Kate Martin Explained

Kate Martin
Number:20
League:WNBA
Team:Las Vegas Aces
Position:Guard
Birth Date:5 June 2000
Birth Place:Edwardsville, Illinois, U.S
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:172
High School:Edwardsville
(Edwardsville, Illinois)
College:Iowa (2019–2024)
Draft League:WNBA
Draft Year:2024
Draft Round:2
Draft Pick:18
Draft Team:Las Vegas Aces
Career Start:2024
Years1:–present
Team1:Las Vegas Aces
Highlights:
  • Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award (2021)
  • Second-team All-Big Ten (2024)
Nationality:American

Kate Martin (born June 5, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Iowa Hawkeyes. She was selected in the second round (18th overall) by the Aces in the 2024 WNBA draft.

Martin attended Edwardsville High School in her hometown of Edwardsville, Illinois. Martin captained the Iowa Hawkeyes for four seasons, playing alongside two-time national player of the year, Caitlin Clark. She helped lead Iowa to their first national championship game as a senior in 2023 and helped Iowa return to the national title game the following year.

Early life

Martin was born on June 5, 2000, and grew up in Granite City and Edwardsville, Illinois.[1] She is the youngest of three children born to teachers Matt and Jill Martin.[2] [3] Martin started playing basketball at age five, participating in local recreational leagues and playing pickup at the YMCA.[4] Starting in elementary school, she frequented basketball camps at University of Iowa every summer[5] [6] and slept with an Iowa women's basketball poster above her childhood bed.[7] Martin also played boys' tackle football in elementary school[8] and later took up volleyball.[2] Her dad was one of her first coaches, coaching her and her siblings' basketball teams up until the seventh grade, as well as Martin's football team.[4] In middle school, Martin began attending "Junior Hawk" and Iowa basketball camps every summer as a participant.[5] In fourth grade, Martin joined her local AAU basketball program and went on to play for the Blue Star St. Louis (now known as the Napheesa Collier Elite) throughout high school.[9] [10] In seventh grade, Martin led her basketball team to the 2012 Illinois Elementary School Association (IESA) Class 4A state championship game, losing by three points in the final.[11] That same year, she helped her middle school volleyball team win the 2013 seventh-grade IESA Class 4A state championship in straight sets.[12] [13] The following year, Martin's basketball team claimed victory at the 2013 eighth grade IESA Class 4A state championship, finishing with an undefeated 28–0 season,[14] [15] while her volleyball team placed third at the 2014 eighth grade state championship.[16] [17]

High school career

Martin played four years of varsity basketball for Edwardsville High School in Edwardsville, Illinois, under head coach Lori Blade.[3] During her freshman season, Edwardsville went 30–1, winning the Southwestern Conference (SWC), regional, and sectional titles before falling to the eventual state champions, Benet Academy (and Martin's future Iowa teammate Kathleen Doyle), in the Class 4A state quarterfinals.[18] [19] As a freshman, Martin did not see many minutes on the court, coming off the bench and averaging 6.6 points and 3.4 rebounds per game.[18] Her game continued to mature, and she made herself into a guaranteed starter for her remaining three years at Edwardsville.[20] During her sophomore year in postseason play, Martin helped Edwardsville defeat Rock Island High School in the sectional championship by holding their freshman guard, Brea Beal, pointless in the first quarter.[21] Despite Martin's 13-point contribution in the game, her team suffered a second straight state quarterfinal loss to Benet Academy, the eventual back-to-back 2016 state champions.[22] [23] Martin earned Class 4A All-State fourth-team accolades from the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA).[24] [25]

As a junior, Martin surpassed 1,000 career points[26] and averaged 12.9 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.9 assists, and 2.7 steals per game.[27] The number-one-ranked Edwardsville team[28] finished their 2016–17 season with a 32–1 record,[27] [29] reaching the Class 4A state championship final where they were upset by Geneva Community High School, losing 41–40 on a last-second shot.[30] [31] Martin was named to the IBCA All-State Class 4A second-team and was selected as an Associated Press (AP) All-State honorable mention at the conclusion of her junior season.[32] [33] As a senior, Martin averaged 16.2 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists, and 2.1 steals per game[34] [35] with 63.9 field-goal, 50.9 three-point, and 80 free-throw percentages.[36] As team captain,[9] Martin led the number-one-ranked Edwardsville team[36] to their fourth consecutive SWC, regional, and sectional titles, and their second consecutive super-sectional championship title.[29] [35] Her team finished the 2017–18 season with a 30–2 record[3] and reached their second consecutive Class 4A semifinal, ultimately finishing fourth in postseason tournament play.[20] At the end of her senior year, Martin's class finished with an overall record of 122–6, going undefeated at home all four years.[12] Martin led her team with the most points, rebounds, and assists during her senior season[9] and ended her high school basketball career with the fourth-most points (1,518) in Edwardsville High School history.[20] [36] She received the 5th most votes for Illinois Miss Basketball 2018 award (losing the honor to Beal)[37] and was named to both the Associated Press and the IBCA Class 4A All-State first-teams as a senior.[38] [39] [40]

Martin also played four years of varsity volleyball as an outside hitter at Edwardsville.[29] She helped lead her team to 108 wins, two SWC titles, two regional championships, and a sectional championship.[9] [41] She finished her high school volleyball career with a new school record for career block assists (194) and was also named to the All-SWC first-team her senior year.[12]

Recruiting

Martin was first recruited by NCAA Division I basketball programs during her sophomore year of high school, receiving an offer from Bradley.[1] During her high school career, she continued to receive offers from Division I programs including DePaul, Illinois, St. Louis, and Wisconsin, among others.[42] [43] During her junior year, she was recruited by Iowa as a 2–3 (shooting guard/small forward).[42] [44] On her car ride home from her official weekend visit at Iowa, Martin called the coaching staff and verbally committed to the Hawkeyes.[1] [43] She announced this verbal commitment on Twitter in May 2017.[6] Martin formally signed her letter of intent in November 2017 and received a full athletic scholarship from the university.[27] By the end of her high school career, Martin was considered a three-star recruit with a scouting grade of 90 by ESPN.[5] [34] In interviews, Martin has stated playing for Iowa was "always the goal" and that committing to play there was "a no-brainer".[43] In sixth grade for an English assignment, she wrote a letter for her future self to be opened after graduating high school in which she wrote, "Hi Kate. When you're reading this, I hope you have committed to play basketball at the University of Iowa."[4]

