Roman Martinez Class: Sophomore Hometown: El Paso, Texas High School: Montwood HS Height / Weight: 6-6 / 185 Position: Guard/Forward Birthdate: 03/05/1988 Experience: 1L

GENERAL INFORMATION/CAREER
Versatile wing player who is a good defender • Very savvy on the court • Only returning sophomore on the team • First name is pronounced row-MAHN • Averaged 10.5 ppg and a team-high 9.3 rpg during the Lobos' four-game tour of the Bahamas in May.

2006-07 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Averaged 2.7 ppg and 2.6 rpg, playing in 31 games • First true freshman to start the first 10 games of the season since Clayton Shields started the first 25 in 1994-95 • Made four of his last eight 3-pt. FGs after missing 13-straight • Led the team in rebounds and assists three times.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2006 graduate of Montwood HS in El Paso, Texas • Named first team all-state, district 1-5A MVP and academic all-state as a senior by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches • Led Montwood to the regional finals of the state tournament as a senior • Two-time all-region, all-city and district MVP for head coach Tony Harper • Martinez played with current Lobo Daniel Faris on NM Force, a local AAU team, during the summer of 2005 • averaged 15 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks, leading Montwood HS to the round of 16 in the Texas 5A playoffs as a junior.

PERSONAL
Born March 5, 1988, in El Paso • Full name is Roman Eduardo Martinez • Son of Eddie and Pam • Father was born in Los Alamos, N.M., and attended high school there • Grandfather, Francisco Martinez, was all-league in basketball at New Mexico State • He also played for Mexico in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, leading his country to the bronze medal • Roman has two sisters (Monica and Nikki) and two brothers (Omar and Carlo) • Interested in design and/or architecture.