Kate Martin

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Kate Martin

| image = Kate Martin (cropped).jpg

| caption = Martin with Iowa in 2024

| alt =

| number = 20

| league = WNBA

| team = Golden State Valkyries

| position = Guard

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|6|5}}

| 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 = {{WNBA Year|2024}}

| team1 = Las Vegas Aces

| years2 = 2025–present

| team2 = Laces BC

| team3 = Golden State Valkyries

| years3 = {{WNBA Year|2025}}–present

| highlights = * Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award (2021)

Second-team All-Big Ten (2024)

| wnba_profile = kate-martin

| bbr_wnba = martika01w

}}

Kate Marie Martin (born June 5, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Valkyries 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 Las Vegas 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.{{cite web |title=Iowa vs Wisconsin Preview, Purdue Recap, Special Guest Kate Martin |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjkgJPCq9aE|publisher=Talkin’ Hawks with The Vandebergs |website=YouTube|date=October 9, 2023}} She is the youngest of three children born to teachers Matt and Jill Martin.{{cite news|url=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/|archive-url=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/|archive-date=March 25, 2024|newspaper=The Gazette|title=Kate Martin, 'The Glue' of the Iowa women's basketball team, is in the midst of 'the best times of my life'|last=Linder|first=Jeff|date=January 4, 2024}}{{cite news |first=Dean |last=Criddle |title=Martin ends high school career with Player of the Year honor |url=https://www.bnd.com/latest-news/article205542124.html |work=Belleville News-Democrat |date=March 23, 2018}} Martin started playing basketball at age five, participating in local recreational leagues and playing pickup at the YMCA.{{cite news |first=Olivia |last=Allen |title=Kate Martin's sixth grade letter to herself was about playing for the Hawkeyes |url=https://qctimes.com/sports/college/basketball/women/kate-martin-parents-teachers-coaches-growing-up/article_a796e55e-f2ea-11ee-92a2-ebdb17285678.html |work=Quad-City Times |date=April 7, 2024}} Starting in elementary school, she frequented basketball camps at University of Iowa every summer{{cite news |first= |last= |title=A dream come true |url=https://www.advantagenews.com/sports/girls-basketball-a-dream-come-true/article_c4a31e04-cf2c-51f7-9a19-4de804430785.html |work=AdVantage News |date=November 9, 2017}}{{cite web |first=Matthew |last=Bain |title=6-foot Illinois guard Kate Martin commits to Iowa's Class of 2018|url=https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/basketball-women/2017/05/01/6-foot-guard-kate-martin-commits-iowa-2018/308624001/ |work=Hawk Central |date=May 1, 2017}} and slept with an Iowa women's basketball poster above her childhood bed.{{cite news |first=Matt |last=Kamp |title=What's next for Edwardsville grad Kate Martin? |url=https://www.theintelligencer.com/sports/article/next-edwardsville-grad-kate-martin-19398014.php |newspaper=Edwardsville Intelligencer |date=April 12, 2024}} Martin also played boys' tackle football in elementary school{{cite news |first=Dargan |last=Southard |title= Iowa women's basketball: 'Natural leader' Kate Martin commanding respect for retooling Hawkeyes |url=https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/2019/10/24/iowa-womens-basketball-natural-leader-kate-martin-commanding-respect-re-tooling-hawkeyes-lisa-bluder/4084270002/ |work=Hawk Central |date=October 24, 2019}} and later took up volleyball. 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. In middle school, Martin began attending "Junior Hawk" and Iowa basketball camps every summer as a participant. 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.{{cite news |title=Edwardsville Girls Basketball Co-Players of the Year |url=https://www.advantagenews.com/sports/edwardsville-girls-basketball-co-players-of-the-year/article_f9df37d2-7a36-5bc5-a51f-f98a810c1a39.html |work=AdVantage News |date=May 1, 2018 |access-date=April 20, 2024}}{{cite news |first=Jim |last=Faasen |title=Blue Star seniors lean on one another to battle through tough summer |url=https://www.stltoday.com/sports/high-school/girls-basketball/blue-star-seniors-lean-on-one-another-to-battle-through-tough-summer/article_ffbbee12-6667-11e7-b577-9b1c54b2b875.html |work=STLToday |publisher=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |date=July 15, 2017 |access-date=April 16, 2024}} 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.{{cite web |title=2012 Class 7-4A Girls Basketball Game 8: Edwardsville Liberty vs. Morton JHS |url=https://www.iesa.org/activities/gbk/scoreboards/contestDetails.asp?StateContestID=18951&StateID=2122&Year=2012&Class=7-4A&Position=1 |website=IESA.org |access-date= April 20, 2024}} That same year, she helped her middle school volleyball team win the 2013 seventh-grade IESA Class 4A state championship in straight sets.{{cite news |first=Matt |last=Kamp |title=End of an era for Pranger, Martin |url=https://www.theintelligencer.com/sports/article/ATHLETICS-End-of-an-era-for-Pranger-Martin-12729701.php |work=Edwardsville Intelligencer |date=March 5, 2018}}{{cite web |title=2013 Class 7-4A Girls Volleyball Match 8: Edwardsville Liberty vs. Channahon |url=https://www.iesa.org/activities/gvb/scoreboards/contestDetails.asp?StateContestID=19079&StateID=2141&Year=2013&Class=7-4A&Position=1 |website=IESA.org |access-date= April 20, 2024}} 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,{{cite news |title=Edwardsville will look to grow up in 2014-15 |url=https://www.theintelligencer.com/sports/article/GIRLS-BASKETBALL-Edwardsville-will-look-to-grow-10445097.php |work=Edwardsville Intelligencer |date= November 25, 2014}}{{cite web |title=2013 Class 8-4A Girls Basketball Game 8: Edwardsville Liberty vs. Chatham Glenwood |url=https://www.iesa.org/activities/gbk/scoreboards/contestDetails.asp?StateContestID=19192&StateID=2181&Year=2013&Class=8-4A&Position=1 |website=IESA.org |access-date= April 20, 2024}} while her volleyball team placed third at the 2014 eighth grade state championship.{{cite web |first=Brent |last=Feeney |title=Three-peat bid: Liberty Middle eighth-grade girls basketball team returns to IESA state tourney |url=https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/threepeat-bid-liberty-middle-eighthgrade-girls-basketball-team-returns-to-iesa-state-tourney-25396.cfm |work=RiverBender.com |date=December 7, 2017}}{{cite web |title=2014 Class 8-4A Girls Volleyball Match 7: Edwardsville Liberty vs. Bourbonnais UGC |url=https://www.iesa.org/activities/gvb/scoreboards/contestDetails.asp?StateContestID=19499&StateID=2205&Year=2014&Class=8-4A&Position=2 |website=IESA.org |access-date= April 20, 2024}}

High school

Martin played four years of varsity basketball for Edwardsville High School in Edwardsville, Illinois, under head coach Lori Blade. 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.{{cite news |first= |last= |title= Edwardsville showcased its youth in 2014-15 |url= https://www.theintelligencer.com/sports/article/GIRLS-BASKETBALL-Edwardsville-showcased-its-10432747.php |newspaper=Edwardsville Intelligencer |date= March 9, 2015 |access-date=April 18, 2024}}{{cite news |first=Louie |last=Korac |title=Large-Schools Girls Basketball Coach of the Year Lori Blade of Edwardsville |url=https://www.thetelegraph.com/sports/article/PREP-YEAR-IN-REVIEW-Large-Schools-Girls-12703142.php |work=The Telegraph |date= July 22, 2015 |access-date=April 19, 2024}} 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. Her game continued to mature, and she made herself into a guaranteed starter for her remaining three years at Edwardsville.{{cite web |first=Matt |last=Kamp |title=EHS grad Kate Martin living large at Final Four |url=https://www.theintelligencer.com/sports/article/ehs-grad-kate-martin-living-large-final-four-17868940.php |newspaper=Edwardsville Intelligencer |date=March 23, 2023}} 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.{{cite news |first=Matt |last=Kamp |title= Martin’s defense helps Tigers advance back to quarters |url= https://www.theintelligencer.com/sports/article/GIRLS-BASKETBALL-Martin-s-defense-helps-10433354.php |newspaper=Edwardsville Intelligencer |date= February 26, 2016 |access-date=April 19, 2024}} 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.{{cite news |first=Todd |last=Eschman |title=Sports Shorts: Is Blade through coaching the Tigers? Hardly! |url=https://www.bnd.com/sports/article64422352.html |newspaper=Belleville News-Democrat |date=March 6, 2016}}{{cite web|title=Benet Academy vs. Edwardsville, Super-Sectional Girls Basketball |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teNsxe_51_Q |publisher=NCTV17 Sports |date=March 1, 2016}} Martin earned Class 4A All-State fourth-team accolades from the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA).{{cite web |title=2016 3A-4A Girls All-State Team|url=https://app.box.com/s/o1kqzwkxnfom6y1f6yzg86ygnrnkqhym |publisher=Illinois Basketball Coaches Association |access-date= April 20, 2024}}{{cite web |title=2015-16 IBCA Girls Basketball All-State Teams |url=https://www.ihsa.org/IHSA-State/IHSA-State-Articles/2015-16-ibca-girls-basketball-all-state-teams |publisher=Illinois High School Association |date=March 3, 2016}}

