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#4 KATIE BENTON

#4 - Katie Benton

Senior  •  5'9  •  Guard
Briscoe, TX (Ft. Elliot HS)

Major:  Mathematics
Birthday:  November 5, 1985
Parent:  Dawn Donaldson

  GP/GS FG-A FG% 3FG-A 3FG% FT-A FT% REB R/G A A/G S PT P/G
04-05 24-0 40-121 .331 16-53 .302 26-38 .684 84 3.5 14 0.6 5 122 5.1
05-06 31-30 91-240 .379 23-78 .295 29-41 .707 134 4.3 27 0.9 23 234 7.5
06-07 23-19 63-149 .423 15-40 .375 27-29 .931 107 4.7 42 1.8 19 168 7.3
Tot. 78-49 194-510 .380 54-171 .316 82-108 .759 325 4.2 83 1.1 47 524 6.7

Married Pioneer junior varsity basketball player Matt Benton over the summer

High School:   1st team All-State at Ft. Elliott High... 1st Team All-Region... 6-Man Player of the Year... 3-time District MVP... All-District... MVP of Fargo Invitational... Amarillo Globe News Super Team  

2004-05 at WBU:   played all year with a knee injury that required off-season surgery... had a season-high 14 points in a game at Dillard University... pulled down season-high 10 rebounds in season opener against Huston Tillotson
2005-06 at WBU: Honorable Mention All-Conference... Flying Queen Most Valuable Player... Chuck Stephens Memorial Classic (CSU-Pueblo) All-Tournament Team... scored a career-high 20 points in conference opener against Lubbock Christian... recorded a career-high 11 rebounds against Houston Baptist... hit 4-of-5 three-pointers at home against Southern Nazarene

2005-06 at WBU:   Honorable Mention All-Conference... Flying Queen Most Valuable Player... Chuck Stephens Memorial Classic (CSU-Pueblo) All-Tournament Team... scored a career-high 20 points in conference opener against Lubbock Christian... recorded a career-high 11 rebounds against Houston Baptist... hit 4-of-5 three-pointers at home against Southern Nazarene

2006-07 at WBU:   SAC Player of the Week for week of Nov. 27-Dec. 3 after averaging 16 points, seven rebounds and three assists in three games... scored a career high 22 points and tied a career high with 11 rebounds in a game at home against Texas A&M International... was forced to sit out first three weeks of conference play after undergoing knee surgery over the Christmas break... receipient of the Hutcherson Family Award



Favorite food:    Mexican and Italian
Favorite class:   Math
Favorite music:   R&B and alternative
Favorite movie:   Love & Basketball
Favorite sports memory:   being a part of the first girls basketball team at her high school to go to the state tournament
Favorite sports team:   San Antonio Spurs
Four people with whom she would like to have dinner:   Pat Summitt, Michael Jordan, Denzel Washington, Rachael Ray
Future plans:   become a math teacher and basketball coach, and start a family.