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Katrina Price

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Katrina Price
Personal information
Born(1975-12-03)December 3, 1975
DiedJanuary 18, 1999(1999-01-18) (aged 23)
Nacogdoches, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Career information
High schoolLa Vega (Waco, Texas)
CollegeStephen F. Austin (1994–1998)
ABL draft1998: 1st round, 7th overall pick
Selected by the Long Beach Stingrays
Playing career1998–1999
PositionGuard
Number2
Career history
1998Philadelphia Rage
Career highlights and awards
  • Southland Tournament MVP (1998)
  • Southland Player of the Year (1997, 1998)
  • 3× First-team All-Southland (1996–1998)
  • Second-team All-Southland (1995)
  • Southland Freshman of the Year (1995)
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  United States
Jones Cup
Silver medal – second place 1997 Taipei Team Competition

Katrina Price (December 3, 1975 – January 18, 1999) was an American basketball player. A star guard in her college career at Stephen F. Austin State University, Price died by suicide after her rookie season in professional basketball.[1]

High school career

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In 1994, Price was named Central Texas Player of the Year and co-Most Valuable Player for Central Texas Female Athlete of the Year. She was also a class salutatorian with a 4.25 GPA. In her senior year she led La Vega High School (Waco, Texas) to the 1994 state finals and a 32–4 record, and averaged 30.0 points, 13.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists, and 5.0 steals per game. The previous year, she was named 1993 Volleyball MVP of District 17-3A, for her performance in that sport.

College career

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In her Division I NCAA career, Price was Stephen F. Austin State University's all-time leading scorer with 2,278 career points[2] and the Southland Conference player of the year in 1997 and 1998.[3] A 5'-10" guard,[4] she was a third-team AP All-American (first team Academica All American) selection her senior season (1997–1998), averaging 22.1 points and 5.3 rebounds a game. As of 2001 Price held the record for most three-point field goals in a single championship game, with seven, in a game against the University of Toledo in 1997.

Price excelled academically as well as athletically. In high school, she was second in her graduating class, and she made the Dean's List every semester she was in college.

USA Basketball

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Price competed with USA Basketball as a member of the 1997 Jones Cup Team that won the silver medal in Taipei. Several of the games were close, with the USA team winning four games by six points or fewer, including an overtime game in the semifinal match against Japan. The gold medal game against South Korea was also close, but the USA fell 76–71 to claim the silver medal for the event. Price averaged 3.0 points per game.[5]

Professional career

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Price was drafted seventh overall pick by the Long Beach Stingrays in the 1998 American Basketball League draft,[6] but the team disbanded before she could play a game. She was assigned to the Philadelphia Rage roster in August. She was a reserve guard, playing in 12 of the Rage's 14 games before the league shut down in late December.[7]

Career statistics

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Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
1994–95 Stephen F. Austin 30 - - 43.6 28.6 57.5 3.5 1.9 2.1 0.1 - 14.4
1995–96 Stephen F. Austin 31 - - 45.7 29.6 62.6 4.5 2.3 2.1 0.1 - 18.8
1996–97 Stephen F. Austin 33 - - 46.4 32.9 60.7 5.3 1.5 2.3 0.1 - 19.6
1997–98 Stephen F. Austin 28 - - 45.6 32.9 74.3 5.1 1.3 1.8 0.0 - 22.0
Career 122 - - 45.4 31.1 65.2 4.6 1.7 2.1 0.1 - 18.7
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[8]

Death

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Price died in Nacogdoches, Texas, at the age of 23, of a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Women's pro basketball: Star player is apparent suicide". New York Times. 19 January 1999.
  2. ^ Jody Berger (10 June 2012). "Without warning". ESPN.com. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Southland basketball champions – History & Records" (PDF). southland.org. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  4. ^ Kevin Taylor (27 February 2014). "Taylor: Years Later, Basketball Player's Suicide Is Still Puzzling". Times Record. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  5. ^ "1997 Women's R. William Jones Cup". USA Basketball. June 10, 2010. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  6. ^ Lena Williams (23 January 1999). "BASKETBALL: BEYOND THE GAME; A Player's Unsettling Death Leaves Others Wondering Why". New York Times. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  7. ^ Mac Engel (24 January 1999). "Price's Suicide Leaves Void For Everyone". The Hartford Courant. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Katrina Price College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  9. ^ "ABL player's apparent suicide brings shock and bewilderment". New York Times. 20 January 1999.