Upcoming Event: Women's Basketball versus #14/12 North Carolina on November 27, 2025 at 10 a.m. CT / 11 a.m. ET
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10 a.m. CT / 11 a.m. ET
Women's Basketball
vs #14/12 North Carolina
South Dakota State University Athletics
2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 12
Kallie Theisen
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- High School:
- Wayzata H.S.
- Hometown:
- Plymouth, Minn.
- Major:
- Psychology
PRONUNCIATION
HONORS AND AWARDS
Summit League Sixth Woman of the Year (2022-23)
Summit League Scholar of the Championship (2025)
College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2024-25)
Summit League Honor Roll (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25)
Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25)
2024-25: Played all 34 games for the Jackrabbits, making starts in the first 5 games… provided valuable rotation minutes and contributed 111 points, 142 rebounds and 31 assists, 25 blocks and 14 steals on the year… averaged 3.3 points and 4.2 rebounds per game… finished her Jackrabbit career with 127 blocks, which ranks fifth in program history… scored seven points and grabbed five rebounds in a win over No. 21 Creighton (11/8)… tallied a season-high 12 rebounds in a 71-75 loss to No. 16 Duke… posted eight points and eight rebounds against Dakota State (12/17)… had six rebounds and three blocks at Oral Roberts (1/2)… tallied seven points, seven rebounds, three assists and two blocks at St. Thomas, her final game in her home state (1/22)… scored eight points to go with nine rebounds, four assists and one steal at Omaha (2/1)… totaled seven points and five rebounds at North Dakota State (2/12)… put up eight points, six rebounds and two steals against Omaha in the quarterfinal round of the Summit League Tournament (3/6)
2021-22: Was one of three players to play in all 38 games and made 10 starts... averaged 17.9 minutes per game... averaged 6.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.1 blocks on the year... her 42 blocks on the season is the second-most for a sophomore all-time... tallied eight points, five rebounds, two assists and one block in the season opener against Green Bay (11/9)... had 10 points on a perfect shooting night and six boards against Montana State (11/18)... recorded the first double-double of her career with 11 points and 11 rebounds and had four blocks against Missouri State (12/6)... put up 14 points and nine rebounds at Kansas City in the Summit League opener (12/20)... corralled 11 rebounds against North Dakota (1/1)... blocked three shots against South Dakota (2/5) and four shots against Denver (3/5)... scored a career-high 16 points to go with 11 rebounds and three assists against Seton Hall in the WNIT championship game (4/2).Â
2020-21: Started four of the 12 contests she appeared in … missed the early part of the season due to an injury … tallied 35 points, 54 rebounds, seven steals and six blocks on the season …  pulled down five and two rebounds, respectively, in the pair of games against South Dakota (2/5-6) … recorded nine rebounds in the two wins at Oral Roberts (2/13-14) … posted seven rebounds, four points, two blocks and two assists against North Dakota State (2/19) … recorded eight rebounds and two assists against Kansas City (2/26) … tallied five points and a season-best 10 rebounds against Syracuse in the NCAA Tournament (3/21).
2019-20: Appeared in 14 games off the bench before suffering a season ending injury … averaged 4.9 points and 4 rebounds per game … tallied 10 blocks, seven assists and three steals on the season … played 11 minutes and turned two points and two rebounds in her first collegiate game at Drake (11/8) … tallied five rebounds, four points, two blocks and an assist vs. Dakota Wesleyan (11/15) … logged nine points as she went 2-of-2 from beyond the arc vs. Wyoming  (11/23) … shot 71.4 percent (5-of-7) from the field for 10 points vs. South Florida (11/28) … pulled down a career-best 12 rebounds while adding five points, two blocks and a steal vs. Coppin State (12/5) … scored a career-high 12 points and two assists vs. Central Michigan (12/14).
