Roman Martinez’s face never cracked a smile.
Asked Saturday for a prediction for Sunday night’s 3-point contest that will be a part of the “Enchantment” alumni all-star basketball game in the Pit, the 33-year-old former UNM star fired back with a deadpan stare and the same sort of confidence he and his 30-win 2009-2010 Lobos carried on the court most nights.
“You mean who’s going to finish second?” Martinez asked.
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Moments later, the Lobo fan favorite who had three seasons of better than 41% 3-point shooting in the cherry and silver admitted his money is on Chad Toppert, a former Martinez teammate who is also No. 2 all-time in Lobo history with 266 3-pointers in his UNM career.