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Head
Basketball coach Kim Martin enters her fourth season at
the helm for the Blue Jays. Martin has led the Blue Jays to a 24-52 record
in her three years and directed SJC to their first Great Northeast Athletic
Conference (GNAC) Tournament Semifinal appearance in 2006, it was the first
time the Blue Jays advanced to the Semifinals in eight seasons.
In her debut season, Martin also directed Edna Caamano to First-Team All-Conference
accolades; Caamano was the first Blue Jay since the 1997-98 season to be
named to the GNAC First-Team All-Conference. In the 2007-2008, first-year
guard Illaria Schiano was named an All-Conference Honorable Mention as she
led the team with just over 13.8 points per game.
Martin emphasizes a team philosophy as her players are expected to give
everything they can, on and off the court, for their teammates. In order
to be successful under Martin's program, every player must give everything
of one's self for the team, never take a possession off, be mentally tough,
and enjoy playing the game.
Martin was a standout guard at Division I Temple University in Philadelphia,
Pa. where she graduated cum laude from the honors program with her Bachelor's
degree in Economics and Business Law in 2000.
A three-year starter for the Owls, Martin was a co-captain her junior and
senior seasons while leading the squad in the classroom; she was named to
the Atlantic-10 and Big-Five All-Academic teams her junior and senior years.
Martin was also granted the Owl Club Award and led the team in field goal
percentage (43.2) and free-throw percentage (75.4) during the 1998-99 season.
Martin's numbers during the 1998-99 season remain among the top-ten all-time
for the Owls. Martin was also a part of the Owls team that still holds the
school-record for steals in a game as they came away with 27 take-aways
against Xavier in 1998.
In addition to her coaching duties with the Blue Jays, Martin coordinates
and instructs at various camps and clinics throughout the state of Connecticut
and is a member of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). Martin
is also the Officials and Transportation Coordinator for the Blue Jays athletic
department as well as a Physical Education Instructor for the college.
A native of Cheshire, Conn., Martin currently resides in New Britain.
Monday, November 17, 2008