Robin Martin enters her tenth season as the Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Warren Wilson College and second as the Athletic Director for Warren Wilson College. The women’s basketball program has made significant strides under Martin’s direction. Martin has recruited and retained the largest recruiting classes, compiled 100 career wins, won the first EMAC conference championship and has consistently had players earn postseason accolades, including several first and second team All-Americans. Martin’s program consistently competes in one of the toughest schedules and has beaten several NCAA D2 and NAIA programs in her tenure.
Before coming to Warren Wilson, Coach Martin was the Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Penn State Lehigh Valley. Martin was hired at Penn State Lehigh Valley to start a brand new Women’s Basketball program from scratch. In her first year at the helm, Penn State Lehigh Valley went 9-12 and was highly competitive in the PSUAC. While at Penn State Lehigh Valley, Coach Martin recruited a USCAA Honorable Mention All-American and a PSUAC Honorable Mention player.
Prior to Penn State Lehigh Valley, Martin was the Head Girls Basketball coach at Redbank Valley High School for two seasons. In the 2012-2013 campaign at Redbank Valley, Coach Martin earned Co-Coach of the year in D9 sports, taking her team to a semifinal appearance in playoffs. While at Redbank, Coach Martin had one first year all-conference player, one third team all-state player and one conference rookie of the year. Coach Martin began her coaching career as a JV Coach at AC-Valley High School in 2009.
Born and raised in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, Coach Martin graduated from Quakertown Senior High School. Martin was a four year letter winner in both soccer and basketball. Martin continued her basketball career at Wesley College, where she earned the first ever Rookie of the Year in Wesley College history. During her freshman year, Martin led her team in scoring, rebounding and steals. Coach Martin completed her undergraduate at Clarion University where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree, with a minor in Early Education. Martin also holds a Master’s Degree in Kinesiology from Georgia Southern.
Robin is the daughter of Jay and Jan Detweiler and has an older brother, Bryan. Martin's father has been her assistant coach throughout much of her coaching career and even though he lives far away still finds a way to make several appearances on the bench with the Owls. Coach Martin's family has always been a tremendous support during her coaching career and are excited to support the Owls!
Coach Martin currently resides in Swannanoa, with the three biggest Owl fans in daughters, Ellie and Raeya, and son, Asante.
