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UCLA - Second-highest vote getter in the pre-season Naismith Player of the Year award standings Named pre-season Player of the Year by the Women's Basketball News Service Pre-season All-American by several publications Has excellent hands in the post and quick moves around the basket Outstanding in transition and the running game Has one of the best all-around games in the country, as evidenced by her point, rebound and steal totals Her size and quickness combination is rare in today's game Her career scoring average of 18.3 ranks fourth (behind Denise Curry, Rehema Stephens and Natalie Williams) all-time at UCLA for players who have participated in at least 50 games Ranks seventh at UCLA on the all-time blocks list with 58 Ranks eighth on the all-time school rebound list with 683 Her career field goal percentage of .544 rates fourth-best all-time at UCLA Her career free throw percentage of .726 rates ninth-best all-time at UCLA Underwent back surgery to correct a disk problem in May.
1999 - Voted UCLA's second-ever Pac-10 Player of the Year (Natalie Williams was the first in 1994) One of 10 finalists for the Naismith National Player of the Year award Kodak All-American Second-team All-America selection by The Sporting News and Women's Basketball News Service; third team by Associated Press and Women's Basketball News Journal Named to the NCAA All-West Regional team Finished the season with 1595 career points to rank 6th all-time at UCLA (5th is Ann Meyers, 1685) Has scored in double figures in 83 of her 87 career games and has at least 20 points in 34 career games Her 565 points scored last season ranked ninth on the all-time school list Led the Pac-10 in scoring (18.2 ppg) and was second in rebounding (9.4 rpg); also fourth in field goal percentage (54.1%, 205-379), sixth in steals (74) Her 154 made free throws were the most ever made by a UCLA player in a single season Scored a career-best 38 points and 18 rebounds at USC (2/20/99) and captured her second Pac-10 Player of the Week award of the season After being named MVP of the Rainbow Wahine Classic (11/27/99), she earned her first conference Player of the Week award Recorded 12 double-doubles, including a 23-point/18-rebound performance against West Virginia and a 30-point/18-rebound showing against North Carolina Ended the season having scored in double figures in the last 30 straight games.
1998 - Selected to the Kodak All-District team and was a finalist for the All-America team Named a third-team All-American by AP and the Women's Basketball News Service Named first-team All-Pac-10 for the second straight year Joined the 1,000 point club (16th Bruin member) with a season-ending total of 1,030 to rank 16th on the all-time UCLA career scoring list Became only the third Bruin to record 1,000 points by her sophomore season Her 546 points rank 12th on the all-time season list Her 134 free throws made rank third on the all-time season list Scored in double figures in all 29 games Ranked third in the conference in scoring and rebounding and fifth in blocks and in field goal percentage Her fifth double-double of the season vs. USC (14 points and 10 rebounds) helped the Bruins to their first win at USC since March of 1991 Her fourth double-double of the season (27 points and 12 rebounds) powered the Bruins to a win in Oregon for the first time since March of 1992.
1997 - Leading scorer (17.8) and team captain for the USA Junior National team, which captured its first-ever gold medal in Brazil in the summer of 1997 She scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in leading the U.S. to an overtime win over Australia in the championship contest Martin scored at least 20 points in four of the seven U.S. tournament games Named the USOC Athlete of the Month for July Became UCLA's second straight Conference Freshman of the Year Also named to the All-Pac-10 first team Led the Pac-10 in field goal percentage (.559) Fifth in the conference in scoring (17.9), seventh in steals (2.4) and free throw % (.747) Set a school record with an 11-12 shooting performance from the field vs. Texas Tech With 484 points, she finished third on the all-time UCLA scoring list for a freshman (#1 Denise Curry - 610; #2 Necie Thompson - 514) Established a UCLA freshman scoring record with her 33-point effort vs. Washington (3/6/97) Also set a freshman mark with four 30-point games Had six double-doubles on the year Named all-tournament at the Pac-10/Sun Belt Conference Challenge Her scoring average ranked 64th in the nation, the fourth-highest mark by any freshman in the 1996-97 season Scored in double figures in 24 of the 27 games.
HIGH SCHOOL - Lettered four years in basketball at Perris High for coach Marvin Williams Played with the 1996 USA Junior National team in Mexico for a team coached by Penn State's Rene Portland She averaged 7.4 points and 5.0 rebounds in helping lead the U.S. into the gold medal game versus Brazil As a prep senior, she was named a first-team Parade Magazine All-American Rated No. 1 post player in the country by Blue Star Report USA Today second-team All-American Named Cal-Hi Sports California State Player of the Year in '96 Selected CIF Division II Co-Player of the Year along with fellow Bruin Melanie Pearson One of five finalists for State Player of the Year honors '95-96 pre-season Super 25 USA Today selection and pre-season Street & Smith prep All-American Named Riverside County Player of the Year for four straight seasons by the Press-Enterprise Selected Inland Empire Player of the Year four straight seasons Three-time league MVP Chosen Gatorade Circle of Champions California State Player of the Year in '96 Led the State in scoring as a junior and senior Scored a career-high 52 points vs. Moreno Valley in '95-96, one of three games in which she scored at least 50 points Led team to the CIF Southern Section Division II semifinals and a 24-3 record as a senior Selected to play in the WBCA High School All-America Game As a junior, she averaged 33 points, 18 rebounds and eight blocks Her sophomore season, she averaged 24 points, 17 rebounds and six blocks Averaged 17 points, 17 boards and four blocked shots as a freshman Also lettered in volleyball (three years) for coaches Michelle Gainer and Paul Akahoshi and in track (two years) for coaches John Hanzlik and Barney Carnegie Named all-league and MVP in volleyball and all-league in track.
PERSONAL - Full Name: Maylana Lynn Martin Born: April 17, 1978 in Honolulu, HI Parents: Lowell and Mary Martin Has a brother (Lowell, a junior basketball and football player at Perris HS) and a sister (Laurie, a sophomore at UCLA) Hobbies include going to the beach, playing pool, going to barbecues and playing basketball Lists winning the gold medal at the 1997 Junior World Championships as her greatest athletic thrill Admires Dennis Rodman's passion for rebounding Is a first-degree black belt in tae kwon do Owns eight dogs, two cats, two geese, two ducks and a snake Her family also has a steer and a pig Lists English as her favorite class Career goal is to play professional basketball Sociology major.
Career Highs
Points:
38 at USC (1/20/99)
Rebounds:
18, last at USC (1/20/99)
Assists:
5, last vs. WSU (2/25/99)
Steals:
7, last vs. Arizona St. (2/16/97)
Blocks:
4 vs. North Carolina (11/28/98)
FGs made:
14 at Cal (2/14/98)
3-pt FGs made:
1 vs. Oregon State (1/8/99)
FT Made:
15 vs. Kentucky (3/15/99)
Minutes:
42 vs. Notre Dame (11/30/97)
Turnovers:
9, last vs. Arizona (2/14/97)
