Kate Gaze
No. 11 – Townsville Fire
PositionGuard
LeagueWNBL
Personal information
Born (1990-02-18) 18 February 1990
Mulgrave, Victoria
NationalityAustralian
Listed height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Career information
High schoolEndeavour (Sydney, New South Wales)
CollegeSaint Mary's (2009–2014)
WNBA draft2014: undrafted
Playing career2006–present
Career history
2006–2009Australian Institute of Sport
2014–2016Townsville Fire
2016–2018Canberra Capitals
2019–presentTownsville Fire
Career highlights and awards

Kate Gaze (born 18 February 1990) is an Australian professional basketball player. She currently plays for the Townsville Fire in the WNBL.

Career

College

From 2009–2014, Gaze played for the Saint Mary's Gaels located in Moraga, California. Participating in the NCAA's Division I and primarily in the West Coast Conference.[1]

St. Mary's statistics

Source[2]

Ratios
YEAR Team GP FG% 3P% FT% RBG APG BPG SPG PPG
2009-10 St. Mary's 31 32.0% 33.8% 90.0% 1.61 1.61 0.10 0.45 4.39
2010-11 St. Mary's 32 37.2% 42.4% 86.5% 2.84 1.94 0.13 0.56 11.00
2011-12 St. Mary's 8 36.2% 37.8% 77.8% 2.00 3.25 0.25 0.88 7.88
2012-13 St. Mary's 31 36.9% 31.5% 72.3% 2.42 2.90 - 0.68 11.03
2013-14 St. Mary's 33 34.0% 32.6% 87.4% 3.39 4.85 0.15 0.82 12.42
Career 135 35.5% 35.4% 83.2% 2.55 2.87 0.10 0.64 9.65
Totals
YEAR Team GP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA REB A BK ST PTS
2009-10 St. Mary's 31 41 128 27 80 27 30 50 50 3 14 136
2010-11 St. Mary's 32 103 277 56 132 90 104 91 62 4 18 352
2011-12 St. Mary's 8 21 58 14 37 7 9 16 26 2 7 63
2012-13 St. Mary's 31 115 312 39 124 73 101 75 90 0 21 342
2013-14 St. Mary's 33 120 353 45 138 125 143 112 160 5 27 410
Career 135 400 1128 181 511 322 387 344 388 14 87 1303

WNBL

After a successful college career in the United States, Gaze returned home to Australia and reignited her professional career with the Townsville Fire. She has since won two WNBL Championships, led by Suzy Batkovic and Cayla George. She has been re-signed for the 2017–18 season with the Capitals. From January through March 2018 she played professionally overseas for the BVUK. Sharks Wuerzburg in Germany's 2. division.[3]

Personal life

Gaze, comes from an athletic background. Her father Mark represented Australia in basketball at the 1982 FIBA World Championship and played 182 National Basketball League games from 1983–1991. Her mother Michelle O'Connor was a WNBL champion with the Sydney Flames (now Sydney Uni Flames), and her grandfather Tony Gaze was a former Australian Opals coach. She is also related to Australian basketball legends Andrew Gaze (first cousin, once removed) and his father Lindsay Gaze (great-uncle).

References

  1. ↑ "Kate Gaze - Saint Mary Gaels". smcgaels.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Kate Gaze Signs with UC Capitals". WNBL.
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