Kristen O'Neill

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Basketball player
United StatesUnited States Kristen O'Neill
Information about the player
birthday April 12, 1983
place of birth Edmonds , Washington , USA
size 185 cm
position Guard / Forward
college University of Washington
Clubs as active
2006-2007 SpainSpain Club Baloncesto Estudiantes
2007-2008 SpainSpain Club Baloncesto Ciudad de Burgos
2008 United StatesUnited States Seattle Storm
2008-2009 IrelandIreland UL Aughinish
Clubs as trainers
2009–2012 United StatesUnited States Seattle University (Assistant Trainer)
2012– United StatesUnited States Seattle University (Associate Head Coach)
1 As of July 15, 2012

Kristen O'Neill (born April 12, 1983 in Edmonds , Washington ) is a former American basketball player who played one season for the Seattle Storm in the Women's National Basketball Association . She is currently the Associate Head Coach of the Seattle University women's basketball team .

Player career

Amateur basketball (1997 to 2006)

Meadowdale High School (1997 to 2001)

In her youth, O'Neill attended Meadowdale High School in Lynnwood , Washington State , where she played for the high school basketball team. During this time, she also received several awards, such as Gatorade Player of the Year for Washington and Everett Herald co-Player of the Year . In addition, she was appointed to the Parade Magazine All-American Third Team and the Street and Smith's Third Team All-American . In addition to these individual achievements, she was also able to celebrate some successes as a team, for example she won the national championship in her third year of school - after finishing the championship in second place the year before. Because of these achievements, after graduating from Meadowdale High School, she was listed at number 38 of the 750 most talented basketball graduates in Washington State.

College (2001 to 2006)

O'Neill studied at the University of Washington from 2001 to 2006 and graduated with a degree in communications. During this time she also played for the university's women's basketball team, the Huskies. O'Neill ended her freshman season, which was mostly used in the position of point and shooting guard , with an average of 6.1 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. In addition, she hit 43.6% (34 of 78) of her throws from the three-point line, which was the second-best cut in the Pacific-10 Conference this season . In addition, she was named KKNW 1150 Outstanding Defensive Player for her good defensive performance at the end of the season .

In her sophomore season, she again convinced with a solid defensive performance, which made her KKNW 1150 Outstanding Defensive Player again. Her performance on the defensive was also reflected in the statistics, as she averaged 4.4 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game in her second season. In preparation for the following season, she suffered a stress fracture in her left foot, after which she was out the entire 2003/04 season. In her junior season she was in the starting line-up of the huskies for the first time in every game of the season. In addition, she integrated better into the team's offensive game, which means she had the second-best point average of the entire team with an average of 9.5 points per game. In her senior season, O'Neill was mostly a substitute player, but she got the second most playing time of the entire team with 26.1 minutes per game.

Professional basketball (2006 to 2009)

Two years in Europe (2006 to 2008)

After college, she was not selected by any WNBA team in the WNBA Draft , then she moved to the top division of the Spanish Women's Basketball League, where she was under contract with Club Baloncesto Estudiantes in the 2006/07 season . After just one season in Madrid , she moved to league rivals Club Baloncesto Ciudad de Burgos .

WNBA and Irish Superleague (2008 to 2009)

After two years in the top division of the Spanish women's basketball league, O'Neill was invited as one of four players by the Seattle Storm to its training camp. In the preseason, O'Neill was used in two of three test games, in which she scored a total of five points. Shortly before the start of the season, she was removed from the Storm squad. Without a contract, she stayed in Seattle, where she was included in the Storm training squad. During the season, Storm's senior management decided to dissolve rookie guard Kimberly Beck's contract . This freed up a seat in the squad, which the franchise O'Neill signed on July 1 for seven days. Just two days later, she made her first appearance in the game against New York Liberty . A week later, the club signed her again for seven days.

After O'Neill was offered a seven-day contract twice, the franchise faced the decision to sign her for the rest of the season, or to let her current contract expire. Due to this initial situation, the management level of the Storm contacted the league, which informed the franchise that players of the WNBA can be contracted for seven days as often as they want - in contrast to the NBA , where players can get a contract for a maximum of two times over ten days. Following this announcement, the franchise decided to continue offering O'Neill contracts only for seven days. On September 12, O'Neill was finally signed for the remainder of the season. In her first season in the WNBA she was used in a total of eleven games by Brian Agler , the head coach of the Storm. However, since she only got a little playing time, she had almost no opportunity to prove her skills. In the playoffs O'Neill was not used because she was put on the list of inactive players. On January 7, Brian Agler announced that O'Neill had been added to the roster for the 2009 training camp.

