Murray State University Athletics
Katelyn Cox - Women's Basketball
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
at Murray State
Enters her second season as a coach in 2026-27
Playing Career
At Murray State University as a student-athlete, established herself as one of the most decorated players in NCAA history. She finished her career as the program's all-time leading scorer and rebounder, the 14th highest scorer in NCAA Division I history, and the highest Division I scorer in Kentucky state history with 3,029 career points. Alongside Popeye Jones, she is one of only two student-athletes in Murray State history to reach 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds. Across her five-year collegiate tenure, she earned All-Conference honors five times, scored 30 or more points in 16 different games, and was repeatedly named a semifinalist and watchlist finalist for the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year award.
As a freshman in 2020–21, she earned All-OVC First Team honors while leading the league in rebounding (9.3 rpg) to go with 12.7 points per game. In 2021–22, she was named OVC Player of the Year and became Murray State's first AP All-American after leading the conference in both scoring (20.1 ppg) and rebounding (8.1 rpg). Following the program's transition to the Missouri Valley Conference, she led the MVC in scoring during the 2022–23 season (21.35 ppg, 10th nationally) and posted a career-high 43 points against Drake. She continued her dominance over her final two seasons, averaging 19.5 points and 7.9 rebounds in 2023–24, and concluding her career in 2024–25 averaging 21.7 points and 6.4 rebounds while earning USBWA National Player of the Week honors.
Personal
Married to her husband, Jayden
