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•Martinez Named First Team CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine All-District
•Albuquerque Journal Front Page Feature
GENERAL INFORMATION/CAREER
First name is pronounced row-MAHN • versatile wing player who does a little bit of everything • will be the only senior in 2009-10 • needs 326 points and 75 rebounds to become the 14th Lobo to reach 1,000 points and 500 rebounds in a career • Academic All-MWC the past three seasons • recipient of the Marvin Good Memorial men's basketball scholarship • 2009 ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District VI
• Accepted to the UNM Anderson School of Management a year ago • has a 3.44 cumulative GPA • very active in the community.
2008-09 • JUNIOR SEASON
Honorable Mention All-MWC • Academic All-MWC • Started 33 of 34 games, averaging 10.6 points and 6.4 rebounds, good for 7th in the MWC • Led the team and was 4th in the MWC in offensive rebounds with 2.06 per game • Led the team and was 3rd in the MWC in 3-point shooting at 41.8% • Numbers were even better in MWC games only: 10.9 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 2.38 3-pointers per game and 43.7% shooting from 3-point • Made 5 3s in a game 3 times • Lobos were 16-3 when he played more than 30 minutes, and had won 15 straight before the loss to Wyoming in the MWC Tournament...6-9 when he played 30 or less • Tied Daniel Faris with 4 double-doubles on the season • Twice named MWC Player of the Week (Dec. 15 and Jan 19) • MWC Player of the Week on Jan. 19 after scoring 13 points in the second half vs. BYU...made 4 3s and a FT, plus 4 rebounds in the final 16 minutes...finished with 15 points and 7 rebounds • MWC co-Player of the Week Dec. 15 for performances against San Diego and Ole Miss: 25 points and 21 rebounds • 15 points in the title-clinching win at Wyoming, tying a career-high with 5 3s • 4th career double-double with 13 points and a career-high-tying 12 rebounds at Colorado State...played a career-high 42 minutes and forced a key turnover in the final seconds of regulation that allowed UNM to tie the score and force overtime • 17 points, a career-high 12 rebounds, a career-high 5 steals and 4 assists vs. Ole Miss • 17 points against San Diego State, tying a career-high with 5 3s • Set a career-high in MWC play with 20 points at Air Force, making 6-9 FGs and 4-7 from 3-point • 13 points and 11 rebounds in the win at TCU; also 3 assists, 0 turnovers, 1 steal and 2 charges drawn in 34 minutes • Season-high 20 points on 7-9 shooting, 5-7 from 3-pt, against Cal State Northridge.
2007-08 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Academic All-MWC • Started last 24 games of the season, averaging 7 ppg and 3.9 rpg • shot 47% from 3-pt. in MWC games and 42.0% in all games • 1.81 A/TO ratio was 9th in the MWC • career-high 24 points on 6-10 shooting, 2-4 from 3-pt. and 10-11 from the FT line, against New Mexico State.
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2006-07 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Academic All-MWC • MWC Scholar-Athlete • Averaged 2.7 ppg and 2.6 rpg, playing in 31 games • first true freshman to start the first 10 games of the season since Clayton Shields started the first 25 in 1994-95.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2006 graduate of Montwood HS in El Paso, Texas • Named first team all-state, district 1-5A MVP and academic all-state as a senior by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches • Led Montwood to the regional finals of the state tournament as a senior • Two-time all-region, all-city and district MVP for head coach Tony Harper • Martinez played with current Lobo Daniel Faris on NM Force, a local AAU team, during the summer of 2005 • averaged 15 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks, leading Montwood HS to the round of 16 in the Texas 5A playoffs as a junior.
PERSONAL
Born March 5, 1988, in El Paso • Full name is Roman Eduardo Martinez • Son of Eddie and Pam • Father was born in Los Alamos, N.M., and attended high school there • Grandfather, Francisco Martinez, was all-league in basketball at New Mexico State • He also played for Mexico in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, leading his country to the bronze medal • Roman has two sisters (Monica and Nikki) and two brothers (Omar and Carlo) • Majoring in University Studies.
