Keely Froling

Keely Froling
No. 21–Geelong United
Position	Forward
League	WNBL
Personal information
Born	31 January 1996 (age 28); Townsville, Queensland
Nationality	Australian
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Career information
High school	Lake Ginninderra College ; (Canberra, ACT)
College	SMU (2014–2016)
Playing career	2011–present
Career history
2011–2014	Townsville Fire
2016–2020	Canberra Capitals
2021–2023	Sydney Flames
2023–2024	Melbourne Boomers
2024–present	Geelong United
Career highlights and awards
	2× WNBL champion (2019, 2019–20);
Representing Australia
Women's basketball
FIBA Asia Cup
Summer Universiade
FIBA Oceania Under-16 Championship

Last updated November 01, 2024

Keely Jane Froling^[1] (born 31 January 1996) is an Australian professional basketball player.

Career

College

Froling played college basketball for two years at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas for the SMU Mustangs. Froling decided to return home after her sophomore season, to complete her studies and pursue her career in Australia.^[2]

WNBL

Born and raised in Townsville, Froling would begin her WNBL career in her home town, signed as a development player alongside her twin sister, with the Townsville Fire for the 2011–12 WNBL season. Froling remained a member of the Fire's roster through to 2014. She then departed to begin her college career in the United States. Froling cut her college career short to return to Australia and join the Canberra Capitals.^[3] She played five seasons for the Capitals, the last of which came in the 2020 WNBL Hub season. She played for the Sydney Flames in 2021–22 and 2022–23 before joining the Melbourne Boomers for the 2023–24 season. She then joined Geelong United for the 2024–25 season.^[4]

National team

Froling first played for Australia at the 2011 FIBA Oceania Under-16 Championship for Women where she took home Gold. She would then go on to participate in the world championship in Amsterdam, Netherlands where Australia placed 5th.

Personal life

Froling has a twin sister, Alicia who is also a professional basketball player. She played alongside her in Townsville, SMU and the U17 National team. Their younger brothers, Harry and Sam, have also represented Australia internationally.

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References

↑ "Keely Jane Froling player in Australia (AUS)". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
↑ "Keely Froling departs SMU, heads home to Australia". pickandroll.com.au.
↑ "CAPS SIGN KEELY FROLING FOR TWO YEARS". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
↑ "Keely Froling, Basketball Player, News, Stats - australiabasket". Eurobasket LLC.

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[1] "Keely Jane Froling player in Australia (AUS)". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 31 October 2024.

[2] "Keely Froling departs SMU, heads home to Australia". pickandroll.com.au.

[3] "CAPS SIGN KEELY FROLING FOR TWO YEARS". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2016.

[4] "Keely Froling, Basketball Player, News, Stats - australiabasket". Eurobasket LLC.

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