College career

Redshirt year (2018–19)

In June 2018, it was announced that Martin had torn her left anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and lateral meniscus in a collision during practice for the IBCA high school all-star game and would miss the entire 2018–19 season.[36] [45] She received an additional year of eligibility after redshirting.[35] [45] Iowa finished their season with a 29–7 record, won the 2019 Big Ten tournament title,[46] and advanced to the Elite Eight in the NCAA tournament (losing to the eventual national champs, Baylor, 85–53).[47]

Freshman season (2019–20)

On November 7, 2019, Martin made her collegiate debut in a 85–53 win over Florida Atlantic.[48] From the bench, she played in 24 games (averaging 8.1 minutes per game).[7] The Hawkeyes ended the year with a 23–7 record, an undefeated record on home court, and a third-place finish in the regular season in the Big Ten Conference.[49] On March 12, 2020, the NCAA canceled the 2020 women's basketball tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic, effectively ending the 2019–20 season.[50]

Sophomore season (2020–21)

With the graduation of three of Iowa's 2019–20 starters, Martin moved into Iowa's starting line-up and started all 30 games alongside incoming freshman Caitlin Clark.[2] [51] She was also named team captain for the 2020–21 season.[52] During the January 3 game against Illinois, Martin broke her nose after being hit in the face by a basketball and wore a protective transparent plastic mask for six weeks.[53] [54] She broke her nose again in early February after a practice squad player "threw a beautiful bullet pass right to [her] face",[55] extending her mask use a few additional weeks.[53] [56] In her first game back without her mask, Martin posted her first career double-double for Iowa with a career-best 19 points (going 5-for-5 on three-pointers) with 11 assists and five rebounds[57] in a decisive 96–78 win over Penn State on February 18.[58] [59] At the end of the regular season, Martin averaged 30.7 minutes, 7.0 points, and 4.3 rebounds per game with a season total of 110 assists and 34 steals.[52] Martin helped Iowa reach the Big Ten tournament championship game where they ultimately fell to Maryland in an 104–84 loss.[60] In the first round of the 2021 NCAA tournament, Martin got off to a quick start, registering 8 points in the first six minutes in Iowa's 87–72 win over Central Michigan.[61] Iowa went on to face number-one-seeded UConn in the Sweet Sixteen, losing to the Huskies 92–72.[62] [63] Martin was named to the Academic All-Big Ten team[64] [65] and also was selected as Iowa's women's basketball honoree for the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award and won the Iowa's 2021 Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award, alongside Mekhi Sargent.[66]

Junior season (2021–22)

Entering her junior season, Martin again was named team captain[67] and started all 32 games for Iowa alongside Clark, averaging 30 minutes per game.[68] After helping Iowa earn the Big Ten regular season championship title (shared with Ohio State),[69] Martin put on a commanding performance in the 2022 Big Ten tournament, averaging 12.3 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 6.3 assists per game in the tournament.[53] On March 4, 2022, in the quarterfinal match-up, she recorded 15 points, six assists, and five rebounds in Iowa's 71–59 win over Northwestern.[70] Martin grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds with eight points and five assists in the semifinal win over Nebraska on March 5.[71] Iowa claimed the Big Ten tournament title by defeating Indiana 74–67.[72] [73] With this title win, Iowa automatically qualified for the 2022 NCAA tournament and was named the number two seed for the Greensboro Region.[74] [73] [75] Her team was upset by 10th-seed Creighton in the second round of the NCAA tournament in a 64–62 loss.[76] As a redshirt junior, she averaged 7.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 4.9 assists per game.[68] At the end of the academic year, she was selected as Iowa’s Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree for women's basketball for the second consecutive year,[77] earned Academic All-Big Ten honors,[78] [79] was a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (for maintaining 4.0 GPA during the academic term),[80] [81] and was named to the Dean's List.[78] [82]

Senior season (2022–23)

Martin continued her tenure as team captain and started all 38 games for the Hawkeyes beside Clark for the third consecutive season.[68] During a preseason practice in early November, Martin was elbowed in the face by a practice squad player and broke her nose for the third time in her college career.[83] In the November 27 game against UConn, Martin scored a career-high 20 points, going 6-for-6 on three-pointers.[84] [85] On December 21, as her teammate Caitlin Clark, surpassed 2,000 career points, Martin registered a career-high 13 assists during Iowa's 92–54 win over Dartmouth.[86] She recorded her 600th career point on January 7 in a win over Michigan.[87] A few weeks later on January 23, Iowa gave No. 2 AP-ranked Ohio State their first loss of the season, with Martin recording her first double-double of the season (13 points and 11 rebounds).[88] On February 26 in Iowa's final regular season game against No. 2 Indiana (featured on ESPN's College GameDay), Martin contributed 19 points and 4 assists before Clark secured the victory with a game-winning three-point buzzer beater.[89] [90]

In the semifinal matchup against No. 5 Maryland in the 2023 Big Ten tournament, Martin tallied 10 points, nine rebounds, and seven assists, a near triple-double.[91] She helped Iowa win their second consecutive Big Ten tournament title, handily defeating Ohio State 105–72 in the championship game.[92] For the 2023 NCAA tournament, Iowa was named the top number two seed and competed in the Seattle regional.[93] In the Sweet Sixteen, Iowa defeated 6th seed Colorado, 87–77,[94] with Martin knocking down 16 points, registering six rebounds, and leading Iowa with a personal plus/minus score of +17.[84] [95] With their 97–83 win over Louisville in the Elite Eight, Iowa reached their first Final Four since 1993.[96] In the Final Four matchup against South Carolina, Martin contributed seven points, seven rebounds, and two assists[97] to Iowa's 77–73 upset win over the defending champions and the shattering of the Gamecocks' 42-game winning streak.[51] [98] With this win, Iowa advanced to their first women's basketball championship game in program history.[99] Despite Martin's contribution of 13 points and six assists in the national championship game,[51] [84] Iowa fell to LSU, 102–85.[100] The national championship game marked Martin's 100th career start for the Iowa Hawkeyes.[20]

