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07-19-19 08:22 AM - Post#286072
In response to 1LotteryPick1969
Zach Martini -
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2019 /07/nj-loc...
- On July 8, the 6-7 power forward committed to Princeton over a handful of schools - including Brown, Columbia and Yale.
“Princeton was pretty new to my recruiting process, but they took it to a whole different level,†Martini said. "That started with head coach (Mitch) Henderson. The relationship I’ve built with him since April has been great. We talk a lot. In late June, he told me that they were ready to commit and were waiting on me. I took a week and sat on that, talked to my family and everyday the talk came back to Princeton. That’s where I wanted to be.â€
During Martini’s talks with the head coach, Henderson compared him to Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green and expects him to play that same role on both ends of the floor for Princeton.
Luckily for Princeton, Green is a player that Martini has modeled his game after for years.
"Coach Henderson wants me to facilitate, run the floor, play the post and stretch the floor at times. On defense, he wants me to be a dog and have the mentality that nobody is going to score on me,†Martini said. “It’s Draymond’s dog mentality that I idolize about his game. He’s ruthless. He has no friends on the court.â€
Last season was a breakout year for Martini. He transferred to Gill St. Bernard’s from Rutgers Prep prior to his junior season and increased his stats from 8.2 points and 6.6 rebounds per game to 14.8 points and 11.1 rebounds per game. He also posted 20 double-doubles in 30 games - an increase from just two in 18 games his sophomore year. -
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