Maurice "Mo" Martin (born July 2, 1964) is an American former professional

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player. He played at

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from 1982 to 1986 and was an

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honorable mention All-American in his senior year. The 1986

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Player of the Year, he was a three-time selection to both the All-Conference team and the All-Big 5 squad. He is one of five

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to be chosen in the first round of the NBA Draft (drafted by the Denver Nuggets, taken 16th overall) 1986 NBA Draft. Martin played two seasons in the NBA, averaging 3.0 points per game in 69 games for the Nuggets. Martin was then selected by the

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in the 1989 NBA expansion draft, but never played for the team, and ended up retiring completely from the NBA at the age of just 24 due to chronic knee pain. He is still the only player from Sullivan County, NY to ever play in the NBA. Following his NBA career, he became a certified electrician and worked for the Pepsi Center for nearly 20 years as a supervisor that would transform the arena's playing surfaces In 2016, he was diagnosed with

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and as of 2020, is currently seeking a kidney transplant following complications of Amyloidosis.

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* 1964 births Living people American men's basketball players Basketball players from New York (state) Denver Nuggets draft picks Denver Nuggets players Minnesota Timberwolves expansion draft picks People from Liberty, New York Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball players Shooting guards Small forwards Universiade medalists in basketball Universiade silver medalists for the United States {{1960s-US-basketball-bio-stub