Cindy Blodgett
WNBA's Sacramento Monarchs  – No. 14
Guard
Born	December 23, 1975 Clinton, Maine
Nationality	United States of America
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	130 lb (59 kg)
College	University of Maine
WNBA career	1998–2001
Awards and Honors
*GTE Academic All-America Award *Dean Smith Award *Maine Gatorade Player of the Year (1992,1993, 1994) *Miss Basketball of Maine (1994) *Portland Press Herald Athlete of the Year *Bangor Daily News Owen Osborne Award[1]

Cindy Lee Blodgett (born December 23, 1975 in Clinton, Maine) is a former collegiate and professional basketball player. She is currently the head coach at University of Maine, located in Orono, Maine. Cindy attended Lawrence High School in Fairfield, where she was an all-star basketball player. She led the Bulldogs to a four-year career record of 84-4. Throughout that four year period they won four state class A championships. Her tremendous accolades have made her a hero across the state of Maine.^[2]

Contents 1 Playing career 2 Coaching career 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Playing career

She was a standout player for the women's basketball team at the University of Maine from 1994 to 1998. A four-time Kodak All-American, Blodgett became just the second woman in NCAA Division I history to lead the nation in scoring for two consecutive seasons, averaging over 27 points per game in her sophomore and junior years at Maine. She finished her career with 3,005 points, breaking a total of 20 school records. She led Maine to its first four appearances in the NCAA Basketball Tournament in the school's history.

Blodgett earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education from the University of Maine, graduating cum laude.

After graduating from college, she was selected by the Cleveland Rockers of the WNBA in the first round (#6 overall pick) of the 1998 WNBA Draft.

After spending one season with the Rockers, Blodgett was traded to the Sacramento Monarchs, and spent three seasons with them after which she was released.

She also played for the Springfield Spirit in the National Women's Basketball League.

[edit] Coaching career

Blodgett began her coaching career by serving as an assistant coach to the women's basketball team at Boston University during the 1999-2000 season. In 2003-04, she ran a summer skills basketball camp in her native Maine. And on September 30, 2005, she became an assistant coach at Brown University. ^[3]

On June 28, 2005, her hometown of Clinton, Maine dedicated a public park in her honor. ^[4]

On May 23, 2007, The University of Maine named her as the new women's head basketball coach. ^[5] She signed a four year contract with her alma mater.

[edit] See also

• List of NCAA Division I women's basketball players with 3000 points

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• WNBA Player Profile
• Blodgett accepts job at UMaine