2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster
Striplin, Karoline
Jersey Number 11
Karoline Striplin
- Year:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Hartford, Ala.
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-3
Bio
HONORS
Academic All-Big Ten (2024-25)
SEC Academic Honor Roll (2021-24)
CSC Academic All-District (2023-24)
CSC Academic All-District (2022-23)
SENIOR YEAR (2024-25)
Played in all 33 games and made 16 starts … averaged 10.1 points while shooting a team-high 56.7 percent from the floor … also recorded 3.5 rebounds per game and shot 81.7 percent at the free throw line … scored in double figures 17 times … had a double figure performance in her IU debut with 17 points and five rebounds against Brown … chipped in eight points each in wins at the Battle 4 Atlantis against Columbia and No. 17 Baylor … pulled down seven rebounds against the Bears … set the nation’s leading field goal performance when she went 12-for-12 for 27 points in the Big Ten opener at Penn State … followed that performance with an 18 point, eight rebound effort against Bellarmine .. went 5-for-8 from the floor for 13 points and four boards at Northwestern … finished with eight points, a season-high six assists and six rebounds in a win at No. 23 Iowa … scored in double figures in the next 10 of 12 games including 10 points in her first IU start against No. 2 USC … had 14 points at Oregon and 11 points at Washington … shot 60 percent from the floor for 13 points, five rebounds and a season-high four steals versus Nebraska … went 10-for-19 from the floor for a team-high 28 points at Michigan where she tied a season-high seven boards … helped IU to a Barn Burner Trophy win over Purdue with eight points, five assists, three rebounds and two steals … added 11 points, five rebounds and two assists in the win over No. 8 Ohio State at home … had 10 points against Maryland … recorded 10 points in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal against top-seed USC and in the NCAA Tournament opening around versus Utah … capped off her career with an 11-point performance against South Carolina.
At Tennessee
JUNIOR YEAR (2023-24)
One of four players to appear in all 33 games, starting 11 of them and averaging career bests of 7.2 points and 3.1 rebounds … scored in double figures in a career-high eight games and carded her first collegiate double-double … charted career season highs for minutes, field goals, three-pointers, free throws, rebounds and steals … exploded for a career-best 29 points on 11 of 20 shooting, including 4-of-8 marksmanship beyond the arc, in her first start of 2023-24 vs. Middle Tennessee … totaled 19 points and 14 rebounds against Troy, recording career highs in both categories to notch the first double-double of her career, doing so in the first half alone … posted 18 points along with seven rebounds and two assists in the season opener vs. Florida A&M … Led UT in scoring for the second straight game, logging 17 points, eight rebounds and a career-high three steals vs. EKU … tallied 16 points, eight rebounds and two blocks against Wofford … co-led UT in scoring with 13 points, shooting 50 percent from behind the arc, against No. 21/19 Indiana … came up with 10 points, three rebounds, three assists and a steal vs. No. 18/14 Notre Dame … hit 60 percent of her attempts from the field to contribute 10 points at Liberty.
SOPHOMORE YEAR (2022-23)
Started 28 of 33 games, averaging 4.7 points, 3.0 rebounds and 13.7 minutes per outing … shot 50 percent from the field and 38.7 on threes, knocking down 12 long balls on the year after hitting one as a freshman … tallied a career-high 13 points and added six rebounds in 23 minutes of playing time at Vanderbilt … posted 12 points and grabbed six rebounds in the regular season finale at Kentucky … scored a career-best three treys on 50-percent shooting from beyond the arc en route to 11 points against No. 1 South Carolina … dropped a (then) season-high 10 points in 14 minutes of action against Eastern Kentucky … made her first collegiate start against Chattanooga, finishing with seven points, three rebounds and an assist … led Tennessee with six assists against Wofford, setting a new career high … pulled down eight rebounds and blocked three shots against Alabama to lead UT in both categories … chipped in eight points and three rebounds in a road victory against Missouri … finished with six points and seven rebounds in the second meeting vs. Vanderbilt … tallied six points, four rebounds and a block vs. Toledo in the NCAA Second Round … contributed four points, four assists and three rebounds in the NCAA First Round vs. Saint Louis … saw five minutes of action against Colorado, blocking three shots while adding an assist and a steal … selected to compete on Tennessee’s entry in the 2023 USA Basketball 3X Nationals.
