Men's Soccer 3/2/2020 2:05:00 PM

OCU welcomes Martin as head soccer coach

OCU alum, former assistant to take reins of soccer program

OKLAHOMA CITY – Billy Martin has been selected as Oklahoma City University men's and women's soccer head coach.
Martin will succeed Brian Harvey as Oklahoma City head coach. Harvey had been the only soccer coach OCU had before retiring following the past season.
Harvey guided OCU to a combined men's and women's record of 813-341-70 through 34 years. OCU's women went 378-130-27 in 26 years, while the OCU men posted a 435-211-43 mark under Harvey. Martin had been an assistant for 19 years for Harvey after a successful playing career at OCU.
"We are excited to welcome Billy Martin back to Oklahoma City University," Oklahoma City athletic director Jim Abbott said. "Billy is an experienced coach who has led teams that have enjoyed great success academically and competitively. He is well acquainted with OCU, and I have every belief that he will make a tremendously positive impact on our men's and women's soccer programs."
Martin said, "It's an honor to be named the head men's and women's soccer coach for the university that I played for, graduated from and was an assistant for several years. OCU has always been my home, and I'm very excited to be back. It will not be easy following a legend like Brian Harvey, but I plan on continuing the strong foundation that Brian has built for the past 34 years."
Martin has spent the past six years at Rose State. Martin established the Rose State men's soccer program, leading the Raiders to a 74-35-2 mark with four National Junior College Athletic Association Region II regular-season championships and two regional tournament titles.
Martin became three-time region coach of the year. He mentored more than 40 student-athletes who signed with four-year institutions.
During Martin's tenure with Oklahoma City, OCU produced 38 all-Americans, 56 NAIA scholar-athlete award winners and nine CoSIDA academic all-Americans on the women's side, and 24 all-Americans, 32 NAIA scholar-athlete award winners and four academic all-Americans among the men. Two Stars turned professional.
Martin contributed to OCU's women capturing 13 Sooner Athletic Conference championships with seven NAIA Championships appearances, double-digit win totals each year, two NAIA Championships semifinals appearances and an NAIA runner-up finish in 2001. During that span, OCU's men added seven conference championships and a trip to the NAIA Championships semifinals in 2008.
Martin plays an active role in developing youth talent on the club soccer level. Martin was named 2009 Oklahoma Soccer Association state boys competitive youth coach of the year. Martin led the OFC '92 to the Oklahoma Premier League championship in 2008. That team also won the state championship, finished runner-up in the Southwest Premier League and reached the quarterfinals of the regional tournament. Martin has been coaching Oklahoma Football Club and the Edmond Soccer Club since 2006.
He has been Oklahoma Olympic development program head coach since 2000 and assistant camp director for Brian Harvey's American Youth Soccer Camps since 1995. On the prep level, Martin has directed the Bishop McGuinness boys soccer program since 2012.
Martin played for Harvey's Oklahoma Heat teams in the U.S. Interregional Soccer League from 1993-96. A native of Grapevine, Texas, Martin provided OCU with six goals, five assists and 17 points from 1989-91. Martin aided OCU to two conference and District Nine championships. Martin played on OCU's first national-tournament squad in 1991.

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