Tis the season for women's basketball homecomings.
Central Michigan will introduce its new head women's basketball coach Thursday afternoon, and it's a familiar name: former Michigan State star Kristin Haynie. Multiple sources close to the situation confirmed the hire to The News, ahead of Thursday's press conference.
Haynie, 39, is a Mason, Michigan native, and been an assistant the last four seasons on Suzy Merchant's staff at Michigan State. She joined the staff of the WNBA's Minnesota Lynx in March, after Merchant had resigned amid health concerns, and Michigan State named Okemos native Robyn Fralick its new head women's basketball coach.