Katie Cronin (born September 9, 1977) is a former American professional

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player and coach who played one season in the WNBA for the

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. She played college basketball at Colorado State. She also spent 2 years coaching as an assistant for Setan Hall and Santa Clara.

College career

Cronin attended Colorado State from 1995 to 1999. She verbally committed to play for the Rams on the same day that she was invited to visit and tour their campus. She stated " I can't explain why, but I just knew it was the right thing to do...It turned out to be the best and most important decision of my life." Cronin teamed up to play with

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and provide the Rams a winning combination for her entire four years. During her time at CSU, Cronin and the Rams went 104-21 and won 2 WAC Division Championships, 1 WAC Championship, and went to the NCAA Tournament for 3 years. Cronin was named a first team All-WAC member three consecutive years. She was also named to two honorable mention Kodak All-American teams in 1998 and 1999, along with being named an honorable mention for the 1999 AP All-American team. During her season season, Cronin averaged 14.8 points and 7.2 rebounds a game. Cronin was inducted in the Colorado State Hall of Fame in 2010.

Professional career

Following her career at Colorado State, Cronin went on to play overseas in Israel, Germany, and Portugal. She retired from playing following her season in Portugal, stating "“I knew it was time... I got tired of living out of a suitcase, and I missed being home.”

Colorado Chill

Cronin also signed to play for the

Colorado Chill The Colorado Chill were a professional women's basketball team playing in the National Women's Basketball League (NWBL) from 2004 to 2006. Based in Loveland, Colorado. They were Colorado's second and longest-lived women's pro basketball team. ...

of the National Women's Basketball League in 2003. She reunited with former Colorado State players

and Angie Gorton-Nelp. During her 3 seasons, Cronin and the Chill won 2 league championships.

WNBA

Cronin attended the training camps for the Seattle Storm (2002), New York Liberty (2004), San Antonio Silver Stars (2005, and the

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(2006), but was waived from all of them.

Chicago Sky

During the 2006 season for the Chicago Sky, Cronin signed on July 5 to a 7-Day Contract. She later was signed to a rest of season contract with them. She appeared in 11 games for the Sky and averaged 2.2 points for the season.

WNBA career statistics

Regular season

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Coaching career

While she was doing her professional playing career, Cronin became an assistant coach for the Setan Hall women's basketball team in 2000. After one season with the Pirates, Cronin moved to Santa Clara where she also spent one season.

Personal life

Katie's brother is Portland Trail Blazers' general manager,

Joe Cronin Joseph Edward Cronin (October 12, 1906 – September 7, 1984) was an American professional baseball player, manager and executive. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a shortstop, most notably as a member of the Boston Red Sox. Cronin spe ...

References

External links

WNBA bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cronin, Katie 1977 births Living people American women's basketball players Basketball players from Colorado Guards (basketball) Forwards (basketball) Colorado State Rams women's basketball players Chicago Sky players Sportspeople from Denver