As a junior, Martin surpassed 1,000 career points{{cite news |first=Madeline |last=Gerard |title=Kate Martin's final three-point shot pushes her over 1,000 points in career at Edwardsville |url=https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/kate-martins-final-threepoint-shot-pushes-her-over-1000-points-in-career-at-edwardsville-18914.cfm |work=RiverBender.com |date=March 3, 2017}} and averaged 12.9 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.9 assists, and 2.7 steals per game.{{cite web |first=Brent |last=Feeney |title=Edwardsville's Martin heading to Iowa to play for Hawkeyes |url=https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/edwardsvilles-martin-heading-to-iowa-to-play-for-hawkeyes-24795.cfm |work=RiverBender.com |date=November 9, 2017}} The number-one-ranked Edwardsville team{{cite web |first=Sam |last=Lance |title=Girls Basketball Undefeated, Looks Toward Another Deep State Run |url= https://www.ehstigertimesonline.com/sports/2018/02/02/girls-basketball-undefeated-looks-toward-another-deep-state-run/ |website=The Tiger Times |date=February 2, 2018}} finished their 2016–17 season with a 32–1 record,{{cite news |first=Matt |last=Kamp |title=Before she was 'The Glue' at Iowa, Kate Martin was glue for Edwardsville |url=https://www.thetelegraph.com/sports/article/martin-the-glue-iowa-kate-martin-tiger-19385673.php |work=The Telegraph |date=April 4, 2024}} reaching the Class 4A state championship final where they were upset by Geneva Community High School, losing 41–40 on a last-second shot.{{cite web |title=Geneva Girls Basketball Beats Buzzer In Semifinal, State Championship Games En Route To First Title |url=https://www.ihsa.org/IHSA-State/IHSA-State-Articles/geneva-girls-basketball-beats-buzzer-in-semifinal-state-championship-games-en-route-to-first-title |publisher=Illinois High School Association |date=March 4, 2017}}{{cite web |first=Madelaine |last=Gerard |title=Tigers lose heartbreaker 41-40 to Geneva on last-second shot by Hart |url= https://m.edglentoday.com/articles/details.cfm?id=18921 |website=Ed Glen Today |date=March 4, 2017}} 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.{{cite web |title=2016-17 IBCA Girls Basketball All-State Teams |url=https://www.ihsa.org/News-Media/Announcements/2016-17-ibca-girls-basketball-all-state-teams |publisher=Illinois High School Association |date=March 3, 2017}}{{cite web |title=2016-17 Associated Press Girls Basketball All-State Teams|url=https://www.ihsa.org/IHSA-State/IHSA-State-Articles/2016-17-associated-press-girls-basketball-all-state-teams|publisher=Illinois High School Association |date=March 2, 2017}} As a senior, Martin averaged 16.2 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists, and 2.1 steals per game{{cite news |first=Adam |last=Hensley |title=Women’s basketball loses Martin for 2018-19 |url=https://dailyiowan.com/2018/06/18/womens-basketball-losed-martin-for-2018-19/ |work=The Daily Iowan |date=June 18, 2018 |access-date=April 19, 2024}}{{cite news |first=Matt |last=Kamp |title= Martin ready to go |url=https://www.theintelligencer.com/sports/article/WOMEN-8217-S-BASKETBALL-Martin-ready-to-go-14119395.php |newspaper=Edwardsville Intelligencer |date= July 24, 2019 |access-date=April 19, 2024}} with 63.9 field-goal, 50.9 three-point, and 80 free-throw percentages.{{cite news |first=Louie |last=Korac |title=Large-Schools Girls Basketball Player of the Year Kate Martin of Edwardsville |url=https://www.thetelegraph.com/sports/article/PREP-YEAR-IN-REVIEW-Large-Schools-Girls-13078132.php |work=The Telegraph |date= July 16, 2018 |access-date=April 19, 2024}} As team captain, Martin led the number-one-ranked Edwardsville team to their fourth consecutive SWC, regional, and sectional titles, and their second consecutive super-sectional championship title. Her team finished the 2017–18 season with a 30–2 record and reached their second consecutive Class 4A semifinal, ultimately finishing fourth in postseason tournament play. 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. Martin led her team with the most points, rebounds, and assists during her senior season and ended her high school basketball career with the fourth-most points (1,518) in Edwardsville High School history. She received the 5th most votes for Illinois Miss Basketball 2018 award (losing the honor to Beal){{cite news |first=Will |last=Larkin |title=Belleville West’s EJ Liddell is Mr. Basketball of Illinois; Rock Island’s Brea Beal repeats as Ms. Basketball |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2018/03/22/belleville-wests-ej-liddell-is-mr-basketball-of-illinois-rock-islands-brea-beal-repeats-as-ms-basketball/|work=Chicago Tribune |date= March 22, 2018}} and was named to both the Associated Press and the IBCA Class 4A All-State first-teams as a senior.{{cite news|title=Tigers’ Martin, Pranger named AP All-State First Team; CM’s Eaton 3A Honorable Mention |url= https://www.thetelegraph.com/sports/article/GIRLS-PREP-BASKETBALL-Tigers-8217-Martin-12720919.php |work=The Telegraph |date=March 1, 2018}}{{cite news|title=Terrific trio |url= https://www.advantagenews.com/sports/girls-basketball-terrific-trio/article_6a1ab2de-3f0f-516f-bf6f-aa89f52556fa.html |work=AdVantage News |date=March 1, 2018}}{{cite web|title=2017-18 IBCA Girls Basketball All-State Teams |url= https://www.ihsa.org/IHSA-State/IHSA-State-Articles/2017-18-ibca-girls-basketball-all-state-teams |website=Illinois High School Association |date= March 2, 2018 |access-date=April 24, 2024}}

Martin also played four years of varsity volleyball as an outside hitter at Edwardsville. She helped lead her team to 108 wins, two SWC titles, two regional championships, and a sectional championship.{{cite web |first=Brent |last=Feeney |title=Kate Martin plays key role for Tigers' volleyball team this season |url=https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/kate-martin-plays-key-role-for-tigers-volleyball-team-this-season-24009.cfm |work=RiverBender.com |date=October 9, 2017}} 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.

