By David Siegel
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Yesterday, Katie Douglas celebrated her birthday (her 36th, happy birthday!).
For the first time in 14 years she did not celebrate by getting ready for the start of the WNBA season. Last week, Douglas announced her retirement, her back betraying her basketball abilities, ending a celebrated career that included an NCAA national championship, WNBA stops in Orlando, Connecticut, and Indiana; and the respect of her peers and fans everywhere.
It is a pleasure to welcome Douglas back to Dishin & Swishin, in a “career celebration” podcast. Douglas had plans to lace up for the Connecticut Sun this year, but suggested in the podcast that playing even one more season could have long term impact on her quality of life.
We will look back at the Purdue Hall of Famer’s career, one that featured, a scoring average of over 13 points per game, never averaging less than double figures since arriving in Connecticut with the Miracle franchise. She was a 36 percent three-point shooter and an 80 percent foul shooter; a multi-time all-star, all defensive team performer and four-time All-WNBA first or second team selection.
On the podcast, there are a lot of topics covered including Douglas’ thoughts on:
Enjoy the podcast!
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