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Kara Wolters (born August 15, 1975 in Holliston, Massachusetts) was a collegiate and professional basketball player. Standing at six feet and seven inches (2.01 m), she was appropriately nicknamed "Big Girl".

Personal

She grew up in a basketball family. Her father, William Wolters, is in the Boston College Hall of Fame and played professional basketball for the Seattle SuperSonics in the NBA. Her brother, Ray, played at Assumption College and Eastern Connecticut State University, and her sister, Kristen, was a standout player at the University of Rhode Island.

She formed the "Kara Kares Foundation", which supports brain tumor research.

University of Connecticut

She played for the women's basketball team at the University of Connecticut from 1994 to 1997. She was a member of the 1995 team that won the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship, which capped a perfect 35-0 won-loss record.

WNBA Career

After playing for the New England Blizzard of the ABL, Wolters was selected by the Houston Comets in the third round (36th overall) during in the 1999 WNBA Draft, Fourth round pick (No. 16 overall) and then the 2000 Expansion Draft by Indiana Fever on December 15, 1999.

Wolters was then traded to the Sacramento Monarchs for the 14th pick in the 2001 WNBA Draft on April 11, 2000.

International Competition

Wolters was a member of the gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic women's basketball team during the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Also, she ranks second among all-time USA World Championship competitors for the most blocked shots (11).

Wolters is one of only six women to receive a Gold Medal in the Olympics, an NCAA championship, and a WNBA Championship. The others are Sue Bird, Swin Cash, Rebecca Lobo, Ruth Riley, and Sheryl Swoopes.

Trivia

Kara has always worn uniform number 52, the same number as her father, William Wolters.
She is most proud of winning the NCAA Championship in 1995 and graduating college.
Her dog's name when she was in high school was named "Hoops"
Member of the 1999 WNBA Champion Houston Comets.
She married in 2005 and currently works as a women's basketball game color commentator during games involving her alma mater, the University of Connecticut.

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