| Kate Lanz |
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 | Class:
Senior
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| Hometown:
Vancouver, Wash.
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| High School:
Central Catholic
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| Height:
5-10
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| Position:
Guard
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| Experience:
HS
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2009-10 Outlook: A deft passer and playmaker who is able to utilize her size over similar players ... can make tough passes in traffic or in transition ... is a strong and physical player ... an offensive threat ... is good at getting position over defenders ... will be expected to play a key role in the offense this season ... comes from a top high school program and knows how to win.
Central Catholic High School: Lettered four years for head coach Sandy Dickerson ... one of the top players in the state of Oregon ... named the 2008-09 Oregonian 6A Player of the Year, as selected by high school coaches in the state ... averaged 15.4 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 4.1 steals in leading Central Catholic to a third-place finish at the state tournament her senior season ... during her senior campaign, became Central Catholic's all-time leader in points (1,542), rebounds (619), assists (405) and steals (303) ... after the 2007-08 campaign, was named the Gatorade Girls Basketball Player of the Year in Oregon and earned All-State honors ... also named the Mt. Hood Conference Player of the Year and earned First-Team All-League honors as a junior ... led Central Catholic to a 23-3 record - and a third-place finish at the 2008 6A State Championship -- while averaging 14.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.0 steals per game ... shot better than 51 percent from the field and 44 percent from beyond the three-point line ... HoopGurlz.com rated Lanz as the nation's No. 32 point guard prior to her senior year ... as a sophomore, averaged 15 points, five assists, six rebounds and four steals per game ... her freshman year, averaged 11 points, two assists, two steals and four rebounds per game.
Personal: Born in Portland but considers Vancouver, Wash., her hometown ... is the daughter of Sandi and Blaine Lanz ... has one sister, Jaclyn, 14 ... is majoring in business ... finished high school with a GPA of 3.4 and was on the National Honor Society for one year ... biggest athletic thrill to date is playing in a triple-overtime semifinal game against Oregon City her senior year ... used to participate in ballet ... wants to visit St. Louis, Mo. ... would have liked to see the Oregon Trail because it would be interesting to see how the country has progressed since then ... in 10 years, wants to be successful in whatever she chooses to become ... chose Oregon State because it's a great school with a family/community feel and has a great team and staff.
