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Revision as of 06:22, 3 May 2017
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 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: 1st round, 7th overall pick |
| Selected by the Seattle Storm | |
| Position | Forward |
| Number | 4 |
| Career history | |
| Seattle Storm | 2007–2009 |
| Stats at WNBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
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]
| 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.
In just her second season, Gearlds led the Knights to a 28-6 record, earning the program's second-ever NAIA Division II National Championship Tournament berth, and first Crossroads League title. In her third season, she led the Knights to a record of 32-6 (.842) and won the 2016 National title, the first in program history. The Knights repeated as National Champions in 2017, winning their final 23 games to finish with a school-record 35 wins.
Her career record at Marian is 111-31.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marian (Crossroads League) (2013–present) | |||||||||
| 2013-14 | Marian | 16-16 | 8-10 | 5th | |||||
| 2014-15 | Marian | 28-6 | 14-4 | 2nd | NAIA Division II First Round | ||||
| 2015-16 | Marian | 32-6 | 16-2 | 1st | NAIA Division II National Champions | ||||
| 2016-17 | Marian | 35-3 | 17-1 | 1st | NAIA Division II National Champions | ||||
| Marian: | 111-31 | 55-17 | |||||||
| Total: | 111-31 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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External links
References
- ^ "WBCA High School All-America Game Box Scores". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 29 Jun 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Championship Game Notes, from the Big Ten Conference website. Retrieved April 1, 2007
- ^ The Post-Standard, Syracuse's online newspaper. Retrieved April 1st, 2007
- ^ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved 4 October 2015.