Jae Kingi-Cross
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Jae Kingi-Cross (born 20 January 1976) is a former Australian women's basketball player.[1]
Biography
Kingi-Cross was a member of the national team roster for 12 years, from 1995-2006 and was in the squad that won a bronze medal at the 2002 World Championships held in China.[2][3] Pregnancy kept Kingi-Cross out of the 2004 Olympic squad that went to Athens.[4]
In the domestic
WNBL All-Star Five, in seasons 2000/01 and 2001/02.[7]
In 2001, Kingi-Cross moved to the United States to play in the
San Antonio Silver Stars (2006) and the Houston Comets (2007).[9][10][11] Entering the 2006 World Championship held in Brazil, Kingi-Cross was the only Australian playing in the WNBA who was not selected in the Opals team.[12]
In 2008, she was inducted into her home town of Canberra's Sports Hall of Fame.[13] Kingi-Cross and her husband, Tom Cross, live in Houston with their four daughters, where she is the head coach for the University of St. Thomas (Texas).[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b FIBA Archive. Player Search: Jae Monique Kingi. Retrieved 2012-09-10.
- ^ a b Jae Cross (2008) Basketball. University of the Sunshine Coast: Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2012-09-10.
- ^ FIBA Archive. 2002 World Championship for Women. Final Standings. Retrieved 2012-09-10.
- ^ Howell, Stephen (16 March 2006). Opal a gem of an import. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
- ^ Women's National Basketball League. All-time Playing Roster Archived 15 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
- ^ Players with 100 or more career games Archived 17 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Women's National Basketball League. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
- ^ All Star Five Archived 15 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Women's National Basketball League. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
- ^ All-Time WNBA Draft List Archived 12 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
- ^ Silver Stars Sign Jae Kingi-Cross. San Antonio Silver Stars. News (13 March 2006). Retrieved 2012-09-12.
- ^ Opals suit up for WNBA with Beijing on their minds. The Sydney Morning Herald (17 May 2007). Retrieved 2012-09-12.
- ^ Women's National Basketball Association. Player Profile: Jae Kingi-Cross Archived 16 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
- ^ Howell, Stephen (9 August 2006). Opals strengthen bid to topple US giants. The Age. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
- ^ Rice Owls: Women's Basketball. Biography: Jae Cross. Retrieved 2012-09-12.