When you hear the Mountaineers coaches and teammates yell out “Red” this year, it’s not about a play or an opponent. They are referencing freshman forward/guard Anja Martin.
While in middle school, Martin worked with a trainer who could not pronounce her first name correctly. One day the trainer asked Anja “what’s your favorite color?” in hopes of finding an alternative to mispronouncing her name. It was to this question that Anja simply responded “red” thus sparking a nickname that has stuck with her throughout her basketball career.