=Recruiting=

Martin was first recruited by NCAA Division I basketball programs during her sophomore year of high school, receiving an offer from Bradley. During her high school career, she continued to receive offers from Division I programs including DePaul, Illinois, St. Louis, and Wisconsin, among others.{{cite web |first=Matthew |last=Bain |title='No greater feeling': Iowa commit Kate Martin fulfills lifelong dream |url=https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/basketball-women/2017/05/02/no-greater-feeling-iowa-commit-kate-martin-fulfills-lifelong-dream/308945001/|work=Hawk Central |date=May 2, 2017}}{{cite news |first=Jeff |last=Linder |title=Hawkeyes land junior guard from Illinois |url=https://www.thegazette.com/sports/hawkeyes-land-junior-guard-from-illinois/ |newspaper=The Gazette |date=May 1, 2017}} During her junior year, she was recruited by Iowa{{efn|As Martin's aunt, Jan Jensen, was an assistant coach for women's basketball at the University of Iowa in 2017, Jensen recused herself from Martin's recruitment process.}} as a 2–3 (shooting guard/small forward).{{cite news |first=Matt |last=Kamp |title= Fan favorite Kate Martin's legacy at Iowa still being written |url= https://www.theintelligencer.com/sports/article/fan-favorite-kate-martin-s-legacy-iowa-still-18585350.php |work=Edwardsville Intelligencer |date= January 4, 2024}} On her car ride home from her official weekend visit at Iowa, Martin called the coaching staff and verbally committed to the Hawkeyes. She announced this verbal commitment on Twitter in May 2017. Martin formally signed her letter of intent in November 2017 and received a full athletic scholarship from the university. By the end of her high school career, Martin was considered a three-star recruit with a scouting grade of 90 by ESPN. In interviews, Martin stated playing for Iowa was "always the goal" and that committing to play there was "a no-brainer". 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."

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.{{cite news |first=Dargan |last=Southard |title=Iowa women's basketball: Freshman guard Kate Martin out for year after ACL tear |url=https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/2018/06/15/iowa-womens-basketball-guard-kate-martin-out-year-after-acl-tear/705224002/ |work= Hawk Central |date=June 15, 2018 |access-date=April 19, 2024}} She received an additional year of eligibility after redshirting. Iowa finished their season with a 29–7 record, won the 2019 Big Ten tournament title,{{cite news |last=Marot |first=Michael |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/terps/bs-sp-maryland-women-iowa-big-ten-championship-20190310-story.html |title=Gustafson, No. 10 Iowa women overwhelm No. 8 Maryland, 90-76, in Big Ten title game |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 10, 2019 |language=en-US}} and advanced to the Elite Eight in the NCAA tournament (losing to the eventual national champs, Baylor, 85–53).{{cite news |first=Dargan |last=Southard |title=As Iowa women's basketball exits the Megan Gustafson era, Hawkeyes believe Spain trip will aid transition |url=https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/2019/08/06/iowa-womens-basketball-exits-megan-gustafson-era-hawkeyes-believe-foreign-trip-aid-transition-spain/1933495001/ |work= Hawk Central |date=August 6, 2019}}

=Freshman season (2019–20)=

On November 7, 2019, Martin made her collegiate debut in a 85–53 win over Florida Atlantic.{{cite web |title=Iowa 85-53 Florida Atlantic (Nov 7, 2019) - Box Score |url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/401177270 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=May 4, 2024}} From the bench, she played in 24 games (averaging 8.1 minutes per game). 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.{{cite web |first=Rick |last=Brown |title=Lisa Bluder Sad for Seniors But Feels Good About Program’s Future |url=https://www.hawkeyenation.com/news/basketball/lisa-bluder-sad-for-seniors-but-feels-good-about-program-s-future/article_848b8d34-fc4a-5e30-819f-775af2966873.html |publisher=Hawkeye Nation |date=April 15, 2020}} 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.{{cite news |title=NCAA tournaments canceled over coronavirus |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/28893285/ncaa-tournaments-canceled-coronavirus |publisher=ESPN |date=March 12, 2020}}

=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.{{cite news|url=https://dailyiowan.com/2024/02/20/shes-our-leader-how-kate-martin-is-the-heart-and-soul-of-the-iowa-womens-basketball-team/|title='She's our leader:' How Kate Martin is the heart and soul of the Iowa women's basketball team|last=Worth|first=Cooper|date=2024-02-20|newspaper=The Daily Iowan|access-date=2024-03-25}} She was also named team captain for the 2020–21 season.{{cite news |first=Matt |last=Kamp |title=Kate Martin is ‘the glue’ of the Hawkeyes |url=https://www.theintelligencer.com/sports/article/Kate-Martin-is-the-glue-of-the-Hawkeyes-16603798.php |work=Edwardsville Intelligencer |date=November 9, 2021}} 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.{{cite news |title= Martin brings toughness, leadership to Hawkeye women |url=https://qctimes.com/sports/article_1914ab18-1eed-549d-a21a-f886cbdd84e8.html |work=Quad-City Times |date= March 19, 2022}}{{cite web |first=Tyler |last=Devine |title=Kate Martin’s career day leads comeback for Iowa women |url=https://hawkfanatic.com/2021/02/18/kate-martins-career-days-leads-comeback-for-iowa-women/|website=Hawk Fanatic |date=February 18, 2021}} She broke her nose again in early February after a practice squad player "threw a beautiful bullet pass right to [her] face",{{cite news |first=Chloe |last=Peterson |title= Martin continues to contribute, despite injuries |url=https://dailyiowan.com/2021/02/09/martin-continues-to-contribute-despite-injuries/ |work=The Daily Iowan |date=February 9, 2021|quote=“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.”}} extending her mask use a few additional weeks.{{cite news |first=Jeff |last=Linder |title= Kate Martin ‘ate it,’ so she and her facemask will remain partners |url=https://www.thegazette.com/sports/kate-martin-ate-it-so-she-and-her-facemask-will-remain-partners/ |work=The Gazette |date=February 3, 2021}} 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{{cite web |title= Iowa 96–78 Penn State (Feb 18, 2021) Box Score |url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/game/_/gameId/401264911/penn-state-iowa |publisher=ESPN |access-date=May 6, 2024}} in a decisive 96–78 win over Penn State on February 18.{{cite web |first=Chloe |last=Peterson |title=Martin shines through injury in Iowa women’s basketball’s win against Penn State |url=https://dailyiowan.com/2021/02/18/martin-shines-through-injury-in-iowa-womens-basketballs-win-against-penn-state/ |work=The Daily Iowan |date=February 18, 2021 |access-date=March 24, 2024}}{{cite news |first=Jeff |last=Linder |title= Iowa’s Kate Martin sheds the mask, and shreds Penn State |url=https://www.thegazette.com/sports/iowas-kate-martin-sheds-the-mask-and-shreds-penn-state/ |work= The Gazette |date=February 18, 2021}} 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. Martin helped Iowa reach the Big Ten tournament championship game where they ultimately fell to Maryland in an 104–84 loss.{{cite web |title=Maryland Wins 2021 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Title |url=https://bigten.org/news/2021/3/13/general-maryland-wins-2021-big-ten-womens-basketball-tournament-title.aspx |website= Big Ten |access-date=March 10, 2023 |date=March 13, 2021 |archive-date=August 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814140554/https://bigten.org/news/2021/3/13/general-maryland-wins-2021-big-ten-womens-basketball-tournament-title.aspx |url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web |first=Dargan |last=Southard |title=March Madness: Hawkeyes open NCAA Tournament with 87–72 win over Central Michigan |url=https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/2021/03/21/march-madness-ncaa-womens-basketball-tournament-iowa-hawkeyes-topple-central-michigan-chippewas/4732099001/ |website=Hawk Central |date=March 21, 2021}} Iowa went on to face number-one-seeded UConn in the Sweet Sixteen, losing to the Huskies 92–72.{{cite web |title=Bueckers, UConn beat Clark, Iowa in women's Sweet 16 |url=https://apnews.com/article/geno-auriemma-womens-college-basketball-basketball-iowa-san-antonio-cc58ecd7e0c0bb750c5044c51f5efd1b |work=Associated Press News |access-date=March 10, 2023 |date=March 27, 2021 |archive-date=February 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225014728/https://apnews.com/article/geno-auriemma-womens-college-basketball-basketball-iowa-san-antonio-cc58ecd7e0c0bb750c5044c51f5efd1b |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=No. 1 UConn women’s basketball team blows past No. 5 Iowa 92–72 in Sweet 16; Christyn Williams leads way with 27 |url=https://www.courant.com/2021/03/27/no-1-uconn-womens-basketball-team-blows-past-no-5-iowa-92-72-in-sweet-16-christyn-williams-leads-way-with-27/ |work=Hartford Courant |access-date=May 16, 2024 |date=March 27, 2021}} Martin was named to the Academic All-Big Ten team{{cite news |title=Clark claims Big Ten Freshman of the Year award |url=https://dailyiowan.com/2021/03/08/clark-claims-big-ten-freshman-of-the-year-award/ |work=The Daily Iowan |date=March 8, 2021}}{{cite web |title= Big Ten Recognizes Winter Academic All-Big Ten Honorees|url=https://bigten.org/news/2021/3/17/general-big-ten-recognizes-winter-academic-all-big-ten-honorees.aspx |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210320010434/https://bigten.org/documents/2021/3/17//2021_Winter_Academic_All_Big_Ten_.pdf?id=7113 |website= Big Ten |archive-date= March 20, 2021|access-date= May 6, 2024}} 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.{{cite web |title=Martin, Sargent Earn Iowa’s B1G Outstanding Sportsmanship Award |url=https://hawkeyesports.com/news/2021/06/30/martin-sargent-earn-iowas-b1g-outstanding-sportsmanship-award/ |website=Hawkeye Sports |date=June 30, 2021}}

