Kevin Martin

Education

Ohio State University.

Career

Martin, a 6"5" forward from Westerville, Ohio, teamed with Shaun Stonerook to lead Westerville North High School to the 1994 Ohio Division I state championship. From there, Martin committed to walk-on at nearby Ohio State University. As a walk-on, Martin played a bigger role than expected, averaging 16.1 minutes and 7.6 points per game and even started four games for the Buckeyes in the 1994-1995 season.

In the offseason, Martin chose to transfer to a school where he could expect more playing time, ultimately settling on University of North Carolina Asheville.

At Asheville, Martin enjoyed a standout career under coach Eddie Biedenbach. As a senior, Martin broke out, averaging 21.9 points per game to lead the conference in scoring.

He repeated on the all-conference team and was honored as Big South. In his career, Martin scored 1,340 points in three seasons.

After going undrafted in the 1999 National Basketball Association draft, Martin played the 1999–2000 season with Äänekosken Huima in Finland.

Foreign the season he averaged 17.5 points and 6.3 rebounds per game.

Achievements

• He was the Big South Conference Player of the Year in 1999 as a collegian at the University of North Carolina at Asheville and played professionally in Finland. The Bulldogs won the Big South Conference regular season title in both 1997-1998 and 1998-1999, and Martin was named to the 1999 all-conference team after averaging 13.4 points and 5.2 rebounds per game.