Conroe grad Martin helps Sam Houston State to victory

Britni Martin, Sam Houston State

Conroe High School graduate Britni Martin scored 12 points in Sam Houston State's 75-58 win over Houston Baptist Wednesday, Jan. 2, at Sharp Gym in Houston, the team's website reported.

The Sam Houston State University senior forward also recorded four rebounds, five assists and one steal for the Bearkats, who improved to 4-8 on the season.

Sam Houston State's next game is 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 4 at home against Texas A&M University Corpus Christi.

Martin is a 2009 graduate of Conroe High School where she was an all-greater Houston and all-district player on the basketball court for coach Deidre Hinze. As a senior (2008-09) Martin averaged 17.1 points 5.2 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game. Martin was a McDonalds All-America candidate. She was also one of the top scorers in the 2008 Texas Girls Basketball Association All-Star Game. Martin was a three-time all-district selection and was the district's newcomer of the year as a freshman (2005-06). She was a four-time academic all-district honoree and earned all-district honors on the soccer field as well. Martin was a member of the National Honor Society. She is from Conroe.

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