Kate Martin is heading to the Valkyries, and Lisa Bluder is so proud
Former Iowa coach Lisa Bluder is so excited to see her former Hawkeye, Kate Martin, get the recognition she deserves in the WNBA.
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Kate Martin and her Laces BC team will play the Lunar Owls in the new 3-on-3 women’s basketball league, Unrivaled, at 7:15 p.m. CT Friday. TNT will have the telecast.
The former Iowa women’s basketball star and member of the new WNBA expansion team, the Golden State Valkyries, is one of six players on the Laces’ roster. The team is coached by Andrew Wade.
Martin is averaging 10.0 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.5 steals through the team’s 4-0 start.
Unrivaled games are played in Miami, Fla.
Here’s what you need to know about when and how to watch the ex-Hawkeye in action:
The Laces vs. Lunar Owls game will be telecast on TNT. All Unrivaled basketball games will be streamable on MAX.
Martin played in 34 games during her WNBA rookie season with the Las Vegas Aces, averaging 2.6 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game.
Caitlin Clark will not play in the inaugural season of the Unrivaled league.
The reigning WNBA Rookie of the Year for the Indiana Fever averaged 19.2 points, 5.7 rebounds and a league-leading 8.4 assists in 2024, helping her team to a 20-20 record and its first playoff birth since 2016.
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