Campbell University

April Cromartie Photo Gallery

April Cromartie, ’02 was named Atlantic Sun Conference women’s basketball player of the year as a junior (2001) and senior (2002).  A member of the ASUN All-Decade team and 25th-anniversary team, she was a three-time ASUN All-tournament team member and was named MVP in 2000 when CU won the title and earned the program’s first-ever berth to the NCAA Tournament. 

A three-time ASUN 1st-team all-conference performer, Cromartie was named 2nd-team all-conference and to the ASUN all-freshman team (1999) in her first season.  The native of Clinton, N.C., was honored as CU’s Outstanding Female Athlete in 2000 and set school career records for rebounds (1,113), field goal percentage (.602), free throws made (434) and attempted (607), while ranking 2nd in points (1,892), just one shy of CU Hall of Famer Tammy Brown Tew. 

Following graduation, Cromartie played professionally with the Marburg Marlins from 2002-04 and led the organization to its greatest club successes by winning the German Championship and the German Cup in 2003.  After joining the U.S. Army, she played for the All-Army Basketball team from 2008-2019, twice winning Armed Forces Awards Gold medals in addition to four Silver medals.  She was a six-time member of the All-Armed Forces Team and a six-time All-Tournament team member. 

Cromartie also competed in the CISM Military World Games in Wuhan, China, for the U.S. Armed Forces women's basketball team that was awarded the Bronze Medal.  She continues to serve in the U.S. Army as a Signal Support System Chief and resides in Lakewood, Wash.  She has one son, Jayleen Cottrelle Cromartie-Golden.