The 2022 LSU transfer, was unanimously considered the best high school basketball player in New York and the No. 20 overall prospect in the class of 2020.
Scouts say, “Poole is an athletic combo-guard with offensive firepower; play ground creativity, rises with quick, smooth release on jumper to the arc; physical to rim, drives, draws contact and finishes plays; collapses the defense, passes with flair; an impact back court performer in the class of 2020 with New York City swag.
Kateri just completed her sophomore year at Ohio State University, where she was named to the 2021 Big Ten All-Freshman Team, and played a pivotal role in OSU winning the 2022 Big Ten Championship. We have high hopes for Kateri’s Junior season under Coach Kim Mulkey at LSU. Stay Tuned!!
Big Ten Regular Season Championship (2022)
Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2021)
OSU Scholar-Athlete (2021)
Played in all 20 games and started the final five games of her freshman season
Averaged 6.6 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 18.2 minutes of action
Had four games of 10 or more points
Fourth on the team with 39 assists
Had seven points, five rebounds and three assists in the collegiate debut vs. Duquesne (11/29)
Scored 15 points and grabbed six rebounds in the blowout win over Kent State (12/2)
Made her first collegiate start vs. Purdue (2/18) and was 3-of-6 from long range for nine points to go along with a season-high seven assists
Had six more assists to go along with 14 points at Michigan (2/21)
Scored seven points and dished-out seven assists at Penn State (2/24)
Season-high 17 points to go along with six rebounds in the game vs. No. 11 Indiana (2/27)
Five-star recruit ranked No. 24 in the class by ESPN Hoopgurlz
Named Miss New York by the Basketball Coaches Association of New York
Earned first team All-State in 2020 and second team in 2019
Averaged 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists as a senior at South Shore
Was the MVP of the Kyrie Invitational at the Barclays Center in December of 2019
Posted a rare quadruple-double with 13 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals vs. Truman on Jan. 8
Played at Monsignor Scanlan H.S. for three seasons before transferring to South Shore
Led Monsignor to a runner-up finish in the state tournament in 2019.
Averaged 18.4 points and 5.9 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game as a junior