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A native of East St. Louis, Ill., Martin was a star player at Purdue from 1991-95 for coach Gene Keady and then played four years professionally. He coached at Purdue for eight years under Keady and current Boilermaker head coach Matt Painter.
 In September 2007, he was promoted from assistant coach to associate head coach at Purdue and completed his eighth year on the Purdue coaching staff in 2007-08.
 Martin, who graduated from Lincoln High in East St. Louis, and attended New Hampton (N.H.) Prep School, came to Purdue in 1991. He went on to compile 1,666 points in his 127 career games at Purdue, including an 18.4 point-per-game scoring average as a senior. He made 43.9 percent of his field goals as a senior, including 46.9 percent from three-point range, and was an 80-percent free throw shooter.
 During his last two seasons, Martin was 179-for-390 (.459) from three-point range to lead the Big Ten. He was fourth in the league in scoring as a senior and helped the Boilermakers to their second of three consecutive Big Ten titles. He also was named to Dick Vitale's All-Defensive team in 1995.
 During Martin's four years, Purdue was 90-37, including 54-12 the last two seasons, with a pair of Big Ten titles.
 Martin played professional basketball for four years, with brief NBA appearances with the Milwaukee Bucks (twice) and Vancouver Grizzlies. He spent most of his playing time in the Continental Basketball Association and Europe. He was team captain and leading scorer for three seasons with the Grand Rapids (Mich.) Hoops and was the leading scorer for the Felize Scandone team in Avellino, Italy, in 1997.
 After a four-year pro career, Martin completed his bachelor's degree in restaurant, hotel, institutional and tourism management at Purdue in the summer of 2000.
 He was introduced to MSU fans at a news conference on March 26, 2008. He inherited the Bears' program in its 100th anniversary season and the inaugural season in the team's $67 million new home -- the 11,000-seat, state-of-the-art JQH Arena.
 Missouri State was 11-20 in Martin's first year in 2008-09, but was 9-8 at home, including a win over Arkansas in the home opener. During that inaugural head coaching campaign, the Bears ranked among the nation's top 20 most-improved programs in home attendance and finished 75th overall in attendance average. The Bears also boasted two Academic All-MVC performers, and three other individual MVC awards.
 In 2009-10, the Bears finished 24-12, making them the fifth most-improved program in the nation with a 13-game turnaround in the win column. MSU won the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament and tied Kansas for the national Division I lead in home wins with 19.
 The Bears led the Missouri Valley Conference in scoring and assist-to-turnover ratio in 2009-10 and ranked in the national top 40 in three statistical categories, including 24th in turnovers (11.3). Martin finished fourth in the MVC Coach of the Year voting and saw six players earn conference postseason honors, including second-team All-MVC standout Kyle Weems and Valley Newcomer of the Year Adam Leonard.
 In June, 2010, the Missouri State Board of Governors approved Martin's guaranteed five-year contract extension through April 1, 2015. He was also selected to begin a term on the NCAA Regional Advisory Committee, starting in 2010-11.
 Born Sept. 23, 1971, Martin and his wife Roberta have two sons, Joshua and Chase, and a daughter, Addison.
http://www.missouristatebears.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=13800&ATCLID=1419553
A native of East St. Louis, Ill., Martin was a star player at Purdue from 1991-95 for coach Gene Keady and then played four years professionally. He coached at Purdue for eight years under Keady and current Boilermaker head coach Matt Painter.
 In September 2007, he was promoted from assistant coach to associate head coach at Purdue and completed his eighth year on the Purdue coaching staff in 2007-08.
 Martin, who graduated from Lincoln High in East St. Louis, and attended New Hampton (N.H.) Prep School, came to Purdue in 1991. He went on to compile 1,666 points in his 127 career games at Purdue, including an 18.4 point-per-game scoring average as a senior. He made 43.9 percent of his field goals as a senior, including 46.9 percent from three-point range, and was an 80-percent free throw shooter.
 During his last two seasons, Martin was 179-for-390 (.459) from three-point range to lead the Big Ten. He was fourth in the league in scoring as a senior and helped the Boilermakers to their second of three consecutive Big Ten titles. He also was named to Dick Vitale's All-Defensive team in 1995.
 During Martin's four years, Purdue was 90-37, including 54-12 the last two seasons, with a pair of Big Ten titles.
 Martin played professional basketball for four years, with brief NBA appearances with the Milwaukee Bucks (twice) and Vancouver Grizzlies. He spent most of his playing time in the Continental Basketball Association and Europe. He was team captain and leading scorer for three seasons with the Grand Rapids (Mich.) Hoops and was the leading scorer for the Felize Scandone team in Avellino, Italy, in 1997.
 After a four-year pro career, Martin completed his bachelor's degree in restaurant, hotel, institutional and tourism management at Purdue in the summer of 2000.
 He was introduced to MSU fans at a news conference on March 26, 2008. He inherited the Bears' program in its 100th anniversary season and the inaugural season in the team's $67 million new home -- the 11,000-seat, state-of-the-art JQH Arena.
 Missouri State was 11-20 in Martin's first year in 2008-09, but was 9-8 at home, including a win over Arkansas in the home opener. During that inaugural head coaching campaign, the Bears ranked among the nation's top 20 most-improved programs in home attendance and finished 75th overall in attendance average. The Bears also boasted two Academic All-MVC performers, and three other individual MVC awards.
 In 2009-10, the Bears finished 24-12, making them the fifth most-improved program in the nation with a 13-game turnaround in the win column. MSU won the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament and tied Kansas for the national Division I lead in home wins with 19.
 The Bears led the Missouri Valley Conference in scoring and assist-to-turnover ratio in 2009-10 and ranked in the national top 40 in three statistical categories, including 24th in turnovers (11.3). Martin finished fourth in the MVC Coach of the Year voting and saw six players earn conference postseason honors, including second-team All-MVC standout Kyle Weems and Valley Newcomer of the Year Adam Leonard.
 In June, 2010, the Missouri State Board of Governors approved Martin's guaranteed five-year contract extension through April 1, 2015. He was also selected to begin a term on the NCAA Regional Advisory Committee, starting in 2010-11.
 Born Sept. 23, 1971, Martin and his wife Roberta have two sons, Joshua and Chase, and a daughter, Addison.
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