Khat Bell

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Katherine Bell
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Bell in 2019
Personal information
Full nameKatherine Briana Bell
NicknameKhat
NationalityAmerican
Born (1993-03-05) 5 March 1993 (age 31)
San Diego, California, U.S
Hometown Mesquite, Texas, U.S.
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
College / University University of Texas
(2011–2014)
Volleyball information
PositionWing Spiker
Current club Chery Tiggo Crossovers
Number1
Career
YearsTeams
2015–2016 GS Caltex Seoul KIXX
2016 Gigantes de Carolina
2016–2017 Manisa BB SK
2017–2018 Balıkesir Büyükşehir Belediyespor
2018–2020 Petron Blaze Spikers
2020–2021Bolu BLD
2021–2022 Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders
2022 Galatasaray HDI Sigorta
2023 Korea Expressway Corporation Hi-Pass
2024– Vegas Thrill
2024– Athletes Unlimited Pro Volleyball
2024- Chery Tiggo Crossovers
National team
2009 United States U18
2015 United States (Universiade)

Katherine Briana "Khat" Bell (born May 5, 1993) is an American volleyball player who currently plays for the Vegas Thrill of the Pro Volleyball Federation. [1] Bell played for the Petron Blaze Spikers in the Philippine Super Liga from 2018 to 2020. [2] and for Korea Expressway Corporation Hi-Pass in the Korean V-League in 2024. [3]

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Early life

Bell was born on March 5, 1993, to Kenneth Bell and Regina Williams. She was born in San Diego, California, though she considers Mesquite, Texas, as her hometown. She has two sisters and a brother. [4]

Career

College

Bell during her attendance at the University of Texas played for the Texas Longhorns women's volleyball team in the NCAA. During her stint, she was named into the All-American women's volleyball thrice. She along with teammate Haley Eckerman became the first senior class to win all four Big 12 Champions for the Longhorns and advanced to three NCAA Semifinal in four years. In 2012, they help the Longhorns earn their first National Championship since 1988. Also for the year 2012, she was named Cobra Magazine National Defensive Player of the Year. She finished fourth in the University of Texas' career chart with the record of 1.17 blocks per set. She graduated from the university in 2015. [5]

Club

After graduating from the University of Texas, Bell started her club career in South Korea with GS Caltex Seoul. [5] She played for the Korean club from 2015 to 2016 before playing for Gigantes de Carolina in Puerto Rico in 2016. [6] Bell later played for Turkish clubs Manisa BB SK (2016–2017) and Balıkesir Büyükşehir Belediyespor (2017–2018). [6] Two weeks before her stint with Balıkesir was set to end, Bell was contacted by the Petron Blaze Spikers of the Philippine Super Liga (PSL) [7] due to its import player Hillary Hurley having recurring injuries. Bell replaced Hurley as Petron entered the semifinals of the 2018 PSL Grand Prix Conference. [7] On May 1, 2018, Bell scored 42 points for Petron which is the PSL's 2nd highest record for points. [8]

Galatasaray

She signed a 1-year contract with Galatasaray on September 22, 2022. [9]

On 29 December 2022, she announced on her social media account that she had parted ways with Galatasaray. [10]

Professional

Bell played for Athletes Unlimited Pro Volleyball during the 2024 Season. [11]

International

Bell was part of the United States U18 girls' youth team that played at the 2009 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship in Thailand. [4] She was also a participant of the 2015 Summer Universiade in South Korea playing for the Universiade volleyball team of the United States. [6]

Television

Bell was a contestant on the second season of the American TV series The Circle. [12] [13]

Sporting achievements

Individual

Korean V-League:

Philippine Superliga:

Team

Philippine Superliga:

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References

  1. ↑ "Roster". Vegas Thrill. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  2. ↑ "Bell shines in PSL debut as Petron downs Cocolife". ABS-CBN Sports. April 24, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  3. ↑ "V-League 2021 Draft".
  4. 1 2 "Khat Bell - 2013 Women's Volleyball Roser". University of Texas. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Volleyball All-Americans: Where are They Now? Khat Bell". Texas Sports. University of Texas. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 "Bell, Khat". Bring It USA, LLC. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  7. 1 2 Mendoza, Voltaire (20 April 2018). "Petron replaces Hurley with Bell for semis bid". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  8. ↑ Lozada, Mei-Lin (May 1, 2018). "Bell leads comeback from two sets down as Petron stuns F2 Logistics in Super Liga GP Finals opener". Spin.ph. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Katherine Bell Galatasaray HDI Sigorta'da!". Galatasaray S.K. September 22, 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  10. ↑ "Khat Bell ile yollar ayrıldı". voleybolunsesi.com. December 19, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  11. ↑ https://auprosports.com/volleyball/athletes/khat-bell/
  12. ↑ Mehrotra, Kriti (21 April 2021). "Where is Khat From The Circle Season 2 Today". The Cinemaholic. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  13. ↑ Reyes, Kate (April 30, 2021). "Petron's former import Khat Bell enters Netflix's reality show "The Circle"". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
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