Katie Gearlds

Kathryn Ann Gearlds (born October 26, 1984) is an American women's basketball coach and former forward, who is the current women's basketball head coach of the Marian Knights. She played college basketball at Purdue for coaches Kristy Curry and Sharon Versyp from 2003 to 2007 and played in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) for three seasons from 2007 to 2009.

Katie Gearlds
Marian Knights
PositionHead coach
LeagueCrossroads League
Personal information
Born (1984-10-26) October 26, 1984
Beech Grove, Indiana
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight184 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High schoolBeech Grove
(Beech Grove, Indiana)
CollegePurdue (2003–2007)
WNBA draft2007 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7th overall
Selected by the Seattle Storm
Playing career2007–2013
Number4
Coaching career2013–present
Career history
As player:
2007–2009Seattle Storm
As coach:
2013–presentMarian (Indiana)
Stats at WNBA.com

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 in 2003, after leading the Hornets to the 3A State Championship. Gearlds was also named a WBCA All-American, and participated in the 2003 WBCA High School All-America Game, where she scored ten points.[1] She was the MVP of the 2003 McDonald's All-American Game.

College

Gearlds went on to star at Purdue University. In her four years as a Boilermaker, 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 in 2007 after Purdue defeated Ohio State in the Big Ten championship game.[2] She also won both the women's and overall State Farm College Three Point Championships on March 29, 2007,[3] defeating male competitor and future NBA starter Aaron Brooks 17 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[4]

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 overall 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. She only played two more WNBA seasons (all with Seattle), appearing in 87 total games and averaging 4.4 points per game.

However, Gearlds playing career continued overseas. 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. 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.

Coaching career

On July 16, 2013, Gearlds was named the head coach of the women's basketball team at Marian University.

In just her second season, Gearlds led the Knights to a 28-6 record, earning the program's second-ever NAIA Division II National Championship Tournament berth, and first Crossroads League title. In her third season, she led the Knights to a record of 32-6 (.842) and won the 2016 National title, the first in program history. The Knights repeated as National Champions in 2017, winning their final 23 games to finish with a school-record 35 wins.

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Marian Knights (Crossroads League) (2013–present)
2013–14 Marian 16–168–105th
2014–15 Marian 28–614–42ndNAIA Division II First Round
2015–16 Marian 32–616–21stNAIA Division II National Champions
2016–17 Marian 35–317–11stNAIA Division II National Champions
2017–18 Marian 32–317–11stNAIA Division II First Round
2018–19 Marian 27–716–21stNAIA Division II First Round
2019–20 Marian 31–316–21stSeason canceled due to COVID-19
Marian: 201–44104–22
Total:201–44

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References
  1. "WBCA High School All-America Game Box Scores". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 29 Jun 2014.
  2. Championship Game Notes, from the Big Ten Conference website. Retrieved April 1, 2007
  3. The Post-Standard, Syracuse's online newspaper. Retrieved April 1st, 2007
  4. "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
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