Martin Named to Wade Watch List

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University redshirt junior guard Tynice Martin has been named to the 2019 Wade Trophy Watch List, as announced by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) on Tuesday.

The Wade Trophy is presented annually by the WBCA to the best player in college women's basketball.

After missing the 2017-18 season due to injury, Martin has averaged a team-best 20.7 points per game through three contests in 2018-19. The Atlanta native has produced a pair of 20-point efforts so far, including a game-high 24 points in the season opener against Coppin State. She recorded back-to-back double-doubles in the first two games of the season and is currently averaging a team-best 8.3 rebounds per game along with 13 total steals.

The Wade Trophy — now in its 42nd year — is the oldest and most prestigious national player of the year award in college women's basketball. It is named in honor of the late, legendary Delta State University head coach Lily Margaret Wade, who won three consecutive national championships with the Lady Statesmen. First awarded in 1978 by the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD), now known as SHAPE America, the Wade Trophy has been presented to the WBCA NCAA Division I National Player of the Year since 2001.

The "Wade Watch" list of candidates for the Wade Trophy is composed of players selected by the WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches' All-America Selection Committee. The committee will review the list in January to determine if additional players will be added based on their play during the first half of the 2018-19 season.

About the Women's Basketball Coaches Association
Founded in 1981, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association is the professional association for coaches of women's and girls' basketball at all levels of competition. The WBCA offers educational resources that coaches need to help make themselves better leaders, teachers and mentors to their players; provides opportunities for coaches to connect with peers in the profession; serves as the unifying voice of coaches to those organizations that control the game; and celebrates those coaches, players and other individuals who excel each year and contribute to the advancement of the sport. Visit www.WBCA.org for more details about the Association.

Player	Institution	Position	Height	Current Year
Kristine Anigwe	California	Center	6-4	Sr.
Kenisha Bell	Minnesota	Guard	5-9	RS Sr.
Allazia Blockton	Marquette	Guard	5-11	Sr.
Kalani Brown	Baylor	Center	6-7	Sr.
Chennedy Carter	Texas A&M	Guard	5-7	So.
Kaila Charles	Maryland	Guard	6-1	Jr.
Napheesa Collier	UConn	Forward	6-1	Sr.
Lauren Cox	Baylor	Forward	6-4	Jr.
Sophie Cunningham	Missouri	Guard	6-1	Sr.
Crystal Dangerfield	UConn	Guard	5-5	Jr.
Cierra Dillard	Buffalo	Guard	5-9	Sr.
Asia Durr	Louisville	Guard	5-10	Sr.
Megan Gustafson	Iowa	Forward	6-3	Sr.
Tyasha Harris	South Carolina	Guard	5-10	Jr.
Ruthy Hebard	Oregon	Forward	6-4	Jr.
Presley Hudson	Central Michigan	Guard	5-6	Sr.
Sabrina Ionescu	Oregon	Guard	5-11	Jr.
Paris Kea	North Carolina	Guard	5-9	RS. Sr.
Jessica Kovatch	St. Francis (PA)	Guard	5-9	Sr.
Kitija Laksa	South Florida	Guard	6-0	Sr.
Marina Mabrey	Notre Dame	Guard	5-11	Sr.
Darby Maggard	Belmont	Guard	5-5	Sr.
Tiana Mangakahia	Syracuse	Guard	5-6	Jr.
Tynice Martin	West Virginia	Guard	5-11	Jr.
Teaira McCowan	Mississippi St.	Center	6-7	Sr.
Macy Miller	South Dakota St.	Guard	6-0	Sr.
Leaonna Odom	Duke	Forward	6-2	Jr.
Arike Ogunbowale	Notre Dame	Guard	5-8	Sr.
Caliya Robinson	Georgia	Forward	6-3	Sr.
Katie Lou Samuelson	UConn	Guard	6-3	Sr.
Jessica Shepard	Notre Dame	Forward	6-4	Sr.
Alanna Smith	Stanford	Forward	6-4	Sr.
Hallie Thome	Michigan	Center	6-5	Sr.
Brianna Turner	Notre Dame	Forward	6-3	Grad.
Jackie Young	Notre Dame	Guard	6-0	Jr.

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