As a redshirt senior, Martin averaged 7.7 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game with a career-high field goal percentage of 46.7% and a 41.4% three-point percentage.[84] [101] For the third consecutive year, she was selected as Iowa’s Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree for women's basketball.[102]

Graduate year (2023–24)

In February 2023, Martin announced her return for a sixth and final season with Iowa,[103] taking advantage of both her redshirt year and the NCAA's COVID-19 eligibility extension, and to complete her master's degree.[104] [105] In a press conference during the 2023–24 season, Caitlin Clark admitted to trying to persuade and convince Martin to return for a sixth year and went on to say, "I don't want to have to come back [and play at Iowa] if she's not here."[106] Martin continued her reign as team captain, her fourth consecutive year leading the Hawkeyes.[107] On October 15, 2023, she played in the Crossover at Kinnick, a preseason charity exhibition game against DePaul at the University of Iowa's Kinnick Stadium.[108] In the game Martin contributed 11 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists in Iowa's 94–72 win over DePaul.[109] Crossover at Kinnick set a new record attendance for women's basketball with 55,646 total attendees[110] [111] and raised ~$250,000 for the University of Iowa Children's Hospital.[112]

In the third game of the regular season, Martin surpassed 500 career rebounds after grabbing eight rebounds against Northern Iowa.[113] On November 19, Martin posted a career-high 25 points (shooting 10-of-12 from the field) to help see Iowa to a 113–90 win over Drake.[114] [115] Martin recorded her third career double-double against Kansas State on November 26 (11 points and 10 rebounds),[116] and in December 2023, she became the first player in Iowa women's basketball history with 900+ points, 500+ rebounds, 400+ assists, 120+ steals, and 60+ blocks.[117] [118] In the snowstorm matchup against Indiana on January 13, she posted another double-double (10 points with 12 rebounds) and surpassed 1,000 career points.[51] [119] Martin collected her fifth and sixth career double-doubles in February: 15 points with 10 rebounds against Maryland[120] and 16 points with a career-high 16 boards versus Penn State.[121] During the regular season, Martin scored over 15 points in fifteen games, another career-best.[122]

Martin led the Hawkeyes to their third straight Big Ten tournament title.[123] In the title game against Nebraska, Martin pulled her team out of an 8-point deficit in the final three minutes of the fourth quarter, sinking two three-pointers to force the game into overtime.[124] She drained another pair of three-pointers, resulting in a 94–89 victory over Nebraska in overtime.[125] During Big Ten tournament play, Martin became the third Hawkeye to garner 1,200+ points, 700+ rebounds, and 450+ assists.[126]

For the 2024 NCAA tournament, the Hawkeyes were named a No. 1 seed (Iowa's first since 1992) in the Albany 2 regional and were ranked as the tournament's 2nd overall seed.[127] In the first round, Iowa defeated Holy Cross 91–65 with Martin collecting a double-double of 15 points and 14 rebounds,[128] despite taking a hard hit and smacking her head against the hardwood in the first half.[129] In the second round and her final game on home court, Martin contributed seven points and ten rebounds in a 64–54 defeat of West Virginia, putting Iowa through to the Sweet Sixteen.[124] [130] Iowa continued to advance in the tournament and faced a rematch of their 2023 national championship game against LSU in the Elite Eight.[131] Martin contributed 21 points and six rebounds in the 94–87 victory over the defending champs,[132] punching Iowa's ticket to a second straight Final Four appearance and setting a program record of 33 wins in a single season.[133] [134] In the final minutes of the third quarter of Iowa's Final Four meeting with UConn, Martin was elbowed in the face by forward Aaliyah Edwards and left the court with a bloody nose.[135] [136] Martin returned in the fourth quarter unfazed, knocking down a turnaround jump shot and a driving layup in the final minutes to pull Iowa into a two-possession lead.[137] Iowa bested UConn in a 71–69 win with Martin posting 11 points, eight rebounds, and two steals to seal Iowa's spot in the national championship game for the second year in a row.[136] [138] In the title game, the Iowa Hawkeyes faced the undefeated and No. 1 overall seed South Carolina Gamecocks, a rematch of their 2023 tournament semifinal.[139] Martin scored 16 points and collected five rebounds in her final game playing for Iowa,[140] but the Hawkeyes ultimately suffered defeat to South Carolina in an 87–75 loss and were sent home as runners-up for the second consecutive year.[141] [142]

In her graduate year, Martin averaged 13.1 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game with a career-high 50.7% field goal percentage.[143] Martin started 139 consecutive games with Caitlin Clark (the longest streak in Division I in the last 25 years)[144] and finished her career at Iowa with 1,299 points, 756 rebounds, and 473 assists in 163 games.[7] In February 2024, Martin was named to the Ann Meyers Drysdale USBWA Women's National Player of the Year watchlist, ultimately losing the award to her teammate Caitlin Clark.[145] [146] In March 2024, Martin earned second-team All-Big Ten honors from the conference's coaches and media.[147] She was named the Big Ten Sportsmanship honoree for Iowa women's basketball for the fourth consecutive year.[148] [149] She was also selected for the 2023–24 Big Ten Winter Academic All-Conference team.[150] At the University of Iowa Department of Athletics' end-of-year celebration, known as the "Golden Herkys", Martin was voted by her fellow student-athletes as the "Women's Hawkeye of the Year".[151]

Professional career

WNBA

After completing her final season of eligibility with Iowa, Martin declared for the 2024 WNBA draft.[7] Martin attended the ceremony in Brooklyn, New York, in support of her former Iowa teammate, Caitlin Clark, being selected as the first pick overall in the draft.[152] [153] From the audience, Martin was selected in the second round as the eighteenth overall pick of the draft by the Las Vegas Aces.[153] [154] On April 22, 2024, Martin was signed to the Aces' rookie scale contract.[155]

In April 2024, days after being drafted by the Aces and prior to the start of their training camp, Martin attended Kelsey Plum's second annual Dawg Class, a three-day camp to help top women college athletes transition from collegiate to professional basketball.[156]

