When the WNBA sent out its first list of players who had renounced their eligibility to enter the 2023 draft on Mar. 28, there was a surprise name on the list. Arizona forward Esmery Martinez had entered her name into the draft, renouncing her final year of eligibility. In an Instagram post later the same day, Martinez announced that she was also in the transfer portal but might still return to Arizona for her fifth and final year of college basketball.
A day before the deadline to remove her name from the draft, the Arizona Daily Star is reporting that Martinez will return to Arizona.