Natalie Novosel

Natalie Novosel

Adelaide Lightning
Position	Guard
League	WNBL
Personal information
Born	(1989-11-22) November 22, 1989 (age 35) Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
Nationality	American / Australian
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High school	Lexington Catholic (Lexington, Kentucky)
College	Notre Dame (2008–2012)
WNBA draft	2012: 1st round, 8th overall pick
Drafted by	Washington Mystics
Playing career	2012–present
Career history
2012	Washington Mystics
2012–2013	CSM Târgovişte
2013–2014	Dandenong Rangers
2015–2016	Townsville Fire
2016–2017	Dandenong Rangers
2017–present	Adelaide Lightning
Career highlights
Big East Most Improved Player (2011) 2x First-team All-Big East (2011, 2012) Big East All-Freshman Team (2009)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Women's Basketball Representing   United States World University Games 2011 Shenzhen Team

Natalie Frances Novosel ^[1] (born November 22, 1989) is an American professional basketball player. Born in Lexington, Kentucky, she went to Lexington Catholic High School and played collegiately at Notre Dame.

USA Basketball

Novosel played on the team representing the US at the 2011 World University Games held in Shenzhen, China. The team, coached by Bill Fennelly, won all six games to earn the gold medal. Novosel averaged 4.5 points per game. ^[2]

WNBA career

Novosel was selected in the first round of the 2012 WNBA draft (8th overall) by the Washington Mystics, ^[3] and was later cut by the Mystics before the 2013 WNBA season.

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
TO	Turnovers per game	FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
Bold	Career best	°	League leader

WNBA

WNBA regular season statistics ^[4]

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2012	Washington	31	0	9.9	33.7	22.0	75.9	1.3	0.7	0.5	0.1	0.6	3.2
Career	1 year, 1 team	31	0	9.9	33.7	22.0	75.9	1.3	0.7	0.5	0.1	0.6	3.2

College

NCAA statistics ^[5]

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2008-09	Notre Dame	31	214	49.3	10.0	72.2	2.9	1.5	1.5	0.1	6.9
2009-10		35	176	42.8	35.0	76.1	2.2	1.7	1.3	0.2	5.0
2010-11		39	588	45.2	41.3	78.9	4.0	1.9	1.9	0.3	15.1
2011-12		39	591	42.0	41.1	82.9	4.1	2.0	1.2	0.4	15.2
Career		144	1569	44.2	39.2	78.9	3.3	1.8	1.5	0.2	10.9

Personal life

Shortly after the draft, Novosel said that her first choice of teams was the Mystics, adding that she "couldn't be any happier" that the team selected her. She had personal reasons for wanting to play in Washington, most notably that her twin brother, Nathan, was set to begin a two-year position in the city with Teach for America in late summer 2012. ^[6]

References

1. "University of Notre Dame Commencement Program" (PDF). University of Notre Dame. p. 61. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
2. "Twenty-Sixth World University Games -- 2011". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
3. "WNBA.com: Draft 2012". www.wnba.com. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
4. "Natalie Novosel WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
5. "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
6. Smith, Jennifer (April 16, 2012). "Former Lexington Catholic star Natalie Novosel taken by Mystics in WNBA first round". Lexington Herald-Leader . Lexington, Kentucky . Retrieved April 17, 2012.