FRESHMAN YEAR (2021-22)
Saw action in 25 games, averaging 6.9 minutes, 2.6 points, and 2.1 rebounds per outing … hit 44.4 percent of her attempts from the field and 77.3 percent from the charity stripe … averaged 11.5 minutes during the SEC Tournament, producing 4.5 ppg. and shooting 50 percent from the field … put up 3.0 ppg.,2.7 rpg. and shot 75 percent during the NCAA Tournament, averaging seven minutes per contest … hit double figures in back-to-back games during the non-conference schedule, going 10 of 10 from the free-throw line … had an 8-of-8 effort at the line vs. ETSU, scoring 10 points and pulling down four rebounds … followed with a 2-of-2 night at the charity stripe and 5-of-7 spree from the field, contributing season highs of 20 minutes, 12 points and nine boards vs. Chattanooga … saw 13 productive minutes vs. Louisville in the NCAA Sweet 16, logging seven points, six rebounds and a block, hitting both shots from the field and three of four free throws … played 12 minutes against Kentucky in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament, tallying seven points, a block, an assist and a steal … finished with seven points and seven rebounds in 19 minutes of action against Georgia State, both bests at the time … hit her first collegiate 3-pointer against Mississippi State, playing eight minutes and finishing with three points … scored four points and grabbed a rebound in one minute of duty at UConn.
PREP
WBCA All-America Honorable Mention (2021) … Named 2021 Alabama Sports Writers Association Miss Basketball … ASWA 2A Player of the Year (2021) and finalist (2019, 2020) … Al.com Girls State Athlete of the Year (2021) … three-time ASWA 2A All-State First Team (2019, 2020, 2021) … ASWA 2A All-State Second Team (2018) … named MVP of the 2021 Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game, tallying 17 points, eight rebounds … selected for AHSAA North-South All-Star in basketball (2020, 2021). … Dothan Eagle Super 12 honoree (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021), earning player of the year as a senior … tallied 2,914 points and 2,043 career points, becoming only the third player in Alabama girls’ hoops history to card 2,000 in each category … posted career highs of 41 points and 28 rebounds … averaged 26.8 ppg., 16.8 rpg., 6.2 bpg., 5.6 apg. and 4.2 spg. while shooting 59 percent from the field as a senior, playing center, forward and guard for Geneva County High School … recorded a double-double in all 25 games as a senior, including 10 triple-doubles and a quadruple-double … hit 86.7 percent at the free-throw line (177-204) in 2020-21, averaging 8.2 attempts and 7.1 makes per contest … set an Alabama H.S. single-season record with 44-consecutive free throws in 2020-21, tying for eighth nationally and also had another streak of 22 straight … improved free throw shooting from 49.6 percent to 75.7 to 77.1 to 86.7 during her four years, finishing at 72.2 (564-781) … averaged 21.2 ppg., 13.3 rpg., 5.7 bpg., 3.4 apg. and 3.2 spg. while shooting 54 percent from the field as a junior … posted 25.1 ppg., 15.8 rpg., 4.2 bpg., 2.6 spg. and 1.4 bpg. as a sophomore, hitting at a 53-percent clip from the floor and 76 percent at the line … helped GCHS to a state championship as an eighth grader in 2017, earning tournament MVP honors after coming off the bench to tally 11 points, 15 rebounds and seven blocked shots in the title game … Alabama Volleyball High School Coaches Association Class 1A/2A First Team selection as a senior … competed in shot, discus, javelin and mile run as a senior, qualifying for the 2A state meet in the first three events and placing second, fifth and 14th, respectively … Earned 2021 salutatorian honors and was a member of National Honor Society, FBLA, SGA and FCA .. No. 39 overall player, No. 12 forward, four-star rating by ProspectsNation.com, No. 45 overall player, No. 9 forward, four-star prospect in the espnW 100, No. 49 overall player by Blue Star, No. 58 in World Exposure Report, No. 64 overall player by All-Star Girls Report.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Jim Bob Striplin and Karie Williams … birth date is Aug. 26 … her mom was her basketball coach at Geneva County High School and father was an assistant coach for that team and was athletic director and football coach at GCHS … father played football and mother played softball at Auburn … also participated in volleyball, track & field, golf and softball in high school … graduated from Tennessee in May 2024 with a degree in journalism and electronic media and earned a master’s degree in strategic communication from Indiana in May 2025.
