2019 Volleyball Roster
Basham, Karly
vs
Vanderbilt
Sep 26 (Fri)
6:30 PM
Jersey Number 3
Karly Basham
- Position:
- Libero/Defensive Specialist
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Assumption
- Hometown:
- Louisville, Ky.
Bio
HONORS
2019
2020 (SOPHOMORE)
Appeared in her first game as A&M’s starting libero and recorded 12 digs vs. LSU (10/17)…Tallied 21 digs and two assists vs. LSU (10/18)…Logged nine assists, two service aces and nine digs at Ole Miss (10/22)…Finished with eight assists and 11 digs at Ole Miss (10/23)…Recorded 13 digs and an assists vs. Mississippi State (11/4)…Tallied her third straight double digit dig performance after finishing with 21 digs and an assist vs. Mississippi State (11/5)…Tallied 13 digs and two aces at Arkansas (11/13).
2019 (FRESHMAN)
Appeared in all 31 matches for the Aggies, seeing action in 107 sets...Had seven consecutive starts and averaged 1.41 digs per set...Had double-digit digs four times and led the Aggies in digs twice...Made her first collegiate debut vs. Dayton and had three assists and six digs (Aug. 30)…Made her first collegiate start at No. 25 Louisville, tallying 10 digs and a season-high four assists (Aug. 31)…Recorded two service aces and nine digs vs. California Baptist (Sept. 6)…Registered 12 digs at Tennessee (Sept. 29)...Collected six digs and an assist at No. 22 Mizzou (Oct. 6)...Recorded six digs at Mississippi State (Oct. 18)...Tallied an assist and a dig vs. No. 24 Mizzou (Nov. 3)...Logged three digs at LSU (Nov. 10)...Dished out four assists, while collecting nine digs vs. Auburn (Nov. 13)...Finished with eight digs and ace vs. Mississippi State (Nov. 22)...Logged 12 digs and five assists vs. Ole Miss (Nov. 24)...Recorded a career-high 15 digs and five assists at South Carolina (Nov. 27)...Collected six digs at No. 15 Florida (Nov. 30)...Tallied three digs vs. St. John's (Dec. 5) and six digs vs. Rice (Dec. 6)...Tallied four digs vs. No. 4 Wisconsin (Dec. 13).
PREVIOUS ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE
Was a two-year starter libero/defensive specialist for coach Rod Kordes for Assumption High School…Was named second team all-state by the Kentucky Volleyball Coaches Association after captaining Assumption High School to a 43-0 record…Helped her team to the third undefeated team in program history for the state-champion Rockets, who were declared the 2018 national champion by PrepVolleyball.com and were No. 1 in the final national rankings by both USA TODAY and MaxPreps…Ended her Assumption career riding a 57-match winning streak…Named to the all-district, all-region first team and the academic all-state first team by the Kentucky High School Athletic Association…Played eight years of club volleyball for KIVA…Led her club volleyball team to two top-three finishes in the open division at the AAU National Championships over the last four years …Named Prep Volleyball Team Gym Dandy in 2019… Her favorite athletic achievements are when she got the winning ace against Munciana Samaria’s 18’s team during her 17’s year to win the match and be the only loss they had all season and also in the Vegas tournament during her junior year when she served her team back from a seven-point deficit to win… Most memorable of high school athletic career is being state and national champions for high school in both her junior and senior seasons and also being undefeated her senior year of high school while being national champions.
PERSONAL
Began playing volleyball when she was six years old…Her mother, Kelly played basketball at the University of Louisville…Her father, Greg golfed for Western Kentucky University and her brother, Billy is currently on the golf team at Eastern Kentucky University…Made official recruiting visits to UCONN and Illinois…Chose to attend Texas A&M because “I loved the coaching staff and what they wanted to do with the program. I also loved the big atmosphere and community I felt when I was here. I loved how it was big in a variety of sports and all of the traditions and connections it had to being an Aggie.”…Describes herself as a very loud, competitive and hardworking player…”My strengths are being willing to do whatever it takes to win, being a leader and driving the team and my grittiness. This sport means so much to me because it has given me the opportunity to travel, make forever friendships and has taught me many life lessons.”…Have helped with the elderly, poor, people with special needs, refugees and children…Hobbies include shopping, hanging out with friends and watching Netflix...Most memorable athletic moment at Texas A&M was beating Rice and going to the Sweet 16…Is majoring in Psychology…Career ambition is to be a trauma or family therapist.
