Marisa Rowe

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Marisa Rowe
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Born (1963-07-16) 16 July 1963 (age 59) [1]
Adelaide, South Australia
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Women's Basketball
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Marisa Rowe (born 16 July 1963) is a former Australian women's basketball player. [1] [2]

Biography

Rowe was a member of the national team roster during the 1980s and competed for Australia at the 1986 World Championship held in the Soviet Union. [3] In the domestic Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) Rowe played 151 games for AIS (1981-82), Melbourne East (1983-84), St Kilda Saints (1985), Geelong Supercats (1986) and Coburg Cougars (1987-89). [4] [5] Rowe's mother, Pat Rowe, was captain of the Australian squads that competed at the 1967 World Championship held in Czechoslovakia and 1971 World Championship held in Brazil. [6] [7] [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 FIBA Archive. Player Search: Marisa Rowe. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
  2. ↑ Back in the Day: Thanks to the fallen. Basketball Australia. News (25 May 2011). Retrieved 2012-09-15.
  3. ↑ FIBA Archive. 1986 World Championship for Women. Australia. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
  4. ↑ Women's National Basketball League. All-Time Playing Roster Archived 15 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 2012-09-15.
  5. ↑ Women's National Basketball League. Players with 100 or more career games Archived 17 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 2012-09-15.
  6. ↑ Email from Basketball Australia (Elaine) to Spy007au of 10 October 2012 (12.51pm ACST)
  7. ↑ FIBA Archive. 1967 World Championship for Women. Australia. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
  8. ↑ FIBA Archive. 1971 World Championship for Women. Australia. Retrieved 2012-10-06.


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