Casey Lockwood

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Casey Lockwood
Personal information
Born (1985-11-05) 5 November 1985 (age 38)
NationalityAmerican / New Zealand
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Career information
High school Marin Catholic (Kentfield, California)
College Princeton (2003–2007)
WNBA draft 2007: undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Position Forward
Career history
2011–2012Otago Gold Rush
2011–2013 Townsville Fire
2013; 2015 Joondalup Wolves
2019; 2023Sunshine Coast Phoenix
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Basketball
FIBA Oceania Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Australia / New Zealand Team

Casey Laing Lockwood (born 5 November 1985) is an American-New Zealand former basketball player.

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Early life

Lockwood's hometown is Ross, California. She attended Marin Catholic High School in Kentfield, California. [1]

College career

From 2003 to 2007, Lockwood played college basketball at Princeton University for the Tigers. [1]

As a freshman in 2003–04, Lockwood played in and started the first 19 games before suffering season-ending torn ACL. She was named to the Ivy League All-Rookie Team after averaging 10.8 points and a team-high 7.9 rebounds in 30.5 minutes per game. She scored a season-high 20 points in first collegiate game against Nebraska. [1]

As a sophomore in 2004–05, Lockwood returned from the ACL injury in January 2005 and played in 15 games to finish the season. [1]

As a junior in 2005–06, Lockwood started all 28 games and scored double digits in eight games with a high of 18 points against Colgate on 3 December 2005. [1]

As a senior in 2006–07, Lockwood was named honorable mention All-Ivy League. She was one of two Tigers to start all 28 games and she scored a career-best 22 points at Cornell on 16 February 2007. [1]

Princeton statistics

Source [2]

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high
YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2003-04Princeton1920644.4%29.0%75.7%7.91.51.10.210.8
2004-05Princeton168848.0%18.8%76.5%3.20.60.50.15.5
2005-06Princeton2821147.1%30.4%60.0%5.01.51.90.17.5
2006-07Princeton2829348.9%33.3%72.6%5.61.91.00.310.5
Career9179847.2%29.5%71.5%5.51.51.20.28.8

Professional career

After graduating from college, Lockwood moved to Stewart Island in south New Zealand. In 2009, she played for the Southland Pearls at the open nationals tournament in Invercargill. She averaged 23.6 points a game, was named the most valuable women's player and was selected in the tournament team. [3] She subsequently suffered a chronic knee injury that lasted 18 months. [4]

In 2011, Lockwood played for the Otago Gold Rush in the Women's Basketball Championship (WBC). [4] She led the team to the WBC championship and was named WBC Most Valuable Player and WBC All-Star Five. [5] [6]

Lockwood joined the Townsville Fire of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) for the 2011–12 season. She averaged 2.8 points and 1.3 rebounds in 12 games. [7] She returned to the Otago Gold Rush in 2012 and then re-joined the Fire for the 2012–13 WNBL season. [7] She averaged 1.7 points and 1.4 rebounds in 11 games in her second WNBL season. [7]

Lockwood joined the Joondalup Wolves of Western Australia's State Basketball League (SBL) for the 2013 season. She helped the Wolves win the SBL championship. [8] After sitting out the 2014 season, she re-joined the Wolves for the 2015 season. [9] [10]

In 2019, Lockwood joined the Sunshine Coast Phoenix of the Queensland Basketball League following a three-year hiatus from competitive basketball. [11] She returned to the Phoenix, now in the NBL1 North, for a five-game stint during the 2023 NBL1 season. [12]

National team

Lockwood played for the New Zealand Tall Ferns at the 2012 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament [13] and the 2013 FIBA Oceania Championship. [14]

Personal life

Lockwood is the daughter of Deborah and Brian Lockwood. She has one brother, Alex. [1]

After graduating from college, Lockwood moved to Stewart Island in south New Zealand with her partner, Kent Centers. There the couple ran a Pāua hatchery. [3] In 2009, Lockwood gained her New Zealand residency. [3] In 2011, she gained New Zealand citizenship. [4]

Lockwood is a musician. She recorded her own original acoustic and folk music while in college. [3]

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References

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  2. ↑ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Stewart Island star reading, willing to play for NZ". stuff.co.nz.
  4. 1 2 3 "Basketball: Lockwood happy to call NZ home". odt.co.nz.
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  6. ↑ "2011 CHAMPIONS: OTAGO GOLD RUSH". tauihi.basketball. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
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  8. ↑ "Tears as 18-year title drought over". communitynews.com.au.
  9. ↑ "WOLFPACK WELCOMES BACK CASEY LOCKWOOD". Wanneroo Basketball Association. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  10. ↑ "Casey Lockwood - Player Statistics". GameDay. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  11. ↑ "Forward Lockwood fires at Phoenix". couriermail.com.au. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
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  13. ↑ "NZL – Lockwood gets the call". fiba.com. 5 June 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017.
  14. ↑ "Casey Laing Lockwood player in New Zealand (NZL)". www.fiba.basketball. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
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