Jessica Bygate

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Jessica Bygate
No. 2–Melbourne Boomers
Position Forward
League WNBL
Personal information
Born (1992-01-10) 10 January 1992 (age 32)
Pahiatua, New Zealand
NationalityNew Zealand
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Career information
College Dickinson State (2012–2014)
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2015–2016 Adelaide Lightning (Australia)
2016 Melbourne Boomers (Australia)
Career highlights and awards
  • New Zealand WBC Champion (2012)
Medals
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Women's Basketball
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Team competition
FIBA Oceania Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Australia / New Zealand Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Australia / New Zealand Team

Jessica Bygate (born 10 January 1992) is a former professional basketball player from New Zealand. She has played for the Melbourne Boomers in the WNBL and now lives is New South Wales. She is now a coach and an exercise scientist.

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Early life

Bygate grew up in Nelson and received her secondary education at Nelson College for Girls. After school, she attended Lincoln University for a year. [1]

Professional career

WBC

Bygate began her career in New Zealand, playing for the Canterbury Wildcats in the WBC. She then moved to the Nelson Sparks, where she won her first WBC championship. She then spent a season for the Junior Tall Ferns, before moving to the Australian leagues. [1]

College

Bygate began her college career in 2011 at Moberly Area Community College in Moberly, Missouri. Impressive showings earned her a transfer to Dickinson State University in Dickinson, North Dakota where she would play for the Dickinson State Blue Hawks. [1]

Australia

After a season with the Gladstone Power in the Queensland Basketball League, Bygate was signed by WNBL side, Adelaide Lightning for the 2015–16 season. Bygate was then signed for the 2016–17 season by the Melbourne Boomers. [2]

National team

At the 2013 FIBA Oceania Championship for Women Bygate made her international debut where she won a silver medal as part of the Tall Ferns New Zealand women's basketball team. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 McNae, Pete (21 June 2012). "Bygate adds a spark". The Nelson Mail . Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Boomers Sign NZ International Jess Bygate". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Jess Bygate". Basketball.org.nz.
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