Cindy Blodgett

Cindy Blodgett

Personal information
Born	(1975-12-23) December 23, 1975 (age 49) Clinton, Maine
Nationality	American
Listed height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight	130 lb (59 kg)
Career information
High school	Lawrence (Fairfield, Maine)
College	Maine (1994–1998)
WNBA draft	1998: 1st round, 6th overall pick
Drafted by	Cleveland Rockers
Playing career	1998–2001
Position	Guard
Number	14
Career history
1998	Cleveland Rockers
1999–2001	Sacramento Monarchs
Career highlights
Third-team All-American – AP (1998) 2x First-team All-AEC (1997, 1998) 4x AEC Tournament MOP (1995–1998) AEC Player of the Year (1997) NAC Player of the Year (1996) NAC Rookie of the Year (1995) 2x First-team All-NAC (1995, 1996) AEC All-Freshman Team (1995) NCAA season scoring leader (1996) GTE Academic All-America Award Dean Smith Award 3× Maine Gatorade Player of the Year (1992–1994) Miss Maine Basketball (1994) Portland Press Herald Athlete of the Year Bangor Daily News Owen Osborne Award [1]
Stats at Basketball Reference

Cindy Lee Blodgett (born December 23, 1975) is a former collegiate and professional basketball player. She was also the head coach at University of Maine from 2007 to 2011. Blodgett attended Lawrence High School in Fairfield, Maine, 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]

Playing career

Blodgett 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 four 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. Blodgett 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 graduation, 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.

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

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
TO	Turnovers per game	FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
Bold	Career best	°	League leader

WNBA career statistics

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
1998	Cleveland	22	0	8.4	28.8	27.0	62.5	0.6	0.8	0.4	0.0	0.5	2.9
1999	Sacramento	12	0	2.8	23.1	0.0	55.6	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.4	0.9
2000	Sacramento	20	0	6.7	40.0	28.6	66.7	0.5	0.2	0.4	0.1	0.7	2.6
2001	Sacramento	11	0	6.5	44.8	53.3	0.0	0.8	0.5	0.5	0.1	1.0	3.1
Career	4 years, 2 teams	65	0	6.5	34.8	29.9	61.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.6	2.5

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
1999	Sacramento	1	0	6.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	3.0
2001	Sacramento	2	0	3.5	50.0	50.0	50.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	3.0
Career	1 year, 3 teams	3	0	4.3	60.0	66.7	50.0	1.0	0.7	0.7	0.7	1.0	3.0

College career statistics

Source ^[3]

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage
FT%	Free throw percentage	RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game
TO	Turnovers per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high		Data not available	*	Led Division I

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1995	Maine	30	602	46.0%	33.6%	73.4%	5.3	3.8	3.3	0.3	20.1
1996	Maine	32	889	50.5%	36.5%	83.2%	5.3	4.5	2.7	0.4	*27.8
1997	Maine	30	810	49.5%	36.9%	82.6%	5.8	3.9	3.0	0.2	27.0°
1998	Maine	26	704	46.7%	34.0%	87.6%	4.8	4.4	2.2	0.2	27.1°
Career		118	3005	48.4%	35.3%	82.2%	5.3	4.1	2.8	0.3	25.5

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. On September 30, 2005, Blodgett became an assistant coach at Brown University. ^[4]

On June 28, 2005, her hometown of Clinton, Maine dedicated a public park in her honor. ^[5]

On May 23, 2007, The University of Maine named her the new women's head basketball coach. ^[6] She signed a four-year contract with her alma mater.

On September 21, 2010, Blodgett signed a two-year extension with the school that paid her $109,772 annually through the 2012–13 season. Her teams had compiled a 20–69 record over the first three years of her original contract. ^[7]

On March 29, 2011, following a 4–25 season, Blodgett was released from her position as head coach. ^{[8] [9]}

After leaving the University of Maine, Blodgett spent three seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Rhode Island. ^[10]

In 2014, she was hired by her former Sacramento Monarchs teammate, Kady Steding, to return as an assistant coach to Boston University. ^{[11] [12]}

Blodgett is currently the Physical Education Department Head ^[13] at Lincoln School, a private girls school located in Providence, RI. Beginning with the 2019–2020 season, she will serve as the girls basketball coach. ^[14]

See also

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

References

1. "Cindy Blodgett Bio". GoBlackBears.com. Archived from the original on March 14, 2009. Retrieved November 25, 2008.
2. Canfield, Clarke (November 12, 2007). "The return of the native: Cindy Blodgett is back, and they remember her in Maine". USA Today. Retrieved November 25, 2008.
3. "Women's Basketball Finest" (PDF). fs.ncaa.org. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
4. Brown University (September 30, 2005). "Cindy Blodget added to women's basketball staff". Brown University Athletics. Archived from the original on December 26, 2005.
5. Brown, Gregory (June 28, 2005). "Clinton dedicates Cindy Blodgett Park". Morning Sentinel. Archived from the original on September 1, 2005.
6. University of Maine (May 23, 2007). "Maine names Cindy Blodgett women's basketball coach". GoBlackbears.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
7. Lenzi, Rachel (2010-09-21). "Maine Stays With Cindy Blodgett Archived December 31, 2010, at the Wayback Machine ". Portland Press Herald.
8. Russell, Eric (March 29, 2011). "Blodgett ousted as UMaine women's basketball coach". Bangor Daily News. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
9. Canfield, Clarke (March 31, 2011). "Maine coach says she was 'fired without cause'". Associated Press. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
10. "Cindy Blodgett - Assistant Coach - Women's Basketball Coaches". University of Rhode Island. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
11. "Blodgett joins Boston University women's basketball staff". Bangor Daily News. June 25, 2014.
12. "GOTERRIERS.COM - Official Home of Boston University Athletics - Staff Directory". Archived from the original on June 15, 2015. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
13. "Faculty & Staff - Lincoln School". www.lincolnschool.org.
14. Rueb, Eric. "Ex-WNBA player Cindy Blodgett to be Lincoln School's girls basketball coach". providencejournal.com.

External links

• WNBA profile