Career Highs (through 2024-25)
Academic All-Big Ten (2024-25)
SEC Academic Honor Roll (2021-24)
CSC Academic All-District (2023-24)
CSC Academic All-District (2022-23)
SENIOR YEAR (2024-25)
Played in all 33 games and made 16 starts … averaged 10.1 points while shooting a team-high 56.7 percent from the floor … also recorded 3.5 rebounds per game and shot 81.7 percent at the free throw line … scored in double figures 17 times … had a double figure performance in her IU debut with 17 points and five rebounds against Brown … chipped in eight points each in wins at the Battle 4 Atlantis against Columbia and No. 17 Baylor … pulled down seven rebounds against the Bears … set the nation’s leading field goal performance when she went 12-for-12 for 27 points in the Big Ten opener at Penn State … followed that performance with an 18 point, eight rebound effort against Bellarmine .. went 5-for-8 from the floor for 13 points and four boards at Northwestern … finished with eight points, a season-high six assists and six rebounds in a win at No. 23 Iowa … scored in double figures in the next 10 of 12 games including 10 points in her first IU start against No. 2 USC … had 14 points at Oregon and 11 points at Washington … shot 60 percent from the floor for 13 points, five rebounds and a season-high four steals versus Nebraska … went 10-for-19 from the floor for a team-high 28 points at Michigan where she tied a season-high seven boards … helped IU to a Barn Burner Trophy win over Purdue with eight points, five assists, three rebounds and two steals … added 11 points, five rebounds and two assists in the win over No. 8 Ohio State at home … had 10 points against Maryland … recorded 10 points in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal against top-seed USC and in the NCAA Tournament opening around versus Utah … capped off her career with an 11-point performance against South Carolina.
At Tennessee
JUNIOR YEAR (2023-24)
One of four players to appear in all 33 games, starting 11 of them and averaging career bests of 7.2 points and 3.1 rebounds … scored in double figures in a career-high eight games and carded her first collegiate double-double … charted career season highs for minutes, field goals, three-pointers, free throws, rebounds and steals … exploded for a career-best 29 points on 11 of 20 shooting, including 4-of-8 marksmanship beyond the arc, in her first start of 2023-24 vs. Middle Tennessee … totaled 19 points and 14 rebounds against Troy, recording career highs in both categories to notch the first double-double of her career, doing so in the first half alone … posted 18 points along with seven rebounds and two assists in the season opener vs. Florida A&M … Led UT in scoring for the second straight game, logging 17 points, eight rebounds and a career-high three steals vs. EKU … tallied 16 points, eight rebounds and two blocks against Wofford … co-led UT in scoring with 13 points, shooting 50 percent from behind the arc, against No. 21/19 Indiana … came up with 10 points, three rebounds, three assists and a steal vs. No. 18/14 Notre Dame … hit 60 percent of her attempts from the field to contribute 10 points at Liberty.
SOPHOMORE YEAR (2022-23)
Started 28 of 33 games, averaging 4.7 points, 3.0 rebounds and 13.7 minutes per outing … shot 50 percent from the field and 38.7 on threes, knocking down 12 long balls on the year after hitting one as a freshman … tallied a career-high 13 points and added six rebounds in 23 minutes of playing time at Vanderbilt … posted 12 points and grabbed six rebounds in the regular season finale at Kentucky … scored a career-best three treys on 50-percent shooting from beyond the arc en route to 11 points against No. 1 South Carolina … dropped a (then) season-high 10 points in 14 minutes of action against Eastern Kentucky … made her first collegiate start against Chattanooga, finishing with seven points, three rebounds and an assist … led Tennessee with six assists against Wofford, setting a new career high … pulled down eight rebounds and blocked three shots against Alabama to lead UT in both categories … chipped in eight points and three rebounds in a road victory against Missouri … finished with six points and seven rebounds in the second meeting vs. Vanderbilt … tallied six points, four rebounds and a block vs. Toledo in the NCAA Second Round … contributed four points, four assists and three rebounds in the NCAA First Round vs. Saint Louis … saw five minutes of action against Colorado, blocking three shots while adding an assist and a steal … selected to compete on Tennessee’s entry in the 2023 USA Basketball 3X Nationals.
