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}} Jae Kingi-Cross (born 20 January 1976) is a former Australian women's basketball player.〔FIBA Archive. (Player Search: Jae Monique Kingi ). Retrieved 2012-09-10.〕 ==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.〔(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.〕 Pregnancy kept Kingi-Cross out of the 2004 Olympic squad that went to Athens.〔Howell, Stephen (March 16, 2006). (''Opal a gem of an import'' ). The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2012-09-11.〕 In the domestic Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) Kingi-Cross played 192 games for the Australian Institute of Sport and the Adelaide Lightning.〔Women's National Basketball League. (All-time Playing Roster ). Retrieved 2012-09-11.〕〔(Players with 100 or more career games ). Women's National Basketball League. Retrieved 2012-09-11.〕 Kingi-Cross was also twice named to the WNBL All Star Five, in seasons 2000/01 and 2001/02.〔(All Star Five ). Women's National Basketball League. Retrieved 2012-09-11.〕 In 2001, Kingi-Cross moved to the United States to play in the Women's National Basketball Association where she was selected in the second round (pick 22 overall) of the 2001 WNBA Draft by the Detroit Shock.〔(All-Time WNBA Draft List ). Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved 2012-09-11.〕 Kingi-Cross also played with the Phoenix Mercury (2004), the San Antonio Silver Stars (2006) and the Houston Comets (2007).〔(''Silver Stars Sign Jae Kingi-Cross'' ). San Antonio Silver Stars. News (March 13, 2006). Retrieved 2012-09-12.〕〔(''Opals suit up for WNBA with Beijing on their minds'' ). The Sydney Morning Herald (May 17, 2007). Retrieved 2012-09-12.〕〔Women's National Basketball Association. (Player Profile: Jae Kingi-Cross ). Retrieved 2012-09-12.〕 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.〔Howell, Stephen (August 9, 2006). (''Opals strengthen bid to topple US giants'' ). The Age. Retrieved 2012-09-12.〕 In 2008, she was inducted into her home town of Canberra's Sports Hall of Fame.〔Rice Owls: Women's Basketball. (Biography: Jae Cross ). Retrieved 2012-09-12.〕 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).〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jae Kingi-Cross」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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