On May 13, 2024, Martin was named to the 2024 Las Vegas Aces roster.[157] [158] [159] She made her WNBA regular season debut on May 18, 2024, in a 89–82 home win against the Los Angeles Sparks, registering 3 points, three assists, five rebounds, and a block in 26 minutes played.[160] On June 9, 2024, Martin made her first career start for the Aces against the Los Angeles Sparks,[161] and contributed 13 points, four rebounds, and three assists in the Aces' 96-92 loss, going 5-for-7 on field goal attempts and 3-for-3 on three-pointers.[162]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game FG% Field goal percentage 3P% 3-point field goal percentage
 FT% Free throw percentage RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game
 TO Turnovers per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high°League leader ‡ WNBA record

WNBA

Regular season

Stats current as of game on August 18, 2024|-!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2024| align=center| Las Vegas| 25 || 1 || 13.0 || .351 || .396 || 1.000 || 1.9 || 1.0 || 0.2 || 0.3 || 0.6 || 3.2|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| Career| 25 || 1 || 13.0 || .351 || .396 || 1.000 || 1.9 || 1.0 || 0.2 || 0.3 || 0.6 || 3.2

College

|-!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2018–19| style="text-align:center;"| Iowa| style="text-align:center;" colspan="12" |Did not play due to injury|-!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2019–20| style="text-align:center;"| Iowa| 24 || 0 || 8.1 || .328 || .182 || .750 || 1.8 || 0.8 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 0.7 || 2.4|-!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2020–21| style="text-align:center;"| Iowa| 30 || 30 || 30.7 || .431 || .354 || .844 || 4.4 || 4.0 || 1.2 || 0.3 || 1.6 || 7.0|-!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2021–22| style="text-align:center;"| Iowa| 32 || 32 || 30.1 || .453 || .286 || .740 || 4.9 || 3.5 || 1.1 || 0.7 || 1.9 || 7.2|-!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2022–23| style="text-align:center;"| Iowa| 38 || 38 || 28.3 || .467 || .414 || .833 || 4.2 || 3.6 || 0.9 || 0.4 || 1.7 || 7.7|-!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2023–24| style="text-align:center;"| Iowa| 39 || 39 || 28.8|| .507 || .370 || .864 || 6.8 || 2.3 || 0.9 || 0.5 || 2.0 || 13.1|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 163 || 139 || 26.3 || .464 || .355 || .824 || 4.6 || 2.9 || 0.9 || 0.4|| 1.6 || 8.0

Off the court

Personal life

Martin's father, Matt Martin, played college football at Western Illinois University.[163] She has an older sister, Kennedy, who played basketball at Truman State, and an older brother, Trevor.[163] Martin's maternal aunt, Julie Fitzpatrick, is married to Iowa head coach, Jan Jensen.[6] Many of Martin's aunts and uncles are former college athletes: Julie Fitzpatrick played basketball for Drake (scoring over 1700 career points), Tom Fitzpatrick played football for Drake, Matt Fitzpatrick played basketball for St. Ambrose, and Mitch Martin played football for Western Illinois.[1] [4] [164] Since 2021, Martin's maternal cousin, Laney Fitzpatrick, has run cross country and middle distance at the University of Iowa.[165] [166]

In May 2022, Martin completed her bachelor's degree in sports and recreation management at the University of Iowa.[101] With the completion of her undergraduate degree, Martin began working on a Master of Arts degree in sports and recreation management at Iowa.[44] [103] In interviews before she was drafted by the Las Vegas Aces, Martin expressed her aspirations to coach basketball at the collegiate level.[44] [167] While in college at Iowa, she received numerous endorsements for her coaching aspiration and potential from Iowa teammates, Caitlin Clark and Monika Czinano, and was often called the "coach in the locker room."[53] [168] Martin also received high praise from Lisa Bluder,[124] [169] her head coach while playing at Iowa: "She's going to be an unbelievable coach. She is a tremendous leader of young women. She is able to hold people accountable...and she doesn't back down. She has the respect of everybody in the room."[7] In February 2024, Martin was nominated by her Iowa coaches and was later named to the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's 2024 "So You Want To Be A Coach" class.[117] [170]

Martin grew up and went to high school with NFL defensive end, A.J. Epenesa.[3] [171] Martin's dad was Epenesa's football coach during his time at Edwardsville High School.[172] [173]

Business interests

During her time at Iowa, Martin signed name, image, and likeness (NIL) deals with Iowa and Quad Cities businesses, including Estela's Fresh Mex, Mel Foster Co., RAYGUN, and Zimmerman Honda.[4] [174] [175]

Martin is represented by Excel Sports Management, after signing with the agency in May 2024.[176]

In popular culture

Before the start of the 2021-22 college basketball season, Iowa head coach, Lisa Bluder, praised Martin's leadership as team captain and called her "The Glue" of their team.[177] [74] The nickname stuck with Iowa fans,[84] and Bluder also continued to refer to Martin as "The Glue" throughout her collegiate career.[2] In a 2022 post-game press conference Bluder said of Martin, "Kate’s always been the glue—and people overlook Kate. She holds this team together. She’s our captain, she’s our leader, she’s somebody we look to."[178]

Martin appeared in the closing credits on the April 13, 2024 episode of Saturday Night Live, alongside her Iowa teammates, Caitlin Clark, Gabbie Marshall, and Jada Gyamfi, after Clark made a surprise appearance on Weekend Update.[153] [179]

