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Katie Gearlds

Position	Forward
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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Team	Seattle Storm
Nationality	United States
Born	October 26, 1984 (age 22) Beech Grove, Indiana
College	Purdue University
Draft	7th overall, 2007 Seattle Storm
Pro career	2007 – present
Awards	2003 Indiana Miss Basketball 2003 Gatorade Indiana Player of the Year 2003 McDonald's and Nike/WBCA All-American 2003 McDonald's All-American Game MVP 2003-2004 Big Ten All-Freshmen Team 2003-2004 Honorable mention All-Big Ten (coaches and media) 2004-2005 Second team All-Big Ten (by coaches) 2004-2005 Third team All-Big Ten (by league media) 2005-2006 Honorable Mention AP All-American 2005-2006 First team All-Big Ten

Contents 1 Personal Info 2 Beech Grove High School Highlights 3 2003-04 - Freshman 4 2004-05 - Sophomore 5 2005-06 Junior 6 College Stats 7 References

Katie Gearlds (born October 26, 1984^[1]) is a basketball player currently attending Purdue University. She earned the Big Ten Tournament Most Outstanding Player Honors for 2007 after Purdue defeated Penn State in the Big Ten championship^[2]. She also won both the woman's and overall State Farm College Three Point Championships on March 29th, 2007^[3], defeating male competitor Aaron Brooks 17 baskets to 16. On April 4, 2007, Katie was selected by the Seattle Storm with the seventh pick in the 2007 WNBA Draft.

Scored 2,521 career points, ranking fourth in Indiana history ... led state in scoring as a senior in 2002-03, averaging 30.1 points per game; also averaged 9.4 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 5.1 steals per game ... averaged 26.5 points, 10.0 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 4.1 steals per game as a junior ... 2003 Indiana Miss Basketball ... 2003 Gatorade Indiana Player of the Year ... 2003 Class 3A state champion ... 2003 McDonald's and Nike/WBCA All-American ... MVP of the 2003 McDonald's All-American Game, scoring 17 points to lead the West team to victory ... second team All-American by USA Today and Parade magazine ... first team all-state by Associated Press as a junior and senior ... coached by Dawn McNew.

Big Ten Freshman of the Year (by coaches' vote) ... Big Ten All-Freshman Team ... honorable mention All-Big Ten (coaches and media) ... Big Ten All-Tournament Team; averaged 14.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.7 steals in championship run ... averaged 8.7 points in the NCAA Tournament ... shot 56.5 percent from the floor (26-46) and 72.2 percent from three-point range (13-18) during postseason play ... team's second-leading scorer ... double-figure scorer in 20 of 33 games ... 22 games with at least one three-pointer ... 11 games with two or more three-pointers ... scored season-high 32 points at Iowa on Feb. 10 -- tied for second on Purdue's freshman single-game scoring list (also Leslie Johnson: 34 at Vanderbilt on Dec. 5, 1993) ... 32-point outburst came two days after going scoreless vs. Ohio State, marking the best turnaround in school history ... averaged 8.8 shot attempts per game (4.2 makes).

Second team All-Big Ten by coaches ... third team All-Big Ten by league media ... team's second-leading scorer ... team's leading scorer in Big Ten games ... averaged team-high 12.5 shot attempts per game (4.9 makes) ... double-figure scorer in 23 of 30 games ... team's scoring leader a team-high 11 times ... 20-point scorer seven times ... scored season-high 24 points vs. South Dakota State ... scored Big Ten season-high 23 points at Michigan ... knocked down career-high five three-pointers on seven attempts against the Wolverines ... shot Purdue single-season record 89 percent from the free throw line (81-91) ... 30 for 32 from the free throw line in last two minutes of games (.938) ... 23 games with at least one three-pointer ... 14 games with two or more three-pointers ... team's assists leader; eight games with five or more assists ... team's second-best shot blocker, totaling 29 ... led team in minutes per game at 35.6, the highest average of a player since the 2001-02 season (Shereka Wright, 35.8; Kelly Komara, 35.5).

Named Kodak All-District...Honorable Mention AP All-American...First team All-Big Ten...Big Ten All Tournament Team... leading scorer overall and in Big Ten games...started all 33 game appearances... double figure scorer in 26 of 33 games...leading scorer a team high 15 times... matched career high with 32 points vs. Indiana on Feb 19...20 point scorer four times... knocked down career-high six three-pointers on nine attempts vs. Valparaiso; scored 28 points against the Crusaders...pulled down season high of six rebounds at DePaul...season high of four steals vs. Indiana...28 games with at least one three-pointer (73 for career)...16 games with two or more three pointers (42 for career). 10 games with three or more three-pointers (22 for career)...Purdue career free throw percentage leader (.844)...shot 84.8 percent from the stripe this season (84-99)... second on team in blocked shots, totaling 28...led team this season in minutes per game (32.5)...started every game in last two years...played season high of 45 minutes vs. Indiana...scored her 1,000th point vs. Illinois, becoming the 21st Boilermaker to join the 1,000 Points Club ... reached 1,000 points in 80 games, making her the seventh-fastest

Season G MIN FGM FGA PCT. FTM FTA OFF DEF TOT AST ST TO BLK PTS RPG APG PPG

2003-04 33 864 139 292 .476 30 41 21 68 89 69 40 47 16 350 2.7 2.1 10.6

2004-05 30 1069 148 374 .396 81 91 7 107 114 90 49 69 29 422 3.8 3.0 14.1

2005-06 33 1184 174 400 .435 84 99 14 119 133 118 34 46 28 495 4.0 3.6 15.0

2006-07 37 1359 250 565 .442 119 133 26 154 180 122 58 82 13 707 4.9 3.3 19.1

Totals 133 4476 711 1631 .436 314 364 68 448 516 399 181 244 86 1974 3.9 3.0 14.8

Three-point field goals: 2003-2004, 42-92 (.457). 2004-2005, 45-141(.319). 2005-2006, 63-169 (.373). 2006-2007, 88-226 (.389). Totals, 238-for-628 (.379).