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Illinois State University Athletics

2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster

Dayton Hammes
Dennis Banks
Keelen Barlow, ISU Athletics
Dennis Banks
Keelen Barlow, ISU Athletics
Dennis Banks
Dennis Banks
Dennis Banks
Dennis Banks
Dennis Banks

32 Kate Bullman

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-2
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Grayslake Central HS
  • Hometown Grayslake, Ill.

Biography

SENIOR YEAR 2023-2024): Started all 34 games for Illinois State...All-MVC Defensive Team selection for the second-straight season...Averaged career-best marks of 7.4 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.0 blocks per game...Totaled a career-high 68 blocks, leading Illinois State and ranking second in the MVC...Led Illinois State in the block category for the fourth-straight season... Her 68 blocks rank fourth on Illinois State's single-season blocks list...First player in program history to tally 50+ blocks in three consecutive seasons...One of four players in program history to average at least 2.0 blocks per game over a single season...Ranks second in program history with 191 career blocks...Finished eighth in program history with 711 career rebounds and is one of 11 players in program history to grab 700+ career rebounds...Appeared in 124 games in her Redbird career and started 94, which is tied for 13th in program history...Hit double-figure scoring in a career-best 12 games, which includes a career-high of 23 points Jan. 14 vs Missouri State in her first-career 20+ point performance...Led Illinois State with a career-best 265 rebounds...Posted two performances of 15+ rebounds, grabbing 15 Nov. 15 vs SIUE and a career-high 17 rebounds Nov. 30 vs Chicago State...Bullman was the first player in the MVC to grab 15+ rebounds in a single game this season...Tallied 11 performances with double-figure rebounds...Posted four double-doubles on the year...First career 20-10 double-double with 23 points and 10 rebounds Jan. 14 vs Missouri State...Tallied a career-best 86 assists...Set a career-high with 7 assists Dec. 30 vs Bradley...Career-high 31 steals, which led Illinois State on the year...Helped Illinois State to a second consecutive 20-win season and fourth-straight postseason appearance.

JUNIOR YEAR (2022-23): Appeared in all 33 games, getting the start in 32, while averaging 7.3 points per game on the year ... averaged 6.2 rebounds while leading the team with 50 blocks (1.5 blocks per game) ... went off for a career-high 14 rebounds at Southern Illinois on Jan. 7, to go along with 7 points in 31 minutes of action ... put up double figures in scoring 11 times and in rebounding twice .. member of the first ISU team to win a MVC regular season title since 2010 and the first team to go to three straight postseason tournaments since 2011-13... played 36 minutes in ISU's WNIT game at Missouri on March 16, finishing with 5 points, 6 rebounds, and an assist.

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2021-22): Appeared in all 33 games, getting the start in 28, while averaging 25.9 points per game on the year ... averaged 4.5 points and 5.3 rebounds while leading the team with 55 blocks (1.7 blocks per game) ... her 55 blocks during her sophomore season ranks eighth all-time in ISU's season blocked shot records ... ended the year also ranked eighth in the program's career block records with a total of 73 blocks through two years ... went off for a career game versus Valparaiso on Jan. 13, putting up career-highs in every offensive category with a stat line of 15 points, 13 rebounds, six blocks, three steals and three assists in 37 minutes of play ...  no other player in all of Division I put together an equal or better stat line in all of those categories during the 2021-22 campaign and Bullman remains the only basketball player ever in the Her Hoops Stats database with the full stat line of 15p/13r/3a/3s/6b/3threes (database includes DI since 2009-10, DII/DIII since 2017-18 and all of the WNBA's history) ... then tied a school single-game record of eight blocks vs. Evansville (Feb. 4) two weeks later ... was the only player in the Valley and one of only 15 players across NCAA DI to record an 8+ block game during the 2021-22 campaign ... also only the ninth player in MVC history to put up 8+ blocks in a game ... put up double figures in scoring four times and in rebounding two times ... had two double-doubles on the year, recorded in back-to-back games: 15 points and 13 rebounds vs. Valparaiso (Jan. 13) and 13 points and 10 rebounds vs. Loyola Chicago (Jan. 15) ... grabbed 8+ rebounds on seven occasions ... played in all but five total minutes during ISU's MVC Tournament run, going the full 40 minutes in the Redbirds' championship game vs. UNI (March 13) ... was a member of the first ISU team to win a MVC Tournament title since 2008 and sixth team to go dancing at the NCAA Tournament in program history ... had five points, five rebounds, two steals and two assists in 31 minutes played in No. 15 Illinois State's NCAA Tournament First Round game versus second-seeded Iowa (March 18), played in front of a sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena of 15,000+ fans in Iowa City.

FRESHMAN YEAR (2020-21): Played in all 24 games, averaging 10.8 minutes per contest ... averaged 3.3 points and 2.7 rebounds in her first season as a Redbird ... led the team in blocks with 18 on the year and ranked top-15 in the Valley, averaging 0.8 blocks per game ... grabbed a season-best nine boards, adding eight points and three blocks in the first game of her career vs. St. Xavier (Dec. 6) ... had a season-high 11 points vs. Omaha (Dec. 17), shooting  3-of-4 from behind the three-point line ... also scored in double figures to help ISU complete its regular season sweep of Drake, putting up 10 points with eight rebounds and three blocks ... recorded three blocks in a game on three occasions (vs. St. Xavier, vs. Omaha, vs. Drake) ... played a season-high 26 minutes vs. Valparaiso (Jan. 14), going 3-of-3 from the floor to total six points ... totaled 80 points, 64 rebounds, 18 blocks, 12 steals and four assists in her freshman campaign ... helped ISU make its first postseason appearance in eight years at the WNIT, 

Grayslake Central HS: 3x Daily Herald Lake County All-Area selection and named captain of the 2020 All-Area Team ... averaged over 19 points and 10 rebounds per game her senior year, also the second year in a row she averaged a double-double ... led Grayslake Central to a school-record-tying 30 wins and the third sectional championship in school history during the 2019-20 season ... finished her high school career as Grayslake Central's all-time leader in rebounds and blocks, also ranking top-five all-time in points, steals and assists ... was the leading scorer and rebounder in her final three seasons, as Grayslake Central won 98 games and four North Lake County Conference Championships with Bullman on the roster (including 34-straight conference wins) ... had a career-high 33 points and a triple-double versus Grant (21 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists) on Jan. 16, 2020.

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Historical Player Information

  • 32

    2020-21Freshman

    Forward
    6'2"
    32
  • 32

    2021-22Sophomore

    Forward
    6'2"
    32
  • 32

    2022-23Junior

    Forward
    6'2"
    32
  • 32

    2023-24Senior

    Forward
    6'2"
    32