BASHAM UP CLOSE
Favorites:
Miscellaneous :
2019
- Fall AD Academic Honor Roll
- Spring AD Academic Honor Roll
- First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
| Category | Career High (as of 11/16/20) |
| Kills | 0 |
| Attempts | 2 vs. LSU (10/18/20) |
| Hit% (min. 10 k) | N/A |
| Assists | 9 at Ole Miss (10/22/20) |
| Aces | 2, 3x, last at Arkansas (11/13/20) |
| Digs | 21, 2x, last vs. Mississippi State (11/5/20) |
| Solo Blocks | 0 |
| Assisted Blocks | 0 |
| Total Blocks | 0 |
| Points | 2.0, 2x, last at Arkansas (11/13/20) |
2020 (SOPHOMORE)
Appeared in her first game as A&M’s starting libero and recorded 12 digs vs. LSU (10/17)…Tallied 21 digs and two assists vs. LSU (10/18)…Logged nine assists, two service aces and nine digs at Ole Miss (10/22)…Finished with eight assists and 11 digs at Ole Miss (10/23)…Recorded 13 digs and an assists vs. Mississippi State (11/4)…Tallied her third straight double digit dig performance after finishing with 21 digs and an assist vs. Mississippi State (11/5)…Tallied 13 digs and two aces at Arkansas (11/13).
2019 (FRESHMAN)
Appeared in all 31 matches for the Aggies, seeing action in 107 sets...Had seven consecutive starts and averaged 1.41 digs per set...Had double-digit digs four times and led the Aggies in digs twice...Made her first collegiate debut vs. Dayton and had three assists and six digs (Aug. 30)…Made her first collegiate start at No. 25 Louisville, tallying 10 digs and a season-high four assists (Aug. 31)…Recorded two service aces and nine digs vs. California Baptist (Sept. 6)…Registered 12 digs at Tennessee (Sept. 29)...Collected six digs and an assist at No. 22 Mizzou (Oct. 6)...Recorded six digs at Mississippi State (Oct. 18)...Tallied an assist and a dig vs. No. 24 Mizzou (Nov. 3)...Logged three digs at LSU (Nov. 10)...Dished out four assists, while collecting nine digs vs. Auburn (Nov. 13)...Finished with eight digs and ace vs. Mississippi State (Nov. 22)...Logged 12 digs and five assists vs. Ole Miss (Nov. 24)...Recorded a career-high 15 digs and five assists at South Carolina (Nov. 27)...Collected six digs at No. 15 Florida (Nov. 30)...Tallied three digs vs. St. John's (Dec. 5) and six digs vs. Rice (Dec. 6)...Tallied four digs vs. No. 4 Wisconsin (Dec. 13).
PREVIOUS ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE
Was a two-year starter libero/defensive specialist for coach Rod Kordes for Assumption High School…Was named second team all-state by the Kentucky Volleyball Coaches Association after captaining Assumption High School to a 43-0 record…Helped her team to the third undefeated team in program history for the state-champion Rockets, who were declared the 2018 national champion by PrepVolleyball.com and were No. 1 in the final national rankings by both USA TODAY and MaxPreps…Ended her Assumption career riding a 57-match winning streak…Named to the all-district, all-region first team and the academic all-state first team by the Kentucky High School Athletic Association…Played eight years of club volleyball for KIVA…Led her club volleyball team to two top-three finishes in the open division at the AAU National Championships over the last four years …Named Prep Volleyball Team Gym Dandy in 2019… Her favorite athletic achievements are when she got the winning ace against Munciana Samaria’s 18’s team during her 17’s year to win the match and be the only loss they had all season and also in the Vegas tournament during her junior year when she served her team back from a seven-point deficit to win… Most memorable of high school athletic career is being state and national champions for high school in both her junior and senior seasons and also being undefeated her senior year of high school while being national champions.
PERSONAL
Began playing volleyball when she was six years old…Her mother, Kelly played basketball at the University of Louisville…Her father, Greg golfed for Western Kentucky University and her brother, Billy is currently on the golf team at Eastern Kentucky University…Made official recruiting visits to UCONN and Illinois…Chose to attend Texas A&M because “I loved the coaching staff and what they wanted to do with the program. I also loved the big atmosphere and community I felt when I was here. I loved how it was big in a variety of sports and all of the traditions and connections it had to being an Aggie.”…Describes herself as a very loud, competitive and hardworking player…”My strengths are being willing to do whatever it takes to win, being a leader and driving the team and my grittiness. This sport means so much to me because it has given me the opportunity to travel, make forever friendships and has taught me many life lessons.”…Have helped with the elderly, poor, people with special needs, refugees and children…Hobbies include shopping, hanging out with friends and watching Netflix...Most memorable athletic moment at Texas A&M was beating Rice and going to the Sweet 16…Is majoring in Psychology…Career ambition is to be a trauma or family therapist.
