Missouri State

Honors: All-CUSA First Team (2026)...CUSA Tournament MVP (2026)...CUSA Player of the Week (Nov. 10, 2025, Dec. 29, 2025, Jan. 12, 2026, Feb. 9, 2026)...MVC Sixth Player of the Year (2025)...CUSA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2025-26)...CSC Academic All-District Team (2025, 2026)...Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025)

2025-26: CUSA Tournament MVP…All-CUSA First Team…Four-time CUSA Player of the Week (Nov. 10, Dec. 29, Jan. 12, Feb. 9)…Played in all 36 games with 35 starts in her junior season…Averaged 17.4 points and 8.2 rebounds per game, both led the team…Pulled down the 4th most rebounds (295) and scored the 8th most points (627) in a single season in program history (only player to reach both of those numbers in one season)…Played the most minutes (1,255) in a single season in Lady Bear history…Became the 32nd player in program history to score 1,000 career points and finished the season at No. 24 on the Lady Bears all-time scoring list with 1,154 points… Finished the season ranked 11^th in FTM (182), 37^th in points, 47^th in rebounds, 68^th in points/game and 95^th in rebounds/game nationally… Grabbed the second-most rebounds in the nation of players listed at 5-9 or shorter…Ranked inside the top 10 in CUSA in points/game (2^nd), FT% (2^nd), defensive rebounds/game (3^rd), rebounds/game (4^th), minutes/game (4^th) and FG% (6^th)…Was the only player in CUSA with 600+ points…Logged 32 double-figure scoring games, 15 20-point performances,11 double-figure rebounding games and 10 double-doubles on the season…Named the first CUSA Player of the Week of the season after scoring 23 points with nine rebounds against Saint Louis (Nov. 3) and 19 points with nine rebounds at UT Arlington (Nov. 7)…Grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds in addition to scoring 24 points and dishing out five assists against Central Arkansas (Dec. 22) to earn CUSA Player of the Week…Poured in a career-high 31 points and matched her career best with 14 boards against Jacksonville State (Jan. 10)…Became just the second Lady Bear since 1999-00 to post at least 31 points and 14 rebounds in a game, joining Casey Garrison (2009-10)…Scored in double figures in 14 consecutive games from Nov. 18 – Jan. 17…Named CUSA Tournament MVP after averaging 17.7 points, 9.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game at the tournament to lead the Lady Bears to their 18^th NCAA Tournament appearance…Posted 15 points and 11 rebounds in quarterfinal win over MTSU (March 12)…Scored 22 points with eight rebounds and matched her career high with seven assists in the semifinal win against FIU (March 13)…Logged 16 points and nine boards in the CUSA Tournament title game against Louisiana Tech (March 14)… Turned in a 22-point, 13-rebound double-double in Mo State’s NCAA Tournament First Four Round win versus Stephen F. Austin (March 18)…Led the team with 14 points at No. 1 seed Texas in the NCAAT First Round (March 20)…Member of the CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and CSC Academic All-District Team…Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2025.

2024-25: MVC Sixth Player of the Year…Named to the CSC Academic All-District Team…Played in all 35 games as a sophomore…Averaged 11.5 points and 5.7 rebounds per game, which ranked third and second on the team, respectively…Led the squad with a .405 three-point field goal percentage (53-131) and knocked down the second-most triples on the team…Recorded 25 double-figure scoring performances and two double-doubles on the year, both second-most on the team…Was the first reserve off the bench in 29 of 35 games…Led the Lady Bears in rebounds eight times and in scoring four times…Logged her first-career double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds at SEMO (Dec. 16)…Dished out a career-high four assists against Southern Miss (Dec. 20)…Poured in a career-high 20 points in a home win against Murray State (Jan. 4)…Pulled down a career-high 13 rebounds and added 12 points for a double-double against Southern Illinois (Jan. 12)…Played a season and career-high 33 minutes in a road overtime victory at UNI (Feb. 20)…Drained a career-high four three-point field goals in the Lady Bears’ WBIT first round victory against Oral Roberts (March 20)…Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2024 and Spring 2025.

2023-24: Appeared in 28 games as a true freshman…Averaged 4.4 points, 2.4 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 15.9 minutes per game…Scored her first career points and grabbed four rebounds at Oklahoma State (Nov. 26)…Collected a season-high four steals and three assists at Bradley (Jan. 11)…Recorded her first double-figure scoring performance against Indiana State with 12 points while shooting .833 (5-for-6) from the field (Jan. 21)…Posted a season-high 14 points (5-for-8 FG) with five rebounds and three assists in a season-high 31 minutes at Belmont (Jan. 26)…Contributed six points and five rebounds in Missouri State’s postseason WBIT game at Illinois (March 21)…Tallied three double-figure scoring performances on the season…Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2023 and Spring 2024.

Background: A local product and four-year starter out of Republic High School, Bekemeier averaged 23 points and 10 rebounds per game as she helped lead her team to a 26-4 record as a senior… Named District Player of the Year and was a McDonald’s All-American nominee in her senior campaign…Holds numerous school records, highlighted by becoming the Republic High all-time points leader (boys or girls) with 2,267 career points and breaking the single-game (48) and single-season (674) scoring records…Three-time Central Ozark Conference Player of the Year and a four-time first-team all-conference, all-district and all-state selection…Averaged 22.8 points and 8 rebounds per game while shooting 51 percent from the field and 80 percent from the free throw line as a junior…As a sophomore, Bekemeier averaged 21 points and 9 rebounds per game, shooting 49 percent from the field and 80 percent from the charity stripe on a 19-8 Tigers team…Tallied 15.3 points and 5 rebounds per game as she helped lead the Tigers to a 20-10 record and a district championship in her freshman campaign…Also played basketball for the Missouri Phenom of the EYBL.
 
Personal: Kaemyn Bekemeier is the daughter of Lance and Michelle Bekemeier…Born August 10, 2004 in Springfield, Mo….Has a brother, Cason…Her father played baseball at Evangel and her mother played basketball at Southwest Baptist University…Cousin of former Lady Bear, Kenzie Kostas…Majoring in Early Childhood Education.