Georgia High School legend Eddie Martin is in his second season on the Georgia Southern men's basketball staff.
A member of the Gwinnett County Sports Hall of Fame, Martin has amassed a career record of 852-263 and won nine state championships in his head coaching career. He coached 39 seasons, and his teams won 16 region titles and made 26 state tournament appearances. He went 139-36 with two state titles in six seasons at Buford.
In addition to his two state titles at Buford (most recently in 2019), he won four at Greater Atlanta Christian and three at Norcross. Martin led Norcross to a 170-18 record and three straight state championships. It was the first run of three boys basketball state championships in a row in Georgia’s largest classification since 1938-40. Martin logged 350 victories at Brookwood, where he coached for 20 seasons, and Brookwood’s basketball teams play on Eddie Martin Court.
