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Kate Sears

Guard
WATAUGA HS
BOONE, NORTH CAROLINA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-9
Press Release

Peak Performance

27.2

Average Points (per game)

13.1

Average Rebounds (per game)

9.3

Average Assists (per game)
“Kate Sears has been sensational this season. As an opposing coach, I can confirm she is impossible to game-plan for. She is a true 5-foot-9 point guard, but she jumps center and plays the middle of the 2-3 zone. Her court vision and decision-making are as good as anyone I have ever seen.”
Steven Phillips
Head Coach - North Wilkes High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-9 senior point guard averaged 27.2 points, 13.1 rebounds and 9.3 assists per game this past season, leading the Pioneers (22-6) to the Class 4A state quarterfinals. Sears recorded 13 triple-doubles in 28 contests, including one game where she scored 50 points and another when she tallied 43 points, 21 rebounds and 15 assists. A four-time Northwestern Conference Player of the Year, she concluded her prep basketball career with 2,613 points.

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Academic Achievement

Sears has maintained a weighted 4.54 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a written letter of athletic aid to play basketball at Virginia Tech this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A member of her school’s chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Sears has volunteered locally as a peer math tutor and as a youth basketball coach. She has also donated her time to multiple community service initiatives through Athletes for Good.