2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 12
Esmery Martinez
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Hato Mayor Del Ray, Dominican Republic
- High School:
- Hamilton Heights Christian Academy (Tenn.)
2020-21 (So.)
- 2021 All-Big 12 First Team
- First Mountaineer sophomore to be selected to the All-Big 12 First Team since Tynice Martin in 2017
- Played in and started all 29 games; one of two WVU players to do so in 2020-21
- Finished the season with a team-high 335 rebounds, the best mark by a Mountaineer since 1986 (Georgeann Wells, 348) and the fifth-best in program history
- Averaged a double-double in 2020-21, with 13.6 points and 11.6 rebounds per game, the best mark on the team
- Finished in double-figure scoring 22 times, including three 20-point games
- Also hauled in double-digit rebounds in 18 games, including 20 or more boards in three contests
- Her three 20-plus rebound games are the most by a Mountaineer in a single season since Olivia Bradley in 1985 (six)
- Tallied 15 double-doubles, the most by a WVU player since Lisa Szymczak in 1994 (15)
- Also posted a double-double streak of seven games from Dec. 13, 2020, to Jan. 16, 2021, the best stretch by a Mountaineer sophomore in program history and the longest streak since Olivia Bradley in 1984 (eight)
- Opened the season with her first career double-double, notching 14 points and 15 rebounds against Fresno State on Nov. 27
- Became the first Mountaineer to record 20 or more rebounds in a game since Lanay Montgomery in 2015 (24) on Dec. 3, against North Alabama; finished the night with 17 points and 22 boards for her second double-double of the year
- Her 17-point, 22-rebound double-double against UNA was the best double-double performance by a Mountaineer since Georgeann Wells tallied 26 points, and 22 rebounds against Cleveland State on Jan. 25, 1986
- Recorded her second 20-plus rebound game of the season on Dec. 13, against James Madison, with 21, to go along with 11 points
- Her 11-point, 21-rebound performance against JMU began her streak of seven consecutive double-doubles
- During that stretch, she averaged 13.8 points and 11.5 rebounds per game; also tallied three games of 15 or more rebounds during that streak
- Posted a career-high 23 points to go along with eight rebounds at TCU on Jan. 30, marking the first 20-point game of her career
- Also finished with a 21-point, 12-rebound double-double against the Horned Frogs at home on Feb. 20
- Hauled in a career-best 24 rebounds to go along with 14 points at Kansas on Feb. 27, tying the record for most rebounds in a game by a WVU player in the Mike Carey era
- Her 24 boards at KU also are tied for the fourth-most by a player in a game in program history
- At Kansas State on March 3, she shot 11-of-15 (73.3%) from the floor, the best shooting performance by a Mountaineer (min. 15 att.) since Olayinka Sanni vs. Saint Francis (PA) on Dec. 30, 2006 (80%)
- Tallied a 19-point, 15-rebound double-double in WVU’s 59-50 win over Oklahoma State in the Big 12 Championship semifinal on March 13
- Posted her final double-double of the season in the NCAA Tournament against Lehigh on March 21, tallying 16 points and 11 rebounds
2019-20 (Fr.)
- Played in all 29 games
- Averaged 5.4 points and 6.8 rebounds per game
- Led West Virginia in rebounding 12 times
- Made her Mountaineer debut against Saint Francis, scoring nine points and hauling in eight rebounds
- Posted her first double-digit rebound game (11) against Presbyterian
- Tallied her first double-figure scoring performance against Coppin State, finishing with 10 points
- Scored a career-high 15 points against New Mexico, while shooting 60 percent from the field
- Hauled in 10 or more rebounds in back-to-back games, with 10 against Oklahoma and 15 at Baylor
- Finished with 12 points and seven rebounds vs. Iowa State
- Posted her fourth double-digit rebound game against Texas Tech, with 10
- Scored 12 points on 75 percent shooting at Iowa State
- Tallied a career-high 16 rebounds at Texas Tech
Prep
- Averaged 18.3 points, 14.3 rebounds and 5.9 blocks per game during her career at Hamilton Heights Christian Academy in Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Helped the program finish as the runner-up at the 2018 Geico High School Nationals Tournament, earning all-tournament team honors for her performance
- Named the 2017 MVP of the girls' camp of Basketball Without Borders Americas
- Rated as the No. 49 overall player by espnW
- Ranks at No. 8 in the nation among post players
- Came in at No. 25 overall by the All-Star Girls Report
- Ranked at No. 16 at her position by Collegiate Girls Basketball Report
- Represented the Dominion Republic as a member of the junior national team
- Averaged 8.8 points and 5.3 rebounds at the 2018 FIBA Caribbean Women's Championship
Personal
- Daughter of Grece Dahiana Martinez
- Birthday is May 1
- Majoring in sport management
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
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