=Junior season (2021–22)=

Entering her junior season, Martin again was named team captain and started all 32 games for Iowa alongside Clark, averaging 30 minutes per game.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/kate-martin-1.html |title=Kate Martin – College Stats |publisher=Sports-Reference |access-date=May 9, 2024}} After helping Iowa earn the Big Ten regular season championship title (shared with Ohio State),{{cite news |last=Peterson |first=Chloe |title=Iowa women’s basketball clinches share of Big Ten regular season title, No. 2 seed in conference tournament |url=https://dailyiowan.com/2022/02/27/iowa-womens-basketball-clinches-share-of-big-ten-regular-season-title-no-2-seed-in-conference-tournament/ |work=The Daily Iowan |date=February 27, 2022}} 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. 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.{{cite news |first=Chloe |last=Peterson |title=Iowa women’s basketball scrapes past Northwestern, advances to Big Ten Tournament semifinals |url=https://dailyiowan.com/2022/03/04/iowa-womens-basketball-scrapes-past-northwestern-advances-to-big-ten-tournament-semifinals/ |work=The Daily Iowan |date=March 4, 2022 |access-date=May 12, 2024}} Martin grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds with eight points and five assists in the semifinal win over Nebraska on March 5.{{cite magazine |first=Rob |last=Howe |title=Iowa Women Advance to B1G Tourney Title Game |url=https://www.si.com/college/iowa/basketball/iowa-women-advance-to-b1g-championship|magazine=Sports Illustrated |date= March 5, 2022}} Iowa claimed the Big Ten tournament title by defeating Indiana 74–67.{{cite magazine |first=Rob |last=Howe |title=Iowa Women Win B1G Tournament |url=https://www.si.com/college/iowa/basketball/iowa-women-win-big-ten-tournament |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date= March 6, 2022 |access-date=May 9, 2024}}{{cite news |last1=Peterson |first1=Chloe |title=Making history: Iowa women's basketball wins 2022 Big Ten regular season, tournament titles |url=https://dailyiowan.com/2022/03/06/making-history-iowa-womens-basketball-wins-2022-big-ten-regular-season-tournament-titles/ |work=The Daily Iowan |date=March 6, 2022 |archive-date=March 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312190608/https://dailyiowan.com/2022/03/06/making-history-iowa-womens-basketball-wins-2022-big-ten-regular-season-tournament-titles/ |url-status=live }} With this title win, Iowa automatically qualified for the 2022 NCAA tournament and was named the number two seed for the Greensboro Region.{{cite news |first=Matt |last=Kamp |title= Kate Martin living out her dreams with Iowa Hawkeyes |url=https://www.theintelligencer.com/sports/article/Kate-Martin-living-out-her-dreams-with-Iowa-16999502.php |work=Edwardsville Intelligencer |date= March 13, 2022 |access-date=May 9, 2024}}{{cite news |first=Chloe |last=Peterson |title=Home-court advantage: Iowa women’s basketball to host first two rounds of NCAA Tournament |url=https://dailyiowan.com/2022/03/13/home-court-advantage-iowa-womens-basketball-to-host-first-two-rounds-of-ncaa-tournament/ |work=The Daily Iowan |date=March 13, 2022 |access-date=May 12, 2024}} Her team was upset by 10th-seed Creighton in the second round of the NCAA tournament in a 64–62 loss.{{cite web |last1=Voepel |first1=Michael |author-link=Michael Voepel |title=Creighton Bluejays stun Iowa Hawkeyes in NCAA women's basketball tournament, hold Caitlin Clark to 15 points |url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/33557302/creighton-bluejays-stun-iowa-hawkeyes-ncaa-women-basketball-tournament-hold-caitlin-clark-15-points |publisher=ESPN |date=March 20, 2022 |archive-date=March 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312190604/https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/33557302/creighton-bluejays-stun-iowa-hawkeyes-ncaa-women-basketball-tournament-hold-caitlin-clark-15-points |url-status=live }} As a redshirt junior, she averaged 7.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 4.9 assists per game. 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,{{cite web |title=Clark Named B1G Player of the Year |url=https://hawkeyesports.com/news/2022/03/01/clark-named-b1g-player-of-the-year/ |publisher=University of Iowa Athletics |date=March 1, 2022 }} earned Academic All-Big Ten honors,{{cite web |title=WBB Notebook: Final Notes |url=https://hawkeyesports.com/news/2022/04/29/wbb-notebook-final-notes/ |publisher=University of Iowa Athletics |date=April 29, 2022}}{{cite web |title=2022 Winter Academic All-Big Ten Composite List |url=https://bigten.org/documents/2022/3/23/2022_Winter_Academic_All_Big_Ten_Composite_List.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324222543/https://bigten.org/documents/2022/3/23/2022_Winter_Academic_All_Big_Ten_Composite_List.pdf |date=March 23, 2022 |archive-date=March 24, 2022}} was a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (for maintaining 4.0 GPA during the academic term),{{cite web |title=Big Ten Announces 2021–22 Distinguished Scholar Award Recipients |url=https://bigten.org/news/2022/7/13/general-big-ten-announces-2021-22-distinguished-scholar-award-recipients.aspx |date=July 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818070640/https://bigten.org/news/2022/7/13/general-big-ten-announces-2021-22-distinguished-scholar-award-recipients.aspx |publisher=Big Ten Conference |archive-date=August 18, 2022 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |title=2022 Distinguished Scholars |url= https://s3.amazonaws.com/bigten.org/documents/2022/7/13/2022_Distinguished_Scholars_FINAL.pdf |publisher=Big Ten Conference |access-date=May 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220721143335/https://bigten.org/documents/2022/7/13/2022_Distinguished_Scholars_FINAL.pdf?id=7595 |archive-date=July 21, 2022}} and was named to the Dean's List.{{cite news |first=Monica |last=Ryan |title=Iowa basketball player, Edwardsville native Kate Martin receives Big 10 Sportsmanship Award |url=https://fox2now.com/sports/iowa-basketball-player-edwardsville-native-kate-martin-receives-big-10-sportsmanship-award/ |website=Fox 2 News |publisher=Nexstar Media Inc. |date=March 4, 2022}}

