Molly Lewis (basketball)

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Molly Lewis
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Lewis during a game between the Capitals and Logan Thunder at AIS Arena
No. 9–Canberra Capitals
PositionForward
League WNBL
Personal information
Born28 October 1989 (1989-10-28) (age 34)
NationalityAustralian
Career information
Playing career2005–present
Career history
?Australian Institute of Sport, Sydney Uni Flames

Molly Lewis (born 28 October 1989) [1] is a basketball player from Australia. She has played for the Australian Institute of Sport, Sydney Uni Flames and Canberra Capitals in Australia's WNBL.

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Personal

Lewis is originally from Tasmania. [2] She is 183 centimetres (72 in) tall. [1] She did not play basketball during the 2010/2011 season because she felt like it was an obligation. [3] [4] She has a brother and a sister. While playing for Sydney, she attended the Australian College of Physical Education and studied physical education. [5]

Basketball

Juniors

Lewis played her junior basketball in Tasmania [2] and New South Wales. [5]

Australian Institute of Sport

In 2005, Lewis was playing for the Australian Institute of Sport's WNBL team. [6] She played in a preseason game for the team against the Canberra Capitals. [6] She also played for the team during the 2006/2007 season. [5]

Sydney Uni Flames

Lewis played for the Sydney Uni Flames for three seasons. [2] [3] She first joined the team for the 2007/2008 season. [5]

Canberra Capitals

For the Capitals, Lewis wears number 9 and plays forward. [1] She signed a one-year contract with the Capitals to play for them during the 2011/2012 season. [7] She got the contract because Alison Lacey decided to not play basketball for the Capitals during the season. [3] Michelle Cosier's pre-season injury was an opportunity for the Capitals to get a better look at Lewis. [4] [8] She played in a pre-season game against the Sydney Uni Flames that Canberra lost. This was the first real opportunity the team's coaches had to see her play with the team. [9] In an October 2011 game for the Capitals, she scored 11 points against the Rangers. [10] In a December 2011 game against the Bulleen Boomers, she fouled out. [11]

SEABL

Lewis played for a Launceston Tornadoes team in the SEABL with Capitals teammate Nicole Hunt in 2011. Carrie Graf saw this as an opportunity for her to grow as a player. [12]

National team

Lewis was a member of the Australian junior national team in 2007 and played in the World Championships. [2] She played 17 total games for the junior national team. [5]

Lewis currently plays for Adelaide Lightning. [13]

Coaching

Lewis was a development coach for the New South Wales Under 16 Women Country team in 2010. [14]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 Seabl Basketball By Manika Dadson (11 February 2011). "Lewis signs up with new coach - The Examiner Newspaper". Examiner.com.au. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 Dutton, Chris (16 September 2011). "Caps set to unleash recruits". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  4. 1 2 Dutton, Chris (23 September 2011). "Lewis ready to force her way into Caps' starting five". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Player statistics for Molly Lewis". SportingPulse. 18 October 1989. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  6. 1 2 Rwiasak (30 August 2005). "Hot AIS shooting wilts Sunflowers". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  7. ↑ Dutton, Chris (8 September 2011). "Capitals take a hit as Lacey steps out". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  8. ↑ Dutton, Chris (22 September 2011). "Caps rocked by Cosier injury". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  9. ↑ Dutton, Chris (21 September 2011). "Capital's Bibby nurtures Olympic hope". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  10. ↑ Tuxworth, Jon (10 October 2011). "Caps keep calm despite losses". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  11. ↑ Rees, Courtney (19 December 2011). "Caps stay alive, but at a cost". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  12. ↑ Tuxworth, Jon (7 December 2011). "SEABL side a bonus for Caps". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  13. ↑ "WNBL.com.au - Adelaide Link: Player Profiles". Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  14. ↑ New South Wales Basketball (14 January 2012). "2010 Annual Report" (PDF). Sydney, Australia. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2021.
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