University of North Dakota Athletics

The late-Katie Richards is widely regarded as the one of the best players to put on a basketball uniform at North Dakota, helping the Fighting Sioux reach four NCAA Tournaments, win two NCC crowns and three straight Division II National Championships during her four seasons.
 

Richards finished with 1,512 points to sit 13th all-time on the career scoring list at UND, her 769 rebounds place her just outside the top-10 in program history while also ranking seventh in three-point field goal percentage and eighth in three pointers made on the all-time career list.
 

She was an All-NCC selection in each of her final two seasons, exploding for a career-best 18.0 points per game and 7.0 rebounds per contest as a junior to earn All-America honors and help the Sioux win their third straight national crown.
 

Richards passed away unexpectedly on November 2, 2023 at the age of 45. She served on the UND Letterwinners Association up to the time of her passing.