BEFORE SDSU: Kallie was a three-time all-Lake Conference selection who also was honored on all-state squads three times by the Minnesota Coaches Association ... Miss Basketball finalist during her senior season at Wayzata High School ... honorable mention All-America selection by Street & Smith ... named twice to the Minneapolis Star Tribune's All-Metro Team ... reached 1,000-point mark early in senior season ... two-year team captain and four-year varsity letter winner ... averaged 13.6 points and 9.1 rebounds per game as a sophomore ... put up averages of 14.2 points and 7.4 rebounds during her junior season, followed by 14.3 points and 8.5 rebounds per game as a senior ... member of North Tartan EYBLÂ team that finished third in the nation in summer of 2018 ... academic all-state selection in 2019 ... plans to major in psychology
HONORS AND AWARDS
Summit League Sixth Woman of the Year (2022-23)
Summit League Scholar of the Championship (2025)
College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2024-25)
Summit League Honor Roll (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25)
Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25)
2024-25: Played all 34 games for the Jackrabbits, making starts in the first 5 games… provided valuable rotation minutes and contributed 111 points, 142 rebounds and 31 assists, 25 blocks and 14 steals on the year… averaged 3.3 points and 4.2 rebounds per game… finished her Jackrabbit career with 127 blocks, which ranks fifth in program history… scored seven points and grabbed five rebounds in a win over No. 21 Creighton (11/8)… tallied a season-high 12 rebounds in a 71-75 loss to No. 16 Duke… posted eight points and eight rebounds against Dakota State (12/17)… had six rebounds and three blocks at Oral Roberts (1/2)… tallied seven points, seven rebounds, three assists and two blocks at St. Thomas, her final game in her home state (1/22)… scored eight points to go with nine rebounds, four assists and one steal at Omaha (2/1)… totaled seven points and five rebounds at North Dakota State (2/12)… put up eight points, six rebounds and two steals against Omaha in the quarterfinal round of the Summit League Tournament (3/6)
2023-24: Missed the 2023-24 season with an injury suffered in the offseasonÂ
2021-22: Was one of three players to play in all 38 games and made 10 starts... averaged 17.9 minutes per game... averaged 6.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.1 blocks on the year... her 42 blocks on the season is the second-most for a sophomore all-time... tallied eight points, five rebounds, two assists and one block in the season opener against Green Bay (11/9)... had 10 points on a perfect shooting night and six boards against Montana State (11/18)... recorded the first double-double of her career with 11 points and 11 rebounds and had four blocks against Missouri State (12/6)... put up 14 points and nine rebounds at Kansas City in the Summit League opener (12/20)... corralled 11 rebounds against North Dakota (1/1)... blocked three shots against South Dakota (2/5) and four shots against Denver (3/5)... scored a career-high 16 points to go with 11 rebounds and three assists against Seton Hall in the WNIT championship game (4/2).Â
2020-21: Started four of the 12 contests she appeared in … missed the early part of the season due to an injury … tallied 35 points, 54 rebounds, seven steals and six blocks on the season …  pulled down five and two rebounds, respectively, in the pair of games against South Dakota (2/5-6) … recorded nine rebounds in the two wins at Oral Roberts (2/13-14) … posted seven rebounds, four points, two blocks and two assists against North Dakota State (2/19) … recorded eight rebounds and two assists against Kansas City (2/26) … tallied five points and a season-best 10 rebounds against Syracuse in the NCAA Tournament (3/21).
2019-20: Appeared in 14 games off the bench before suffering a season ending injury … averaged 4.9 points and 4 rebounds per game … tallied 10 blocks, seven assists and three steals on the season … played 11 minutes and turned two points and two rebounds in her first collegiate game at Drake (11/8) … tallied five rebounds, four points, two blocks and an assist vs. Dakota Wesleyan (11/15) … logged nine points as she went 2-of-2 from beyond the arc vs. Wyoming  (11/23) … shot 71.4 percent (5-of-7) from the field for 10 points vs. South Florida (11/28) … pulled down a career-best 12 rebounds while adding five points, two blocks and a steal vs. Coppin State (12/5) … scored a career-high 12 points and two assists vs. Central Michigan (12/14).
BEFORE SDSU: Kallie was a three-time all-Lake Conference selection who also was honored on all-state squads three times by the Minnesota Coaches Association ... Miss Basketball finalist during her senior season at Wayzata High School ... honorable mention All-America selection by Street & Smith ... named twice to the Minneapolis Star Tribune's All-Metro Team ... reached 1,000-point mark early in senior season ... two-year team captain and four-year varsity letter winner ... averaged 13.6 points and 9.1 rebounds per game as a sophomore ... put up averages of 14.2 points and 7.4 rebounds during her junior season, followed by 14.3 points and 8.5 rebounds per game as a senior ... member of North Tartan EYBLÂ team that finished third in the nation in summer of 2018 ... academic all-state selection in 2019 ... plans to major in psychology
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