Notable KW Lightning Players
A number of notable players have “graduated” from the KW Lightning program to successful basketball careers with various elite basketball programs throughout North America, including NCAA Division I schools.
| Name | School | Year |
| Liz Bellingham | Wilfrid Laurier University | 1999 |
| Jackie Beitz | University of Guelph | 2000 |
| Brianne Henry | Laurentian University | 2000 |
| Andrea Hanson | Queens University | 2000 |
| Jen Kutchcoski | Southern Alberta Institute of Technology | 2000 |
| Amanda Kieswetter | University of Waterloo | 2000 |
| Kate McCrae | University of Waterloo | 2000 |
| Trish Gardi | University of Waterloo | 2000 |
| Jen Collins | Wilfrid Laurier University | 2000 |
| Aaron Jantzi | University of Vermont | 2000 |
| Laura Strauss | University of Waterloo | 2002 |
| Gillian Maxwell | University of Waterloo | 2004 |
| Elise Carruthers | Wilfrid Laurier University | 2004 |
| Darrah Bumstead | Laurentian University | 2005 |
| Nicole Groebecker | University of Chicago | 2005 |
| Heather Pietrobon | University of Waterloo, University of Calgary |
2005 |
| Teddi Firmi | Queens University, University of Ottawa | 2005, 2011 |
| Maddie Soye | Queens University | 2006 |
| Katrina Sinclair | University of Waterloo | 2006 |
| Megan White | University of Waterloo | 2006 |
| May Kotsopoulos | University of Vermont, Greece Professional team |
2006, 2010 |
| Christine MacDonald | Wilfrid Laurier University | 2006 |
| Kim Devison | Memorial University | 2007 |
| Jade Fair | University of Ottawa | 2007 |
| Steph DeBoer | University of Waterloo, University of Ottawa |
2007, 2010 |
| Karen Bremner | University of Western Ontario | 2007 |
| Jessica Del Signoro | Brock University | 2008 |
| Kaila Montgomery | Cleveland State University | 2008 |
| Ali Dzkowski | University of Guelph | 2008 |
| Laura Rajnak | University of Guelph | 2008 |
| Rebecca Moss | University of Western Ontario | 2008 |
| Ali Urosevic | Wilfrid Laurier University | 2008 |
| Brittany Vandyken | Brock University | 2009 |
| Rebecca Dietrich | Humber College | 2009 |
| Alex Tkaczyk | Ryerson University | 2009 |
| Laura Bossers | University of Waterloo | 2009 |
| Nicole Roeder | Wilfrid Laurier University | 2009 |
| Nadia Qahwash | York University | 2009 |
| Emily Voisin | Brock University | 2010 |
| Krista Van Slingerland | Carleton University | 2010 |
| Jen Lennox | NEDA, Canisius | 2010 |
| Gemma Bullard | Queens University | 2010 |
| Jordan Tomas | Queens University | 2010 |
| Lisa Minutillo | Queens University | 2010 |
| Rachael Urosevic | Queens University | 2010 |
| Jamie Green | University of Guelph | 2010 |
| Laura Burnett | University of Waterloo | 2010 |
| Sasha Warmington | Concordia University College of Edmonton, Alberta |
2011 |
| Janine DeLeon | Fanshawe College | 2011 |
| Spencer Mitchel-Becker | George Brown College | 2011 |
| Erika French | Lakehead University | 2011 |
| Kate Dye | McMaster University | 2011 |
| Megan Robinson | Memorial University | 2011 |
| Siki Jez | Ryerson University | 2011 |
| Skye Johns | Ryerson University | 2011 |
| Colleen McNamara | SUNY Postdam | 2011 |
| Alison Morris | University of Guelph | 2011 |
| Alyssa Shortt | University of Guelph | 2011 |
| Camille Gardiner | University of Guelph | 2011 |
| Kate McTavish | University of Guelph | 2011 |
| Erin Robbins | University of Waterloo | 2011 |
| Sam McIntyre | University of Waterloo | 2011 |
| Carly Tithecott | University of Western Ontario | 2011 |
| Shelby Kurt | Wilfrid Laurier University | 2011 |
If you know of any more KWL alumni who have gone on to play basketball after high school, please let us know!