| Milli Martinez |
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5-7 Guard Imlay City, Mich. Imlay City High |
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2001-2002: Member of ACC All-Defensive team....also second-team All-ACC selection....named to All-Tournament team for Atlanta Marriott Northwest Classic after collecting a combined 24 points, nine rebounds, and nine assists in victories over UNC-Asheville and Eastern Washington....held ACC Player of the Year Alana Beard to season-low six points 12/30....established new career-high with 25 points 1/4 at Wake Forest....limited first-team All-ACC selection Coretta Brown to season-low two points 1/7 at North Carolina....improved upon career-best with 29 points, including 17-of-20 at the free throw line, while surpassing 1,000-point career scoring plateau 1/26 vs. Clemson....matched career-high with 14 rebounds vs. Charleston Southern 1/29....collected the third triple-double in Tech history (12 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists) in Senior Day game 2/23 vs. Morris Brown....signed with Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA 5/8....released by Phoenix 5/23.
2000-2001: Honorable mention All-ACC selection after returning to starting role for junior season....grabbed career-best 14 rebounds 12/19 at Wagner....posted season-high 21 points on three occasions (11/29 vs. Georgia State; 1/2 at North Carolina; 3/15 at Mississippi State in WNIT)....came off the bench for the first time on season to score a team-high 20 points 2/8 at Virginia....finished second in ACC in offensive rebounding at 3.48 per game, fifth in league in steals, seventh in overall rebounding, 10th in field goal shooting and 15th in scoring.
1999-2000: Stepped into lineup following injury to Niesha Butler and started next 15 games....turned in first double-double with career-high 21 points as well as career-high 13 rebounds, career-best seven assists and five steals in career-high 39 minutes 12/29 vs. Western Michigan....notched new career-high with 23 points off bench in 2/17 loss to Florida State....scored 12 of her 16 second-half points in the last eight minutes to rally Tech to ACC Tournament upset of N.C. State 3/4....named second team All-ACC Tournament....led team in scoring during WNIT collecting 13 points and 12 rebounds vs. Southern Mississippi as well as 20 points and nine rebounds in start at Chattanooga....overall, averaged 14.3 points per game over final eight contests, including 15 points per game during WNIT....continued strong play on Australian tour scoring 19 points along with six rebounds and a team-high four assists 5/10 vs. Kilsyth Cobras....completed four-point play as time expired to lift Tech to overtime victory over Melbourne Tigers 5/11.
1998-1999: Played in all 27 games as a freshman, including one start 1/7/99 at Duke....came off bench to score 11 points and grab seven rebounds 11/27 vs. Samford....collected 17 points 12/16 at Chattanooga....sparked comeback effort with 10 points in ACC Tournament quarterfinal game vs. North Carolina.
| Season | GP-GS | MIN | FG-FGA | PCT. | 3PG-3PA | PCT. | FT-FTA | PCT. | PTS | AVG. | OFF-TOT | AVG. | AST. | TO | BLK | STL | PF-D |
| 1998-1999 | 27-1 | 345 | 38-81 | .469 | 2-5 | .400 | 33-47 | .702 | 111 | 4.1 | 28-69 | 2.6 | 34 | 43 | 0 | 20 | 43-2 |
| 1999-2000 | 31-16 | 774 | 120-281 | .427 | 3-17 | .176 | 63-94 | .670 | 306 | 9.9 | 77-166 | 5.4 | 68 | 95 | 1 | 56 | 75-0 |
| 2000-2001 | 29-27 | 980 | 147-358 | .411 | 23-72 | .319 | 67-85 | .788 | 384 | 13.2 | 101-202 | 7.0 | 68 | 79 | 1 | 60 | 76-2 |
| 2001-2002 | 29-28 | 941 | 128-303 | .422 | 14-59 | .237 | 87-122 | .713 | 357 | 12.3 | 87-188 | 6.5 | 113 | 111 | 0 | 51 | 86-5 |
| Career | 116-72 | 3040 | 433-1023 | .423 | 42-153 | .275 | 250-348 | .718 | 1158 | 9.9 | 293-625 | 5.4 | 283 | 328 | 2 | 187 | 280-9 |
High School: Two-time all-state selection...regarded as one of the finest players to ever come out of Michigan's Macomb County...helped Imlay City to a 79-12 (.868) record during her career...led team in scoring and rebounding for four years...finished with 2,135 career points...carries a 3.9 GPA...also an all-state shortstop on school's softball team...verbally committed to attend Georgia Tech Nov. 22, 1997...Signed with Tech April 13, 1998....named honorable mention All-America by USA Today.
Senior: averaged 26.6 points, 14.4 rebounds, 6.7 assists and four steals while leading Imlay City to a 19-2 record and the MAC Blue Division championship...became only the second Flint-area player to reach the 2,000-point plateau when she scored 33 points Oct. 28, 1997 against Marine City.
Junior: Averaged 23.0 points, 13.7 rebounds and 5.5 assists.
Sophomore: Averaged 22 points and 9.0 rebounds while surpassing 1,000 career point plateau in just second season of varsity competition.
Freshman:
Honorable Mention 1994 Associated Press All-State team.
"This kid is an overachiever. She's a 4.0 student, an outstanding basketball player, unselfish and extremely coachable. She's one of the best kids I've ever coached."
"She's a dominant player, offensively and defensively. Quickness is her best asset....She's a real good outside shooter and has the ability to penetrate and score or set up her teammate...She's an extremely unselfish person and basketball player. She's been a pleasure to coach."
More Milli:An all-state softball shortstop in 1997 and 1998...regarded as one of the best leadoff hitters in the state....Detroit News All-Metro selection set a single-season school-record for hits (75) as a junior batting .563 with four home runs, 38 RBI and 29 stolen bases to help team earn a No. 15 ranking by USA Today....also scored 58 runs and had a .683 on-base percentage....led team to 33-1 record and ranking as high as No. 6 by USA Today as a senior...."She's got great range and makes all the plays," said Coach Steve Plunkitt. "She's a great, superior threat on offense and gets that extra step as a left-handed hitter. She can hit with power and has great speed."