Chuck Martin (basketball)
 Photographed November 2019 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant coach |
| Team | Oregon |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | June 28, 1969 San Juan, Puerto Rico, US |
| Alma mater | Monmouth University |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1999–2000 | Seton Hall (assistant) |
| 2000–2001 | UMass (assistant) |
| 2001–2004 | Drexel (asst.) |
| 2004–2006 | St. John's (assistant) |
| 2006–2008 | Memphis (assistant) |
| 2008–2012 | Marist |
| 2017–2022 | South Carolina (assistant) |
| 2022–present | Oregon (asst.) |
José Luis "Chuck" Martín is a Puerto Rican college basketball coach. As of March 2022[update], he was an assistant chach at the University of Oregon.[1] Martin was head coach at Marist College, a position he held for five seasons.
Basketball career
As a basketball player, Martin played for the Capitanes de Arecibo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) for five seasons. He was coached by Raymond Dalmau, from whom he learned to be honest with his players, and his assistant Carlos Calcaño whom he credits as a source of inspirational quotes. Players like Eddie Casiano and Javier Antonio Colón impressed Martin as opponents.[1]
Collegiate coaching career (1998–present)
Marist (2008–2012)
After going 41–118 in five seasons, Martin was fired from Marist.[2]
South Carolina (2017–present)
Martin joined Frank Martin's staff at South Carolina.[3]
Personal life
Martin was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from where his family relocated to New York. His original nickname was in Spanish, "Che", which eventually became "Chuck" because the English speakers couldn't pronounce it properly. Likewise his actual last name, Martín, has an accent but its pronunciation became anglicized to "Martin". When presenting himself, he does so as José Luis Martín and identifies as Puerto Rican.[1]
Martin is a 1993 graduate of Monmouth University with a bachelor's degree in communications. He and his wife, Lee, have three children.[4] Martin retains links with the island to this day, taking his son to a tryout for the juvenile Puerto Rico national team in 2019. He has expressed his interest in joining the program, which he cites as a source of great pride.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Carlos Rosa Rosa (March 27, 2020). "José "Chuck" Martin: dos décadas de trayectoria en el baloncesto de la NCAA". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). Retrieved March 28, 2020.
- ^ Borzello, Jeff. "Chuck Martin out as head coach at Marist". CBSSports.com. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
- ^ Russell, Eric (June 19, 2017). "Former Indiana assistant Chuck Martin hired by Gamecocks". Aiken Standard. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ "Player Bio: Chuck Martin". GoRedFoxes.com. May 21, 2010. Archived from the original on October 1, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
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