Kate Fagan

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Kate Fagan
Born (1981-11-15) November 15, 1981 (age 43)
Warwick, Rhode Island, U.S.
Education University of Colorado Boulder
OccupationSports journalist
SpouseKathryn Budig
Website bykatefagan.com

Kathleen Elizabeth Fagan (born November 15, 1981) [1] [2] is an American sports reporter and commentator who previously was employed by ESPN. Before joining the ESPN staff, she worked as the Philadelphia Inquirer's beat writer for the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers.

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Early life

Fagan was born in Warwick, Rhode Island. Fagan's father played professional basketball in Europe before later opening a financial investment company. Her mother worked as a sales representative for McGraw-Hill. She attended Niskayuna High School in Niskayuna, New York, where she became the school's all-time leading scorer in basketball.

Fagan attended the University of Colorado at Boulder where she lettered in basketball. After suffering a foot injury as a freshman, she rebounded to be among the team's best shooters and scorers. She set a Big 12 Conference record by making 44 consecutive free throws during the 2002-03 season and was a perennial First-Team Academic Big 12 performer. [1] In 2004, Fagan graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a Bachelor of Science in Communication. [3] She also played two seasons with the Colorado Chill of the National Women's Basketball League (NWBL). [4]

University of Colorado statistics

Sources [5]

Legend
  GPGames 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
YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1999-00Colorado51528.6%14.3%100.0%1.40.80.4-3.0
2000-01Colorado205132.7%25.0%87.5%0.40.40.4-2.6
2001-02Colorado3417245.8%47.6%62.2%1.01.10.8-5.1
2002-03Colorado3234839.7%38.7%95.4%3.01.60.80.110.9
2003-04Colorado3038442.0%42.9%88.7%3.32.81.20.112.8
Career12197040.9%86.1%2.01.50.80.18.0

Career

In 2006, Fagan began her professional career as a sports editor for the Ellensburg Daily Record ; the following year she moved to the Glens Falls Post-Star as a sportswriter. [6] [3] Later, from 2008 to 2011, she was on the staff of the Philadelphia Inquirer , [6] where she was the Philadelphia 76ers beat writer.

As an ESPN writer beginning in 2012, [6] Fagan also made regular TV appearances on Around the Horn and First Take . As of January 18, 2018, Fagan had 36 wins on Around the Horn She co-hosted The Trifecta with Spain, Jane and Kate with Sarah Spain and Jane McManus on espnW and Will and Kate with Will Cain on ESPN Radio. Fagan's piece "Owning the Middle", a profile of basketball player Brittney Griner for ESPN The Magazine, [7] was selected for inclusion in Glenn Stout's "Notable Sports Writing of 2013". [8] [9] In May 2017, Fagan started a podcast on ESPN called Free Cookies, which she co-hosted with her partner, yoga instructor Kathryn Budig. Fagan left ESPN at the end of 2018. [10]

Fagan is a regular on the 538 podcast Hot Takedown. [11]

In 2014, Fagan authored The Reappearing Act: Coming Out as Gay on a College Basketball Team Led by Born-Again Christians through Skyhorse Publishing. [12] The memoir chronicles Fagan's experiences on the Colorado women's basketball team. Her second book, What Made Maddy Run, about Madison Holleran, a University of Pennsylvania track and field athlete who took her own life in 2014, was released on August 1, 2017. [13] Her book delves into the pressure young women face in regards to social media, specifically Instagram. She brings to light the disparities between Holleran's depressive reality, and the fun and filtered photos that she posted on Instagram. [14] Her novel, The Three Lives of Cate Kay, debuted on January 7, 2025. It was chosen as Reese's Book Club's January 2025 pick. [15]

Personal life

On October 4, 2018, Fagan married her partner Kathryn Budig.

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  2. ↑ Fagan, Kate (August 28, 2003). "Buffaloes' Kathleen Elizabeth Fagan Journal". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Kate Fagan - ESPN MediaZone". Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  4. ↑ Kate Fagan (April 29, 2014). "Book excerpt: 'The Reappearing Act'". ESPN. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  5. ↑ "NCAA statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 "Kate Fagan." Contemporary Authors Online. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 2015. Retrieved via Biography in Context database, May 4, 2017.
  7. ↑ Fagan, Kate (May 29, 2013). "Owning the Middle". ESPN The Magazine. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  8. ↑ Stout, Glenn, "Notable Sports Writing of 2013", in: Christopher McDougal (Ed.), The Best American Sports Writing 2014. Series, Best American Sports Writing , edited by Stout. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014. p. 385.
  9. ↑ "Kate Fagan." Contemporary Authors Online. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2017. The Gale author profile mistakenly implies that Fagan has work included in the 2013 anthology; however, "Notable Sports Writing" is a separate annual list included in the following year's anthology.
  10. ↑ Bucholtz, Andrew (November 19, 2018). "Kate Fagan declines extension and leaves ESPN, perhaps another sign of their coverage shifting towards on-field stories". awfulannouncing.com. Awful Announcing. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Introducing Hot Takedown, FiveThirtyEight's First Podcast". March 16, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Search Results".
  13. ↑ "Exclusive book excerpt – 'What Made Maddy Run' by Kate Fagan". espnW. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  14. ↑ "From The Mag: Penn runner's depression masked on social media". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Reese Witherspoon reveals first Book Club pick for 2025". The Independent. January 8, 2025. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
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