Conroe grad Martin leads Sam Houston State to victory

Britni Martin, Sam Houston State

Conroe High School graduate Britni Martin led Sam Houston State with 18 points in the team's 64-48 home victory over conference rival Central Arkansas Thursday, Jan. 17, at Johnson Coliseum in Huntsville.

The Sam Houston States website reported Martin also recorded four rebounds, five assists, three steals and a block for the Bearcats, who improved to 7-9 on the season and 3-1 in the Southland Conference.

Sam Houston State's next game is 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19 at home against Oral Roberts.

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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