2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster
Katie Shumate
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- G
- Hometown:
- Newark, Ohio
- Prev School:
- Newark
- High School:
- Newark
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
โข Scored 1,000th career point at Arkansas on Nov. 17, 2022
โข Only four-time All-MAC selection in program history
โข 2024ย All-MAC First Team
โข 2023 All-MAC Third Team
โข Two-time All-MAC Honorable Mention (2020, 2021)
โข 2024ย MAC Tournament MVP
โข 2021 MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete
โข Two-time Academic All-MAC (2021,ย 2022)
โข 2020 MAC All-Freshman Team
2022-23 SEASON
โข Earned All-MAC Third Team accolades
โข Played in all 32 games and made 31 starts
โข Led team with averages of 12.7 points per game and 7.1 rebounds per game
โข Also had team-high 35 steals
โข Second on team with 22 blocks and totaled 49 assists
โข Posted six double-doubles
โข Scored 20 or more points six times, including a season-high 23 at Oklahoma State (Nov. 20) and at Eastern Michigan (Feb. 25)
โข Scored in double-figures in 21 games overall
โข Grabbed 10 or more rebounds nine times, including a season-high 12 on three occasions
2021-22ย SEASON
โข Played in all 31 games and made 30 starts
โข Averaged team-high 12.1 points per game
โข Scored in double-figures 19ย times, including a season-high 21ย pointsย against Saint Francis (Nov. 14), Duquesne (Dec. 8) and Central Michigan (Feb. 2)
โข Averaged 3.8 rebounds per game
โข Grabbed season-high seven rebounds in three different games
โข Also totaled 43 assists, 18ย steals and 11 blocks
โข Earned Academic All-MAC honors
2020-21 SEASON
โข Earned All-MAC Honorable Mention, MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-MAC accolades
โข Played in 19 games and made 17 starts
โข Second on team in scoring (12.2ย ppg) and blocks (13)
โข Scored in double-figures 12 times, including a season-high 23ย pointsย at Ohio (Feb. 3)
โข Averaged 3.8 rebounds per game
โข Grabbed season-high six rebounds in three different games
โข Totaled 21 assists and 10 steals
2019-20 SEASON
โข Earned All-MAC Honorable Mention andย MAC All-Freshman Team honors
โข Played in 29 games and made 27 starts
โข Second on team in scoring (12.3ย ppg), rebounding (6.4 rpg), steals (35) and blocks (26)
โข Totaled 358ย points, 186 rebounds, 42 assists, 35 steals and 26 blocks
โข Scored in double-figures in 19 games, including four 20-plus point performances
โข Scored career-high 27ย pointsย at Bowling Green (Feb. 29)
โข Grabbed career-high 13 rebounds at Ohio (Feb. 8)
โข Recorded career-high five assists against Ball State (Jan. 29)
โข Registered career-high four steals against Robert Morris (Nov. 24)
โข Blocked career-high three shots at Purdue (Dec. 8) and against Bowling Green (Feb. 5)
PRIOR TO KENT STATE
โข Four-year letterwinner at Newark High School while playing for her father, JR Shumate
โข Helped lead the Wildcats to four straight district championships and a regional championship in 2017
โข Two-time All-Ohio first team honoree
โข Named All-Ohio second team as a sophomore
โข Named to the Honor Roll every year in high school
โข Lettered in track and field as a senior
PERSONAL
โขย Daughter of Kari and JR Shumate
โขย Has five siblings: Ky, Emma, JT, Austen and Anthom
โขย Sister, Emma, plays basketball at Ohio State
โขย Brother, JT, was an All-MAC performer at Toledo and plays professionally in Romania
โข Majoring in biology
