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Katie Lou Samuelson - Mater Dei Forward - Highlights/Interview

July 21, 2018
UConn commit Katie Lou Samuelson ranks as the top player in girls basketball with her combination of size and shooting ability at Mater Dei.

Katie Lou Samuelson presents an impossible matchup at the high school level. Standing 6-foot-3 at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California, she combines rare size with lights-out shooting ability.

Coming from a basketball family with two sisters playing at Stanford, Samuelson earned California Gatorade Player of the Year honors as a junior. Her commitment to UConn brings one of the most talented players in program history to the dominant women's basketball program.