During the 2008/09 WNBA break, O'Neill played for the UL Aughinish in the Irish Superleague . O'Neill led the league's top scorer list with an average of 25.4 points per game and was named 2008-09 Women's Superleague Overseas Player of the Year . On the side, O'Neill coached the UL Aughinish youth teams. At the end of the season, O'Neill sustained an injury to his right knee. Because of this injury, she had to cancel her participation in the Storm training camp. So she was not in the Storm squad in the 2009 season .

Coaching career

Seattle University (since 2009)

On August 31, 2009, O'Neill was presented as the new assistant coach of the women's basketball team at Seattle University (Redhawks Athletics). O'Neill is fundamentally involved in all areas of the university's women's basketball program, whereby she is primarily responsible for monitoring and recruiting young talent as well as the fitness of the players. In addition, she is also the scientific coordinator of the women's basketball team, with which she is primarily entrusted with the university performance of the female players. In 2010, the Redhawks Athletics were awarded the WBCA Top 25 Academic Honor Roll for achieving a Cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.34 .

On June 20, 2012, O'Neill was named Associate Head Coach of the Redhawks Athletics.

Achievements and Awards

  • college
    • 2002 KKNW 1150 Outstanding Defensive Player
    • 2003 KKNW 1150 Outstanding Defensive Player
  • Irish Superleague
    • 2008/09 Women's Superleague Overseas Player of the Year

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG PPG GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG PPG
2008 Seattle Storm WNBA 11 0 2.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 - - - - - - - - -
WNBA total 11 0 2.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 - - - - - - - - -

Legend for player statistics:
(GP = total games; GS = games in the starting line-up; MPG = minutes played per game; FG% = throw rate from the field; 3P% = throw rate from the 3-point range; FT% = free throw rate; OFF = offensive Rebounds per game; DEF = defensive rebounds per game; RPG = rebounds per game; APG = assists scored per game; BPG = blocks scored per game; PPG = points scored per game)


Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Washington roster. Scout.com, accessed July 16, 2012 .
  2. ^ Women's Basketball Signs Three Local Standouts. (No longer available online.) University of Washington, November 8, 2000, archived from the original on December 10, 2010 ; accessed on July 16, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.gohuskies.com
  3. ^ A b c Kristen O'Neill - Seattle University Redhawks Athletics. Seattle University, accessed June 7, 2010 .
  4. ↑ a b c Player Bio: Kristen O'Neill - University of Washington Official Athletics Site. (No longer available online.) University of Washington, archived from the original on November 16, 2010 ; accessed on January 3, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.gohuskies.com
  5. ↑ Washington Huskies 2005-06 Season - Stastics. University of Washington, accessed August 2, 2009 .
  6. ↑ 2006-2007 roster. Eurobasket, accessed July 15, 2012 .
  7. ↑ 2007-2008 roster. Eurobasket, accessed July 15, 2012 .
  8. ^ Storm Signs Four to Training Camp Contracts. Seattle Storm, April 2, 2008, accessed August 2, 2009 .
  9. ↑ Storm Makes Roster Move. Seattle Storm, May 15, 2008; accessed August 2, 2009 .
  10. ↑ Kevin Pelton: O'Neill's Opportunity Arrives. Seattle Storm, July 1, 2008, accessed August 2, 2009 .
  11. ↑ Kevin Pelton: Surprise: Another Seven-Day Deal for O'Neill. StormTracker, July 15, 2008, accessed June 28, 2009 .
  12. ↑ Kevin Pelton: O'Neill Re-Signed. StormTracker, April 23, 2009, accessed June 28, 2009 .
  13. ^ Storm Re-Signs Wright, Adds Beck and O'Neill to Training Camp Roster. Seattle Storm, January 7, 2009, accessed June 28, 2009 .
  14. ↑ Jayda Evans: Former Washington standout Kristen O'Neill returns. (No longer available online.) The Seattle Times, April 8, 2009, archived from the original March 10, 2016 ; accessed on June 28, 2009 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com
  15. ↑ Kevin Pelton: O'Neill Makes Difficult Decision to Step Away from Storm. Seattle Storm, April 23, 2009, accessed June 28, 2009 .
  16. ^ WBB's O'Neill Promoted to Associate Head Coach. Seattle University, June 20, 2012, accessed July 15, 2012 .
personal data
SURNAME O'Neill, Kristen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH April 12, 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH Edmonds , Washington