Kate Gaze

Kate Gaze
No. 11–Townsville Fire
Position	Guard
League	WNBL
Personal information
Born	18 February 1990 (age 34); Mulgrave, Victoria
Nationality	Australian
Listed height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Career information
High school	Endeavour (Sydney, New South Wales)
College	Saint Mary's (2009–2014)
WNBA draft	2014: undrafted
Playing career	2006–present
Career history
2006–2009	Australian Institute of Sport
2014–2016	Townsville Fire
2016–2018	Canberra Capitals
2019–present	Townsville Fire
Career highlights and awards
	3x WNBL champion (2015, 2016, 2023); WCC All-Freshman Team (2010);

Last updated April 16, 2024

Kate Gaze (born 18 February 1990) is an Australian professional basketball player. She currently plays for the Townsville Fire in the WNBL.

Career

College

From 2009–2014, Gaze played for the Saint Mary's Gaels located in Moraga, California. Participating in the NCAA's Division I and primarily in the West Coast Conference.^[1]

St. Mary's statistics

Source^[2]

Ratios
YEAR	Team	GP	FG%	3P%	FT%	RBG	APG	BPG	SPG	PPG
2009-10	St. Mary's	31	32.0%	33.8%	90.0%	1.61	1.61	0.10	0.45	4.39
2010-11	St. Mary's	32	37.2%	42.4%	86.5%	2.84	1.94	0.13	0.56	11.00
2011-12	St. Mary's	8	36.2%	37.8%	77.8%	2.00	3.25	0.25	0.88	7.88
2012-13	St. Mary's	31	36.9%	31.5%	72.3%	2.42	2.90	-	0.68	11.03
2013-14	St. Mary's	33	34.0%	32.6%	87.4%	3.39	4.85	0.15	0.82	12.42
Career		135	35.5%	35.4%	83.2%	2.55	2.87	0.10	0.64	9.65

Totals
YEAR	Team	GP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	REB	A	BK	ST	PTS
2009-10	St. Mary's	31	41	128	27	80	27	30	50	50	3	14	136
2010-11	St. Mary's	32	103	277	56	132	90	104	91	62	4	18	352
2011-12	St. Mary's	8	21	58	14	37	7	9	16	26	2	7	63
2012-13	St. Mary's	31	115	312	39	124	73	101	75	90	0	21	342
2013-14	St. Mary's	33	120	353	45	138	125	143	112	160	5	27	410
Career		135	400	1128	181	511	322	387	344	388	14	87	1303

WNBL

After a successful college career in the United States, Gaze returned home to Australia and reignited her professional career with the Townsville Fire. She has since won two WNBL Championships, led by Suzy Batkovic and Cayla George. She has been re-signed for the 2017–18 season with the Capitals. From January through March 2018 she played professionally overseas for the BVUK. Sharks Wuerzburg in Germany's 2. division.^[3]

Personal life

Gaze, comes from an athletic background. Her father Mark represented Australia in basketball at the 1982 FIBA World Championship and played 182 National Basketball League games from 1983–1991. Her mother Michelle O'Connor was a WNBL champion with the Sydney Flames (now Sydney Uni Flames), and her grandfather Tony Gaze was a former Australian Opals coach. She is also related to Australian basketball legends Andrew Gaze (first cousin, once removed) and his father Lindsay Gaze (great-uncle).

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References

↑ "Kate Gaze - Saint Mary Gaels". smcgaels.
↑ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
↑ "Kate Gaze Signs with UC Capitals". WNBL. Archived from the original on 1 August 2016.

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[1] "Kate Gaze - Saint Mary Gaels". smcgaels.

[2] "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 6 July 2021.

[3] "Kate Gaze Signs with UC Capitals". WNBL. Archived from the original on 1 August 2016.

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