No. 42–Dynamo Moscow | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Forward / Centre | ||||||||||||||
League | WBPL | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born | Lincoln, England | 13 October 1993||||||||||||||
Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | Lake Ginninderra (Canberra, ACT) | ||||||||||||||
WNBA draft | 2015: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2009–present | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2009–2012 | Australian Institute of Sport | ||||||||||||||
2012–2014 | Canberra Capitals | ||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Adelaide Lightning | ||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Dandenong Rangers | ||||||||||||||
2016–present | Dynamo Moscow | ||||||||||||||
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