Alice Kunek
No. 41 – Melbourne Boomers | |
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Position | Guard / Forward |
Personal information | |
Born |
Box Hill, Victoria | 6 January 1991
Nationality | Australian |
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 2007–present |
Career history | |
2007–2010 | AIS |
2010–2013 | Bulleen Boomers |
2013–2015 | Dandenong Rangers |
2015–present | Melbourne Boomers |
Career highlights and awards | |
Medals
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Alice Kunek (born 6 January 1991) is an Australian basketball player who currently plays for the Melbourne Boomers in the Women's National Basketball League.
Professional career
WNBL
Kunek began her WNBL career at the AIS alongside fellow up and coming players. She spent three seasons at the AIS. She then had three seasons with Bulleen. In her first season with the Boomers, she helped them take home their inaugural WNBL Championship. She then left the Boomers and signed with the Dandenong Rangers. Her first season with the Rangers, she averaged a career high 15.9 points per game. After two seasons with the Rangers, she returned to the Melbourne Boomers.
National team
Kunek was a member of the Gems. She was then named to the Gems squad and helped them take home the Gold at the Oceania Under-18 Championship and qualify for the World Championship the following year in Thailand. Playing alongside, Elizabeth Cambage, the team placed fifth. In 2015, Kunek was named to the Opals side for the 2015 FIBA Oceania Women's Championship. She was once again named to the Opals squad, in the lead up to the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] However, as the squad was dropped down to 17 members, Kunek was cut from the Olympic squad.[2]
References
- ↑ "BASKETBALL AUSTRALIA NAMES JAYCO OPALS CAMP SQUAD - Basketball Australia". basketball.net.au. 21 March 2016.
- ↑ "JAYCO AUSTRALIAN OPALS HEAD OUT ON EUROPEAN TOUR - Basketball Australia". basketball.net.au. 24 May 2016.