Katasha Artis
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Katasha R. Artis is a member of the Northeastern University athletics Hall of Fame. Artis was inducted in 2001 for her acchompishments in the sport of basketball. Artis also played in the WNBA, and currently is the head coach at Kingsborough Community College
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after being an All-American has a high school star in Brooklyn, NY. During her first season at Virginia, Artis suffered a knee injury and transferred to Northeastern.
After sitting out the required on year due to NCAA transfer rules, Artis began to play for the Huskies as a sophomore
. She avereaged 14.4 points and 9.3 rebounds a game during her first season.
Her junior year saw Artis take her game to the next level. Artis lead Northeastern to the American East playoffs and was voted American East Player of the Year and was voted to the All-East and District I All-American teams. She averaged 20.6 points per hame.
During her senior season Artis averaged 21.2 points per game, leading the Huskies to a 19-10 season. Artis was voted American East Player of the Year for the second straight season, along with All-East and District I All-American.
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Artis also played professional in Turkey
for a number of years.
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Kingsborough Community College
Kingsborough Community College , part of the City University of New York system, is the only community college in Brooklyn, New York. The campus is located at Manhattan Beach, which is at the eastern end of Coney Island. The 71-acre campus overlooks Sheepshead Bay, Jamaica Bay, and the Atlantic...
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College career
Artis began her collegiate career at the University of VirginiaUniversity of Virginia
The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
after being an All-American has a high school star in Brooklyn, NY. During her first season at Virginia, Artis suffered a knee injury and transferred to Northeastern.
After sitting out the required on year due to NCAA transfer rules, Artis began to play for the Huskies as a sophomore
Sophomore
Sophomore is a term used in the United States to describe a student in the second year of study at high school or university.The word is also used as a synonym for "second", for the second album or EP released by a musician or group, the second movie of a director, or the second season of a...
. She avereaged 14.4 points and 9.3 rebounds a game during her first season.
Her junior year saw Artis take her game to the next level. Artis lead Northeastern to the American East playoffs and was voted American East Player of the Year and was voted to the All-East and District I All-American teams. She averaged 20.6 points per hame.
During her senior season Artis averaged 21.2 points per game, leading the Huskies to a 19-10 season. Artis was voted American East Player of the Year for the second straight season, along with All-East and District I All-American.
Professional career
Artis played the 1997 season with the WNBA Charlotte StingCharlotte Sting
The Charlotte Sting was a Women's National Basketball Association franchise based in Charlotte, North Carolina and it was one of the league's eight original teams. The team folded on January 3, 2007....
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Artis also played professional in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
for a number of years.
Coaching
Before the 2007-08 season Artis was named the head women's basketball coach at Kingsborough Community CollegeKingsborough Community College
Kingsborough Community College , part of the City University of New York system, is the only community college in Brooklyn, New York. The campus is located at Manhattan Beach, which is at the eastern end of Coney Island. The 71-acre campus overlooks Sheepshead Bay, Jamaica Bay, and the Atlantic...
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