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Post by purplehaze on Dec 7, 2020 13:00:09 GMT -5
Katie Benzan knew what she was doing when she sat out her sr season at Harvard in order to play at high level as a grad transfer - she's at Maryland and leading the team in minutes/scoring/61 pct fg pct etc. etc. MVP in recent tourney
from their site:
In her debut as a Terp scored 13 points shooting 50% from the field, got 2 rebounds and dished out 2 assists in win over Davidson (11/27)...shot 60% from the field scoring 16 points, dishing out 3 assist and grabbing 3 rebounds against #24 Missouri State (11/28)...scored a career-high 28 points shooting 8 for 14 from the three-point line and earned 2020 #BeachBubble Tournament MVP honors in win over #14 Arkansas (11/29)...scored 21 points shooting 6-for-7 three-pointers and dished out 3 assists in a win over Towson (12/3).
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Post by hchoops on Dec 7, 2020 15:00:19 GMT -5
So she obtained her degree at Harvard in 3 years ?
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Post by purplehaze on Dec 7, 2020 15:56:19 GMT -5
no, in four - she played 3 years, then sat out 2019-20 season to get her degree in 4 yrs - now grad transfer
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Post by hcgrad94 on Dec 7, 2020 19:49:16 GMT -5
Thought she was going to Texas?
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Post by longsuffering on Dec 7, 2020 20:21:12 GMT -5
IIRC, Texas had a coaching change so she chose Maryland. Smart young lady. Much better chance to play in the WNBA or top level internationally if she excels on a P-6 team.
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Post by Dean Wormer on Dec 9, 2020 10:24:05 GMT -5
Moved from the General Sports Discussion board to here as this is a Women's College basketball topic.
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Post by purplehaze on Feb 23, 2021 21:18:59 GMT -5
She knew what she was doing when she dropped basketball in her sr. year at Harvard. She's having a great grad year for no.8 Maryland and tonight she led her team in their win over Iowa - she had 29 points in 32 minutes at the pg position on 10 of 11 fg shooting including 9 of 10 from 3 pt - I knew she was all-Ivy for a reason but her level of play in a power conference like the Big 10 is very impressive
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Post by timholycross on Feb 23, 2021 22:19:34 GMT -5
Can she play again next year w/the rule change?
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Post by hchoops on Feb 23, 2021 23:34:12 GMT -5
This was the lead on SportCenter, the best thing I saw today
Of course it helped that Scott vanPelt is a die hard Maryland guy
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Post by purplehaze on Apr 13, 2021 10:56:25 GMT -5
After a tough loss to Texas in the Sweet 16, it looks like Katie is coming back for a 2nd year at Maryland - many student athletes are taking advantage of this 'free' 20-21 season - she had a fantastic year and led all of D.1 in 3 pt fg pct
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Post by longsuffering on Apr 13, 2021 11:12:18 GMT -5
After a tough loss to Texas in the Sweet 16, it looks like Katie is coming back for a 2nd year at Maryland - many student athletes are taking advantage of this 'free' 20-21 season - she had a fantastic year and led all of D.1 in 3 pt fg pct As a Harvard grad and now an advanced degree candidate she doesn't need to go pro domestically or internationally. Why not chase the dream for one more year. Pro ball will still be there if wanted. |
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Post by HC92 on Apr 13, 2021 15:56:38 GMT -5
Good for Katie. Could not have worked out much better for her.
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Post by HC92 on May 6, 2022 12:51:34 GMT -5
Pretty impressive to make a WNBA roster as an undrafted free agent.
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Post by longsuffering on May 6, 2022 12:54:52 GMT -5
Fabulous.
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Post by HC13 on May 6, 2022 12:56:20 GMT -5
Almost unheard of in these times for the WNBA - lot of vets have been cut the last few days.
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Post by HC13 on May 16, 2022 17:18:14 GMT -5
Katie released today
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