003 for two more seasons, before once again heading to Spain to play for DKV Joventut in 2004/2005.