Kate Gaze (born 18 February 1990) is an Australian professional

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player. She currently plays for the

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in the WNBL.

Career

College

From 2009–2014, Gaze played for the

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located in

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. Participating in the NCAA's Division I and primarily in the West Coast Conference.

St. Mary's statistics

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WNBL

After a successful college career in the United States, Gaze returned home to Australia and reignited her professional career with the

. She has since won two WNBL Championships, led by

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and

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. 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.

Personal life

Gaze, comes from an athletic background. Her father Mark represented

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in basketball at the

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and played 182 National Basketball League games from 1983–1991. Her mother Michelle O'Connor was a WNBL champion with the

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(now Sydney Uni Flames), and her grandfather Tony Gaze was a former

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coach. She is also related to Australian basketball legends

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(first cousin, once removed) and his father

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(great-uncle).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gaze, Kate 1990 births Living people Australian expatriate basketball people in the United States Australian women's basketball players Townsville Fire players Canberra Capitals players Guards (basketball) Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball players People educated at Endeavour Sports High School People from Mulgrave, Victoria Basketball players from Melbourne Sportswomen from Victoria (Australia)