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Maurice Martin

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Maurice Martin
Personal information
Born (1964-07-02) July 2, 1964 (age 62)
Liberty, New York, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolLiberty (Liberty, New York)
CollegeSaint Joseph's (1982–1986)
NBA draft1986: 1st round, 16th overall pick
Drafted byDenver Nuggets
Playing career1986–1988
PositionSmall forward / shooting guard
Number11
Career history
1986–1988Denver Nuggets
Career highlights
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing BERJAYA United States
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place1985 KobeNational team

Maurice "Mo" Martin (born July 2, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player. He played at Saint Joseph's University from 1982 to 1986[1] and was an Associated Press honorable mention All-American in his senior year. The 1986 Atlantic 10 Player of the Year,[2] he was a three-time selection to both the All-Conference team and the All-Big 5 squad. He is one of five Saint Joseph's Hawks to be chosen in the first round of the NBA Draft (drafted by the Denver Nuggets, taken 16th overall) 1986 NBA draft. Martin played two seasons in the NBA, averaging 3.0 points per game in 69 games for the Nuggets.[1] Martin was then selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 1989 NBA expansion draft, but never played for the team, and ended up retiring completely from the NBA at the age of just 24 due to chronic knee pain.[3] He is still the only player from Sullivan County, NY to ever play in the NBA.

Following his NBA career, he became a certified electrician[3] and worked for the Pepsi Center for nearly 20 years as a supervisor that would transform the arena's playing surfaces[4][5]

In 2016, he was diagnosed with Amyloidosis[3] and as of 2020 was seeking a kidney transplant due to Amyloidosis complications.

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

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Source[1]

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1986–87 Denver 4306.7.378.200.6361.0.8.3.13.4
1987–88 Denver 2605.2.377.250.476.9.5.2.12.2
Career 6906.1.378.211.598.9.7.3.13.0

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1987 Denver 3018.0.414.000.5833.03.3.0.310.3
1988 Denver 303.0.200.000.833.3.0.0.32.3
Career 6010.5.382.000.6671.71.7.0.36.3

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Maurice Martin NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Hawks win A-10 with late charge". Reading Eagle. Associated Press. March 4, 1986. Retrieved April 6, 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 Holmes, C.J. (August 27, 2020). "St. Joe's icon Maurice Martin, in the fight of his life, keeps the faith". The Athletic. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  4. ↑ Kizla, Mark (January 15, 2000). "'Mo' content driving forklift, not lane". The Denver Post. Archived from the original on June 24, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  5. ↑ Burns, Marty (March 6, 2000). "Hardwood Hauler A former Denver Nugget still runs the court--in and out of the Pepsi Center". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
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