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| Full name | Catherine La Ora Boswell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 10, 1962 (1962-11-10) (age 63) Joliet, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| University team | Illinois State Redbirds 1979–83 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Catherine La Ora Boswell (born November 10, 1962) is an American formerbasketball player who competed in the1984 Summer Olympics.[1] She played college basketball forIllinois State University before playing professionally around the world.[2] She has 31 years of competitive basketball experience, including 24 years of professional basketball.[3]
Boswell played forIllinois State University from 1979 to 1983.[4] She came toIllinois State University as a 16-year-old freshman and, in her first year, the Redbirds quadrupled their overall win total and tripled theirMissouri Valley Conference win total from the previous year. During her first two seasons at Illinois State, she led the Redbirds to a 51-18 record, an AIAW State Championship, and a WNIT bid. She surpassed 1,000 points in her first two years and has held the ISU freshman and sophomore records for scoring average, field goals, and rebounds. Boswell led the Redbirds to 90 wins during her career. She was the first Redbird to eclipse 2,000 points and is the ISU career record-holder in field goals and rebounding average. She is also in the top-10 for scoring, assists, blocks, and steals.[3]
During her time atIllinois State University, she was a two-time WBCA Kodak All-American and two-timeWade Trophy finalist. She finished her collegiate career with an NCAA Tournament berth in 1983, a 15th-place finish in the AIAW National Tournament in 1981, and two WNIT bids in 1980 and 1982.[4]
In 1997 Boswell was officially inducted into theIllinois State University athletic department's hall of fame.[5] Her ISU number is retired and hanging in the rafters ofRedbird Arena.[3]
Boswell returned to heralma mater to join theIllinois State University women’s basketball staff as an assistant coach in 2015.[6] She was later placed into theWomen’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2023.[7]
Boswell was named to the team representing the USA at the 1980William Jones Cup competition inTaipei, Taiwan. The USA team ended with a 7–2 record, which was a three-way tie for first place. The tie-breaker was point differential, and the USA did not win the tie-breaker, so ended up with the bronze medal.[8] She was also named to the squad presenting the USA in 1982. The team won their first seven games, but then ran into undefeated Canada, who beat the USA 70–67, leaving the USA with the silver medal.[9]
In 1983, Boswell represented the USA on theWorld University games team, coached byJill Hutchison and held inEdmonton, Alberta, Canada. Although the USA lost to Romania in the preliminary rounds, and had to win every remaining game to remain in contention for a medal, the USA team bounced back to win a close game against Yugoslavia 86–85 and a rematch against Romania. The USA team was behind at halftime, but came back in the second half to win the game 83–61 and the gold medal. Boswell averaged 4.7 points per game.[10]
In 1984, the USA sent its national team to the 1984William Jones Cup competition inTaipei, Taiwan, for pre-Olympic practice. The team easily beat each of the eight teams they played, winning by an average of just under 50 points per game. Boswell averaged 7.0 points per game.[11]
She continued with the national team to represent the USA at the 1984 Olympics. The team won all six games to claim the gold medal. Boswell averaged 4.0 points per game.[12]
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