Kristin Haynie

Kristin Haynie
WNBA's Free agent
Guard
Born June 17, 1983
Mason, Michigan
Nationality American
Listed height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight 147 lb (67 kg)
High school Mason High School
College Michigan State
WNBA draft 9th overall, 2005
Sacramento Monarchs
WNBA career 2005–present
Profile WNBA player profile
WNBA teams
Sacramento Monarchs (2005–2007)
Atlanta Dream (2008)
Detroit Shock (2009)
Sacramento Monarchs (2009)
Washington Mystics (2010)[1]
Awards and honors
MSU all-time career leader with 574 assists

Kristin Lynne Haynie (born June 17, 1983 in Mason, Michigan, U.S.) is an American basketball player who is currently a free agent.

High school years

Haynie was born and raised in Mason, Michigan. In high school she played on the varsity team since her freshman year, and graduated from Mason High School in 2001.

College years

Haynie had the desire to play college basketball for the Michigan State University Spartans, but the first time the Spartans' women's basketball coach saw Haynie play, she was less than impressed. However, after a second demonstration, Haynie was offered a scholarship to MSU. During Haynie's senior year, the Michigan State Women's Basketball Team had an excellent season, capturing 33 wins against only 4 losses and going to the National Championship game. The team lost to Baylor University, but it was the first time in MSU's history that the Women's Basketball Team had made it to the finals.

WNBA career

Haynie was drafted by the Sacramento Monarchs ninth overall in the 2005 WNBA draft. The Monarchs ended up winning the 2005 WNBA Championship in her rookie year. She is the only player to have played in the NCAA finals as well as the WNBA finals in the same year. On February 6, 2008, Haynie was selected by the Atlanta Dream in their expansion draft.

She also played for Paleo Faliro in Greece during the 2008-09 WNBA off-season.[2]

She returned to the Sacramento Monarchs after being traded from the Detroit Shock half way through the 2009 season, and remained until the team was disbanded at the end of that season. Haynie was selected by the Washington Mystics in the dispersal draft, but never played a game in a Mystics uniform, and has not signed with another WNBA team since, though she continued to play professionally in Europe.

Post-playing career

After completion of the 2012 professional season in Italy, Haynie was named an assistant on the women's basketball coaching staff at Eastern Michigan University.[3]

Vital statistics

Notes

  1. ↑ "MYSTICS SELECT KRISTIN HAYNIE". wnba.com. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Offseason 2008-09: Overseas Roster
  3. ↑ "EMU Names Kristin Haynie Assistant Women's Basketball Coach". Eastern Michigan University Athletics. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.

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