North Carolina A&T

Saw more time as a sophomore and was a pivotal part of A&T’s rotation … Received the 2014-15 Lady Aggie Most Improved Player Award … Brings a legit scoring threat from the perimeter…Will look to increase playing time as a junior at the shooting guard or small forward position…Has played in 40 career games without a start.

2014-15 Season: Appeared in 26 games without a start…Averaged 2.4 points, 1.4 rebounds and 8.0 minutes per game … Scored a career-high 10 points off the bench in a win against Florida A&M on Feb. 28 … Was 5-for-10 from the field and tallied  a career-high six rebounds  … Days later she was 2-for-3 from 3-point range in a victory against Bethune-Cookman on March 2 …Finished with five rebounds in a regular-season finale win at N.C. Central on March 5.

2013-14 Season: Played in 14 games with no starts…Played a season-high 10 minutes against Morgan State on Jan. 25 …Recorded three rebounds against Campbell on Jan. 6 and Morgan State on Jan. 25 … Played in four straight games from Jan. 25 to Feb. 3.

High School: Played four varsity seasons at Miller School…Was a two-time first-team All-Blue Ridge honoree and a two-time All-State recipient…Earned second-team all-conference honors as a sophomore…Averaged 11.1 points and 6.1 rebounds per game her senior year, helping the Mavericks to a 25-9 record…Led the Mavericks to two state championships…Mavericks also won consecutive VISAA Division III championship titles in 2010 and ‘11…Also led the Mavericks to the 2013 Blue Ridge Conference championship…Also competed for the Cap City Ballerz AAU program…Was also an honor roll student and a member of the Disciplinary Review Board.

Personal: Full name is Whitney Shavon Martin…She is the daughter of Mary Martin and Gary Steppe…Has two siblings, Shantel Johnson and Shelly Jackson…She was born on November 25, 1994 and majors in journalism and mass communications/public relations…Plans to be married with children and holding a job in public relations after graduation…Likes hiking with her family and spending time outdoors…Also likes bonding with her mother at the mall…She is a member of SAAC and the NAACP.