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Katie Collier

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-9
Class:
Senior
Prev school:
Webb School of Knoxville
Hometown:
Knoxville, Tenn.
Major:
Undecided

2018-19 (SENIOR)
• Played in 31 games, earning one start
• Career high six rebounds against Vanderbilt
• Suffered injury vs. Dartmouth and missed the UNLV, Georgia State and Troy games
• Returned to the court for the first time since suffering an injury vs. Dartmouth and provided 15 minutes against Kentucky
• Turned in solid all-around game against UNC Asheville with season-high five points and tied career high with team-best four assists and no turnovers in 22 minutes of action
• Season-best shooting effort at UTEP with six points on 2-of-3 shooting, establishing career high for 3-point field goals made (2)

2017-18 (JUNIOR)
• Earned start at point position at Vanderbilt and responded with career highs for points (8), free throws (6), rebounds (3) and minutes (26)
• Saw action in all 31 games, earning 20 starts
• More than doubled career numbers across the board during junior campaign
• Career-high four assists in win vs. Tennessee Tech
• Career-high five rebounds vs. Lipscomb
• Career-high for minutes in back-to-back games at Louisville (35) and vs. Troy (39) minutes
• Career high seven free throws vs. Troy
• Career high three steals vs. Canisius, while also tying career high for assists (4)
• Provided 37 minutes, four rebounds in win vs. Kentucky, providing two clutch free throws with 40 seconds remaining for a two-possession lead
• Career high 40 minutes at WKU (1/4/18)
• Tied career high with four assists vs. Rice (3/8/18) in the C-USA Championships

2016-17 (SOPHOMORE)
• Saw action in 29 games, earning seven starts
• Scored career-high of five points twice the last of which came against Georgia Tech (12/22/16)
• Earned first career start at Virginia (11/11/16)

2015-16 (FRESHMAN)
• Saw action in 19 games
• Made collegiate debut vs. Virginia
• Scored first collegiate point with free throw at Ohio

HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-year letterwinner for Webb School of Knoxville
• Played in four TSSAA State Championship games at Webb School, winning three (2012, 14-15) and finishing runner-up in 2013
• Three-time All-State selection (2013-15)
• Named to the All State Tournament team in 2014 & 15
• Voted Co-District Player of the Year in 2015
• Named Region MVP in 2015
• Three-time All-Region Tournament selection (2013-15)
• Five-time AAU state champion for the KGC Lady Pride, Coach Mike Capps (2009, 2011-14)
• Finished fourth in the nation in AAU with Lady Pride in 2011
• Recognized as Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame Female Athlete of the Year in August, 2015.

PERSONAL
• Full name is Katie Corille Collier
• Born March 24, 1997
• Daughter of Robby and Shelley Collier
• Mother, Shelley, was point guard and captain of Coach Pat Summitt’s first national championship team at Tennessee in 1987 and played for the Lady Vols from 1983-87
• Father, Robby, played football under Johnny Majors and Phillip Fulmer at Tennessee