Men's Basketball Southern Conference

WCU's Martin Earns National Recognition

Cullowhee, N.C. - Western Carolina guard Kevin Martin was named to the
National All-Freshman team by College Insider.com, which is selected on
the recommendation of NCAA Division I head coaches.

Martin (Zanesville, Ohio/Zanesville) currently ranks 10th in the NCAA
statistics (through Feb. 25) in scoring. He finished the season with a
22.1 scoring average, which was second in the SoCon. Martin led all
SoCon freshmen in field goal percentage (.484), which ranked 12th
overall. Martin additionally was fourth in the SoCon in free throw
percentage (.834) and fifth in steals (1.82). He shot an impressive 38.2
from 3-point range, making him just one of two players in the league to
rank among the top 15 in overall field goal percentage and 3-point
percentage.

Martin was named All-SoCon by the league's coaches and media and was a
member of their All-Freshman team as well. He was the only Catamount to
start all 28 of Western's games this season, leading the team in scoring
21 times. He scored 20-plus points in 15 games, including five games of
30-or-more points. Martin was named Southern Conference Player of the
Week for games played from Dec. 3 through Dec. 9. He led Western
Carolina to a 79-69 win at Florida State on Dec. 8, scoring a game-high
19 points against the Seminoles on 5-of-9 shooting from the field and
hitting 2-of-4 from 3-point range. He also registered his first career
double-double with 10 rebounds. Two days prior, he scored 30 points in a
104-102 double overtime loss at Stetson on Dec. 6. For the week, Martin
averaged 24.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, shot 88 percent from the line and
averaged three steals per game.

In Western's four overtime games this season, Martin hit a shot to force
extra time on each occasion. At Stetson, he hit a pair of free throws
with 10 seconds left to tie the game and send it to a second overtime.
Versus The Citadel, he drained a 3-pointer as time expired to force the
first overtime. At Davidson, he hit a 3-pointer as time expired to force
overtime. He went on to score all seven of Western's points in the extra
frame to lead the Cats to the upset victory. Lastly, he hit a 3-pointer
late to give Western its only lead versus VMI, only to have the Keydets'
Radee Skipworth hit a late jumper to force overtime.

For more information on this team please visit:
www.collegeinsider.com/awards/march4.html