2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster
Kym Royster
- Year:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Newark, Ohio
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-2
CAREER
Finished her four-year career by scoring 876 points and 617 rebounds while shooting 56.6 percent from the floor, the second-best field goal percentage in school history … played in 137 games in her career, making every start her junior and senior year for a total of 77 games started … also had 70 career blocks and averaged 6.4 points and 4.5 rebounds per game in her four-year career … is the program’s all-time winningest player with 88 victories and appeared in the postseason in all four years.
SENIOR YEAR (2017-18)
Averaged 6.2 points and 5.6 rebounds per game as she made all 34 starts … scored six games in double figures with three double-doubles … shot a team-leading 58.4 percent from the floor … had 13 points and 10 rebounds in a win over Florida … added 10 points and 10 rebounds in the win over Missouri State … was key in the Hoosiers’ win over South Dakota in the Puerto Rico Classic where she added 11 points, nine rebounds and a season-high two blocks … put up seven points and six rebounds in the Big Ten opener overtime win at Illinois … her 15 points on 6-for-9 shooting at Wisconsin helped Indiana to a win … went nearly perfect from the floor (8-for-9) with 19 points and 14 rebounds at Nebraska … scored 14 points and added nine rebounds against Rutgers at home … finished off her career by going 3-for-3 from the floor against Oregon.
JUNIOR YEAR (2017-18)
One of the most improved players in the Big Ten as she made all 37 starts … averaged 10.2 points and 6.0 rebounds, up 6.0 points and 3.4 rebounds from her sophomore season … shot 56.1 percent from the floor and played 28.2 minutes per game … had three double-doubles … put up double figures in 21 games and grabbed multiple rebounds in every game … combined for 21 blocks with two blocks in a game on seven different occasions … had five-straight double figure games to open up the season including a 14 point, season-high 15 rebound double-double in a win over Southern … during that streak, had a high of 17 points in a win over Western Kentucky … at the Hilton Concord Classic, contributed a double-double in a win over UAB with 12 points and a team-high 13 rebounds … played all but one minute against No. 4 Louisville in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge where she scored eight points and eight rebounds … went a perfect 7-for-7 to chip in 13 points along with two steals against North Texas … had eight points and six rebounds against No. 17 Missouri … poured in 15 points and six rebounds on a 70 percent shooting clip at Yale in the non-conference finale … opened up Big Ten play by dropping a career-high 22 points and eight rebounds at No. 12 Ohio State … helped defeat Purdue in the first meeting with 17 points and six rebounds … scored in double figures in three-straight games against Rutgers, Northwestern and Illinois ... had 14 points and five rebounds against the Scarlet Knights while following up in an overtime win over the Wildcats with 17 points on 6-for-9 shooting … against the Fighting Illini, shot 70 percent from the field to score 19 points, six rebounds and go 5-for-6 from the charity stripe … at Minnesota, she added 10 points and nine rebounds … played in 43 minutes of the four-overtime win over Michigan State as she had 14 points and four rebounds … scored in double digits for the first three rounds of the WNIT, with 10 points each against UT Martin and Milwaukee … had 12 points in the third round win over Purdue as she went a perfect 6-for-6 from the floor … went perfect from the floor again against TCU (5-for-5) for a double-double 10 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks … in the championship game, scored nine points and five rebounds.
SOPHOMORE YEAR (2016-17)
Saw action in 33 of 34 games this season, making six starts … averaged 4.3 points and 2.7 rebounds per game while shooting 56.3 percent from the floor (58-for-103) … scored nine points, grabbed nine rebounds and had three blocks in the season opener against Presbyterian … posted double figures in three games including a season-high 14 points in the win over Purdue … went 6-for-6 from the floor and scored 13 points and grabbed five rebounds in a win at North Texas … turned around and scored another double-figure game with 13 points against Northern Kentucky where she shot 6-for-8 from the floor … added seven points in a win over Minnesota and scored six in the regular season finale at Illinois … dished out a season-high two assists at Penn State … averaged 12.0 minutes per game.
FRESHMAN YEAR (2015-16)
Appeared in all 33 games in 2015-16 ... averaged 4.5 points and 3.5 rebounds per game while shooting 55.6 percent from the field and 80.9 percent from the free throw line ... achieved a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds against top-seeded Notre Dame in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in South Bend on March 21 ... tallied 10 points on 4-of-6 field goals with four boards, two assists and a block in win over Penn State on Feb. 27 ... shot 3-of-4 from the field and 5-of-6 from the line for 11 points with four boards and two blocks on Feb. 18 vs. Minnesota ... notched her first career double-double with 10 points and 10 boards at Illinois on Feb. 10 and added two blocks ... scored 17 points in 17 minutes with eight rebounds at Minnesota on Jan. 17 while shooting 4-of-6 from the field and 9-of-11 from the line ... scored in double figures for the first time vs. Ohio in the Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Tournament on Nov. 27 with 11 points with six rebounds and two steals.
PREP
Played four years at Newark High School under head coach JR Shumate ... led Newark to conference, regional and district championships in 2014-15 with a 27-2 record overall ... averaged 20.4 points and 9.8 rebounds per game as a senior ... named district and advocate Player of the Year, earned First Team All-Ohio and first team all-conference honors ... in 2013-14, led Newark to a 20-6 record while averaging 20.0 points and 9.6 rebounds per game while shooting 61 percent from the field ... named Second Team All-Ohio as a junior ... averaged 20.4 points and 9.0 rebounds per game as a sophomore in 2012-13 and set a school record by connecting on 127 free throws ... played AAU for Team Ohio, All-Ohio Black and the Dayton Lady Hoopers.
PERSONAL
Birth date is March 7 ... the daughter of Angie Royster … major is youth development.
