Esmery Martinez

Scouting Report

Esmery is a high-level, outside-inside stretch 4 that is very skilled. She can take her defenders off the bounce, shoot the ball from distance with ease (beautiful shooting stroke) and post up with equal proficiency. She is a great athlete that can run the floor like a guard. Defensively, she can guard positions 2-4 equally well. She slides her feet really well and has quick hands. Averaging close to 2 steals per game every season, she is a high level defender that any team will benefit from having.

FIFTH YEAR (2023-24):

• • All-Pac-12 Team Honorable Mention
  • All-Pac-12 Team (Media)
  • Pac-12 All-Defensive Team Honorable Mention
  • Pac-12 Player of the Week (Feb. 26, 2024)
  • Played in 33 games, starting in 32
  • Averaged 11.1 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 2.0 steals per game
  • Leading rebounder and second-leading scorer on the year
  • Her rate of 2.0 steals per game was second-best on the team
  • Finished the season second in the Pac-12 in steals per game
  • Averaged the third-most minutes on the team, playing 27.5 per game
  • Had 7+ rebounds in nine of Arizona’s last 12 games
  • Scored in double figures in 18 games, including a trio of 20-point performances
  against Oregon State and California
  • Tallied four double-doubles on the year, including an 18-point, 15-rebound
  performance against Arizona State
  • Nearly had a triple-double at California with 20 points, nine rebounds and seven assists
  • Shot a perfect 5-of-5 from the field in the NCAA First Four matchup against Auburn for
  14 points in addition to seven rebounds and five steals
  • Scored 17 points and had nine rebounds in the win at Stanford

SENIOR (2022-23):

• • All-Pac-12 Team Honorable Mention
  • Katrina McClain Award Top 10 List
  • Scored her 1,000th career point against UT Arlington on Dec. 21
  • Grabbed her 1,000th career rebound against Cal on Feb. 12

  • Totaled 274 rebounds on the year for the eighth-most in a single season in program
  history
  • Averaged a team-leading 8.6 rebounds per game, the ninth-best season average in the
  Arizona record book
  • Her 8.6 rebounds per game ranked seventh in the Pac-12
  • Started all 32 games
  • Recorded eight double-doubles for the most on the team
  • Finished second in the Pac-12 in offensive rebounds with 97
  • Ranked 10th in the Pac-12 in steals per game with 1.6
  • Nearly had a triple-double against Cal with 15 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists
  • Went a perfect 6-of-6 from the field against CSUN for 15 points
  • Poured in a season-high 21 points in the home win over Arizona State and additionally
  grabbed 10 rebounds
  • Had a double-double (13 points, 12 rebounds) in the NCAA Tournament First Round
  game against West Virginia
  • Gathered 15 rebounds on four different occassions
  • Recorded the third-highest field goal percentage on the team, making 50.6% of her
  shots
  • Totaled the second-most blocks on the team with 19
  • Was one of four Wildcats with 50 or more steals over the course of the season
  • Finished the year averaging 10.5 points per game, the third-most on the team
  • Led the team in rebounding in 22 games and totaled 11 double-digit rebounding
  games.

JUNIOR SEASON AT WEST VIRGINIA (2021-22):

• • 2021 All-Big 12 Second Team
  • Totaled a team-leading 254 rebounds on the season and averaged 8.8 per game
  • Tallied 10 double-doubles, bringing her career total to 25
  • Racked up 327 points during the year, the most on the Mountaineer squad
  • Averaged 11.3 points per game, the second-best mark on the team
  • Started 28 of West Virginia’s 29 games
  • Led the team in rebounding in 19 games
  • Posted her first double-double of the season against Kennesaw State in the second
  game of the year with 13 points and 12 rebounds
  • Notched a career-best 26 points against Oklahoma alongside 10 rebounds
  • Made 11 field goals against Oklahoma, tying her career high
  • Scored 18 points and got 11 boards in West Virginia’s second-round Big 12
  Tournament matchup against Iowa State

SOPHOMORE SEASON AT WEST VIRGINIA (2020-21):

• • 2021 All-Big 12 First Team

  • Started all 29 games for the Mountaineers
  • Finished the season with a team-high 335 rebounds for the 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
  • 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 1985
  • Tallied 15 double-doubles, the most by a WVU player since 1994
  • Posted a double-double streak of seven games from Dec. 13, 2020, to Jan. 16, 2021
  • Opened the season with her first career double-double, notching 14 points and 15
  rebounds against Fresno State on Nov. 27
  • Her 17-point, 22-rebound double-double against UNA was the best double-double
  performance by a Mountaineer since 1986
  • 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  TCU on Jan. 30, the first 20-point game of her career
  • Her 24 boards at KU tied for the fourth-most by a player in a game in program history
  • 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.

FRESHMAN SEASON AT WEST VIRGINIA (2019-20):

• • 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

HIGH SCHOOL:

• • 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