FRESHMAN YEAR (2021-22)
Saw action in 25 games, averaging 6.9 minutes, 2.6 points, and 2.1 rebounds per outing … hit 44.4 percent of her attempts from the field and 77.3 percent from the charity stripe … averaged 11.5 minutes during the SEC Tournament, producing 4.5 ppg. and shooting 50 percent from the field … put up 3.0 ppg.,2.7 rpg. and shot 75 percent during the NCAA Tournament, averaging seven minutes per contest … hit double figures in back-to-back games during the non-conference schedule, going 10 of 10 from the free-throw line … had an 8-of-8 effort at the line vs. ETSU, scoring 10 points and pulling down four rebounds … followed with a 2-of-2 night at the charity stripe and 5-of-7 spree from the field, contributing season highs of 20 minutes, 12 points and nine boards vs. Chattanooga … saw 13 productive minutes vs. Louisville in the NCAA Sweet 16, logging seven points, six rebounds and a block, hitting both shots from the field and three of four free throws … played 12 minutes against Kentucky in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament, tallying seven points, a block, an assist and a steal … finished with seven points and seven rebounds in 19 minutes of action against Georgia State, both bests at the time … hit her first collegiate 3-pointer against Mississippi State, playing eight minutes and finishing with three points … scored four points and grabbed a rebound in one minute of duty at UConn.
PREP
WBCA All-America Honorable Mention (2021) … Named 2021 Alabama Sports Writers Association Miss Basketball … ASWA 2A Player of the Year (2021) and finalist (2019, 2020) … Al.com Girls State Athlete of the Year (2021) … three-time ASWA 2A All-State First Team (2019, 2020, 2021) … ASWA 2A All-State Second Team (2018) … named MVP of the 2021 Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game, tallying 17 points, eight rebounds … selected for AHSAA North-South All-Star in basketball (2020, 2021). … Dothan Eagle Super 12 honoree (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021), earning player of the year as a senior … tallied 2,914 points and 2,043 career points, becoming only the third player in Alabama girls’ hoops history to card 2,000 in each category … posted career highs of 41 points and 28 rebounds … averaged 26.8 ppg., 16.8 rpg., 6.2 bpg., 5.6 apg. and 4.2 spg. while shooting 59 percent from the field as a senior, playing center, forward and guard for Geneva County High School … recorded a double-double in all 25 games as a senior, including 10 triple-doubles and a quadruple-double … hit 86.7 percent at the free-throw line (177-204) in 2020-21, averaging 8.2 attempts and 7.1 makes per contest … set an Alabama H.S. single-season record with 44-consecutive free throws in 2020-21, tying for eighth nationally and also had another streak of 22 straight … improved free throw shooting from 49.6 percent to 75.7 to 77.1 to 86.7 during her four years, finishing at 72.2 (564-781) … averaged 21.2 ppg., 13.3 rpg., 5.7 bpg., 3.4 apg. and 3.2 spg. while shooting 54 percent from the field as a junior … posted 25.1 ppg., 15.8 rpg., 4.2 bpg., 2.6 spg. and 1.4 bpg. as a sophomore, hitting at a 53-percent clip from the floor and 76 percent at the line … helped GCHS to a state championship as an eighth grader in 2017, earning tournament MVP honors after coming off the bench to tally 11 points, 15 rebounds and seven blocked shots in the title game … Alabama Volleyball High School Coaches Association Class 1A/2A First Team selection as a senior … competed in shot, discus, javelin and mile run as a senior, qualifying for the 2A state meet in the first three events and placing second, fifth and 14th, respectively … Earned 2021 salutatorian honors and was a member of National Honor Society, FBLA, SGA and FCA .. No. 39 overall player, No. 12 forward, four-star rating by ProspectsNation.com, No. 45 overall player, No. 9 forward, four-star prospect in the espnW 100, No. 49 overall player by Blue Star, No. 58 in World Exposure Report, No. 64 overall player by All-Star Girls Report.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Jim Bob Striplin and Karie Williams … birth date is Aug. 26 … her mom was her basketball coach at Geneva County High School and father was an assistant coach for that team and was athletic director and football coach at GCHS … father played football and mother played softball at Auburn … also participated in volleyball, track & field, golf and softball in high school … graduated from Tennessee in May 2024 with a degree in journalism and electronic media and earned a master’s degree in strategic communication from Indiana in May 2025.
Career Highs (through 2024-25)
| Points | 29, vs Middle Tenn. 12/06/23 |
| Rebounds | 14, vs Troy 11/19/23 |
| Assists | 6, vs Wofford 12/27/23 |
| Steals | 4, vs. Nebraska (2/2/25) |
| Blocks | 3, 3x last vs. Ohio State 12/3/23 |
| FG Made | 12, 2x, last at Michigan (2/12/25) |
| FG Attempts | 20, vs. Middle Tenn. 12/06/23 |
| 3FG Made | 4, vs. Middle Tenn. 12/06/23 |
| 3FG Attempts | 8, vs. Middle Tenn. 12/06/23 |
| FT Made | 8, ETSU 12/20/21 |
| FT Attempts | 8, 2x, last vs. EKU 12/10/23 |
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