Filmography

Overview of Kate Martin television appearances
YearTitleRoleNotes
2023The B1G TripHerself 3 episodes[180] [181]
2024Full Court Press4-part docuseries[182]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Iowa vs Wisconsin Preview, Purdue Recap, Special Guest Kate Martin . Talkin’ Hawks with The Vandebergs . YouTube. October 9, 2023.
  2. News: Kate Martin, 'The Glue' of the Iowa women's basketball team, is in the midst of 'the best times of my life'. https://archive.today/20240325000359/https://www.thegazette.com/iowa-basketball/kate-martin-the-glue-of-the-iowa-womens-basketball-team-is-in-the-midst-of-the-best-times-of-m/. March 25, 2024. The Gazette. Linder. Jeff. January 4, 2024.
  3. News: Dean . Criddle . Martin ends high school career with Player of the Year honor . . March 23, 2018.
  4. News: Olivia . Allen . Kate Martin's sixth grade letter to herself was about playing for the Hawkeyes . . April 7, 2024.
  5. News: A dream come true . . November 9, 2017.
  6. Web site: Matthew . Bain . 6-foot Illinois guard Kate Martin commits to Iowa's Class of 2018. Hawk Central . May 1, 2017.
  7. News: Matt . Kamp . What's next for Edwardsville grad Kate Martin? . . April 12, 2024.
  8. News: Dargan . Southard . Iowa women's basketball: 'Natural leader' Kate Martin commanding respect for retooling Hawkeyes . Hawk Central . October 24, 2019.
  9. News: Edwardsville Girls Basketball Co-Players of the Year . . May 1, 2018 . April 20, 2024.
  10. News: Jim . Faasen . Blue Star seniors lean on one another to battle through tough summer . STLToday . . July 15, 2017 . April 16, 2024.
  11. Web site: 2012 Class 7-4A Girls Basketball Game 8: Edwardsville Liberty vs. Morton JHS . IESA.org . April 20, 2024.
  12. News: Matt . Kamp . End of an era for Pranger, Martin . . March 5, 2018.
  13. Web site: 2013 Class 7-4A Girls Volleyball Match 8: Edwardsville Liberty vs. Channahon . IESA.org . April 20, 2024.
  14. News: Edwardsville will look to grow up in 2014-15 . . November 25, 2014.
  15. Web site: 2013 Class 8-4A Girls Basketball Game 8: Edwardsville Liberty vs. Chatham Glenwood . IESA.org . April 20, 2024.
  16. Web site: Brent . Feeney . Three-peat bid: Liberty Middle eighth-grade girls basketball team returns to IESA state tourney . RiverBender.com . December 7, 2017.
  17. Web site: 2014 Class 8-4A Girls Volleyball Match 7: Edwardsville Liberty vs. Bourbonnais UGC . IESA.org . April 20, 2024.
  18. News: Edwardsville showcased its youth in 2014-15 . . March 9, 2015 . April 18, 2024.
  19. News: Louie . Korac . Large-Schools Girls Basketball Coach of the Year Lori Blade of Edwardsville . The Telegraph . July 22, 2015 . April 19, 2024.
  20. Web site: Matt . Kamp . EHS grad Kate Martin living large at Final Four . . March 23, 2023.
  21. News: Matt . Kamp . Martin’s defense helps Tigers advance back to quarters . . February 26, 2016 . April 19, 2024.
  22. News: Todd . Eschman . Sports Shorts: Is Blade through coaching the Tigers? Hardly! . . March 6, 2016.
  23. Web site: Benet Academy vs. Edwardsville, Super-Sectional Girls Basketball . NCTV17 Sports . March 1, 2016.
  24. Web site: 2016 3A-4A Girls All-State Team. Illinois Basketball Coaches Association . April 20, 2024.
  25. Web site: 2015-16 IBCA Girls Basketball All-State Teams . Illinois High School Association . March 3, 2016.
  26. News: Madeline . Gerard . Kate Martin's final three-point shot pushes her over 1,000 points in career at Edwardsville . RiverBender.com . March 3, 2017.
  27. Web site: Brent . Feeney . Edwardsville's Martin heading to Iowa to play for Hawkeyes . RiverBender.com . November 9, 2017.
  28. Web site: Sam . Lance . Girls Basketball Undefeated, Looks Toward Another Deep State Run . The Tiger Times . February 2, 2018.
  29. News: Matt . Kamp . Before she was 'The Glue' at Iowa, Kate Martin was glue for Edwardsville . The Telegraph . April 4, 2024.
  30. Web site: Geneva Girls Basketball Beats Buzzer In Semifinal, State Championship Games En Route To First Title . Illinois High School Association . March 4, 2017.
  31. Web site: Madelaine . Gerard . Tigers lose heartbreaker 41-40 to Geneva on last-second shot by Hart . Ed Glen Today . March 4, 2017.
  32. Web site: 2016-17 IBCA Girls Basketball All-State Teams . Illinois High School Association . March 3, 2017.
  33. Web site: 2016-17 Associated Press Girls Basketball All-State Teams. Illinois High School Association . March 2, 2017.
  34. News: Adam . Hensley . Women’s basketball loses Martin for 2018-19 . . June 18, 2018 . April 19, 2024.
  35. News: Matt . Kamp . Martin ready to go . . July 24, 2019 . April 19, 2024.
  36. News: Louie . Korac . Large-Schools Girls Basketball Player of the Year Kate Martin of Edwardsville . The Telegraph . July 16, 2018 . April 19, 2024.
  37. News: Will . Larkin . Belleville West’s EJ Liddell is Mr. Basketball of Illinois; Rock Island’s Brea Beal repeats as Ms. Basketball . . March 22, 2018.
  38. News: Tigers’ Martin, Pranger named AP All-State First Team; CM’s Eaton 3A Honorable Mention . The Telegraph . March 1, 2018.
  39. News: Terrific trio . . March 1, 2018.
  40. Web site: 2017-18 IBCA Girls Basketball All-State Teams . Illinois High School Association . March 2, 2018 . April 24, 2024.
  41. Web site: Brent . Feeney . Kate Martin plays key role for Tigers' volleyball team this season . RiverBender.com . October 9, 2017.
  42. Web site: Matthew . Bain . 'No greater feeling': Iowa commit Kate Martin fulfills lifelong dream . Hawk Central . May 2, 2017.
  43. News: Jeff . Linder . Hawkeyes land junior guard from Illinois . . May 1, 2017.
  44. News: Matt . Kamp . Fan favorite Kate Martin's legacy at Iowa still being written . . January 4, 2024.
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  46. News: Marot . Michael . Gustafson, No. 10 Iowa women overwhelm No. 8 Maryland, 90-76, in Big Ten title game . . March 10, 2019 . en-US.
