Kristi Cirone, Resurrection High School guard and Illinois State recruit, made the Top 100 McDonalds All-American list of the top high school players in the United States.
Cirone, (pronounced sir-OH-nee) who signed with the Redbirds in November, 2004, is one of eight players from Illinois on the McDonalds Top 100 list. She led Resurrection to a 23-8 record in 2004-05 with 20.4 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 4.5 steals per game. Her teams were 85-32 in her four years as a varsity starter.
A three-time first-team Chicago Sun-Times All-Area selection, she is the Resurrection career leader in points with 2,300, assists with 414 and steals with 370. In her junior season, Cirone set the school record for single-game points with 43 and single-season points with 703.
Cirone was a first-team Illinois Basketball Coaches Association All-Stater in 2004, along with first-team spots on Champaign News-Gazette and Chicago Sun-Times teams.
McDonalds Top 100 Players from Illinois
Name Hometown (High School) College Choice
Danielle Campbell, 6-4, C Chicago (Whitney Young) Purdue
Erin Cattell, 6-1, F Orland Park (Carl Sandburg) DePaul
Kristi Cirone, 5-8, G Chicago (Resurrection) Illinois State
Megan Edwards, 5-7, G Des Plaines (Maine West) Eastern Illinois
Brittanny Johnson, 5-8, G Oak Park (Fenwick) Boston College
TK LaFleur, 5-9, G Gurnee (Warren Township) Nebraska
Deirdre Naughton, 5-9, G Winnetka (New Trier) Wake Forest
Lindsay Schrader, 6-0,G Bartlett (Bartlett) Notre Dame
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2004 ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL RECRUITS
Brea Banks, F, 6-0, Fr., Richton Park, Ill. (Marian Catholic HS)
Kristi Cirone, G, 5-8, Fr., Chicago, Ill. (Resurrection HS)
Nicolle Lewis, C, 6-5, Fr., Wind Lake, Wis. (Muskego HS)
Brooke Singleton, G/F, 5-10, Fr., Roseville, Ill. (Roseville H.S.)
