ABA Alumni of the Week: Katherine Plouffe

May. 19, 2025

Katherine Plouffe has been named the Alberta Basketball Association (ABA) Alumni of the Week for May 12 - 18, 2025.

The Edmonton product helped Canada reach the final at the FIBA 3x3 Women’s Series event, which took place May 16 and 17 in Amsterdam. Canada defeated Ireland and Puerto Rico in the pool stage, then beat Czechia in the quarter-finals and Poland in the semi-finals before losing to the host Netherlands.

Canada. Netherlands. Who's winning it all in Amsterdam? 🥇

We are LIVE 📺 https://t.co/iNaRhD9OZi pic.twitter.com/TBXvKTjwgb
— 3x3 Basketball | FIBA3x3 (@FIBA3x3) May 17, 2025

After playing in all five of Canada’s games, Plouffe finished the event with the top player value (41.5) and the most rebounds (28). She had the second most key assists (13) and third most highlights (19).

Plouffe won silver twice with Team Alberta at the Canada Basketball National Championship, 15U in 2007 and 17U in 2008. In 2009, she was a member of Alberta’s gold-medal women girls basketball team.

Previous alumni of the week:

May 5 - May 11: Olumide Adelodun

April 28 - May 4: Ben Krikke

April 21 - April 27: Brynn Masikewich

April 14 - April 20: Adut Bulgak

April 7 - April 13: Nyadieng Yiech

March 31 - April 6: Jayda Queeley

March 24 - March 30: Yvonne Ejim

March 17 - March 23: Phillipina Kyei

March 10 - March 16: Maya Flindall

March 3 - March 9: Morgan Harris

Feb. 24 - March 2: Pelumi Ajayi

Feb. 17 - Feb. 23: Tea DeMong

Feb. 10 - Feb. 16: Kyra Collier

Feb. 3 - Feb. 9: Raya Hafez

Jan. 27 - Feb. 2: Geoffrey James

Jan. 20 - Jan. 26: Reece Hall

Jan. 13 - Jan. 19: Nate Petrone

Jan. 6 - Jan. 12: Myriam Kone

Dec. 30 - Jan. 5: Caelum Swanton-Rodger

Dec. 23 - Dec. 29: Yvonne Ejim

Dec. 16 - Dec. 22: Delaney Gibb

Dec. 9 - Dec.15: Katherine Plouffe

Dec. 2 - Dec. 8: Bubu Benjamin

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