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Girls Basketball - Vermont

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Catherine Gilwee

Guard
CHAMPLAIN VALLEY UNION HS
HINESBURG, VERMONT
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-8
Press Release

Peak Performance

12.1

Points per Game

3.4

Rebounds per Game

5.6

Assists per Game

3.1

Steals per Game
“Catherine Gilwee is far and away the best player in this state. There’s nobody else even close. Her shooting is really special, and she is one of the smartest players I’ve ever seen.”
Aurie Thibault
Head Coach head coach at Rice Memorial High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-8 senior guard led the Redhawks to a 9-0 record this past season, averaging 12.1 points, 5.6 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 3.1 steals per game. Gilwee was named Miss Basketball by the Burlington Free Press and is a three-time First Team All-State and First Team All-Metro honoree. She guided Champlain Valley Union to a 30-0 mark over her final two years, though both postseasons were ended by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Academic Achievement

Gilwee has maintained a weighted 4.22 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball on scholarship at the University of Vermont this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A member of her school’s Athletic Leadership Council, Gilwee has served as a youth soccer coach and has volunteered locally on behalf of Bring Change to Mind, a school organization that focuses on eliminating stigmas surrounding mental health issues.