Monday, January 7, 2008

University of Albany Women's Basketball Announces Three Recruits for 2008-09 Season

Courtesy: UAlbany Sports Information

Albany, N.Y. – University of Albany head women’s basketball coach Trina Patterson announced today the signing of three recruits that will join the Great Danes in the 2008-09 season. Adrienne Jones, Kate Cronin and Tabitha Makopondo have all signed National Letters of Intent to play for the UAlbany program.

Jones is a 5-7 point guard, hailing from Waldorf, Md. Jones, who was named one of the top-five players in the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference by the Washington Post to start her senior season, averaged 16 points per game as a junior. She is a two-time all-conference second-team honoree and helped lead Westlake to the 2005-06 regional championship. A member of the National Honor Society, Jones also earned the Minds in Motion Award for the state of Maryland after posting a 3.2 grade point average.

Cronin, a 5-10 forward from Amityville, N.Y., led St. John the Baptist to the 2007 Catholic League State Championship after averaging 8.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game. Cronin was a member of three straight NSCHSGAA League championship teams and was an all-league honoree as a junior. Cronin, who also plays for the Long Island Liberty AAU squad, is a member of the National Honor Society.

Makopondo is a 6-1 forward from Buchholz High School in Gainesville, Fla. Makopondo, who averaged 11.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game as a junior, led the Bobcats to a 26-3 record and the 2007 conference championship. She was named to the all-area second team as a junior and was an all-conference team member as a sophomore. She is a member of the National French Honor Society, the French Club and the National Honor Society.

“We have another stellar recruiting class,” said UAlbany head coach Trina Patterson, now in her sixth season at the helm of the Great Dane program. “We upgraded our caliber of student-athlete. We expect great things from this group on the basketball court, in the classroom and in the community.”

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