- Kate Starbird
Kate Starbird (born Catherine Evelyn Starbird on
July 30 ,1975 inWest Point, New York ) is a former professionalbasketball player in theWomen's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Kate has also been a dominant force for the Seattle Gaels women'sgaelic football team the last several years, and is managing the team this year.At
Stanford University , the 6'2" Starbird held the all-time Cardinal career scoring record with 2,215 points untilJanuary 31 2008 whenCandice Wiggins broke the record. In1997 , she was awarded the women'sNaismith College Player of the Year award. After college, she joined the ABL'sSeattle Reign .She has played in the WNBA since
1999 , after being drafted by theSacramento Monarchs , who selected her 26th overall in the 3rd round of the 1999WNBA Draft ). She was then picked up by theMiami Sol in the 1999expansion draft , then traded to theUtah Starzz forElena Baranova and a second-round pick. She was then traded by the Starzz to theSeattle Storm forSemeka Randall in 2002. She missed the 2003 season, then joined the Fever in 2004. She chose to sit out the 2005 season to spend time with her family [http://www.wnba.com/fever/news/Starbird_Steps_Away_from_WNBA.html] . At the time of the announcement, Starbird stated she planned to return to Indiana basketball for the2006 season.Currently, Starbird is the manager of the Seattle Gaels' women's
gaelic football team. She was inducted to the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame onNovember 2 2007 .Kate attended
Lakes High School inLakewood, Washington .External links
* [http://womensfootball.seattlegaels.com/ Seattle Gaels Women's Gaelic Football Team ]
* [http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/kate_starbird/ WNBA player file]
* [http://katestarbird.tripod.com/ Fan page]
* [http://members.tripod.com/crabcake/starbird.html Fan page]
* [http://members.tripod.com/starbird_fan/birdspage.html Fan page]
* [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/examiner/article.cgi?year=1996&month=03&day=22&article=SPORTS2814.dtl March 22, 1996 "San Francisco Examiner" article on Starbird's family and career at Stanford]
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