April 27, 2026 10:00 AM | Men's Basketball
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University men's basketball coach Ross Hodge has announced the signing of Martin Somerville to a grant-in-aid to join the Mountaineers in 2026-27.
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Somerville, a 6-foot-3, 185-pound junior from Bowie, Maryland, will come to Morgantown from Florida State, where he played last season.
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"Martin has all of the leadership qualities and intangibles you look for in a player," Hodge said. "He is someone who can play on or off the ball scoring it or making plays for others. He is a connector and has an infectious personality. We are excited to add him to our program."
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At Florida State, Somerville played in all 33 games, starting 10 and averaged 8.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.5 steals per game. He scored a season-high 23 points at Virginia Tech, shooting 9-of-11 from the field. Somerville also recorded 23 points against Jacksonville with five 3-point field goals made. He had 18 points at Syracuse, 15 points vs. Massachusetts, 14 points in games against Alabama State and Cal State-Bakersfield and 13 points at SMU. Somerville had a season-high seven assists against California in the ACC Tournament and had four steals in two games to go along with three steals against Duke, also in the ACC Tournament.
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As a freshman, he was named the 2025 America East Rookie of the Year and was named to the America East All-Rookie Team at UMass Lowell. Somerville set an America East record by being named the conference's Rookie of the Week 11 times.
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At UMass Lowell, Somerville averaged 13.6 points, 2.9 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.5 steals per game while shooting 40.5% from 3-point range. He led UMass Lowell with 75 3-point field goals made. Somerville scored a career-high 26 points against New Jersey Institute of Technology and set a UMass Lowell Division I record with 13 assists against UMBC. The UMBC game marked his first career double-double with 18 points and 13 assists.
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Somerville graduated from Southern California Academy in 2024, where he averaged 14 points and five assists per game.
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Somerville, a 6-foot-3, 185-pound junior from Bowie, Maryland, will come to Morgantown from Florida State, where he played last season.
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"Martin has all of the leadership qualities and intangibles you look for in a player," Hodge said. "He is someone who can play on or off the ball scoring it or making plays for others. He is a connector and has an infectious personality. We are excited to add him to our program."
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At Florida State, Somerville played in all 33 games, starting 10 and averaged 8.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.5 steals per game. He scored a season-high 23 points at Virginia Tech, shooting 9-of-11 from the field. Somerville also recorded 23 points against Jacksonville with five 3-point field goals made. He had 18 points at Syracuse, 15 points vs. Massachusetts, 14 points in games against Alabama State and Cal State-Bakersfield and 13 points at SMU. Somerville had a season-high seven assists against California in the ACC Tournament and had four steals in two games to go along with three steals against Duke, also in the ACC Tournament.
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As a freshman, he was named the 2025 America East Rookie of the Year and was named to the America East All-Rookie Team at UMass Lowell. Somerville set an America East record by being named the conference's Rookie of the Week 11 times.
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At UMass Lowell, Somerville averaged 13.6 points, 2.9 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.5 steals per game while shooting 40.5% from 3-point range. He led UMass Lowell with 75 3-point field goals made. Somerville scored a career-high 26 points against New Jersey Institute of Technology and set a UMass Lowell Division I record with 13 assists against UMBC. The UMBC game marked his first career double-double with 18 points and 13 assists.
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Somerville graduated from Southern California Academy in 2024, where he averaged 14 points and five assists per game.
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