{{short description|American volleyball player|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Use American English|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox volleyball player | name = Katherine Bell | image = Khat Bell, volleyball player.png | image_size = 220px | caption = Bell in 2019 | full_name = Katherine Briana Bell | nickname = Khat | nationality = American | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|03|05|df=y}} | birth_place = San Diego, California, U.S | hometown = Mesquite, Texas, U.S. | spouse = | height = {{cvt|1.88|m|order=flip}} | weight = {{cvt|74|kg|order=flip}} | spike = | block = | position = Wing Spiker | currentnumber = 1 | college = University of Texas<br>(2011–2014) | currentclub =LOVB Austin | years1 = 2015–2016 | team1 = GS Caltex Seoul KIXX | years2 = 2016 | team2 = Gigantes de Carolina | years3 = 2016–2017 | team3 = Manisa BB SK | years4 = 2017–2018 | team4 = Balıkesir Büyükşehir Belediyespor | years5 = 2018–2020 | team5 = Petron Blaze Spikers | years6 = 2020–2021 | team6 = Bolu BLD | years7 = 2021–2022 | team7 = Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders | years8 = 2022 | team8 = Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | years9 = 2023 | team9 = Korea Expressway Corporation Hi-Pass | years10 = 2023-2024 | team10 = Vegas Thrill | years11 = 2024 | team11 = Athletes Unlimited Pro Volleyball | years12= 2024 | team12 = Chery Tiggo Crossovers | years13= 2024- | team13 = LOVB Austin | nationalyears1 = 2009 | nationalteam1 = United States U18 | nationalyears2 = 2015 | nationalteam2 = United States (Universiade) }}
'''Katherine Briana "Khat" Bell''' (born May 5, 1993) is an American volleyball player who currently plays for the LOVB Austin of LOVB Pro.<ref name="austinroster">{{Cite web |title=Roster |url=https://www.lovb.com/teams/lovb-austin-volleyball/roster |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=Vegas Thrill}}</ref> Bell played for the Petron Blaze Spikers in the Philippine Super Liga from 2018 to 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/04/24/18/bell-shines-in-psl-debut-as-petron-downs-cocolife|title=Bell shines in PSL debut as Petron downs Cocolife|date=April 24, 2018|work=ABS-CBN Sports|access-date=April 24, 2018}}</ref> and for Korea Expressway Corporation Hi-Pass in the Korean V-League in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=V-League 2021 Draft |url=https://www.kovo.co.kr/eng/kovo/60000_try-out.asp}}</ref>
==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.<ref name="utprof">{{cite web|title=Khat Bell - 2013 Women's Volleyball Roser|url=http://texassports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4323|publisher=University of Texas|access-date=24 April 2018}}</ref>
==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 to the All-American women's volleyball team thrice. She, along with teammate Haley Eckerman, became the first senior class to win all four Big 12 championships for the Longhorns and advanced to three NCAA semifinals in four years. In 2012, they helped 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 a record of 1.17 blocks per set. She graduated from the university in 2015.<ref name=allamericans>{{cite news|title=Volleyball All-Americans: Where are They Now? Khat Bell|url=https://texassports.com/news/2016/2/11/WVB_0211165838.aspx?path=wvball|access-date=24 April 2018|work=Texas Sports|publisher=University of Texas|date=11 February 2016}}</ref>
===Club=== After graduating from the University of Texas, Bell started her club career in South Korea with GS Caltex Seoul.<ref name=allamericans/> She played for the Korean club from 2015 to 2016 before playing for Gigantes de Carolina in Puerto Rico in 2016.<ref name="bringit">{{cite web|title=Bell, Khat|url=http://bringitusa.com/blog/player/bell-khat/|publisher=Bring It USA, LLC|access-date=24 April 2018|archive-date=23 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623063054/http://bringitusa.com/blog/player/bell-khat/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Bell later played for Turkish clubs Manisa BB SK (2016–2017) and Balıkesir Büyükşehir Belediyespor (2017–2018).<ref name="bringit"/> 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)<ref name=replaceshurley>{{cite news|last1=Mendoza|first1=Voltaire|title=Petron replaces Hurley with Bell for semis bid|url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2018/04/20/1807779/petron-replaces-hurley-bell-semis-bid|access-date=24 April 2018|work=The Philippine Star|date=20 April 2018}}</ref> 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.<ref name=replaceshurley/> On May 1, 2018, Bell scored 42 points for Petron which is the PSL's 2nd highest record for points.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.spin.ph/volleyball/news/bell-drops-42-as-petron-storms-back-from-two-sets-down-to-stun-f2-logistics-in-super-liga-gp-finals-opener|title=Bell leads comeback from two sets down as Petron stuns F2 Logistics in Super Liga GP Finals opener|last=Lozada|first=Mei-Lin|date=May 1, 2018|work=Spin.ph|access-date=May 1, 2018}}</ref>
====Galatasaray==== She signed a 1-year contract with Galatasaray on September 22, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.galatasaray.org/haber/voleybol/kadin-voleybol/katherine-bell-galatasaray-hdi-sigorta-da/51748|title=Katherine Bell Galatasaray HDI Sigorta’da!|publisher=Galatasaray S.K.|date=September 22, 2022|access-date=22 September 2022}}</ref>
On 29 December 2022, she announced on her social media account that she had parted ways with Galatasaray.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voleybolunsesi.com/khat-bell-ile-yollar-ayrildi/|title=Khat Bell ile yollar ayrıldı|publisher=voleybolunsesi.com|date=December 19, 2022|access-date=January 20, 2023}}</ref>
===Professional=== Bell played for Athletes Unlimited Pro Volleyball during the 2024 Season.<ref>https://auprosports.com/volleyball/athletes/khat-bell/</ref> ===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.<ref name="utprof"/> She was also a participant of the 2015 Summer Universiade in South Korea, playing for the Universiade volleyball team of the United States.<ref name="bringit"/>
==Television== Bell was a contestant on the second season of the American TV series ''The Circle''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Mehrotra|first=Kriti|title=Where is Khat From The Circle Season 2 Today |url=https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-khat-from-the-circle-season-2-today/|access-date=22 April 2021|work=The Cinemaholic |date=21 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.ph/life/guide/petron-s-americal-import-khat-bell-is-one-of-the-newest-players-to-enter-netflix-s-reality-show-the-circle-a2442-20210430|title=Petron's former import Khat Bell enters Netflix's reality show "The Circle"|first=Kate|last=Reyes|work=Spin.ph|date=April 30, 2021|access-date=September 13, 2021}}</ref>
==Sporting achievements==
===Individual=== Korean V-League: * Best Blocker Philippine Superliga: * Best Outside Spiker (2019 PSL Grand Prix Conference)
===Team=== Philippine Superliga: * Champions - Petron Blaze Spikers (2018 PSL Grand Prix Conference, 2019 PSL Grand Prix Conference)
==References== {{reflist}}
== External links == * {{Instagram | id= _khatbell | name= Khat Bell }}
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