Kristin Lynne Haynie was born on June 17,1983 and is an American former basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association and current head coach for the Central Michigan women's team.
11 Facts About Kristin Haynie
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Kristin Haynie was instrumental in their 2005 Big Ten Championship and first ever trip to the Final 4.
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Kristin Haynie is frequently mentioned in the Michigan State Women's Basketball Record Book.
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Kristin Haynie was drafted by the Sacramento Monarchs ninth overall in the 2005 WNBA draft.
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Kristin Haynie is the only player to have played in the NCAA finals as well as the WNBA finals in the same year.
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On February 6,2008, Kristin Haynie was selected by the Atlanta Dream in their expansion draft.
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Kristin Haynie returned to the Sacramento Monarchs after being traded from the Detroit Shock halfway through the 2009 season, and remained until the team was disbanded at the end of that season.
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Kristin 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.
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Kristin Haynie helped lead Central Michigan to 2015 and 2016 MAC West Championships.
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Kristin Haynie became an assistant coach for the Minnesota Lynx of the WNBA in March 2023.
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Kristin Haynie was inducted into the Michigan State University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2017.