Maurice Martin

Personal information
Born	(1964-07-02) July 2, 1964 (age 59) Liberty, New York, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	Liberty (Liberty, New York)
College	Saint Joseph's (1982–1986)
NBA draft	1986: 1st round, 16th overall pick
Selected by the Denver Nuggets
Playing career	1986–1988
Position	Small forward / shooting guard
Number	11
Career history
1986–1988	Denver Nuggets
Career highlights and awards
Atlantic 10 Player of the Year (1986) 2× First-team All-Atlantic 10 (1985, 1986) Second-team All-Atlantic 10 (1984) Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team (1983)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Men’s Basketball Representing  United States Summer Universiade 1985 Kobe National team

Maurice "Mo" Martin (born July 2, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player. He played at Saint Joseph's University from 1982 to 1986^[1] and was an Associated Press honorable mention All-American in his senior year. The 1986 Atlantic 10 Player of the Year,^[2] he was a three-time selection to both the All-Conference team and the All-Big 5 squad. He is one of five Saint Joseph's Hawks to be chosen in the first round of the NBA Draft (drafted by the Denver Nuggets, taken 16th overall) 1986 NBA draft. Martin played two seasons in the NBA, averaging 3.0 points per game in 69 games for the Nuggets.^[1] Martin was then selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 1989 NBA expansion draft, but never played for the team, and ended up retiring completely from the NBA at the age of just 24 due to chronic knee pain.^[3] He is still the only player from Sullivan County, NY to ever play in the NBA.

Following his NBA career, he became a certified electrician^[3] and worked for the Pepsi Center for nearly 20 years as a supervisor that would transform the arena's playing surfaces^[4][5]

In 2016, he was diagnosed with Amyloidosis and as of 2020,^[3] is currently seeking a kidney transplant following complications of Amyloidosis.