Eagles bring in the versatile Martin
The Newcastle Eagles have announced their first signing for the forthcoming 2013-14 season with the acquisition of Scott Martin, former captain of Notre Dame University.
Scott is a 6’8″ swingman who was ranked in the top 100 players in America coming out of high school, but is expected to play forward for the Eagles. He spent a year at Purdue University before moving to Notre Dame University. He was the captain of Notre Dame for the last two seasons, playing a sixth year senior in 2012-13 and voted to the All Big East tournament team in 2012.
Martin averaged 9 points per game and 6 rebounds over the course of his college career and shot 46% from the three point range in his final season.
Martin is keen to get to grips with professional basketball and is ready to fly east;
“I have a few friends that have visited England before and they all only have great things to say, so I am excited to have this opportunity and cannot wait to get over there and start the season. My hopes for the upcoming season are simply to help the team in anyway I can. Winning is the most important thing and I want to do whatever the team asks of me to get that done.”
Newcastle Eagles’ Coach Fab Flournoy is excited to be working with a graduate of one of the top US college programmes. “I’ve spoken with Scott at length and he comes across as a smart, motivated young man. I think he is going to bring a very positive feel to the club this year and will work well with the squad we are continuing to assemble.”
Martin is the first of a number of new signings for the Newcastle Eagles with the roster set for a major overhaul following last year’s fruitless campaign with as few as three of last season’s team are likely to return in the shape of veterans Flournoy, Charles Smith and Darius Defoe. Former Eagle Drew Lasker is a target to fill one of the vacant guard slots as further signings are set to be announced in the coming days.