  47. News: Dargan . Southard . As Iowa women's basketball exits the Megan Gustafson era, Hawkeyes believe Spain trip will aid transition . Hawk Central . August 6, 2019.
  48. Web site: Iowa 85-53 Florida Atlantic (Nov 7, 2019) - Box Score . . May 4, 2024.
  49. Web site: Rick . Brown . Lisa Bluder Sad for Seniors But Feels Good About Program’s Future . Hawkeye Nation . April 15, 2020.
  50. News: NCAA tournaments canceled over coronavirus . . March 12, 2020.
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  55. News: Chloe . Peterson . Martin continues to contribute, despite injuries . . February 9, 2021. “One of the grey squad guys threw a beautiful bullet pass right to my face, and I ate it,” Martin said. “So, the mask will continue.”.
  56. News: Jeff . Linder . Kate Martin ‘ate it,’ so she and her facemask will remain partners . The Gazette . February 3, 2021.
  57. Web site: Iowa 96–78 Penn State (Feb 18, 2021) Box Score . . May 6, 2024.
  58. Web site: Chloe . Peterson . Martin shines through injury in Iowa women’s basketball’s win against Penn State . . February 18, 2021 . March 24, 2024.
  59. News: Jeff . Linder . Iowa’s Kate Martin sheds the mask, and shreds Penn State . The Gazette . February 18, 2021.
  60. Web site: Maryland Wins 2021 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Title . Big Ten . March 10, 2023 . March 13, 2021 . August 14, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210814140554/https://bigten.org/news/2021/3/13/general-maryland-wins-2021-big-ten-womens-basketball-tournament-title.aspx . dead.
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  64. News: Clark claims Big Ten Freshman of the Year award . . March 8, 2021.
  65. Web site: Big Ten Recognizes Winter Academic All-Big Ten Honorees. https://web.archive.org/web/20210320010434/https://bigten.org/documents/2021/3/17//2021_Winter_Academic_All_Big_Ten_.pdf?id=7113 . Big Ten . March 20, 2021. May 6, 2024.
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  68. Web site: Kate Martin – College Stats . . May 9, 2024.
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  71. Rob . Howe . Iowa Women Advance to B1G Tourney Title Game . . March 5, 2022.
  72. Rob . Howe . Iowa Women Win B1G Tournament . . March 6, 2022 . May 9, 2024.
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  75. News: Chloe . Peterson . Home-court advantage: Iowa women’s basketball to host first two rounds of NCAA Tournament . . March 13, 2022 . May 12, 2024.
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  77. Web site: Clark Named B1G Player of the Year . . March 1, 2022 .
  78. Web site: WBB Notebook: Final Notes . . April 29, 2022.
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  83. News: Chloe . Peterson . Iowa women’s basketball guard Kate Martin playing through broken nose . . November 9, 2022.
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  85. Web site: UConn 86–79 Iowa (November 27, 2022) - Box Score . . May 18, 2024.
  86. Web site: Sam . Knupp . Iowa women’s basketball guard Caitlin Clark breaks point record in victory over Dartmouth . . December 21, 2022 . May 18, 2024.
  87. Web site: Pat . Harty . No. 16 Iowa women defeat 14th-ranked Michigan 94–85 in Ann Arbor . Hawk Fanatic . January 8, 2023 . May 19, 2024.
  88. Web site: Voepel . M.A. . M.A. Voepel . Iowa downs Ohio State behind latest Caitlin Clark triple-double . . March 16, 2023 . January 23, 2023 . January 31, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230131005503/https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/35513792/iowa-downs-ohio-state-caitlin-clark-triple-double . live .
  89. Web site: Iowa 86–85 Indiana (February 26, 2023) - Box Score . . May 20, 2024.
  90. Web site: Voepel . M.A. . M.A. Voepel . Iowa's Caitlin Clark hits 3 at buzzer to top No. 2 Indiana . . March 16, 2023 . March 17, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230317154844/https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/35741858/iowa-caitlin-clark-hits-3-buzzer-top-no-2-indiana . live.
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  93. Web site: Dargan . Southard . Iowa women's basketball lands No. 2 seed in NCAA Tournament, will open with Southeastern Louisiana . Hawk Central . March 12, 2023.
  94. Web site: Iowa 87–77 Colorado (Mar 24, 2023) - Box Score . . May 12, 2024.
  95. News: Chloe . Peterson . Iowa women’s basketball ‘supporting cast’ helps lead Hawkeyes to Elite Eight . . March 24, 2023.
  96. News: Doug . Feinberg . Caitlin Clark leads Iowa to first Final Four since 1993 . . March 27, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230328084925/https://apnews.com/article/march-madness-iowa-louisville-caitlin-clark-8ac1827dc159640ee19c22948ab74a62 . March 28, 2023 . live.
  97. News: Kamp. Matt . '(She's) an emotional leader': Martin, Hawkeyes stun Gamecocks in semis . 2023-04-01 . Edwardsville Intelligencer. 2024-03-26.
  98. Web site: Feinberg . Doug . Clark, Iowa end perfect South Carolina season in Final Four . . April 1, 2023 . April 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230401050513/https://apnews.com/article/final-four-iowa-caitlin-womens-south-carolina-a2432dcfc7ab0dfbd03d1ff7cb89b799 . live.
  99. Jackson. Wilton. Caitlin Clark Leads Iowa to Stunning Upset Over Undefeated South Carolina . . April 1, 2023 . April 1, 2023 . April 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230401043429/https://www.si.com/college/2023/04/01/caitlin-clark-iowa-south-carolina-upset-final-four . live.
  100. Web site: Andrea . Adelson . LSU ousts Iowa, as Mulkey secures her fourth NCAA title . . April 2, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230402223025/https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/36046402/lsu-ousts-iowa-mulkey-secures-fourth-ncaa-title . April 2, 2023 . live.
