Ashleigh Karaitiana

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Ashleigh Karaitiana
No. 47–Melbourne Boomers
Position Forward
League Women's National Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1992-06-26) 26 June 1992 (age 32)
Hamilton, New Zealand
NationalityNew Zealand / Australia
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight172 lb (78 kg)
Career information
High school Endeavour (Sydney, New South Wales)
College Hawaii (2012–2016)
Playing career2010–present
Career history
2010–2011 Sydney Uni Flames
2016–2018 Bendigo Spirit
2020–present Melbourne Boomers
Career highlights and awards

Ashleigh Karaitiana (born 26 June 1992) is a New Zealand and Australian professional basketball player. [1]

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College

Karaitiana played college basketball at the University of Hawaiʻi for the Rainbow Wahine in Honolulu, Hawaii. [2] In her last year [3] Karaitiana scored 17 points, making five 3-pointers, and Hawaii throttled UC Davis 78-59 in the Big West Conference Tournament championship game To qualify for the NCAA tournament. [4] They went on to the tournament and lost to UCLA 50-66. [3]

Statistics

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2012–13 Hawaii 313026.4.404.314.6144.41.30.80.12.68.5
2013–14 Hawaii 31926.7.386.382.7035.21.60.60.22.110.4
2014–15 Hawaii 313030.0.346.281.6975.02.51.10.31.810.0
2015–16 Hawaii 323226.3.361.323.7213.92.40.50.31.88.5
Career12510127.3.375.319.6814.61.90.70.22.19.3

Career

SEABL

Karaitiana would play her first season in SEABL with the Southern Districts Spartans where she would play two games of the season before returning to Hawaii to graduate in 2016.

WNBL

Karaitiana would begin her WNBL career in her home town of Sydney, signed as a development player with the Sydney Uni Flames for the 2010–11 WNBL season. Karaitiana would then depart to begin her college career in the United States. Karaitiana was signed by the Bendigo Spirit for 2016–17, where she will make her return to the league. [1]

After a two-year absence and giving birth to her first child, Karaitiana returned to the league signing with the Melbourne Boomers for the 2020 season. [5] There, Karaitiana joins several of her Tall Ferns teammates all playing under national team head coach, Guy Molloy.

National Team

Youth Level

Karaitiana first represented Australia, alongside Elizabeth Cambage at the 2009 Under-19 World Championship in Bangkok, Thailand where Australia placed fifth. She would once again represent the Gems at the 2011 Under-19 World Championship in Chile where they narrowly missed out on the bronze medal, placing fourth.

Senior Level

Karaitiana has since switched her allegiances to her country of birth and began representing the New Zealand Tall Ferns in 2018. Karaitiana was named to the final roster for the 2019 FIBA Asia Cup. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Bendigo Add Toughness with Ashleigh Karaitiana Signing". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Hawaii Athletics - Ashleigh Karaitiana". hawaiiathletics.com.
  3. 1 2 "Hawaii vs UCLA DI Women's Basketball - Mar 19th, 2016". NCAA.com. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "Karaitiana leads Hawaii women by UC Davis for Big West title". Daily Herald. Associated Press. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "DEAKIN MELBOURNE BOOMERS ROUND OUT ROSTER SIGNING ASHLEIGH KARAITIANA". wnbl.basketball. 22 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "TALL FERNS TEAM FOR ASIA CUP NAMED". nz.basketball.
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