Katrina Colleton (born March 17, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player who played 4 season in the WNBA. She played two seasons for the

Los Angeles Sparks The Los Angeles Sparks (LA Sparks) are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Sparks compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The team was foun ...

(1997 and 1998) then after sitting out the entire 1999 season, played two seasons for the

Miami Sol The Miami Sol were a professional women's basketball team that was based in Miami and entered the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) in 2000. They played their games at American Airlines Arena as the sister team to the Miami Heat of the ...

(2000 and 2001).

WNBA Career

Colleton was selected with the 19th overall pick by the Sparks in the 1997 WNBA Draft. Her debut game was played on June 21, 1997 in a 57 - 67 loss to the New York Liberty where she recorded 2 points, 4 rebounds and 3 steals. Colleton played her first two seasons with the Sparks but had a dip in productivity in her second year. From her rookie year to her sophomore year, her per game averages went from 21.9 minutes to 19.2 minutes, 4.9 points to 2.7 points and 2.1 rebounds to 1.7 rebounds. After sitting out the entire 1999 season, Colleton would sign with the

and instantly become one of the team's best players (even being nicknamed Tree by her teammates due to her long arms). She increased her productivity from her sophomore slump, averaging 8.3 points and 2 rebounds in 27.3 minutes per game. She would also be 2nd in points scored in the season for Sol players, along with 2nd in minutes played and 2nd in field goals made. Unfortunately, the team would finish the season 13 - 19 and not make the playoffs. The next season (2001) ended up being Colleton's final season in the WNBA. She only played 14 games and averaged 8.6 minutes, 1.9 points and 0.5 rebounds. This time around, the Sol would make the playoffs after finishing 20 - 12 but would be eliminated in the first round by the Liberty in 3 games (2 - 1). Game 3 of that first round series was Colleton's final game of her career. That game was played on August 21, 2001, the Sol lost 61 - 72, and Colleton only recorded 2 points and 1 rebound. Before the 2002 season started, Colleton was traded to the

Portland Fire The Portland Fire were a professional basketball team in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) based in Portland, Oregon that joined the league in 2000 as the counterpart to the National Basketball Association, NBA’s Portland Trail B ...

along with her teammate Marla Brumfield in exchange for

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on May 22, 2002. However, Colleton would immediately get waived by Portland two days later on May 24. Brumfield herself would be waived by Portland on June 6 and completely missed the 2002 season, meaning that neither her or Colleton ever played for Portland. Colleton ended her WNBA career with 104 games played with career averages of 4.9 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists.

References

External links

Katrina Colleton WNBA Stats , Basketball-Reference.com
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