Katie Feenstra-Mattera is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on November 17, 1982 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. In February of 2007 she was transferred with the Detroit Shock in exchange for Ruth Riley.
On November 5, 2019, Mattera was named assistant women’s basketball coach at Liberty University. Her first head coaching job was at Cornerstone University., where she served for six years.
Born from Grand Rapids, Michigan, Mattera became a prominent player in the basketball squad for women studying at Liberty University, where she majored in physical education. She was 3 times Big South Conference Player of the Year, and a Wade Trophy, John R. Wooden, and Naismith Award nominee. Feenstra was also named the all-time Big South Conference’s best shot-blocker on February 14, 2005. Feenstra had the most height at Liberty University and Big South Conference history. She concluded her playing time with Liberty being one of the two people in NCAA history who led the nation in field goal percentage in consecutive seasons (2004 and 2005)
Mattera was first chosen from the Connecticut Sun on April 16 in 2005, as part of the 2005 WNBA Draft however, she was traded quickly for the San Antonio Silver Stars in exchange for Silver Stars’ player Margo Dydek (the highest-groomed athlete of the WNBA).
On February 6, 2008 she was selected in the expansion draft by the Atlanta Dream.