=Senior season (2022–23)=

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Martin continued her tenure as team captain and started all 38 games for the Hawkeyes beside Clark for the third consecutive season. 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.{{cite news |first=Chloe |last=Peterson |title=Iowa women’s basketball guard Kate Martin playing through broken nose |url=https://dailyiowan.com/2022/11/09/iowa-womens-basketball-guard-kate-martin-playing-through-broken-nose/ |work=The Daily Iowan |date=November 9, 2022}} In the November 27 game against UConn, Martin scored a career-high 20 points, going 6-for-6 on three-pointers.{{cite news|url=https://www.si.com/college/iowa/basketball/kate-martin-leads-by-example |title=Kate Martin Leads By Example |last=Bohnenkamp |first=John |date=July 28, 2023 |website=Sports Illustrated |access-date=2024-03-25}}{{cite web|title= UConn 86–79 Iowa (November 27, 2022) - Box Score |url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/401483567 |website=ESPN |access-date=May 18, 2024}} 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.{{cite web|first=Sam |last=Knupp |title=Iowa women’s basketball guard Caitlin Clark breaks point record in victory over Dartmouth |url=https://dailyiowan.com/2022/12/21/iowa-womens-basketball-guard-caitlin-clark-breaks-point-record-in-victory-over-dartmouth/ |work=The Daily Iowan |date=December 21, 2022 |access-date=May 18, 2024}} She recorded her 600th career point on January 7 in a win over Michigan.{{cite web |first=Pat |last=Harty |title=No. 16 Iowa women defeat 14th-ranked Michigan 94–85 in Ann Arbor |url=https://hawkfanatic.com/2023/01/08/no-16-iowa-women-defeat-14th-ranked-michigan-94-85-in-ann-arbor/ |website=Hawk Fanatic |date=January 8, 2023 |access-date=May 19, 2024}} 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).{{cite web |last=Voepel |first=Michael |author-link=Michael Voepel |title=Iowa downs Ohio State behind latest Caitlin Clark triple-double |url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/35513792/iowa-downs-ohio-state-caitlin-clark-triple-double |publisher=ESPN |access-date=March 16, 2023 |date=January 23, 2023 |archive-date=January 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131005503/https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/35513792/iowa-downs-ohio-state-caitlin-clark-triple-double |url-status=live }} 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.{{cite web|title= Iowa 86–85 Indiana (February 26, 2023) - Box Score |url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/401484775 |website=ESPN |access-date=May 20, 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Voepel |first1=Michael |author-link=Michael Voepel |title=Iowa's Caitlin Clark hits 3 at buzzer to top No. 2 Indiana |url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/35741858/iowa-caitlin-clark-hits-3-buzzer-top-no-2-indiana |publisher=ESPN |date=March 16, 2023 |archive-date=March 17, 2023 |archive-url=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 |url-status=live}}

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.{{cite web |first=Dargan |last=Southard |title=Iowa women's basketball slides past Maryland to reach Big Ten Tournament final |url=https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/basketball-women/2023/03/04/iowa-womens-basketball-outlasts-maryland-to-reach-big-ten-tournament-final/69948700007/ |website=Hawk Central |date=March 5, 2023 |access-date=May 16, 2024}} She helped Iowa win their second consecutive Big Ten tournament title, handily defeating Ohio State 105–72 in the championship game.{{cite news |first1=Michael |last1=Voepel |author-link=Michael Voepel |title=Iowa wins Big Ten tourney behind Caitlin Clark's 10th career triple-double |url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/35795384/iowa-wins-big-ten-tourney-caitlin-clark-10th-career-triple-double |publisher=ESPN |access-date=March 17, 2023 |date=March 5, 2023 |archive-date=March 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313054201/https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/35795384/iowa-wins-big-ten-tourney-caitlin-clark-10th-career-triple-double |url-status=live}} For the 2023 NCAA tournament, Iowa was named the top number two seed and competed in the Seattle regional.{{cite web |first=Dargan |last=Southard |title=Iowa women's basketball lands No. 2 seed in NCAA Tournament, will open with Southeastern Louisiana |url=https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/basketball-women/2023/03/12/iowa-womens-basketball-ncaa-tournament-vs-march-madness-stanford/69984882007/ |website=Hawk Central |date=March 12, 2023}} In the Sweet Sixteen, Iowa defeated 6th seed Colorado, 87–77,{{cite web|title= Iowa 87–77 Colorado (Mar 24, 2023) - Box Score |url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/401528015 |website=ESPN |access-date=May 12, 2024}} with Martin knocking down 16 points, registering six rebounds, and leading Iowa with a personal plus/minus score of +17.{{cite news |first=Chloe |last=Peterson |title=Iowa women’s basketball ‘supporting cast’ helps lead Hawkeyes to Elite Eight |url=https://dailyiowan.com/2023/03/24/iowa-womens-basketball-supporting-cast-helps-lead-hawkeyes-to-elite-eight/ |work=The Daily Iowan |date= March 24, 2023}} With their 97–83 win over Louisville in the Elite Eight, Iowa reached their first Final Four since 1993.{{cite news |first=Doug |last=Feinberg |title=Caitlin Clark leads Iowa to first Final Four since 1993 |url=https://apnews.com/article/march-madness-iowa-louisville-caitlin-clark-8ac1827dc159640ee19c22948ab74a62 |work=Associated Press |date=March 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328084925/https://apnews.com/article/march-madness-iowa-louisville-caitlin-clark-8ac1827dc159640ee19c22948ab74a62 |archive-date= March 28, 2023 |url-status=live}} In the Final Four matchup against South Carolina, Martin contributed seven points, seven rebounds, and two assists{{cite news |last=Kamp|first=Matt |title='(She's) an emotional leader': Martin, Hawkeyes stun Gamecocks in semis |url=https://www.theintelligencer.com/sports/article/she-s-n-emotional-leader-martin-hawkeyes-17873005.php |date=2023-04-01 |newspaper=Edwardsville Intelligencer|access-date=2024-03-26}} to Iowa's 77–73 upset win over the defending champions and the shattering of the Gamecocks' 42-game winning streak.{{cite web |last1=Feinberg |first1=Doug |title=Clark, Iowa end perfect South Carolina season in Final Four |url=https://apnews.com/article/final-four-iowa-caitlin-womens-south-carolina-a2432dcfc7ab0dfbd03d1ff7cb89b799 |work=Associated Press News |date=April 1, 2023 |archive-date=April 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401050513/https://apnews.com/article/final-four-iowa-caitlin-womens-south-carolina-a2432dcfc7ab0dfbd03d1ff7cb89b799 |url-status=live}} With this win, Iowa advanced to their first women's basketball championship game in program history.{{cite magazine|last=Jackson|first=Wilton|url=https://www.si.com/college/2023/04/01/caitlin-clark-iowa-south-carolina-upset-final-four|title=Caitlin Clark Leads Iowa to Stunning Upset Over Undefeated South Carolina |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=April 1, 2023 |access-date=April 1, 2023 |archive-date=April 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401043429/https://www.si.com/college/2023/04/01/caitlin-clark-iowa-south-carolina-upset-final-four |url-status=live}} Despite Martin's contribution of 13 points and six assists in the national championship game, Iowa fell to LSU, 102–85.{{cite web|first=Andrea |last=Adelson |title=LSU ousts Iowa, as Mulkey secures her fourth NCAA title |url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/36046402/lsu-ousts-iowa-mulkey-secures-fourth-ncaa-title |publisher=ESPN |date=April 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402223025/https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/36046402/lsu-ousts-iowa-mulkey-secures-fourth-ncaa-title |archive-date=April 2, 2023 |url-status=live}} The national championship game marked Martin's 100th career start for the Iowa Hawkeyes.

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.{{cite news|first=Matt |last=Kamp |title= Real world can wait for Edwardsville grad Kate Martin |url=https://www.theintelligencer.com/sports/article/real-world-wait-edwardsville-graduate-kate-martin-17908979.php |work=Edwardsville Intelligencer |date=April 21, 2023}} For the third consecutive year, she was selected as Iowa's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree for women's basketball.{{cite web |title=2022–23 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Honorees |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/bigten.org/documents/2023/6/20/2022_23_Big_Ten_Sportsmanship_Award_Honorees.pdf |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231111055329/https://s3.amazonaws.com/bigten.org/documents/2023/6/20/2022_23_Big_Ten_Sportsmanship_Award_Honorees.pdf |website=Big Ten.org |date=June 20, 2023 |archive-date=November 11, 2023 |url-status=live}}

