Is Kale catchings related to Tamika Catchings? What awards has Tamika Catchings won?

Kale Catchings is related to Tamika Catchings. Tamika is Kale’s aunt. Tamika Devonne Catchings is a 4-time Olympic gold medalist, 10-time Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) All-Star, 5-time Defensive Player of the Year, and a WNBA Champion.

Tamika Catchings played for both Adlai E. Stevenson High School and Duncanville High School, where she was named a WBCA All-American.

Tamika Catchings was drafted 3rd overall by the Indiana Fever in 2001 and was named WNBA Rookie of the Year while averaging 18.6 ppg.

Tamika Catchings participated in the WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored twelve points. Tamika Catchings was an All-American with the Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball for 1997–2001.

Tamika Catchings has also been selected to ten WNBA All-Star teams, 12 All-WNBA teams, and 12 All-Defensive teams and led the league in steals eight times.

In 2005, Tamika Catchings scored her 2,000th point in the Women’s National Basketball Association becoming the fastest player to score 2000 career points in the WNBA.