Pirini in action for the Perth Lynx | ||||||||||||||
Joondalup Wolves | ||||||||||||||
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Position | Guard | |||||||||||||
League | State Basketball League | |||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
Born | Queenstown, New Zealand | 29 June 1996|||||||||||||
Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||||
Listed height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | |||||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||||
High school | Willetton (Perth, Western Australia) | |||||||||||||
Playing career | 2012–present | |||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Willetton Tigers | |||||||||||||
2013–2015 | West Coast Waves | |||||||||||||
2015 | BA Centre of Excellence | |||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Adelaide Lightning | |||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Diamond Valley Eagles | |||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Perth Lynx | |||||||||||||
2018 | Perth Redbacks | |||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Adelaide Lightning | |||||||||||||
2019–present | Joondalup Wolves | |||||||||||||
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Mikayla Pirini (born 29 June 1996) is a New Zealand-born Australian professional basketball player.
Born in New Zealand, Pirini grew up in Perth, Western Australia. [1] She began her WNBL career in her home town, as a development player, with the West Coast Waves for the 2013–14 WNBL season. Pirini remained a team member for the following season. She was then signed by the Adelaide Lightning for 2015–16, as opposed to remaining with the rebranded Perth Lynx.
After two seasons interstate playing with the Diamond Valley Eagles in the Big V, Pirini returned home joining the Perth Lynx as a development player for the 2017–18 WNBL season. [2]
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