Kathleen Doyle
Kathleen Mae Doyle (born June 11, 1998)[1] is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Iowa Hawkeyes. After a successful college career with Iowa, Doyle was drafted by the Fever with the 14th overall pick in the 2nd round of the 2020 WNBA Draft.
No. 2 – Indiana Fever | ||||||||||||||
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Position | Point guard | |||||||||||||
League | WNBA | |||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
Born | Hinsdale, Illinois | June 11, 1998|||||||||||||
Nationality | American | |||||||||||||
Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |||||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||||
High school | Benet Academy (Lisle, Illinois) | |||||||||||||
College | Iowa (2016–2020) | |||||||||||||
WNBA draft | 2020 / Round: 2 / Pick: 14th overall | |||||||||||||
Selected by the Indiana Fever | ||||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||
2020–present | Indiana Fever | |||||||||||||
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Growing up in the Chicago suburb of La Grange Park, Illinois, she attended Benet Academy in another suburb, Lisle, where she led the Redwings to state championships in her final two seasons in 2015 and 2016.[2]
A member of the All-Big Ten freshman team in 2017, and a three-time All-Big Ten selection (second team by coaches in 2018, first team by coaches and second team by media in 2019, and first team by both in 2020), she was named Big Ten Player of the Year in her senior (final) season in 2020.[3] During her time at Iowa, Doyle also represented the USA at the 2019 Pan American Games, winning a silver medal with Team USA.[2]
References
- "Kathleen Doyle". United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- "Kathleen Doyle". USA Basketball. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- "2019-20 Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced On BTN" (Press release). Big Ten Conference. March 2, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2020.