1. Katrina Felicia McClain was born on September 19,1965 and is a retired American basketball player.
36 Facts About Katrina McClain
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Katrina McClain played for the University of Georgia, as well as many USA Basketball teams including three Olympic teams.
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Katrina McClain grew up in Charleston, South Carolina, where she attended St Andrews High School.
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Katrina McClain began her career at the University of Georgia, where she was a two-time All-American and won varsity letters all four years.
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Katrina McClain went on to become the National Player of the Year in 1987.
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Katrina McClain is the holder of several single season records that still stand:.
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Katrina McClain holds several records in international competitions including the USA Olympic record for rebounds in a single competition and the USA Goodwill Games competition record for rebounds.
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Katrina McClain was the leading scorer in the first three games, including a 38-point output in the first game against the People's Republic of Korea, along with 13 rebounds.
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Katrina McClain was selected to represent the US at the inaugural Goodwill Games, held in Moscow in July 1986.
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Katrina McClain was the second leading scorer in the finals with 17 points, behind only Cheryl Miller with 18.
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Katrina McClain continued to represent the US with National team at the 1986 World Championship, held in Moscow, a month after the Goodwill games in Moscow.
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Katrina McClain was one of the stars of the tournament, scoring a team high 19 points against Czechoslovakia, and a team high 21 points against Hungary.
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Katrina McClain was one of five double-digit scorers in the game.
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Katrina McClain was a member of the USA team at the 1987 Pan American Games held in Indianapolis, Indiana USA.
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Katrina McClain was the leading scorer and rebounder for the USA team.
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Katrina McClain represented the US at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea.
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Katrina McClain scored 19 for the US, second most behind Teresa Edwards.
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The USA team went on to beat Yugoslavia and China, with Katrina McClain having a 27-point and 13 rebound game against China.
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Katrina McClain was the leading scorer and rebounder for the team, with 17.6 and 10.4 respectively.
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Katrina McClain continued her USA representation as a member of the USA National team at the 1990 World Championships, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Katrina McClain was the star of that game scoring 23 points and pulling down 16 rebounds.
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Katrina McClain again led the team in rebounds at almost eleven per game, and was second in scoring honors, behind Teresa Edwards.
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Katrina McClain was a member of the USA team invited to the 1991 Pan American Games held in Havana, Cuba.
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Katrina McClain was the team's leading rebounder, with 8.8 per game, and the second leading scorer, at 15.3 per game, behind Teresa Edwards.
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Katrina McClain earned a place on the team representing the US at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
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Katrina McClain again dominated the boards, leading the team with 9.6 rebounds per game.
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Katrina McClain scored 11.4 points per game, which was fourth best on the team.
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Katrina McClain continued her participation on the USA team at the 1994 World Championships.
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Katrina McClain was the leading scorer with 20 points in the first round win over South Korea.
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Katrina McClain had one of the most impressive performances in World Championship history, with 29 points and 19 rebounds.
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Katrina McClain led all scores on the USA team with 14.6 points per game and was the teams's leading rebounder, with 11.1 per game.
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The USA victory over Australia featured a record setting 15 assists by Teresa Edwards, while Katrina McClain was the leading scorer with 24 points.
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Against Japan, Lisa Leslie set a USA Olympic scoring record with 35 points, and Katrina McClain tied a USA scoring record with 16 rebounds.
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Katrina McClain was the second leading scorer and the team's leading rebounder.
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Katrina McClain played professionally internationally for several years and ended her professional career with the Atlanta Glory of the American Basketball League.
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Katrina McClain was honored as a member of the 1998 ABL All-Star Game Eastern Conference Team.