Kathleen Doyle
American basketball player (born 1998)
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Kathleen Mae Doyle (born June 11, 1998)[1] is an American former professional basketball player and current coach. She previously played in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), and presently serves as the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the DePaul University women's basketball team.
| DePaul Blue Demons | |||||||||||||||
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| Title | Assistant coach | ||||||||||||||
| League | Big East Conference | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | June 11, 1998 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Benet Academy (Lisle, Illinois) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Iowa (2016–2020) | ||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2020: 2nd round, 14th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Indiana Fever | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2020–2020 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2025–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
Playing | |||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Indiana Fever | ||||||||||||||
Coaching | |||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | DePaul (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights | |||||||||||||||
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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She played college basketball for the Iowa Hawkeyes. After a successful college career with Iowa, Doyle was drafted by the Indiana Fever with the 14th overall pick in the 2nd round of the 2020 WNBA draft. She subsequently played for the Fever in the COVID-shortened 2020 season.
Playing career
Growing up in the Chicago suburb of La Grange Park, Illinois, she attended Benet Academy[2] in another suburb, Lisle, where she led the Redwings to state championships in her final two seasons in 2015 and 2016.[3][4] In 2024, Doyle became the first female athlete to have her number retired by the school.[5]
A member of the All-Big Ten freshman team in 2017, and a three-time All-Big Ten selection (second team by coaches in 2018, first team by coaches and second team by media in 2019, and first team by both in 2020), she was named Big Ten Player of the Year in her senior (final) season in 2020.[6] During her time at Iowa, Doyle also represented the US at the 2019 Pan American Games, winning a silver medal with Team USA.[4]
Doyle played one season for the Fever and two more in Poland and Turkey.[7] She retired from professional basketball in 2023.[7]
Coaching career
On April 29, 2025 Doyle was announced to start in the 2025–26 season as the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator under head women's basketball coach Jill Pizzotti, marking Doyle's first season as a collegiate basketball coach.[8]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
College
Source[9]
| Year | Team | GP | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RBG | APG | BPG | SPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | Iowa | 34 | 39.1% | 23.4% | 70.1% | 2.65 | 4.35 | 0.38 | 2.09 | 9.21 |
| 2017–18 | Iowa | 30 | 37.8% | 34.7% | 68.4% | 3.73 | 6.63 | 0.67 | 1.53 | 11.07 |
| 2018–19 | Iowa | 29 | 39.6% | 30.5% | 74.4% | 3.00 | 5.86 | 0.38 | 2.28 | 12.00 |
| 2019–20 | Iowa | 30 | 44.1% | 32.7% | 79.0% | 4.63 | 6.30 | 0.27 | 1.83 | 18.13 |
| Career | 123 | 40.5% | 30.5% | 74.2% | 3.48 | 5.74 | 0.42 | 1.93 | 12.50 |
| Year | Team | GP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | A | BK | ST | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | Iowa | 34 | 115 | 294 | 22 | 94 | 61 | 87 | 90 | 148 | 13 | 71 | 313 |
| 2017-18 | Iowa | 30 | 116 | 307 | 33 | 95 | 67 | 98 | 112 | 199 | 20 | 46 | 332 |
| 2018-19 | Iowa | 29 | 124 | 313 | 36 | 118 | 64 | 86 | 87 | 170 | 11 | 66 | 348 |
| 2019-20 | Iowa | 30 | 180 | 408 | 37 | 113 | 147 | 186 | 139 | 189 | 8 | 55 | 544 |
| Career | 123 | 535 | 1322 | 128 | 420 | 339 | 457 | 428 | 706 | 52 | 238 | 1537 |
WNBA
Source[10]
