Colorado University Athletics
FORMER BUFF KATE FAGAN JOINS COLORADO CHILL OF NWBL
FORT COLLINS, Colo. - The Colorado Chill of the National
Women's Basketball League (NWBL) have signed former Colorado
basketball standout guard Kate Fagan to a
contract team owner, Dave King, announced Friday.
Fagan joins the Chill after playing
overseas this fall with Mercy Coolock out of Ireland.
As a Colorado player from 1999-2004, Fagan
established herself as one of the Buffaloes all-time great 3-point
shooters. She finished her career fourth on the school's all-time
list with 197 and is also fourth in career percentage at .405. At
the conclusion of the 2003-04 season, Fagan earned honorable
mention to the All-Big 12 Conference team and set the
school record for three-point field goals in a season (79), as well
as the record for 3-point field goals in a game (seven).
"Kate is the type of player that fits nicely into what we are
trying to do this season," stated King. She is as lethal from
long-range as any player in this league and that will make her a
big compliment to what we are trying to accomplish on the inside
with Ruth, Erin and Teresa."
Fagan is the second former Buff to sign with the Chill this season
as Erin Scholz (1994-97) signed in September.
Along with the CU duo, the Chill feature Team USA Gold Medallist
Ruth Riley and WNBA All-Star Becky Hammon.
The Chill will open the season with
a series of exhibition games against the Chicago Blaze starting
tonight in Rapid City, SD, while the second will be played on
Sunday at 6:05 p.m. at the Budweiser Events Center. Game time
for Sunday is scheduled for 6:05 p.m. The regular season is
scheduled to begin on January 15, when the Lubbock Hawks visit
Colorado at 7 p.m.
The NWBL is a six-team league that features more than 25 active
WNBA players. Other teams in the league include the
Birmingham Power (Birmingham, Ala.); Dallas Fury (Dallas, Texas);
Chicago Blaze (Naperville, Ill.); San Jose Spiders (San Jose,
Calif.) and Lubbock Hawks (Lubbock, Texas).