Global InformationMaylana Martin information
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| Born | April 17, 1978 Honolulu, Hawaii | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 174 lb (79 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Perris High School (Perris, California) | |||||||||||||||||
| College | UCLA (1996–2000) | |||||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2000: 1st round, 10th overall pick | |||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Minnesota Lynx | ||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2000–2001 | |||||||||||||||||
| Position | Center / power forward | |||||||||||||||||
| Number | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2003–present | |||||||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 2000–2001 | Minnesota Lynx | |||||||||||||||||
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| 2003–2004 | Portland (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2008 | UCLA (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Pepperdine (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Career WNBA statistics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Points | 227 (3.7 ppg) | |||||||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 153 (2.5 rpg) | |||||||||||||||||
| Assists | 40 (0.7 apg) | |||||||||||||||||
| Stats at WNBA.com | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | ||||||||||||||||||
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Maylana Lynn Martin (born April 17, 1978, in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American former professional women's basketball player and currently a collegiate coach.
Although born in Hawaii, she grew up in Southern California. She attended Perris High School, where she was a multi-sport athlete, being a four-year letterman in basketball, lettered for three years in volleyball, and lettered for two years on the track team.
Martin attended college at UCLA and graduated in 2000. She began her professional career with the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association during the 2000 WNBA draft, and played with the team for two years.
In 2002, the Lynx traded Martin and teammate Erin Buescher to the Charlotte Sting in exchange for Shaunzinski Gortman, the Sting's 9th overall selection in the 2002 WNBA draft. However, she was waived by the Sting during their pre-season training camp due to injury.
She began her coaching career as an assistant coach at the University of Portland in 2003. Beginning with 2004, she served as an assistant coach to her alma mater, UCLA. She went on to coach at Pepperdine from 2008 to 2010.
Now serves as a college basketball analyst for the Pac-12 Network. Maylana is married to USC Lineman Rome Douglas and the couple has 4 children.