Katie Macfarlane Explained

Katie Macfarlane
Position:Forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Nationality:American
Birth Date:16 January 1982
Birth Place:Clarence, New York
High School:Clarence (Clarence, New York)
College:Army (2000–2004)
Draft League:WNBA
Draft Year:2004
Highlights:
  • Patriot Player of the Year (2004)
  • 3x First-team All-Patriot (2002–2004)
  • Patriot All-Freshman Team (2001)

Kathryn Ann "Katie" Macfarlane, (born January 16, 1982) is a former American women's basketball player and a current U.S. Army intelligence officer. She was Army's women's basketball team's all-time leading scorer. Kelsey Minato broke her MacFarlane's record in December 2015.[1]

High school

Macfarlane attended Clarence High School in Clarence, New York. She graduated in 2000 with 1,426 career points, placing her 50th all-time on the Western New York girls basketball all-time scoring leaders list, according to The Buffalo News.[2] In the 1998–1999 season, she was named an All-Western New York first team selection by The Buffalo News. In the 1999–2000 season, she repeated as an All-Western New York first team selection, and also was named Buffalo News Basketball Player of the Year.[3] [4]

College

Macfarlane attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York.[5] [6] During her four-year career with the Black Knights, she set the school's all-time scoring record, which had stood for 20 years.[1] [7] In the 2003–04 season, she was chosen as the Patriot League Player Of The Year, as voted by the league's head coaches.[8]

Army statistics

Source[9]

YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2000–01Army2934050.442.975.78.10.71.30.211.7
2001–02Army2953249.928.675.110.21.71.50.518.3
2002–03Army3154951.016.772.310.61.61.40.717.7
2003–04Army2852053.530.866.310.11.31.50.718.6
CareerArmy117194151.226.572.29.81.31.40.516.6

Post-college career

Macfarlane was invited to training camp by the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA for the 2004 season.[10] She was signed by the Sun on April 26, 2004.[11] After appearing in one pre-season game,[12] MacFarlane was waived by the Sun on May 12, 2004.[11] MacFarlane then began her career as an Army intelligence officer, where she has served in Iraq for a 15-month tour. She is now married and goes by the name Kathryn Macfarlane Graves. On November 10, 2009, she returned to Clarence High School to be honored as part of the school's Veterans Day events.[13]

References

  1. Web site: November 20, 2003. Black Knights Cruise To 73–48 Win Over Columbia In Season Opener. Army. 2009-11-11.
  2. Web site: April 18, 2009. WNY girls basketball all-time scoring leaders. The Buffalo News. 2009-11-11.
  3. Web site: April 18, 2009. All-WNY girls basketball history. The Buffalo News. 2009-11-11.
  4. News: Fabulous five . April 11, 2000 . The Buffalo News . Monnin, Mary Jo . May 12, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160512114241/http://www.buffalonews.com/FABULOUS_FIVE__INTENSITY_DRIVES_MACFARLANE_TO_THE_TOP_OF_WNY_CLASS.html . May 12, 2016 . dead .
  5. News: All that they can be . April 24, 2002 . The Buffalo News . Moritz, Amy . May 12, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160512113709/http://www.buffalonews.com/article/20020424/SPORTS/304249983 . May 12, 2016 . dead .
  6. News: Friends and foes . February 28, 2002 . The Buffalo News . Moritz, Amy . May 12, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160512113937/http://www.buffalonews.com/article/20020228/SPORTS/302289987 . May 12, 2016 . dead .
  7. Web site: November 19, 2003. Macfarlane One Basket Away From Breaking Academy Scoring Record. Army. 2009-11-11.
  8. Web site: March 2, 2004. Katie Macfarlane Named Patriot League 'Player Of The Year'. Army. 2009-11-11.
  9. Web site: NCAA® Career Statistics. web1.ncaa.org. 2016-05-11.
  10. Web site: July 5, 2004. Former Basketball Standout Katie Macfarlane to Practice with Connecticut Sun. Army. 2009-11-11.
  11. Web site: 2004. 2004 WNBA Transactions. WNBA.com. 2009-11-11.
  12. Web site: 2004. WNBA.com: Katie MacFarlane Player Info. WNBA.com. 2009-11-11.
  13. News: Veterans Day brings moments of reflection . November 11, 2009 . The Buffalo News . Warner, Gene . Kearns, Michelle . May 12, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160512113437/http://www.buffalonews.com/Generations_apart_2_with_war_service_gain_honors_at_special_time______Veterans_Day_brings_moments_of_reflection.html . May 12, 2016 . dead .