  101. News: Matt . Kamp . Real world can wait for Edwardsville grad Kate Martin . . April 21, 2023.
  102. Web site: 2022–23 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Honorees . https://web.archive.org/web/20231111055329/https://s3.amazonaws.com/bigten.org/documents/2023/6/20/2022_23_Big_Ten_Sportsmanship_Award_Honorees.pdf . Big Ten.org . June 20, 2023 . November 11, 2023 . live.
  103. IowaWBB. February 20, 2023 . 1627714859348393990. The Heart. The Glue. The Captain. . @kate_martin22 x #Hawkeyes.
  104. News: Chloe . Peterson . Iowa women’s basketball guards Kate Martin, Gabbie Marshall returning for 2023-24 season . . February 20, 2023.
  105. News: Eric . Olson . Caitlin Clark can’t do it alone. No. 3 Iowa got big boost when Martin and Marshall decided to return . . October 27, 2023.
  106. News: Tom . Kakert . Caitlin Clark motivated heading into season . HawkeyeReport . On3 Media, Inc. . October 4, 2023.
  107. Web site: Cabral . Opiyo . Iowa's Kate Martin has heartwarming message for $3.1 million NIL-valued Caitlin Clark amid March Madness run: "I want Caitlin in my foxhole" . Sportskeeda . March 31, 2024.
  108. Web site: Young . Ryan . Caitlin Clark, Iowa set NCAA attendance record in exhibition at Kinnick Stadium . . October 15, 2023 . February 1, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240201183457/https://sports.yahoo.com/caitlin-clark-iowa-set-ncaa-attendance-record-in-exhibition-at-kinnick-stadium-214731463.html . live.
  109. Web site: Official Basketball Box Score - DePaul at Iowa . . 2024-05-26.
  110. Web site: Rumsey . David . A Record-Setting Day for Women’s Basketball . Front Office Sports . October 15, 2023 . October 15, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231015232236/https://frontofficesports.com/a-record-setting-day-for-womens-basketball/ . live.
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  112. News: Rojas . Alejandro . Crossover at Kinnick raises $250,000 for UI Stead Family Hospital . . October 15, 2023.
  113. Web site: Hawkeyes Topple Panthers, Clark Breaks School Record . . November 12, 2023.
  114. News: Cooper . Worth . Kate Martin scores career-high 25 points as No. 2 Iowa shoots efficiently in win over Drake . . November 19, 2023.
  115. Web site: No. 2 Iowa Runs Past Drake . University of Iowa Athletics. November 19, 2023.
  116. Web site: Iowa 77–70 Kansas State (November 26, 2023) - Box Score . . May 30, 2024.
  117. Web site: Howie . Kussoy . Kate Martin is underrated ‘glue’ of Iowa’s latest Caitlin Clark-led March Madness run . . April 1, 2024.
  118. Web site: No. 4 Iowa Holds on at Iowa State, Claims State Title . . December 6, 2023.
  119. Web site: Iowa 84–57 Indiana (January 13, 2024) - Box Score . . May 30, 2024.
  120. News: Colin . Votzmeyer . No. 3 Iowa women’s basketball sneaks by Maryland behind 38 from Caitlin Clark . . February 3, 2024.
  121. Web site: Stuelke, Clark Break CHA Records; No. 2 Hawks Roll . . February 8, 2024.
  122. Web site: WBB Game Notes: Minnesota . . February 26, 2024.
  123. Web site: Schnell . Lindsay . Iowa vs. Indiana highlights: Caitlin Clark rallies Hawkeyes for third straight Big Ten title . . March 10, 2024 . March 10, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240310211422/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaw/bigten/2024/03/10/caitlin-clark-iowa-nebraska-live-updates-big-ten-championship/72916928007/ . live.
  124. Web site: Scott. Dochterman . Iowa’s Kate Martin has many roles: Caitlin Clark’s sidekick, 3-year captain, Final Four chaser . The Athletic . . March 23, 2024.
  125. News: Chantel . Jennings . Lauren . Merola . Caitlin Clark, Iowa win third straight Big Ten title with victory over Nebraska: Did Hawkeyes lock up the No. 1 seed? . The Athletic . . March 10, 2024.
  126. Web site: Hawkeyes 3-Peat, Outlast Huskers in OT . . March 10, 2024.
  127. News: Dargan . Southard . Iowa women's basketball, Caitlin Clark land first No. 1 seed in NCAA Tournament since 1992 . . March 17, 2024 . June 3, 2024.
  128. Web site: Clark, Martin have double-double as Iowa defeats Holy Cross, 91-65. KCRG . Gray Media Group, Inc.. March 23, 2024.
  129. Web site: Gus . Martin . Iowa women's basketball vs Holy Cross recap: Caitlin Clark NCAA Tournament 2024 . Hawk Central . . March 23, 2024.
  130. Web site: Iowa 64–54 West Virginia (Mar 25, 2024) - Box Score . . June 3, 2024.
  131. News: Cooper . Worth . Iowa women’s basketball notebook: Caitlin Clark, Kate Martin excited for challenge against LSU in Elite Eight . . March 31, 2024.
  132. Web site: Iowa 94–87 LSU (Apr 1, 2024) - Box Score . . June 3, 2024.
  133. News: Caitlin Clark leads Iowa win in LSU rematch to reach Final Four . Michael . Voepel . Michael Voepel . ESPN.com . April 1, 2024.
  134. News: Jill . Martin . Caitlin Clark and Iowa advance to women’s Final Four after beating 2023 champion LSU . . April 2, 2024 . June 3, 2024.
  135. News: Lindsay . Schnell . Nancy . Armour . Women's Final Four winners, losers: Gabbie and 'Swatkins' step up; UConn's offense stalls . . April 6, 2024 . June 3, 2024.
  136. News: Kenna . Roering . Iowa women’s basketball’s team effort, resilient second half against UConn lead Hawkeyes to national championship . . April 6, 2024.
  137. Web site: Iowa 71–69 UConn (Apr 5, 2024) - Play-by-Play . . June 3, 2024.
  138. News: Voepel . Michael . Michael Voepel . Caitlin Clark, Iowa outduel UConn, return to NCAA title game . . April 5, 2024.
  139. News: Isabel . Gonzalez . It'll be Caitlin Clark's Iowa Hawkeyes finale vs. South Carolina's undefeated season for 2024 NCAA title . . April 6, 2024.
  140. Web site: South Carolina 87–75 Iowa (Apr 7, 2024) - Box Score . . June 4, 2024.
