""I like to make sure we're listening to good music," she tells Bustle. "Typically, I'll go for rap, R&B, and early 2000s music. We also have to listen to 'YMCA' in the locker room before every game. I don't know why, but it's really been working for us, so I've been keeping that going." As the unofficial team hype woman, Martin has also memorized every single one of her teammates' pregame handshakes, which are each elaborate and unique."
"Martin lives and breathes basketball. In 2024, she was selected in the second round of the WNBA draft by the Las Vegas Aces, where she kicked off her professional career after averaging 13 points per game at the University of Iowa. Once the Valkyries acquired her in December, she became part of history when her team went all the way to the playoffs in their first season - the first expansion team to do so."
""This season was awesome," she says. "We talked a lot about what it would look like before it even started. We got to decide what Valkyries basketball is: what we wanted the culture to be, how we wanted to be as teammates, and how we wanted to be on the court." They ended their season with a 23‑21 record and they"
Kate Martin curates pregame music choices, favoring rap, R&B, early 2000s songs, and insists on singing 'YMCA' in the locker room before games. She serves as the unofficial hype woman, memorizing teammates' elaborate pregame handshakes and energizing the group. Martin was selected in the second round of the 2024 WNBA draft after averaging 13 points per game at the University of Iowa and began her professional career with the Las Vegas Aces. After joining the Golden State Valkyries in December, she contributed to the expansion franchise reaching the playoffs in its first season, finishing 23‑21.
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