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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.