Kara Elizabeth Wolters[1] (born August 15, 1975) is a retired American collegiate and professional basketball player and a current sports broadcaster.
She also won AP College Player of the Year in 1997 Following her professional playing career, Wolters moved into broadcasting.
[8] She was bullied over her height and build as a youth and was ignored by some college recruiters who thought her body type was a negative attribute for basketball.
[1] Her brother Ray played basketball at Assumption College and later Eastern Connecticut State University.
She has two older sisters: Kristen, who also played college basketball, at Rhode Island, and Katie.
She was a member of the 1995 team that won the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship, which capped a perfect 35–0 season.
[1] Wolters was a member of the inaugural class (2006) of inductees to the University of Connecticut women's basketball "Huskies of Honor" recognition program.
[12] Wolters represented the US at the 1997 World University Games held in Marsala, Sicily, Italy in August 1997.
The national team traveled to Berlin, Germany in July and August 1998 for the FIBA World Championships.
The others are Sue Bird, Swin Cash, Tamika Catchings, Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, Brittney Griner, Maya Moore, Candace Parker, Ruth Riley, Breanna Stewart, Sheryl Swoopes, and Diana Taurasi.