BASHAM UP CLOSE
Favorites:
- Favorite class subject: Psychology
- Favorite quote: “Life is too short to worry about what others say about you. Have fun and give them something to talk about." - Kevin Hart
- Favorite volleyball player of all time: Kenzie Maloney
- Favorite athlete: Michael Jordan
- Favorite professional sports team: The Lakers
- Favorite social media site: Twitter
- Favorite type of music: Rap
- Favorite food: Mexican
- Favorite binge watching TV shows: Vampire Diaries and Criminal Minds
- Favorite book: The Secret
- Favorite movie: The Last Song
- Favorite Disney character: Dory
- Favorite animal: Dog
- Favorite part about the sport of volleyball: Competing with my teammates
- Favorite sport to play other than volleyball: Basketball
- Favorite thing about A&M: The traditions
- Favorite Aggie tradition: Aggie Ring
- Favorite Karaoke song to sing: Stay - Rihanna
- Favorite place to vacation: Austin, Texas
Miscellaneous :
- My nickname is: Kar, Karl
- One word to describe me when I’m on the court: Competitive, vocal
- One word to describe me away from the court: Outgoing, caring
- The person who has had the greatest impact on my athletic career: Ron Kordes
- The accomplishment (athletic or non-athletic) that I am most proud of: Making it to the Sweet 16
- The person I would most like to meet: Kevin Hart
- The most famous athlete I have met: Stacy Sykora
- The most famous non-athlete I have met: Post Malone
- The song title that best describes me: Go Crazy
- Best pump-up song: Hard to choose just one
- Languages (other than English) that I speak fluently are: A little bit of Spanish
- When I was little, I dreamed of being a: Famous reality TV star
- Early bird or night owl: Night owl
- The reality show I would most like to participate in is: The Bachelorette
- I can’t believe I watch this show: New Girl
- Few people know that I: am deathly afraid of wasps/bees and I don't know how to dive into a pool
- My most prized possession: My ring my grandma passed down to me for my high school class ring
- My most annoying habit: Overthinking
- My pet peeve(s): Slow drivers, chomping gum, foot tappers, people who are late, people who don't use turn signals, slow internet
- My superstitions: Put my right knee pad on first, get coffee before games, say or do the same thing I did the point before if we scored, and little things I have to do with my teammates throughout the game
- If I had a million dollars, I would: travel the world
- Three things on my bucket list are:
- Sky dive
- Travel to Greece, Europe, Spain and Africa
- Going to all the concerts/music festivals on my list
- Being at A&M has taught me: To be strong and value relationships
- Best peice of advice for your freshmen teammates: Value and keep growing your relationships with those around you and find joy and happiness with whatever you're doing
- After I graduate, I plan to: Travel and get a job
- My dream job is: Therapist
- I am most thankful for: My family
- The teammate who will surprise people the most this year: Morgan Christon
- The teammate who can always make me laugh: Madison Bowser
- The teammate who dominates in the weight room: Treyaunna Rush
- Teammate most likely to be on People’s “Best Dressed” list: Camryn Ennis
- Teammate most likely to become president: Melissa Walden
- America’s Got Talent: Treyaunna Rush for singing
- America’s Next Top Model: Ciera Hecht
- American Ninja Warrior: Morgan Davis
- The Amazing Race: London Austin-Roark
- Dancing with the Stars: Erica Lowery
- Fixer Upper: Sabrina Sustala
- Lip Sync Battle: Karly Basham
- Shark Tank: Camille Conner
- Survivor: Allison Fields
- Top Chef: Melissa Walden
- The Voice: Treyaunna Rush
- Gossip Girl: Ciera Hecht
- The Bachelorette: Ciera Hecht
- The Office: Allison Fields
- Friends: Karly Basham
Missouri Postgame: Jamie Morrison
Wednesday, September 24
Missouri Postgame: Kyndal Stowers, Ifenna Cos-Okpalla
Wednesday, September 24
Highlights: Texas A&M 3, Missouri 1
Wednesday, September 24
Weekly Press Conference: Jamie Morrison
Monday, September 22
