![]() Rocci with the Canberra Capitals in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Guard | ||||||||||||||||||||
League | NBL1 South | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | 1 June 1998||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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High school | Lake Ginninderra College (Canberra, ACT) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2015–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
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2015 | Geelong Supercats | ||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | BA Centre of Excellence | ||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2020 | Canberra Capitals | ||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | Diamond Valley Eagles | ||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | USC Rip City | ||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | Southern Districts Spartans | ||||||||||||||||||||
2021–2025 | Southside Flyers | ||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | USC Rip City | ||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | South West Metro Pirates | ||||||||||||||||||||
2024–present | Keilor Thunder | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Maddison Louise Rocci (born 1 June 1998) is an Australian professional basketball player. She played for the Southside Flyers of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) between 2021 and 2025.
Rocci was born in Melbourne, Victoria, in the suburb of East Melbourne. [1]
While at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in Canberra, Rocci attended Lake Ginninderra College. [2]
Rocci joined the Canberra Capitals of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) for the 2017–18 season. [3] She continued with the Capitals in 2018–19 and 2019–20, winning championships both years. She played a fourth season for the Capitals in the 2020 WNBL Hub season in Queensland. [4]
For the 2021–22 WNBL season, Rocci joined the Southside Flyers. [5] She continued with the Flyers in 2022–23, 2023–24 and 2024–25. [4]
Rocci played for the Geelong Supercats of the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) in 2015. She played for the BA Centre of Excellence in the SEABL in 2016 and 2017. [4] In 2018, she played for the Diamond Valley Eagles in the SEABL. [6]
Rocci joined the USC Rip City of the Queensland Basketball League (QBL) for the 2019 season. [4] She continued with the USC Rip City in the 2020 Queensland State League (QSL) season, [7] where she won QSL MVP honours [8] after averaging 32.5 points, 10.3 rebounds and 3.9 assists in 10 games. [9]
Rocci joined the Southern Districts Spartans of the NBL1 North for the 2021 season. [10] She returned to the USC Rip City for the 2022 NBL1 North season. [11] For the 2023 NBL1 North season, she joined the South West Metro Pirates. [4]
Rocci joined the Keilor Thunder of the NBL1 South for the 2024 season. [12] She returned to the Thunder for the 2025 NBL1 South season. [4] On 25 April 2025, she recorded a triple-double with 18 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in a 76–50 win over the Hobart Chargers. [13]
Rocci made her international debut at the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship in the Czech Republic with the Sapphires, where they placed fifth. [14] She then made her debut with the Gems at the 2016 Oceania Championship in Fiji, where Australia took home the gold. Rocci then continued on with the Gems at the 2017 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Italy, where the Gems placed sixth. [15]