Kathy O'Toole spent two years as a graduate assistant for Mizzou women's basketball from 1977-79 under head coach Joann Rutherford
O'Toole graduated from Kansas State in 1977 with a Bachelor of Science degree. During her years of competitive basketball Kansas State won four state championships and two Big Eight crowns. KSU was ranked 6th and 8th nationally during O'Toole's junior and senior seasons, and she was named to the 1977 Big 8 all-tournament team.
O'Toole, 23, earned her master's degree in education.