Kat Martin

Biography

Former SIU assistant women's basketball coach Kat Martin joined Saluki Athletics as director of development on March 6, 2024. In her role, Martin generates external support for the athletic department, including advancing the Salukis Unleashed fundraising campaign. Martin comes to SIU after spending the past four years on the development team at Westminster Academy in St. Louis, where she also served as the head girls basketball coach, compiling a 73-20 record. Before Westminster, she was women's basketball coach at Saint Louis University and the University of Missouri - Kansas City. From 2013-17 she was the recruiting coordinator for Saluki Women's Basketball where she was influential in signing Kylie Giebelhausen and the 2021 MVC regular season women's basketball championship senior class. An Ontario, Canada, native, Martin began her career at Kishwaukee College, before becoming the recruiting coordinator for women's basketball at SIU. Martin earned a Master of Science in sports administration from Northern Illinois University, and a bachelor's degree in sport and wellness from Trinity International, where she was also a member of the women's basketball team.