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Hall of Fame

Paola Martinez

Paola Martinez

  • Class
    2000
  • Induction
    2009
  • Sport(s)
    Basketball
1996-97: Played in 23 games … Averaged 12.5 points per game … Had 79 rebounds, 93 assists and 45 steals… Led team in scoring, three-point percentage, free-throws made, free-throw percentage and assists … Set school record with 48 three-pointers in a season … UCAA Rookie of the Week twice … UCAA Weekly Honor Roll once … Set UCAA record for points in a game with 31 … Finished eighth in the country in three-point percentage … All-UCAA Honorable Mention … Team was 13-11 and 7-5 in UCAA … Played in New York State Tournament … 1997-98: Played in all 26 games … Averaged 11.1 points per game … Had 77 rebounds, 87 assists and 75 steals… Led team in points per game, free throw percentage, steals, shots attempted and shots made … Set school record for steals in a season … Second in UCAA in three-point percentage …UCAA Weekly Honor Roll twice … All-UCAA First Team … All-ECAC Third Team … Team was 21-5 and 9-3 in UCAA … Team set school record for wins in a season … Played in New York State Tournament … 1998-99: Played in all 26 games … Averaged 9.4 points per game … Had 62 rebounds, 75 assists and 52 steals … Pre-Season All American … Led team in field goal attempts, assists and steals … Fifth in UCAA in assists … UCAA Player of the Week once … All-UCAA First Team … Team was 20-6 and 9-3 in UCAA … Played in New York State Tournament … 1999-00: Played in all 26 games … Averaged 10.2 points per game … Had 54 rebounds, 91 assists and 61 steals … Captain … ECAC Weekly Honor Roll once … All-UCAA First Team … Team was 15-11 and 8-4 in UCAA … Played in ECAC Tournament … Other: Ended career ranked first in school history in steals in a season and steals in a career, three-point percentage in a career and three-pointers made in a season, and free throw percentage in a season and career … Was sixth in school history in career scoring … Cromwell, CT/Cromwell … Science & Technology Studies.
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