Arizona announces signing of international guard Conrad Martinez
Arizona has officially signed Spanish guard Conrad Martinez to his NLI. It was reported last week that Martinez had given his verbal commitment to the program, and the Wildcats made things official on Wednesday.
Martinez will join the Wildcats as a freshman for the 2023-24 season.
“We are excited to welcome Conrad to the Arizona Basketball family,” said coach Tommy Lloyd in a statement. “Plain and simple, Conrad is a winner. He has impacted winning with every team he’s been part of. His best days as a basketball player are definitely ahead of him and we look forward to helping him take those next steps.”
The 6-foot point guard has played at various levels across Spain, including with the Joventut team that captured the Spanish Championship to qualify for the ANGT finals in 2023. Over the seven games of the ANGT tournament, Martinez averaged 16.6 points, 5.3 assists, and 1.7 steals while connecting at a 35.7% clip from the 3-point line.
He also played for El Prat in the LEB Silver League. He averaged 17 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 3.3 assists with Joventut B in the EBA league during the 2022-23 season.
During the summer of 2022, he was a key part of Spain’s U17 national team capturing a silver medal at the FIBA Basketball World Cup. In seven appearances, he averaged 9.1 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 3.9 assists, including a 9-point, 6-assist effort in a loss to the United States in the gold medal game. His best game of the tournament came against Canada in the Round of 16, scoring 14 points on 3-of-6 shooting from beyond the arc while also adding six rebounds and three assists.
The roster is starting to come together for Lloyd. Martinez becomes the third freshman signee, joining Duncanville (Texas) High wing KJ Lewis and international big man Motiejus Krivas. The Wildcats have also brought a pair of guards to Tucson via the transfer portal this offseason — Caleb Love (North Carolina) and Jaden Bradley (Alabama) to play alongside Kylan Boswell.