"Back in 2011, when 13-year-old Katie Benzan took the varsity floor as an eighth-grader for Noble and Greenough, players from the Tabor Academy bench snickered. The plucky, 80-pound sharpshooter was relatively quiet in the first half. Even her mother, assistant coach Kim Benzan, asked coach Alex Gallagher if he was positive she was ready for the limelight. But Benzan was ready. In the second half, she erupted for six 3-pointers, steering the Bulldogs to a resounding 16-point win and announcing her arrival."
""She was an absolute star," Gallagher told the Globe. "There were no fist pumps. There were no awkward smiles. There was nothing. This is what she's expected of herself since she was very little." Benzan, a Wellesley native, is used to life as the youngest (or smallest) person in the room. At 5 feet, 6 inches, she starred at Nobles, Harvard, and the University of Maryland"
At 13, Katie Benzan entered varsity basketball as an eighth-grader and delivered a second-half outburst of six 3-pointers to lead a decisive win. She overcame size and youth to star at Nobles, Harvard, and the University of Maryland before reaching the WNBA with the Washington Mystics. In June, she became the Salt Lake City Stars general manager at 27, making history as the G League's youngest female and youngest active GM while also serving as the Utah Jazz manager of pro scouting. Early coaching by her mother and competitive family dynamics shaped her development and toughness.
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