Kate Gaze

Kate Gaze
Townsville Fire
Position	Guard
League	WNBL
Personal information
Born	18 February 1990; Mulgrave, Victoria
Nationality	Australian
Listed height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Career information
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
	2x WNBL champion (2015, 2016); WCC All-Freshman Team (2010);

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]

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.[2]

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 (second cousin) and his father Lindsay Gaze (great-uncle).

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References

"Kate Gaze - Saint Mary Gaels". smcgaels.
"Kate Gaze Signs with UC Capitals". WNBL.

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

[2] "Kate Gaze Signs with UC Capitals". WNBL.