Katie Gearlds

Katie Gearlds
Personal information
Born (1984-10-26) October 26, 1984
Beech Grove, Indiana
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight 184 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school Beech Grove (Beech Grove, Indiana)
College Purdue (2003–2007)
WNBA draft 2007 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7th overall
Selected by the Seattle Storm
Position Forward
Number 4
Career history
Seattle Storm 2007–2009
Stats at WNBA.com

Kathryn Ann "Katie" Gearlds (born October 26, 1984) is a former American professional women's basketball player who formerly played with the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

High school

Gearlds was born in Beech Grove, Indiana and attended Beech Grove High School. In her four years she compiled 2,521 career points, which ranked her fourth in Indiana history. She won numerous awards in her high school career, including being named Miss Basketball for her state in 2003. She led the Hornets to the 3A state championship. Gearlds was named a WBCA All-American. She participated in the 2003 WBCA High School All-America Game, where she scored ten points.[1] Gearlds was also selected to play in the 2003 McDonald's All-American Game, where she was named the game's MVP.

College

Gearlds attended Purdue University. In her four years at Purdue University, she compiled 14.8 points per game, 3.8 rebounds per game, and 3.0 assists per game. The team had a 103–30 record during her tenure. She earned the Big Ten Tournament Most Outstanding Player honors for 2007 after Purdue defeated Ohio State in the Big Ten championship.[2] She also won both the women's and overall State Farm College Three Point Championships on March 29, 2007,[3] defeating male competitor Aaron Brooks 17 points to 16.

She graduated from Purdue in 2007 with a bachelor of science degree in sociology with a minor in psychology and communications.

Purdue statistics

Source[4]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2003-04 Purdue 33 350 47.6 45.7 73.2 2.7 2.1 1.2 0.5 10.6
2004-05 Purdue  30 422 39.6 31.9 89.0 3.8 3.0 1.6 1.0 14.1
2005-06 Purdue  33 495 43.6 37.3 84.8 4.1 3.6 1.0 0.8 15.0
2006-07 Purdue  37 707 44.2 38.9 89.5 4.9 3.3 1.6 0.4 19.1
Career Purdue  133 1974 43.6 37.9 86.3 3.9 3.0 1.4 0.6 14.8

WNBA and overseas career

On April 4, 2007, Gearlds was selected by the Seattle Storm with the seventh pick in the 2007 WNBA draft. In her rookie campaign, Gearlds appeared in 33 games for the Storm. She averaged 4.0 points per game, 1.6 rebounds per game, and 1.5 assists per game. In early 2013, she spent the year playing in Portugal and averaged 14.3 points per game for Alges where she was part of the league and cup championship teams. She spent two seasons (2011–12) in Spain as a professional player, and she also spent three years (2008–10) in Greece where she played and served as an assistant coach. She also spent some of 2007 in Slovakia as a player.

Coaching career

On July 16, 2013, Gearlds was named the head coach of the women's basketball team at Marian University.

External links

References

  1. "WBCA High School All-America Game Box Scores". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Retrieved 29 Jun 2014.
  2. Championship Game Notes, from the Big Ten Conference website. Retrieved April 1, 2007
  3. The Post-Standard, Syracuse's online newspaper. Retrieved April 1st, 2007
  4. "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
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