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Jersey Number 2
Liz Martino
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Lanham, Md.
- High School:
- Riverdale Baptist
- Major:
- Undeclared
Career Stats
2020-21 | FRESHMAN
2020-21 | FRESHMAN
- An impact rookie playing in 18 of 19 games with 9.8 minutes averaged on court
- Made RU debut in season opening win over Monmouth, playing 12 minutes with seven points and three assists
- Scored a young-career-high nine points in a win at Michigan State (Feb. 24) on a perfect 3-of-3 mark from three-point range, all coming in the second quarter
- Swiped six steals to go with eight points in a win over Hampton (Dec. 18)
- Shot 1.000 in consecutive Big Ten wins over Penn State and Ohio State on March 2 and 5, making 2-of-2 from three-point land in each victory as Rutgers closed the regular season on a nine-game winning streak
- Three-star recruit once ranked as high as the No. 25 prospect in the nation according to espnW Hoopgurlz before a knee injury ended her junior season
- Currently the No. 53 overall prospect according to Blue Star Basketball
- Played her high school ball with Riverdale Baptist, catching the eye of USA Basketball with an invitation to try out for the 2017 FIBA U16 Women’s Americas Championship with Team USA. She also competed in the USA Basketball 2019 3x3 U18 National Championships as part of the SW Stealers
- 2019 McDonald's All-America Games nominee
| Nickname: | Liz |
| One word to describe your Coach: | Beautiful |
| Favorite Rutgers athlete, past or present: | Kahleah Copper |
| Best player ever competed against: | Myself |
| The person I most admire is and why: | My mom because she showed me strength and how to remain yourself when others change |
| If I wasn’t playing (sport), I’d be: | A model lol |
| Favorite professional athlete: | Kobe |
| One word to describe myself on the field/court: | Beautiful |
| One word to describe myself off the field/court: | Talented |
| Few people know that I: | Did gymnastics |
| Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: | My papa |
| I started playing my sport because…: | I love the game |
| I chose Rutgers because…: | It was where God said I needed to be |
| Favorite cereal: | Cinnamon Toast Crunch |
| The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: | Fast and furious lol |
| The best actor/actress to play me in a movie is…: | Vin Diesel |
| Favorite musician/group: | Lil baby/ Moneybagg Yo |
| The first song I knew all the words to is: | Freestyle by lil baby |
| If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at: | Wearing long lashes and actually looking good in them lol |
| Famous people I have met include: | Too many to count |
| Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: | Drink a smoothie, eat fruit snack and pray |
| Favorite all-time gift received: | Love |
| Pets I had growing up were: | Dog |
| The place in the world I would most like to visit is: | Dubai |
| The website I visit most often is: | Fashion nova |
| My favorite teacher was/is:(name, grade, subject) | Ms.Johnson. Middle school |
| The quote that most resonates with me is: | The only holding up I do is my end of the bargain |
| If my life was a book, the title would be: | Leave me alone |
| If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: | Black |
| My spirit animal is: | Butterfly |
| One thing on my bucket list is: | Be featured in a song with lil baby |
| Phone app you cannot live without: | Facetime |
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