Courtney Shaley Crooms (#22) was born on January 9th, 1992 to Derick and Meshal Crooms in Killeen, Texas.  On June 25th, 2006, the 14&U Atlanta Lady Celtics (ALC) won the 14U championship at the NIKE-Garden City Classic Tournament in North Augusta, South Carolina. Eighty (80) miles east of Atalnta, Courtney and her mother were involved in an automobile accident. Meshal, her mother, sustained serious injuries from the crash, but Courtney did not survive.  She was gone...gone at the age of 14!

Courtney's motto: Live life with passion and purpose, and to play each game, as if it was your last! Her family has created an foundation-http://c-cfoundation.org-to honor Courtney's memory, legacy, and life, as well as to challenge, and encourage female student-athletes to strive for excellence in every aspect of their life.

Courtney - #22 in the picture below with her team - May, 2006!  R.I.P- 01/09/92 - 06/25/06