#20 Kate Martin Season 2023-24

2023-24

• Earned Second Team All-Big Ten honors from the coaches and media.
• Stands as the 43rd Hawkeye in program history to eclipse 1,000-career points.
• Became 18th Hawkeye record 700+ rebounds in a career.
• Became the 10th player in Iowa WBB history to notch 400 assists in a career.
• First Iowa women’s basketball player to have even amassed 900+ points, 500+ rebounds, 400+ assists, 120+ steals, and 60+ blocks in a career.
• Is the third Hawkeye in school history to net 1,200+ points, 700+ rebounds, and 450+ assists. (Caitlin Clark and Sam Logic)
• Registered a career-high 25 points shooting 10-of-12 from the floor against Drake (11/19). • Tied her career high for blocks in a game stating three against Purdue Fort Wayne (11/24) and Bowling Green (12/2).
• Recorded her career high in rebounds with 16 against Penn State (2/8).
• Recorded her sixth career double-double and third of the season which is a career-best against Penn State (2/8).
• Scored 10+ points in 30 games this season.
• Scored 15+ points in 18 games this year and 20+ points in four games.

2022-23

• Started all 38 games for the Hawkeyes
• Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
• Set career-high 20 points against UConn (Nov. 27) going 6-for-6 from behind the arc.
• Netted 19 points against No. 2 Indiana (Feb. 26)
• Dished out a career-high 13 assists vs Dartmouth (Dec. 21)
• Ranks 12th all-time in career assists (385)
• Netter her 600th career point against Michigan (Jan. 7)
• Registered first double-double of the season against No. 2 Ohio State with 13 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 assists.
• Had 10 points, seven assists, and nine rebounds against No. 5 Maryland (March 4)
• Scored double digits 11 times this year
• Letter winner

2021-22

• Started all 32 games for the Hawkeyes
• Earned Iowa’s Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
• Scored season-high 15 points against Northwestern (March 4), going 5-for-5 from the field
• Registered career-high rebounds (11) against Nebraska (March 5)
• Recorded three blocks against Wisconsin (Feb. 3), Michigan (Feb. 6) and Illinois State (March 18)
• Scored double digits in nine games, averaging 7.3 points per game.
• Ranked 81st in assist turnover ratio (1.79)
• Recorded season-high assists (8) in the Big Ten Championship game against Indiana (March 6)
• Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors and named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Named to Iowa’s Dean’s List

2020-21

• Played in all 30 games, averaging 30.7 minutes a game.
• Set career best 19 points against Penn State (Feb. 18), netting a personal best five 3-pointers and draining 5-of-5 from beyond the arc.
• Pulled in a career-best eight rebounds against Nebraska (March 6).
• Played 38 minutes, twice, last against Iowa’s win over Rutgers (March 11).
• Earned Iowa’s Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
• Named to the Academic All-Big Ten team
• Team captain

2019-20

• Played in 24 games
• Set career best eight points at Northern Iowa (Nov. 17) and tied it against North Carolina Central (Dec. 14)
• Pulled in a season best seven rebounds against Towson (Nov. 28) during the Puerto Rico Clasico

2018-19

• Redshirted

HIGH SCHOOL

• Played at Edwardsville High School
• Team won the Southwestern Conference her freshman, sophomore and junior year
• Helped lead the team to a runner-up State Tournament finish in 2017 and a semifinal appearance in 2018
• Averaged 16.2 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.88 assists and 2.13 steals in her senior year
• First-team All-State her senior season and second-team All-State her junior season
• Scored over 1,000 points
• Three-year starter
• Earned second-team all-state and all-Southwestern Conference honors
• Played AAU with Blue Star St. Louis
• Also played volleyball

PERSONAL

• Drafted to the Las Vegas Aces in the 2024 WNBA draft
• Parents are Matthew and Jill Martin, Father played football at Western Illinois University
• Has two siblings, Kennedy and Trevor
• Kennedy played basketball at Truman State University
• Graduated with her Master’s Degree in Sport and Recreation Management