Paul Martinez

Biography

PAUL MARTINEZ is in his third season (2026) as an assistant coach with the Trojans. In his role, Martinez is responsible for the Trojan defense and servers and handles the program’s scheduling and logistical processes. Martinez first joined the program in the fall of 2021 and served as the team’s volunteer assistant coach for the 2022 and ’23 seasons. In his first season with the program, USC went 22-7 overall with an 8-4 record in MPSF matches and advanced to the MPSF tournament semifinal. Martinez has several years of coaching experience at the high school and club levels. He also serves as the 17s White head coach at the Balboa Bay Volleyball Club, one of the premier boys’ volleyball clubs in the country. In 2021, he helped coach the Balboa Bay 15s to gold medals at the Junior Olympics. That year, his club also finished first for the SoCal Cup. In the summer of 2023, he helped coach Balboa Bay to silver medals at the SoCal Cup Showcase. From 2017 to 2020, Martinez served as the varsity boys assistant coach at Servite High School in Anaheim, Calif. Martinez graduated from St. John Bosco High School in Bellflower, Calif., and was a head coach for the Braves’ freshmen and JV boys’ teams at his alma mater from 2008-15. Martinez holds a Bachelor of Science in kinesiology from Long Beach State (2015) and received his Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Chapman University in 2019.