No. 21–CB Estudiantes | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Guard / Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||
League | Liga Femenina de Baloncesto | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | 28 January 1994||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||||||||
High school | Caulfield Grammar (Melbourne, Victoria) | ||||||||||||||||||||
College | North Dakota State (2012–2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNBA draft | 2016: undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2016–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2018 | Nunawading Spectres | ||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Bendigo Spirit | ||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | Knox Raiders | ||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Perth Lynx | ||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2023 | Adelaide Lightning | ||||||||||||||||||||
2021–2023 | Ringwood Hawks | ||||||||||||||||||||
2023–present | CB Estudiantes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Marena Whittle (born 28 January 1994) is an Australian professional basketball player.
Whittle was born in Melbourne, Victoria, in the suburb of Vermont South. [1] She attended Caulfield Grammar School in Melbourne. [2]
Whittle played four seasons of college basketball in the United States for the North Dakota State in the NCAA Division I. [2]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2012–13 | North Dakota State | 29 | 26 | 28.4 | .325 | .250 | .710 | 7.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 6.7 |
2013–14 | North Dakota State | 30 | 28 | 28.4 | .407 | .333 | .826 | 7.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 13.4 |
2014–15 | North Dakota State | 29 | 29 | 29.9 | .378 | .314 | .714 | 7.3 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 8.6 |
2015–16 | North Dakota State | 28 | 28 | 35.8 | .391 | .333 | .832 | 10.3 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 16.8 |
Career | 116 | 111 | 30.5 | .383 | .310 | .784 | 7.9 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 11.3 |
Whittle debuted in the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) for the Nunawading Spectres in 2016. She played a second season for the Spectres in 2017 [3] and earned All-SEABL First Team honours. [4]
Whittle signed with Townsville Fire of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) for the 2017–18 season, [5] but went on to miss the entire season with a knee injury. [6]
Whittle returned to the Spectres for a third season in 2018. [3]
Whittle made her WNBL debut with the Bendigo Spirit in the 2018–19 season. [7] She then played for the Knox Raiders of the NBL1 in the 2019 season. [8]
Whittle joined the Perth Lynx for the 2019–20 WNBL season. [9] She was recognised as the club's Most Improved Player for the season. [10]
Whittle joined the Adelaide Lightning for the 2020 WNBL hub season in Queensland. [11] She continued with the Lightning in 2021–22 and 2022–23. She also played for the Ringwood Hawks in the NBL1 South in 2021, 2022 and 2023. [3]
For the 2023–24 season, Whittle moved to Spain to play for CB Estudiantes of the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto. [1]
With the Australian 3x3 team, Whittle won silver at the 2022 FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup and bronze at the 2023 FIBA 3x3 World Cup. [12]
Whittle's fiancé, Anneli Maley, is also a professional basketball player. [13]
Whittle studied a Juris Doctor at Deakin University. [14]
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