Gina Stevens

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Gina Stevens
Australian Institute of Sport
Perth Breakers
Bulleen Boomers
Townsville Fire
Position Forward
League WNBL
Personal information
Born (1975-07-04) 4 July 1975 (age 48)
Ballarat, Victoria
NationalityAustralian
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Medals
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1993 Seoul Team Competition

Georgina (Gina) Stevens (born 4 July 1975) is a retired Australian women's basketball player, who represented the country at both junior and senior levels. [1]

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Biography

Stevens played in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) between 1992 and 2004. During that period Stevens played for four teams; AIS (1992 to 1993), Perth Breakers (1994 to 1999/00), Bulleen Boomers (2000/01) and Townsville Fire (2002/03 to 2003/04), totaling 204 games. [2]

In 1996, Stevens won the WNBL Top Shooter Award with 375 points at an average of 21.3 points per game. [3] Stevens was also selected to the WNBL All-Star Five on two occasions; 1996 and 1998/99. [4]

At official FIBA tournaments, Stevens played for Australia at the 1993 World Championship for Junior Women, where she won a Gold medal. [5] [6]

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References

  1. Gina Stevens Massage Therapy. Retrieved 2015-01-08.
  2. Women's National Basketball League. Players with 100 or more career games Archived 17 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 2015-01-08
  3. Women's National Basketball League. Top shooter award. Retrieved 2015-01-08.
  4. Women's National Basketball League. All Star Five Archived 15 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 2015-01-08.
  5. FIBA Archive. 1993 World Championship for Junior Women. Australia. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
  6. FIBA Archive. 1993 World Championship for Junior Women. Event Standings. Retrieved 2015-01-12.