List of Australian WNBA players

The following is a chronological list of Australian players who have played at least one game in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The list includes both past and present players. Active WNBA players are shown in bold.

Australian WNBA Players

#	Player	Position	Drafted / Signed	Debut	Ref
1	Michele Timms	Guard	Signed by the WNBA and assigned to the Phoenix Mercury on 22 January 1997	1997	[1][2]
2	Rachael Sporn	Forward	Taken round 2 (pick 14 overall) in the 1998 WNBA draft by the Detroit Shock	1998	[3][4]
3	Sandy Brondello	Shooting guard	Taken round 4 (pick 34 overall) in the 1998 WNBA draft by the Detroit Shock	1998	[3][5]
4	Tully Bevilaqua	Guard	Signed by the Cleveland Rockers as a free agent before the start of the 1998 season	1998	[2][6]
5	Michelle Brogan (m. Griffiths)	Forward	Signed by the Phoenix Mercury as a free agent before the start of the 1998 season	1998	[2][7]
6	Carla Boyd (m. Porter)	Forward	Signed by the Detroit Shock as a free agent before the start of the 1998 season	1998	[2][8]
7	Kristi Harrower	Point guard	Signed by the Phoenix Mercury as a free agent before the start of the 1998 season	1998	[2][9]
8	Trisha Fallon	Guard/Forward	Taken round 2 (pick 19 overall) in the 1999 WNBA draft by the Minnesota Lynx	1999	[10][11]
9	Jenny Whittle	Centre	Taken round 4 (pick 37 overall) in the 1999 WNBA draft by the Washington Mystics	1999	[12][13]
10	Annie La Fleur (née Burgess)†	Guard	Signed by the Minnesota Lynx as a free agent before the start of the 1999 season	1999	[14][15]
11	Jessica Bibby	Guard	Taken round 3 (pick 45 overall) in the 2000 WNBA draft by the New York Liberty	2000	[16][17]
12	Katrina Hibbert	Guard	Taken round 4 (pick 57 overall) in the 2000 WNBA draft by the Seattle Storm	2000	[18][19][20]
13	Michelle Cleary (née Chandler)	Guard	Signed by the Phoenix Mercury as a free agent before the start of the 2000 season	2000	[2][21]
14	Lauren Jackson	Forward/Centre	Taken round 1 (pick 1 overall) in the 2001 WNBA draft by the Seattle Storm	2001	[22][23]
15	Penny Taylor	Forward	Taken round 1 (pick 11 overall) in the 2001 WNBA draft by the Cleveland Rockers	2001	[22][24]
16	Kristen Veal	Guard	Taken round 1 (pick 13 overall) in the 2001 WNBA draft by the Phoenix Mercury	2001	[22][25]
17	Jae Kingi-Cross††	Guard	Taken round 2 (pick 22 overall) in the 2001 WNBA draft by the Detroit Shock	2001	[22][26]
18	Suzy Batkovic	Centre	Taken round 2 (pick 22 overall) in the 2003 WNBA draft by the Seattle Storm	2005	[27][28]
19	Belinda Snell	Guard	Signed by the Phoenix Mercury as a free agent following the 2004 Olympic Games	2005	[29][30]
20	Laura Summerton (m. Hodges)	Centre	Signed by the Connecticut Sun as a free agent in March 2005	2005	[31][32]
21	Erin Phillips	Guard	Taken round 2 (pick 21 overall) in the 2005 WNBA draft by the Connecticut Sun	2006	[33][34]
22	Leilani Mitchell†††	Point guard	Taken round 2 (pick 25 overall) in the 2008 WNBA draft by the Phoenix Mercury	2008	[35][36]
23	Kelsey Griffin††††	Forward	Taken round 1 (pick 3 overall) in the 2010 WNBA draft by the Minnesota Lynx	2010	[37][38]
24	Alison Lacey	Guard	Taken round 1 (pick 10 overall) in the 2010 WNBA draft by the Seattle Storm	2010	[39][40]
25	Abby Bishop	Forward	Signed by the Seattle Storm as a free agent before the start of the 2010 season	2010	[41][42]
26	Liz Cambage†††††	Centre	Taken round 1 (pick 2 overall) in the 2011 WNBA draft by the Tulsa Shock	2011	[43][44]
27	Jenna O'Hea	Guard	Signed by the Los Angeles Sparks as a free agent before the 2011 season	2011	[45][46]
28	Rachel Jarry	Forward	Taken round 2 (pick 18 overall) in the 2011 WNBA draft by the Atlanta Dream	2013	[43][47]
29	Rebecca Allen	Forward	Signed by the New York Liberty as a free agent following the 2014 World Cup	2015	[48]
30	Cayla Francis	Centre	Signed by the Phoenix Mercury as a free agent following the 2014 World Cup	2015	[49]
31	Marianna Tolo	Centre	Signed by the Los Angeles Sparks as a free agent in February 2015.	2015	[50]
32	Tess Madgen	Guard/Forward	Signed by the Phoenix Mercury as a free agent in February 2015	2015	[51]

Key

• † Annie La Fleur was born in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, but moved to Australia as a child with her parents.^[52]
• †† Jay Kingi-Cross was born in Wellington, New Zealand, but moved to Australia with her parents at age 4.^[53]
• ††† Leilani Mitchell was born in Richland, Washington USA to an Australian mother and American father and has dual citizenship. In December 2013, Mitchell pledged her allegiances to, and represents Australia internationally.^[54][55]
• †††† Kelsey Griffin was born in Eagle River, Alaska USA. Having obtained Australian citizenship in November 2015, Girffin pledged her allegiances to, and represents Australia internationally.^[56]
• ††††† Liz Cambage was born in London, England, to a Nigerian father and Australian mother, but moved to Australia with her mother at three months old.^[57]

Notes

• In the 2000 WNBA draft, Natalie Porter was selected in round 4 (pick 61 overall) by the New York Liberty, but left training camp because of homesickness and was released without playing a WNBA game.^[58]
• In the 2006 WNBA draft, Renae Camino was selected in round 2 (pick 24 overall) by the Houston Comets, but did not play because of injury.^[59] Camino was drafted again in the 2009 dispersal draft (pick 7) by the Sacramento Monarchs, but returned to Australia without playing a WNBA game.^[60][61]
• In the 2006 WNBA draft, Jessica Foley was selected in round 3 (pick 38 overall) by the Indiana Fever, but did not play because of injury.^[62] In 2008, Foley was traded to the Connecticut Sun, but returned to Australia without playing a WNBA game.^[63]
• In the 2006 WNBA draft, Marita Payne was selected in round 3 (pick 42 overall) by the Connecticut Sun, but was released on 28 April 2006 during training camp and returned to Australia without playing a WNBA game.^[64][65]
• In the 2010 WNBA draft, Brigitte Ardossi was selected in round 2 (pick 21 overall) by the Atlanta Dream, but was released on 10 May 2010 during training camp and returned to Australia without playing a WNBA game.^[66][67]

See also

• Australia women's national basketball team
• Australia under-19 women's national basketball team
• Basketball Australia
• Women's National Basketball League
• WNBL Most Valuable Player Award
• List of foreign WNBA players
• List of Women's National Basketball Association players

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