Katie Feenstra-Mattera

Katharen Ruth Mattera (née Feenstra; born November 17, 1982) is an American college basketball coach and former player for the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

Katie Mattera
Personal information
Born (1982-11-17) November 17, 1982
Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High schoolGrand Rapids Baptist Academy
(Grand Rapids, Michigan)
CollegeLiberty (2001–2005)
WNBA draft2005: 1st round, 8th overall pick
Selected by the Connecticut Sun
Playing career2005–2009
PositionCenter
Career history
2005–2006San Antonio Silver Stars
2007Detroit Shock
2008Atlanta Dream
2009San Antonio Silver Stars
2009Chicago Sky
Career highlights and awards
  • WNBA All-Rookie Team (2005)
Stats at WNBA.com

Mattera is one of the tallest players in WNBA history. At 6 feet 7.5 inches (2.02 m) tall, she is the ninth-tallest person to have played professionally in the WNBA. Only Margo Dydek, at 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m), Bernadett Határ, at 6 ft 10.5 in (2.1 m), Han Xu, at 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), and Lindsay Taylor, Zheng Haixia, Maria Stepanova, Liz Cambage, and Brittney Griner, each at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), are taller than her.

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