=Graduate year (2023–24)=

In February 2023, Martin announced her return for a sixth and final season with Iowa,{{cite tweet|user=IowaWBB|date=February 20, 2023 |number=1627714859348393990|title=The Heart. The Glue. The Captain. 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐍. @kate_martin22 x #Hawkeyes}} taking advantage of both her redshirt year and the NCAA's COVID-19 eligibility extension, and to complete her master's degree.{{cite news |first=Chloe |last=Peterson |title=Iowa women’s basketball guards Kate Martin, Gabbie Marshall returning for 2023-24 season |url=https://dailyiowan.com/2023/02/20/iowa-womens-basketball-guards-kate-martin-gabbie-marshall-returning-for-2023-24-season/ |work=The Daily Iowan |date=February 20, 2023}}{{cite news |first=Eric |last=Olson |title=Caitlin Clark can’t do it alone. No. 3 Iowa got big boost when Martin and Marshall decided to return |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/national/story/2023-10-27/caitlin-clark-cant-do-it-alone-no-3-iowa-got-big-boost-when-martin-and-marshall-decided-to-return |work=Associated Press |date=October 27, 2023}} 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."{{cite news |first=Tom |last=Kakert |title=Caitlin Clark motivated heading into season |url=https://www.on3.com/teams/iowa-hawkeyes/news/caitlin-clark-iowa-womens-basketball/ |website=HawkeyeReport |publisher=On3 Media, Inc. |date=October 4, 2023}} Martin continued her reign as team captain, her fourth consecutive year leading the Hawkeyes.{{cite web |first=Cabral |last=Opiyo |title=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" |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/college-basketball/news-iowa-s-kate-martin-heartwarming-message-3-1-million-nil-valued-caitlin-clark-amid-march-madness-run-i-want-caitlin-foxhole |publisher=Sportskeeda |date=March 31, 2024}} 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.{{cite web |last1=Young |first1=Ryan |title=Caitlin Clark, Iowa set NCAA attendance record in exhibition at Kinnick Stadium |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/caitlin-clark-iowa-set-ncaa-attendance-record-in-exhibition-at-kinnick-stadium-214731463.html |publisher=Yahoo! Sports |date=October 15, 2023 |archive-date=February 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201183457/https://sports.yahoo.com/caitlin-clark-iowa-set-ncaa-attendance-record-in-exhibition-at-kinnick-stadium-214731463.html |url-status=live}} In the game Martin contributed 11 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists in Iowa's 94–72 win over DePaul.{{cite web|url=https://storage.googleapis.com/hawkeyesports-com/2023/10/1cbad82e-gamebook.pdf |title=Official Basketball Box Score - DePaul at Iowa |publisher=University of Iowa Athletics |access-date=2024-05-26}} Crossover at Kinnick set a new record attendance for women's basketball with 55,646 total attendees{{cite web|last=Rumsey |first=David |title=A Record-Setting Day for Women’s Basketball |url=https://frontofficesports.com/a-record-setting-day-for-womens-basketball/#:~:text=Iowa%20hosted%20DePaul%20at%20Kinnick,attendance%20record%20with%2055%2C646%20fans. |publisher=Front Office Sports |date=October 15, 2023 |archive-date=October 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015232236/https://frontofficesports.com/a-record-setting-day-for-womens-basketball/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Ellison|first=Maya|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-women/article/2023-10-12/history-kinnick-iowas-sets-womens-basketball-attendance-record-55646|title=History from Kinnick! Iowa's sets women's basketball attendance record at 55,646|publisher=NCAA|date=October 15, 2023 |archive-date=October 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015213319/https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-women/article/2023-10-12/history-kinnick-iowas-sets-womens-basketball-attendance-record-55646|url-status=live}} and raised ~$250,000 for the University of Iowa Children's Hospital.{{cite news |last1=Rojas |first1=Alejandro |title=Crossover at Kinnick raises $250,000 for UI Stead Family Hospital |url=https://dailyiowan.com/2023/10/15/crossover-at-kinnick-raises-250000-for-ui-stead-family-hospital/ |work=The Daily Iowan |date=October 15, 2023}}

File:Kate Martin 1 - 2024 Big Ten tournament final.jpg final vs. Nebraska]]

In the third game of the regular season, Martin surpassed 500 career rebounds after grabbing eight rebounds against Northern Iowa.{{cite web|title=Hawkeyes Topple Panthers, Clark Breaks School Record |url=https://hawkeyesports.com/news/2023/11/12/hawkeyes-topple-panthers-clark-breaks-school-record/ |publisher=University of Iowa Athletics |date=November 12, 2023}} 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.{{cite news |first=Cooper |last=Worth |title=Kate Martin scores career-high 25 points as No. 2 Iowa shoots efficiently in win over Drake |url=https://dailyiowan.com/2023/11/19/kate-martin-scores-career-high-25-points-as-no-2-iowa-shoots-efficiently-in-win-over-drake/ |work=The Daily Iowan |date=November 19, 2023}}{{cite web|title= No. 2 Iowa Runs Past Drake |url=https://hawkeyesports.com/news/2023/11/19/2-iowa-runs-past-drake/ |publisher=University of Iowa Athletics|date=November 19, 2023}} Martin recorded her third career double-double against Kansas State on November 26 (11 points and 10 rebounds),{{cite web|title= Iowa 77–70 Kansas State (November 26, 2023) - Box Score |url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/game/_/gameId/401604416/iowa-kansas-st |website=ESPN |access-date=May 30, 2024}} 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.{{cite web|first=Howie |last=Kussoy |title=Kate Martin is underrated ‘glue’ of Iowa’s latest Caitlin Clark-led March Madness run |url=https://nypost.com/2024/04/01/sports/kate-martin-is-underrated-piece-of-iowas-latest-march-madness-run/ |publisher=New York Post |date=April 1, 2024}}{{cite web|title= No. 4 Iowa Holds on at Iowa State, Claims State Title |url=https://hawkeyesports.com/news/2023/12/06/no-4-iowa-holds-on-at-iowa-state-claims-state-title/ |publisher=University of Iowa Athletics |date=December 6, 2023}} 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.{{cite web|title= Iowa 84–57 Indiana (January 13, 2024) - Box Score |url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/game/_/gameId/401601531/indiana-iowa |website=ESPN |access-date=May 30, 2024}} Martin collected her fifth and sixth career double-doubles in February: 15 points with 10 rebounds against Maryland{{cite news |first=Colin |last=Votzmeyer |title=No. 3 Iowa women’s basketball sneaks by Maryland behind 38 from Caitlin Clark |url=https://dailyiowan.com/2024/02/03/no-3-iowa-womens-basketball-sneaks-by-maryland-behind-38-from-caitlin-clark/ |work=The Daily Iowan |date=February 3, 2024}} and 16 points with a career-high 16 boards versus Penn State.{{cite web|title=Stuelke, Clark Break CHA Records; No. 2 Hawks Roll |url=https://hawkeyesports.com/news/2024/02/08/stuelke-and-clark-break-cha-records-no-2-hawks-roll/ |publisher=University of Iowa Athletics |date=February 8, 2024}} During the regular season, Martin scored over 15 points in fifteen games, another career-best.{{cite web |title=WBB Game Notes: Minnesota |url=https://hawkeyesports.com/news/2024/02/26/wbb-game-notes-minnesota-2/ |publisher=University of Iowa Athletics |date=February 26, 2024}}

Martin led the Hawkeyes to their third straight Big Ten tournament title.{{cite web |last1=Schnell |first1=Lindsay |title=Iowa vs. Indiana highlights: Caitlin Clark rallies Hawkeyes for third straight Big Ten title |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaw/bigten/2024/03/10/caitlin-clark-iowa-nebraska-live-updates-big-ten-championship/72916928007/ |website=USA Today |date=March 10, 2024 |archive-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-url=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/ |url-status=live}} 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.{{cite web |first=Scott| last=Dochterman |title= Iowa’s Kate Martin has many roles: Caitlin Clark’s sidekick, 3-year captain, Final Four chaser |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5365816/2024/03/25/kate-martin-caitlin-clark-iowa-ncaa-tournament/ |work=The Athletic |publisher=The New York Times |date=March 23, 2024}} She drained another pair of three-pointers, resulting in a 94–89 victory over Nebraska in overtime.{{cite news |first1= Chantel |last1=Jennings |first2=Lauren |last2=Merola |title=Caitlin Clark, Iowa win third straight Big Ten title with victory over Nebraska: Did Hawkeyes lock up the No. 1 seed? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5330230/2024/03/10/caitlin-clark-iowa-nebraska-big-ten-tournament-championship/ |work=The Athletic |publisher=The New York Times |date=March 10, 2024}} During Big Ten tournament play, Martin became the third Hawkeye to garner 1,200+ points, 700+ rebounds, and 450+ assists.{{cite web|title=Hawkeyes 3-Peat, Outlast Huskers in OT |url=https://hawkeyesports.com/news/2024/03/10/iowa-wbb-3-peat/ |work=University of Iowa Athletics |date=March 10, 2024}}

