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No. 33–Townsville Fire | |
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Position | Forward |
League | WNBL |
Personal information | |
Born | Dayton, Ohio | 20 October 1990
Nationality | Australian |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Career information | |
High school | Beavercreek (Beavercreek, Ohio) |
College | Stanford (2009–2014) |
WNBA draft | 2014: 3rd round, 31st overall pick |
Selected by the Seattle Storm | |
Playing career | 2014–present |
Career history | |
2014–2015 | Sydney Uni Flames |
2015–2016 | Adelaide Lightning |
2016–2017 | Canberra Capitals |
2017–2018 | Toulouse Métropole Basket |
2019–2020 | Canberra Capitals |
2020-2021 | Charnay Basket Bourgogne Sud |
2022-2023 | Townsville Fire |
Career highlights and awards | |
2023 WNBL Champion - Townsville Fire | |
Mikaela Ruef (born 15 January 1990) is an Australian professional basketball player. She currently plays for the Townsville Fire in the WNBL.
In college, Ruef attended Stanford University and whilst majoring in Management Science & Engineering before receiving a Master's Degree in Civil & Environmental Engineering, she played for the Stanford Cardinal from 2009–2014. During her time with Stanford, she reached the NCAA Sweet 16 each season. She reached the NCAA Final Four in four of her five seasons and was a part of Stanford's 2009–10 Championship runner-up team as a freshman.
Ruef signed with the Sydney Uni Flames in Australia for the 2014–2015 WNBL season. [1] During the off-season, Ruef played for the Launceston Tornadoes in the South East Australian Basketball League. She then returned for the following season of the WNBL only suiting in the colours of the Adelaide Lightning. [2] In May 2016 she was signed by the Canberra Capitals, her third team in three years. [3] [4] In 2020 Ruef left Canberra due to immigration delays playing for Charnay Basket Bourgogne Sud in France. [5] [6] In 2022 Ruef signed with the Townsville Fire [7] helping them to the WNBL Championship in 2022/23.
One season in South-West of France, in Toulouse, in TMB club in LF2 (Women's League 2) in 2017-2018. She is one of the centerpieces [8] of the team but gets a knee injury before the play-offs.
One season with Charnay Basket Bourgogne Sud W in South-East France 2020-21.
Source [9]
GP | Games 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 |
Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2009-10 | Stanford | 23 | 19 | 40.0 | 12.5 | 40.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | - | - | 0.8 |
2010-11 | Stanford | 34 | 72 | 40.6 | 16.7 | 52.0 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
2011-12 | Stanford | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | - | 0.0 |
2012-13 | Stanford | 36 | 151 | 40.9 | 8.3 | 52.8 | 6.6 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 4.2 |
2013-14 | Stanford | 37 | 262 | 41.9 | 21.7 | 59.0 | 9.3 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 7.1 |
Career Totals | 133 | 504 | 41.0 | 16.4 | 55.4 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 3.8 |
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