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Cindy Blodgett

Cindy Blodgett
Personal information
Born (1975-12-23) December 23, 1975 (age 41)
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 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6th overall
Selected by the Cleveland Rockers
Playing career 1998–2001
Position Guard
Number 14
Career history
1998 Cleveland Rockers
1999–2001 Sacramento Monarchs
Career highlights and awards

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, 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.

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.


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