Katie Feenstra-Mattera
Katharen Ruth Mattera (née Feenstra; born November 17, 1982) is an American college basketball coach and former player for the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 17, 1982 Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. |
| 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: 1st round, 8th overall pick |
| 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 | |
| |
| Stats at WNBA.com | |
Mattera is one of the tallest players in WNBA history. At 6 feet 7.5 inches (2.02 m) tall,[1] she is the ninth-tallest person to have played professionally in the WNBA. Only Margo Dydek, at 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m), Bernadett Határ, at 6 ft 10.5 in (2.1 m), Han Xu, at 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), and Lindsay Taylor, Zheng Haixia, Maria Stepanova, Liz Cambage, and Brittney Griner, each at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), are taller than she.[2]
College years Edit
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)
Liberty statistics Edit
Source[3]
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02 | Liberty | 17 | 178 | 51.0 | - | 56.1 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 10.5 |
| 2002-03 | Liberty | 28 | 424 | 56.9 | - | 67.7 | 9.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 15.1 |
| 2003-04 | Liberty | 32 | 674 | 65.7 | - | 57.1 | 11.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 21.1 |
| 2004-05 | Liberty | 32 | 569 | 67.1 | - | 67.3 | 10.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 17.8 |
| Career | Liberty | 109 | 1845 | 62.2 | 0.0 | 62.9 | 9.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 16.9 |
WNBA career Edit
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).
On September 14, 2005, she was named to the WNBA All-Rookie Team.[4]
On February 22, 2007, she was traded to the Detroit Shock in exchange for Ruth Riley.[5]
On February 6, 2008, she was selected in the expansion draft by the Atlanta Dream.[6]
Coaching career Edit
On November 5, 2019, Mattera was named assistant women's basketball coach at Liberty University.[7] Her first head coaching job was at Cornerstone University.,[8] where she served for six years.
Personal life Edit
Feenstra married Todd Mattera on November 8, 2008.[9] Her sister, Meribeth Anderson, also played basketball at Liberty from 1999 to 2003.
Feenstra wears men's size 17 (US) / 53 (EU) shoes.[10]
See also Edit
References Edit
- ^ "Katie Mattera Basketball Player Profile, Zhejiang Far East, Liberty, News, D2 stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards - eurobasket". eurobasket.com. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- ^ WNBA Profile September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
- ^ "All-Rookie Teams". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
- ^ "Silver Stars acquire Ruth Riley in trade with Detroit". OurSports Central. February 22, 2007. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
- ^ "Dream Waives Center Katie Feenstra Mattera". OurSports Central. April 8, 2009. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
- ^ "Back at Home". MLive.com.
- ^ "Former WNBA player hired as Cornerstone's new basketball coach". MLive.com. May 8, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
- ^ "Where in the World is… Katie Feenstra? «". Archived from the original on March 10, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2008.
- ^ "WNBA.com: Time Out with Katie Feenstra". wnba.com. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
External links Edit
- WNBA draft 2005
- Press release on her trade to the Detroit Shock