Cristina Centeno is in her second season at Le Moyne College as the Women's Basketball Assistant Coach after being hired in July 2013.
Centeno, a 2012 graduate of Siena College with a Bachelor of Sciences degree in Business Management, was a four-year starting guard for the Saints under Castelli. A Third Team All-MAAC and MAAC All-Academic Team selection each of her final two seasons, Centeno completed her career with 343 assists, the 10th-highest total in the program's history. A team captain her senior year and the team's defensive player of the year as a junior, Centeno is one of only 13 players in the history of the MAAC to record career totals of at least 900 points, 400 rebounds, 300 assists, 100 steals and 100 three-pointers. She twice represented Puerto Rico, where her mother was born, in international competition. Prior to her freshman year at Siena, Centeno played for the Puerto Rico Junior National Team in the 2008 FIBA Americas Women's Championship in Argentina. Leading up to the 2012 Olympics, Centeno played with the Puerto Rico National Team.
Following graduation, Centeno was selected with the fourth overall pick by the Quebradillas Pirates in the 2012 Draft of Puerto Rico's Baloncesto Superior Nacional Femenino (BSNF). During the 2012 season, Centeno averaged 11.8 points (3rd on the team), 5.5 rebounds (3rd on the team), 3.0 assists (3rd on the team) and a team-best 1.8 steals to earn BSNF Rookie of the Year accolades, while guiding the Pirates to the regular season championship and a spot in the BSNF championship game.