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.{{cite news |first=Dargan |last=Southard |title=Iowa women's basketball, Caitlin Clark land first No. 1 seed in NCAA Tournament since 1992 |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa/basketball-women/2024/03/17/iowa-womens-basketball-march-madness-bracket-ncaa-tournament-hawkeyes-caitlin-clark/72942070007/ |work=Des Moines Register |date=March 17, 2024 |access-date=June 3, 2024}} In the first round, Iowa defeated Holy Cross 91–65 with Martin collecting a double-double of 15 points and 14 rebounds,{{cite web |title=Clark, Martin have double-double as Iowa defeats Holy Cross, 91-65

|url=https://www.kcrg.com/2024/03/23/hawkeye-women-cruise-comfortably-over-holy-cross/ |website=KCRG |publisher=Gray Media Group, Inc.|date=March 23, 2024}} despite taking a hard hit and smacking her head against the hardwood in the first half.{{cite web |first=Gus |last=Martin |title=Iowa women's basketball vs Holy Cross recap: Caitlin Clark NCAA Tournament 2024 |url=https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/basketball-women/2024/03/23/iowa-womens-basketball-vs-holy-cross-live-updates-ncaa-tournament-2024-march-madness-caitlin-clark/73063231007/ |website=Hawk Central |publisher=Des Moines Register |date=March 23, 2024}} 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.{{cite web|title= Iowa 64–54 West Virginia (Mar 25, 2024) - Box Score |url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/401637588 |website=ESPN |access-date=June 3, 2024}} Iowa continued to advance in the tournament and faced a rematch of their 2023 national championship game against LSU in the Elite Eight.{{cite news |first=Cooper |last=Worth |title=Iowa women’s basketball notebook: Caitlin Clark, Kate Martin excited for challenge against LSU in Elite Eight |url=https://dailyiowan.com/2024/03/31/iowa-womens-basketball-notebook-caitlin-clark-kate-martin-excited-for-challenge-against-lsu-in-elite-eight/ |work=The Daily Iowan |date=March 31, 2024}} Martin contributed 21 points and six rebounds in the 94–87 victory over the defending champs,{{cite web|title= Iowa 94–87 LSU (Apr 1, 2024) - Box Score |url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/401637610 |website=ESPN |access-date=June 3, 2024}} punching Iowa's ticket to a second straight Final Four appearance and setting a program record of 33 wins in a single season.{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/39856321/caitlin-clark-leads-iowa-win-lsu-rematch-reach-final-four |title=Caitlin Clark leads Iowa win in LSU rematch to reach Final Four |first=Michael |last=Voepel |author-link=Michael Voepel |website=ESPN.com |date=April 1, 2024}}{{cite news |first=Jill |last=Martin |title=Caitlin Clark and Iowa advance to women’s Final Four after beating 2023 champion LSU |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/01/sport/iowa-lsu-elite-eight-caitlin-clark-spt-intl/index.html |work=CNN |date=April 2, 2024 |access-date=June 3, 2024}} 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.{{cite news |first1=Lindsay |last1=Schnell |first2=Nancy |last2=Armour |title=Women's Final Four winners, losers: Gabbie and 'Swatkins' step up; UConn's offense stalls |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaw/2024/04/06/final-four-women-winners-losers-iowa-gabbie-ashlyn-watkins/73227272007/ |work=USA Today |date=April 6, 2024 |access-date=June 3, 2024}}{{cite news |first=Kenna |last=Roering |title=Iowa women’s basketball’s team effort, resilient second half against UConn lead Hawkeyes to national championship |url=https://dailyiowan.com/2024/04/06/iowa-womens-basketballs-team-effort-resilient-second-half-against-uconn-lead-hawkeyes-to-national-championship/ |work=The Daily Iowan |date=April 6, 2024}} 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.{{cite web|title= Iowa 71–69 UConn (Apr 5, 2024) - Play-by-Play |url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/playbyplay/_/gameId/401637612 |website=ESPN |access-date=June 3, 2024}} 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.{{cite news |last1=Voepel |first1=Michael |author-link=Michael Voepel |title=Caitlin Clark, Iowa outduel UConn, return to NCAA title game |url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/39884644/iowa-outduels-uconn-caitlin-clark-reach-women-ncaa-championship-game |publisher=ESPN |date=April 5, 2024}} 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.{{cite news |first1=Isabel |last1=Gonzalez |title=It'll be Caitlin Clark's Iowa Hawkeyes finale vs. South Carolina's undefeated season for 2024 NCAA title |url=https://www.cbssports.com/womens-college-basketball/news/itll-be-caitlin-clarks-iowa-hawkeyes-finale-vs-south-carolinas-undefeated-season-for-2024-ncaa-title/ |publisher=CBS Sports |date=April 6, 2024}} Martin scored 16 points and collected five rebounds in her final game playing for Iowa,{{cite web|title= South Carolina 87–75 Iowa (Apr 7, 2024) - Box Score |url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/401637613|website=ESPN |access-date=June 4, 2024}} 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.{{cite news |first=Dargan |last=Southard |title=Iowa women's basketball falls short of national championship against South Carolina |url=https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/basketball-women/2024/04/07/iowa-south-carolina-final-score-ncaa-championship-womens-basketball-caitlin-clark-dawn-staley/73235471007/ |work=Des Moines Register |date=April 7, 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Graves |first1=Will |title=Iowa star Caitlin Clark pours in 30 points in final NCAA game but Hawkeyes fall to South Carolina |url=https://apnews.com/article/caitlin-clark-iowa-ncaa-title-game-fd16b0a5e80f913971a6bdbad6b5cbd2 |publisher=Associated Press |access-date=April 7, 2024 |date=April 7, 2024}}

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.{{cite news |first=Dustin |last= Schutte |title=Iowa's Kate Martin Selected by Las Vegas Aces in Second Round of 2024 WNBA Draft |url=https://www.si.com/fannation/nba/fastbreak/iowa-hawkeyes-womens-basketball-kate-martin-selected-second-round-2024-wnba-draft-las-vegas-aces-wnba-champions |work=Sports Illustrated |date=April 15, 2024}} Martin started 139 consecutive games with Caitlin Clark (the longest streak in Division I in the last 25 years){{cite web|title=Hawkeyes Fall in National Championship |url=https://hawkeyesports.com/news/2024/04/07/hawkeyes-fall-in-national-championship/ |publisher=University of Iowa Athletics |date=April 7, 2024}} and finished her career at Iowa with 1,299 points, 756 rebounds, and 473 assists in 163 games. 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.{{cite press release |title=USBWA unveils 2023-24 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award and All-America Watch List |url=https://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/news/2024/02/27/usbwa-unveils-2023-24-ann-meyers-drysdale-award-and-all-america-watch-list |publisher=United States Basketball Writers Association |date=February 27, 2024}}{{cite press release |url=https://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/news/2024/04/05/iowas-clark-repeats-as-usbwas-ann-meyers-drysdale-award-winner |title=Iowa's Clark repeats as USBWA's Ann Meyers Drysdale Award winner |publisher=United States Basketball Writers Association |date=April 5, 2024}} In March 2024, Martin earned second-team All-Big Ten honors from the conference's coaches and media.{{cite web |first=Riley |last=Donald |title=Trio of Hawkeyes in Clark, Martin, and Stuelke named to All-Big Ten teams |url=https://hawkeyesports.com/news/2024/03/05/caitlin-clark-earns-big-ten-player-of-the-year/ |website=Hawkeyes Wire |publisher=USA Today |date=March 5, 2024}} She was named the Big Ten Sportsmanship honoree for Iowa women's basketball for the fourth consecutive year.{{cite web |title=2023-24 All-Big Ten Women’s Basketball Teams & Honors |url=https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltca750cef518bc6e4/blt2a2dea02d598b99d/2023-24_WOMEN%E2%80%99S_BASKETBALL_TEAMS_&_HONORS.pdf |publisher=BigTen.org |date=March 5, 2024 |access-date=June 3, 2024}}{{cite tweet|user=IowaWBB|date=March 5, 2024|number=1765062388372443495|title=Our Captain is B1G Time}} She was also selected for the 2023–24 Big Ten Winter Academic All-Conference team.{{cite web|title=59 Hawkeyes Named Winter Academic All-Big Ten |url=https://hawkeyesports.com/news/2024/03/20/59-hawkeyes-named-winter-academic-all-big-ten-2/ |publisher=University of Iowa Athletics |date=March 20, 2024 |access-date=June 4, 2024}} 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".{{cite web |title=Hawkeye Award Winners Announced at Golden Herkys |url=https://hawkeyesports.com/news/2024/04/29/hawkeye-award-winners-announced-at-golden-herkys-4/ |publisher=University of Iowa Athletics |date=April 29, 2024 |access-date=June 4, 2024}}

