Micaela Cocks

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Micaela Cocks
No. 32–Townsville Fire
Position Guard
League WNBL
Personal information
Born (1986-05-02) 2 May 1986 (age 38)
Takapuna, New Zealand
NationalityNew Zealand
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Career information
College Oregon (2006–2010)
Playing career2005–present
Career history
2005North Harbour Breeze
2006Auckland Lady Hawks
2010 Energa Torun (Poland)
2010 Cote d'Opale Basket (France)
2011–present Townsville Fire
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Women's Basketball
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Melbourne Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Team competition
FIBA Oceania Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 New Zealand Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Australia Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Australia / New Zealand Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Australia / New Zealand Team

Micaela Cocks (born 2 May 1986) is a professional basketball player from New Zealand. She currently plays for the Townsville Fire in the WNBL.

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Professional career

College

Cocks played college basketball for the Oregon Ducks in Eugene, Oregon, participating in NCAA Division I. [1] In her final season, she was awarded a place on the All-Pac-10 First-Team.

Oregon statistics

Source [2]

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high
YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2006-07Oregon3110643.4%37.2%88.9%0.71.10.3-3.4
2007-08Oregon3020237.4%36.7%81.3%3.11.30.60.06.7
2008-09Oregon3040438.4%39.3%86.0%2.61.50.80.113.5
2009-10Oregon3448340.7%32.6%86.5%3.22.90.90.114.2
Career125119539.5%36.5%85.9%2.41.70.70.09.6

Europe

Cocks first travelled to Poland after signing with Energa Torun. However, she would only play four games before transferring to France, to play for Cote d'Opale Basket Calais. Once again, she would only participate in four games until her season was cut short.

Australia

Micaela Cocks was signed for the 2011–12 season, with the Townsville Fire. She has since been a strong, consistent member of their roster. Playing an instrumental role in their title runs in 2015 and 2016, alongside the likes of Suzy Batkovic and Cayla George. In the 2016 WNBL Finals, against the Perth Lynx, Cocks was awarded the WNBL Grand Final Most Valuable Player Award for her showings through the series. [3] Cocks has been re-signed for the 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons. [4]

National team

At the 2006 Commonwealth Games she won a silver medal as part of the Tall Ferns New Zealand women's basketball team. [5] She represented New Zealand and the Tall Ferns again at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She has taken home a silver medal at the FIBA Oceania Championship on four occasions. She has also participated in two Olympic qualifying tournaments with the Tall Ferns, in 2012 and 2016. Unfortunately, both times, the Tall Ferns fell short on Olympic qualification.

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References

  1. ↑ "Micaela Cocks - GoDucks.com - The University of Oregon Official Athletics Web Site". GoDucks.com.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Kiwi Micaela Cocks named MVP of Aussie WNBL grand final". stuff.co.nz.
  4. ↑ "Cocks signs on for two more seasons". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Micaela Cocks | Basketball New Zealand". Basketball.org.nz. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
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