Alice Kunek

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Alice Kunek
Alice Kunek - Perth Lynx.jpg
Kunek in action with the Perth Lynx
No. 1–Sopron Basket
Position Forward
League EuroLeague Women
Personal information
Born (1991-01-06) 6 January 1991 (age 33)
Box Hill, Victoria
NationalityAustralian / Irish
Listed height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Career information
High school Caulfield Grammar
(Melbourne, Victoria) Lake Ginninderra College
(Canberra, ACT)
Playing career2007–present
Career history
2007–2010 AIS
2010–2013 Bulleen Boomers
2013–2015 Dandenong Rangers
2015–2017 Melbourne Boomers
2017Lyon Basket féminin
2017–2018 Perth Lynx
2018–2019 Tarbes Gespe Bigorre
2019–2020 Sydney Uni Flames
2020–2022 Arka Gdynia
2022–2024 Sopron Basket
2024-present Southside Flyers
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Basketball
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast
FIBA Asia Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 India
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Australia
FIBA Oceania Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Australia / New Zealand
FIBA 3x3 World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Athens
World University Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Kazan

Alice Kunek (born 6 January 1991) is an Australian-Irish professional basketball player for Southside Flyers, the current champions of the WNBL.

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Professional career

WNBL

Kunek began her WNBL career at the AIS alongside fellow up and coming players. She spent three seasons at the AIS, before moving signing with the Bulleen Boomers, where she played for three seasons. In her first season with the Boomers, she helped them take home their inaugural WNBL Championship, averaging 9.9 points per game. [1] In 2013, Kunek left the Boomers and signed with the Dandenong Rangers. In her first season with the Rangers, Kunek averaged a career high 15.9 points per game. After two seasons with the Rangers, she returned to the Melbourne Boomers. [2] Kunek was named captain of the Melbourne Boomers ahead of the 2016–17 season.

On 16 May 2017, Kunek signed with the Perth Lynx for the 2017–18 WNBL season. [3] On 8 November 2017, Kunek was named to the WNBL Team of the Week, after scoring 25 points, including five three-pointers, in her team's victory over the Townsville Fire. On 29 December 2017, Kunek played her 200th career WNBL game.

Overseas

At the conclusion of the 2016/17 WNBL season, she joined French side Lyon Basket féminine for the remainder of their season. [4] Kunek played 10 games with Lyon, averaging 6.3 points and 5.1 rebounds, [5] and helped her side avoid relegation. [6] On 17 January 2018, Kunek signed as an injury replacement for French side Tarbes Gespe Bigorre. [7]

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. [8] However, as the squad was dropped down to 17 members, Kunek was cut from the Olympic squad. [9]

Kunek joined the Opals side ahead of the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup, where Australia took home Silver. [10] [11] In December 2017, Kunek was named to the Opals training camp squad ahead of the 2018 Commonwealth Games. [12]

Personal life

Kunek is currently studying a Master of International Business at Deakin University. [13]

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ "Boomers sign crosstown rival Alice Kunek". The Pick and Roll. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Alice Kunek signs with Perth Lynx". Perth Lynx. Retrieved 17 May 2017.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ "Kunek off to France" . Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Union Lyon Basket Feminin basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details - eurobasket". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Play-downs J6 - Le Lyon Basket reste en LFB ! - Lyon Basket". Lyon Basket (in French). 3 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. ↑ "Alice Kunek, pigiste de Christelle Diallo". Ladepeche.fr. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "BASKETBALL AUSTRALIA NAMES JAYCO OPALS CAMP SQUAD - Basketball Australia". basketball.net.au. 21 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "JAYCO AUSTRALIAN OPALS HEAD OUT ON EUROPEAN TOUR - Basketball Australia". basketball.net.au. 24 May 2016.
  10. ↑ "Australian Opals call up for Alice Kunek". Perth Lynx. Retrieved 1 December 2017.[ permanent dead link ]
  11. ↑ "Opals pipped in Asia Cup basketball thriller". Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  12. ↑ "Alice Kunek named to Opals squad". Perth Lynx. Retrieved 1 December 2017.[ permanent dead link ]
  13. ↑ "Elite Athlete Program Profiles". Deakin University. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
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