Katie Cronin


Katie Cronin is a former American professional basketball player and coach who played one season in the WNBA for the Chicago Sky. She played college basketball at Colorado State. She also spent 2 years coaching as an assistant for Seton 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 Becky Hammon 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 of the National Women's Basketball League in 2003. She reunited with former Colorado State players Becky Hammon 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, New York Liberty, San Antonio Silver Stars, 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.

Coaching career

While she was doing her professional playing career, Cronin became an assistant coach for the Seton 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.