Notre Dame University Basketball Star Ray Martin

The Total Tutor Neil Haley and Coach Karen Hall will interview Notre Dame University Basketball Star Ray Martin.

Born and raised in Long Island City, Queens, N.Y., Martin was an All-American on the hardwood at Mater Christi High School (now St. John's Preparatory High School) in Astoria, Queens, N.Y., and was voted as the Best High School Basketball Player in New York City in 1973. Martin went on to play four years of basketball at Notre Dame under head coach Digger Phelps, starting at point guard and earning the honor of team captain as a senior for the Fighting Irish. He was a college teammate of NBA standout Adrian Dantley and a member of the Notre Dame team that ended UCLA's 88-game winning streak on Jan. 19, 1974.

After earning his bachelor’s degree in economics from Notre Dame in 1977, his first coaching job was as the head freshman coach at Harvard University during the 1977-78 campaign. Martin then spent eight seasons as an assistant coach at North Carolina State University under head coach Jim Valvano.

During his tenure at N.C. State from 1980-88, the Wolfpack won two ACC Championships (1983, 1987) and made six trips to the NCAA Tournament, including a National Championship title in 1983.