Veteran College Assistant Chuck Martin Joining Malone's UNC Staff
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Key Points:
- New North Carolina basketball coach Michael Malone is adding Arkansas assistant coach Chuck Martin to his staff, with the hiring expected to be announced once the full staff is finalized.
- Chuck Martin has spent the last two seasons under John Calipari at Arkansas, serving as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator, and is considered instrumental in UNC's strong recruitment of Arkansas wing Karter Knox.
- Martin has a long college coaching career, including head coaching at Marist and assistant roles at programs like South Carolina, Oregon, Kentucky, and Indiana, and previously worked with Malone at Manhattan in the early 2000s.
- Born in Puerto Rico and raised in The Bronx, Martin played college basketball at Monmouth and professionally in Puerto Rico before transitioning into coaching, and also has experience as an NBA scout with the Oklahoma City Thunder.
