Recruiting: NMHU offers Cimarron Point Guard

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>New Mexico Highlands head coach Zach Settembre has aggressively recruited the Land of Enchantment since being hired earlier this year.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The latest standout player to be offered by Settembre is Cimarron point guard <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2715962' first='Urijah' last='Martinez']</strong>. He led the Rams to a 22-8 record and appearance in the Class 1A quarterfinals last March. Martinez earned All-State and All-District honors in 2024-25. Cimarron won the District 1A-5 tournament. The Rams won 10 of 11 games before being beaten by Fort Sumner/House in the state playoffs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Martinez was invited to the NMHU Elite camp this summer.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>He has also been offered by Palo Verde Community College. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">After great conversations and experiences, I am blessed to say I have received my second offer to continue my academic and athletic career from New Mexico Highlands University. Thank you to the entire <a href="https://twitter.com/NMHU_Basketball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NMHU_Basketball</a> staff for this opportunity. <a href="https://twitter.com/noahbreit1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@noahbreit1</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachSettembre?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ZachSettembre</a> <a href="https://t.co/EjE7oAaULV">pic.twitter.com/EjE7oAaULV</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='2715962' first='Urijah' last='Martinez'] (@Urijah_3) <a href="https://twitter.com/Urijah_3/status/1983689530789245320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 30, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">1st Half Summer Highlights <a href="https://t.co/TcAOlCtc9k">pic.twitter.com/TcAOlCtc9k</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='2715962' first='Urijah' last='Martinez'] (@Urijah_3) <a href="https://twitter.com/Urijah_3/status/1945661062076043275?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 17, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Junior Year 2nd Half Highlights-Cimarron HS<br>22ppg<br>4.5 assists per game <br>All State<br>All District <a href="https://t.co/bOgttWrenm">pic.twitter.com/bOgttWrenm</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='2715962' first='Urijah' last='Martinez'] (@Urijah_3) <a href="https://twitter.com/Urijah_3/status/1920482315681079461?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 8, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sophomore year🔒 <a href="https://t.co/TumfE4GVFX">pic.twitter.com/TumfE4GVFX</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='2715962' first='Urijah' last='Martinez'] (@Urijah_3) <a href="https://twitter.com/Urijah_3/status/1822101130421383523?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 10, 2024</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html -->