Professional career

=WNBA=

File:Cecilia Zandalasini, Kate Martin (cropped).jpg in 2024]]

==Las Vegas Aces (2024)==

After completing her final season of eligibility with Iowa, Martin declared for the 2024 WNBA draft. 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.{{cite news |first=Alexa |last= Philippou |url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/39951045/indiana-fever-select-iowa-caitlin-clark-top-pick-2024-wnba-draft |title=Indiana Fever select Iowa's Caitlin Clark No. 1 in 2024 WNBA draft |work=ESPN |date=April 15, 2024 |language=en}}{{cite news |first=Sean |last=Neumann |url=https://people.com/caitlin-clark-s-teammate-kate-martin-drafted-by-wnba-8634154|title=Iowa's Kate Martin Went to WNBA Draft to Support Caitlin Clark — and Then Got Drafted Herself: ‘A Lot of Emotions Right Now’ |work=People |date=April 16, 2024 |access-date=April 16, 2024 |language=en}} From the audience, Martin was selected in the second round as the eighteenth overall pick of the draft by the Las Vegas Aces.{{cite news |first=Tyler |last=Tachman |url=https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/basketball-women/2024/04/15/iowas-kate-martin-goes-18th-overall-to-las-vegas-aces-in-2024-wnba-draft/73329854007/|title=Iowa basketball's Kate Martin drafted No. 18 overall by Las Vegas Aces in 2024 WNBA Draft |work=Des Moines Register |date=April 15, 2024 |access-date=April 15, 2024 |language=en}} On April 22, 2024, Martin was signed to the Aces' rookie scale contract.{{cite web |title=Kate Martin - Transactions |url=https://acrossthetimeline.com/wnba/players.html#player=Kate%20Martin&tab=Transactions |website=acrossthetimeline.com |publisher=Across the Timeline |access-date=25 April 2024}}

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 college guards transition from collegiate to professional basketball.{{cite web|title=(Dawg) Class Is Back in Session |url=https://about.underarmour.com/en/stories/2024/04/-dawg--class-is-back-in-session---.html |website=Under Armour |date=April 19, 2024 |access-date=April 24, 2024}}

On May 13, 2024, Martin was named to the 2024 Las Vegas Aces roster.{{cite news |first=Jack |last=McKessy |title=Former Iowa Hawkeye Kate Martin makes Las Vegas Aces' opening roster |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/wnba/players/2024/05/13/wnba-kate-martin-las-vegas-aces-roster-2024/73675945007/ |date=May 13, 2024 |work=USA Today |access-date=May 18, 2024}}{{cite news |first=Dustin |last=Schutte |title=WNBA Rookies Kate Martin, Dyaisha Fair Make Las Vegas Aces Roster |url=https://www.si.com/fannation/nba/fastbreak/news/wnba-rookies-kate-martin-dyaisha-fair-make-las-vegas-aces-roster-iowa-hawkeyes-syracuse-orange-wnba-draft |date=May 13, 2024 |work=Sports Illustrated |access-date=May 19, 2024}}{{cite tweet|user=LVAces|date=May 13, 2024|number=1790223731199254995 |title=MEET THE ACES ♦️♠️}} This reunited her with her former Hawkeye teammate, Megan Gustafson for the first time since 2019. Martin 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.{{cite web| title=Los Angeles Sparks vs Las Vegas Aces - WNBA Game Summary – May 18, 2024 |url=https://www.wnba.com/game/1022400011/LAS-vs-LVA/boxscore |website=WNBA |access-date=May 18, 2024}} On June 9, 2024, Martin made her first career start for the Aces against the Los Angeles Sparks,{{cite news |title=Aces Go Up Double-Digits Early, Can’t Hold On as Sparks Win, 96-92 |url=https://aces.wnba.com/news/aces-go-up-double-digits-early-cant-hold-on-as-sparks-win-96-92/ |website=WNBA |date=June 9, 2024}} 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.{{cite web|title=Sparks 96–92 Aces (Jun 9, 2024) - Box Score |url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/boxscore/_/gameId/401620282 |website=ESPN |access-date=June 10, 2024}}

==Golden State Valkyries (2025–present)==

On December 6, 2024, Martin was selected as the Golden State Valkyries' pick from the Las Vegas Aces' 2024 roster in the WNBA's expansion draft.{{cite news |first1=Cydney |last1=Henderson |first2=Ellen J. |last2=Horrow |title=WNBA expansion draft live updates: Golden State Valkyries pick their players for 2025 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/wnba/2024/12/06/wnba-expansion-draft-golden-state-valkyries-roster-updates/76809659007/ |work=USA Today |date=December 6, 2024 |access-date=December 6, 2024 |language=en}}

=Unrivaled=

On October 28, 2024, it was announced that Martin would appear and play in the inaugural 2025 season of Unrivaled, the women's 3-on-3 basketball league founded by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart.{{Cite web |last=Maloney |first=Jack |date=January 17, 2025 |title=Unrivaled basketball league: Full rosters, list of players participating, teams, head coaches, 'wildcards' |url=https://www.cbssports.com/general/news/unrivaled-basketball-league-full-rosters-list-of-players-participating-teams-head-coaches-wildcards/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250119013237/https://www.cbssports.com/general/news/unrivaled-basketball-league-full-rosters-list-of-players-participating-teams-head-coaches-wildcards/amp/ |archive-date=January 19, 2025 |access-date=2025-03-15 |website=CBS Sports}} She plays for the Laces.

Career statistics

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|+ Legend

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| Games played

| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" | GS

| Games started

| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" | MPG

| Minutes per game

| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;" | FG%

| Field goal percentage

| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" | 3P%

| 3-point field goal percentage

style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" | FT%

| Free throw percentage

| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;" | RPG

| Rebounds per game

| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" | APG

| Assists per game

| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" | SPG

| Steals per game

| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;" | BPG

| Blocks per game

style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" | TO

| Turnovers per game

| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" | PPG

| Points per game

| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" | Bold

| Career high

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| League leader

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| WNBA record

=WNBA=

==Regular season==

Stats current as of game on June 5, 2025

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| align=left| {{wnbay|2024}}

| align=left| Las Vegas

| 34 || 2 || 11.5 || .307 || .355 || .917 || 1.6 || 0.9 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 0.6 || 2.6

| align=left| {{wnbay|2025}}

| align=left| Golden State

| 6 || 1 || 15.2 || .367 || .421 || .692 || 2.5 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 0.3 || 1.0 || 6.5

|- class="sortbottom"

| align=left| Career

| align=left| 2 years, 2 teams

| 40 || 3 || 12.1 || .322 || .370 || .800 || 1.7 || 0.8 || 0.2 || 0.3 || 0.7 || 3.2

==Playoffs==

| style="text-align:left;"| 2024

| style="text-align:left;"| Las Vegas

| 1 || 0 || 3.0 ||—||—||—|| 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:left;"| Career

| style="text-align:left;"| 1 year, 1 team

| 1 || 0 || 3.0 ||—||—||—|| 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0

=College=

{{WNBA player statistics start|caption=NCAA statistics{{cite web |title= Kate Martin Career Stats - NCAAW - ESPN |url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/player/stats/_/id/4398907/kate-martin |work=ESPN |date= |access-date=April 14, 2024}}}}

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;"| 2018–19