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April 17, 2004 West Virginia University?s first pro basketball draftee in years happens to be female.All-time leading three-point shooter Kate Bulger, a four-year starter for the Mountaineers and a member of perhaps the school?s all-time most prolific athletic family, became the final selection of the three-round WNBA Draft when she was chosen by the Minnesota Lynx. Bulger said by telephone on Saturday that she viewed the running draft play-by-play through "crawls" on various cable networks at her parents' house in Pittsburgh, and was excited when she saw her name. "I was excited, but I don't think as excited as my parents were," she said. Bulger will be reunited with her former coach at Pittsburgh Oakland Catholic High School, Susie McConnell Serio, who has been running the show in Minnesota for one year. Bulger said she was unsure of what role she would play for the Lynx, but thought she would remain a perimeter player, as she was for WVU coach Mike Carey for three seasons. The Lynx' roster includes the all-time leading scorer in women's pro basketball, guard Katie Smith, who averaged 18 points last season and was named first-team All-WNBA. Bulger said that she hoped to wrap up graduation requirements with faculty and staff at WVU this week before flying to Chicago Thursday for a WNBA session with rookies. From there, she will travel to Minnesota Saturday to begin preseason drills. The 5-foot-11 Bulger said her family was planning a celebration later Saturday evening. Everyone would be there but Marc, a quarterback for the St. Louis Rams, who was in the Gateway city. Meg Bulger who teamed with her sister this year as a freshman to help lead WVU to the NCAA Tournament, left Morgantown Saturday afternoon to celebrate Kate?s accomplishment. Meg was in Morgantown helping to host a stellar list of prospects for Carey. Meg Bulger also has aspirations of playing in the WNBA, but has said that if that doesn?t happen she would like to return to WVU, earn an master?s degree in sports management, and perhaps become a sportscaster. |
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