José Luis "Chuck" Martín is a Puerto Rican

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coach. , he was an assistant chach at the University of Oregon. Martin was head coach at

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, a position he held for five seasons.

Basketball career

As a basketball player, Martin played for the

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of the

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(BSN) for five seasons. He was coached by

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, from whom he learned to be honest with his players, and his assistant Carlos Calcaño whom he credits as a source of inspirational quotes. Players like Eddie Casiano and

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impressed Martin as opponents.

Collegiate coaching career (1998–present)

Marist (2008–2012)

After going 41–118 in five seasons, Martin was fired from Marist.

South Carolina (2017–present)

Martin joined Frank Martin's staff at South Carolina.

Personal life

Martin was born in

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, from where his family relocated to New York. His original nickname was in Spanish, "Che", which eventually became "Chuck" because the English speakers couldn't pronounce it properly. Likewise his actual last name, Martín, has an accent but its pronunciation became anglicized to "Martin". When presenting himself, he does so as José Luis Martín and identifies as Puerto Rican. Martin is a 1993 graduate of

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with a bachelor's degree in communications. He and his wife, Lee, have three children. Martin retains links with the island to this day, taking his son to a tryout for the juvenile Puerto Rico national team in 2019. He has expressed his interest in joining the program, which he cites as a source of great pride.

References

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