  141. News: Dargan . Southard . Iowa women's basketball falls short of national championship against South Carolina . . April 7, 2024.
  142. Web site: Graves . Will . Iowa star Caitlin Clark pours in 30 points in final NCAA game but Hawkeyes fall to South Carolina . . April 7, 2024 . April 7, 2024.
  143. News: Dustin . Schutte . Iowa's Kate Martin Selected by Las Vegas Aces in Second Round of 2024 WNBA Draft . . April 15, 2024.
  144. Web site: Hawkeyes Fall in National Championship . . April 7, 2024.
  145. USBWA unveils 2023-24 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award and All-America Watch List . United States Basketball Writers Association . February 27, 2024.
  146. Iowa's Clark repeats as USBWA's Ann Meyers Drysdale Award winner . United States Basketball Writers Association . April 5, 2024.
  147. Web site: Riley . Donald . Trio of Hawkeyes in Clark, Martin, and Stuelke named to All-Big Ten teams . Hawkeyes Wire . USA Today . March 5, 2024.
  148. Web site: 2023-24 All-Big Ten Women’s Basketball Teams & Honors . BigTen.org . March 5, 2024 . June 3, 2024.
  149. IowaWBB. March 5, 2024. 1765062388372443495. Our Captain is B1G Time.
  150. Web site: 59 Hawkeyes Named Winter Academic All-Big Ten . . March 20, 2024 . June 4, 2024.
  151. Web site: Hawkeye Award Winners Announced at Golden Herkys . . April 29, 2024 . June 4, 2024.
  152. News: Alexa . Philippou . Indiana Fever select Iowa's Caitlin Clark No. 1 in 2024 WNBA draft . . April 15, 2024 . en.
  153. News: Sean . Neumann . Iowa's Kate Martin Went to WNBA Draft to Support Caitlin Clark — and Then Got Drafted Herself: ‘A Lot of Emotions Right Now’ . . April 16, 2024 . April 16, 2024 . en.
  154. News: Tyler . Tachman . Iowa basketball's Kate Martin drafted No. 18 overall by Las Vegas Aces in 2024 WNBA Draft . . April 15, 2024 . April 15, 2024 . en.
  155. Web site: Kate Martin - Transactions . acrossthetimeline.com . Across the Timeline . 25 April 2024.
  156. Web site: (Dawg) Class Is Back in Session . Under Armour . April 19, 2024 . April 24, 2024.
  157. News: Jack . McKessy . Former Iowa Hawkeye Kate Martin makes Las Vegas Aces' opening roster . May 13, 2024 . . May 18, 2024.
  158. News: Dustin . Schutte . WNBA Rookies Kate Martin, Dyaisha Fair Make Las Vegas Aces Roster . May 13, 2024 . . May 19, 2024.
  159. LVAces. May 13, 2024. 1790223731199254995 . MEET THE ACES ♦️♠️.
  160. Web site: Los Angeles Sparks vs Las Vegas Aces - WNBA Game Summary – May 18, 2024 . . May 18, 2024.
  161. News: Aces Go Up Double-Digits Early, Can’t Hold On as Sparks Win, 96-92 . . June 9, 2024.
  162. Web site: Sparks 96–92 Aces (Jun 9, 2024) - Box Score . . June 10, 2024.
  163. Web site: Kate Martin. . https://web.archive.org/web/20240326005153/https://hawkeyesports.com/roster/kate-martin/ . 2024-03-25 . March 26, 2024.
  164. Web site: Drake Women's Basketball - March 5, 2022. March 5, 2022 . 24.
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  166. News: Matt . Coss . Assumption quartet signs with Division I programs . . November 11, 2020.
  167. News: Jonathan . Duncan . NCAA Tournament: ‘The best leader and best teammate’: Caitlin Clark praises her metro-east roommate . . April 5, 2024.
  168. News: Blake . Hornstein . Hawkeyes’ Kate Martin & Gabbie Marshall announce intent to return for 5th seasons . Hawkeye Headquarters . Nexstar Media Inc.. February 20, 2023.
  169. Web site: Howie . Kussoy . Kate Martin is underrated ‘glue’ of Iowa’s latest Caitlin Clark-led March Madness run . . April 1, 2024.
  170. WBCA Announces 2024 ‘So You Want To Be A Coach’ Class . February 7, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240225152305/https://wbca.org/about/press-releases/wbca-announces-2024-%E2%80%98so-you-want-be-coach%E2%80%99-class . February 25, 2024 . WBCA.org.
  171. News: Marc . Morehouse . Iowa defensive line: A.J. Epenesa wears his heart on his shoulder . . August 20, 2018 . Epenesa is quick to point out that Kate Martin, a guard on the Iowa women's basketball team, is from Edwardsville and also grew up Hawkeye..
  172. News: Jordan . Zuniga . Family drives Hawkeye football’s A.J. Epenesa . . November 2, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240622164920/https://dailyiowan.com/2018/11/02/family-drives-hawkeye-footballs-a-j-epenesa/ . June 22, 2024 . April 17, 2024.
  173. News: Matthew . Fairburn . A.J. Epenesa and the ‘walk-on mentality’ that led him to the Bills . . . April 29, 2020 . April 17, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240622164902/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/1782998/2020/04/29/a-j-epenesa-and-the-walk-on-mentality-that-led-him-to-the-bills/ . June 22, 2024.
  174. Web site: Kate Martin "The Glue" Estela's Commercial. YouTube . April 2, 2024.
  175. Web site: Blake . Hornstein . The RAYGUN phenomenon: How a t-shirt company is revolutionizing NIL . Our Quad-City News . March 18, 2023.
  176. Web site: Kenna . Roering . Former Iowa women’s basketball player Kate Martin signs with Excel Sports Management. . May 2, 2024.
  177. News: Matt . Kamp . Kate Martin is ‘the glue’ of the Hawkeyes . . November 9, 2021.
  178. News: Chloe . Peterson . “Kate’s always been the glue:” Kate Martin the difference-maker in Iowa women’s basketball victory over Northwestern . The Daily Iowan. March 5, 2022 . May 9, 2024.
  179. News: Boren . Cindy . Caitlin Clark showed up on SNL to dunk all over Michael Che . . April 14, 2024 . April 14, 2024.
  180. Web site: The B1G Trip . Big Ten Plus.com . May 28, 2024.
  181. News: Kenna . Roering . Big Ten Network to debut show following Iowa women's basketball team's Europe trip . . October 3, 2023. May 28, 2024.
  182. Garrett . Cowan . ESPN+ Original Series Full Court Press Presented by State Farm Featuring Caitlin Clark, Kamilla Cardoso and Kiki Rice to Premiere May 11 & 12 on ABC and ESPN+. ESPN Press Room . March 18, 2024.