Katie Feenstra
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| Personal information | |
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| Born |
November 17, 1982 Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m) |
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Grand Rapids Baptist Academy (Grand Rapids, Michigan) |
| College | Liberty (2001–2005) |
| WNBA draft | 2005 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8th overall |
| Selected by the Connecticut Sun | |
| Playing career | 2005–2009 |
| Position | Center |
| Career history | |
| 2005–2006 | San Antonio Silver Stars |
| 2007 | Detroit Shock |
| 2008 | Atlanta Dream |
| 2009 | San Antonio Silver Stars |
| 2009 | Chicago Sky |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at WNBA.com | |
Katharen Ruth "Katie" Mattera (born November 17, 1982 as Katharen Ruth Feenstra) is an American college basketball coach and retired player for the WNBA.
Mattera is one of the tallest players in WNBA history. At 6 feet 7.5 inches (2.02m) tall, she is the seventh-tallest person to have played professionally in the WNBA. Only Margo Dydek, Lindsay Taylor, Zheng Haixia, Maria Stepanova, Liz Cambage, and Brittney Griner at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), are taller than her.
Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Mattera went on to star on the women's basketball team while attending Liberty University, where she majored in physical education. She was a three-time Big South Conference Player of the Year, a Wade Trophy, John R. Wooden and Naismith Award nominee. She also became the Big South Conference's all-time shot-blocker on February 14, 2005. Feenstra was the tallest player in Liberty University and Big South Conference history. She finished her career at Liberty as one of only two players in NCAA history to lead the nation in field-goal percentage in back-to-back seasons (2004, 2005)
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Mattera was originally selected by the Connecticut Sun on April 16, 2005, during the 2005 WNBA Draft, but was quickly traded to the San Antonio Silver Stars in exchange for the Silver Stars' player Margo Dydek (the tallest player in the WNBA).
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