| Intro | American basketball player and coach |
| A.K.A. | Kathryn Ann Gearlds |
| Is |
Athlete Sports coach Basketball player Basketball coach |
| From | United States of America |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | female |
| Birth | 26 October 1984, Beech Grove |
| Age: | 35 years |
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. 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. She also won both the women’s and overall State Farm College Three Point Championships on March 29, 2007, 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
| 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. In her 3rd season (2015–16), she led the Knights to a record of 32-6 (.842), the National title
Her career record is 89-33 (.730).