Martin chose jersey number 3 and in his first year with his new team he played in all 34 games of the season, being employed off the bench by coach Bob Huggins: he averaged 6.3 points and 4 rebounds while playing 16.4 minutes per game, and he was the 5th best scorer on the team, the 3rd best rebounder (behind Jones and Blount), and the 3rd best shotblocker (0.5 per game).