Vanessa Panousis

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Vanessa Panousis
Vanessa Panousis 2013.jpg
Panousis in 2013 playing for Virginia Tech
Personal information
Born (1995-02-23) 23 February 1995 (age 29)
Darlinghurst, New South Wales
NationalityAustralian
Listed height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Career information
High school Brigidine College
(Randwick, New South Wales)
College Virginia Tech (2013–2017)
Playing career2012–present
Position Guard
Career history
2012–2013 Sydney Uni Flames
2017–2018 Adelaide Lightning
2018–2019Sydney Uni Flames
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Basketball
Summer Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Taiwan Team
FIBA U-19 World Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Lithuania Team
FIBA U-16 Oceania Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Australia Team

Vanessa Vassiliki Panousis (born 23 February 1995) is an Australian professional basketball player.

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Career

College

Panousis played college basketball for the Virginia Tech Hokies in Blacksburg, Virginia in the Atlantic Coast Conference. [1] She had a very successful college career. Being named to the ACC All-Academic Team twice. She was also known to the ACC All-Tournament Second Team in her sophomore year, alongside the likes of eventual No. 1 pick in the 2015 WNBA draft, Jewell Loyd.

Virginia Tech statistics

Source [2]

Ratios
YEARTeamGPFG%3P%FT%RBGAPGBPGSPGPPG
2013-14Virginia Tech3036.4%32.8%81.3%3.074.030.100.3312.43
2014-15Virginia Tech3132.5%28.3%88.9%3.133.190.030.7113.45
2015-16Virginia Tech3230.7%31.7%90.3%2.161.910.060.418.59
2016-17Virginia Tech3432.9%31.1%82.5%2.411.770.060.299.24
Career12733.1%30.7%84.6%2.682.690.060.4310.86
Totals
YEARTeamGPFGFGA3P3PAFTFTAREBABKSTPTS
2013-14Virginia Tech30114313581778710792121310373
2014-15Virginia Tech311424377727256639799122417
2015-16Virginia Tech32923006319928316961213275
2016-17Virginia Tech341053197122833408260210314
Career12745313692698762042413403418551379

WNBL

Panousis was a development player with the Sydney Uni Flames for the 2012–13 WNBL season. After finishing her college career, Panousis has been signed by the Adelaide Lightning for the 2017–18 WNBL season. [3] There she will join the likes of Laura Hodges and Abby Bishop.

National team

Youth Level

Panousis made her international debut for the Sapphires at the 2011 FIBA Oceania Under-16 Championship in Canberra, Australia. [4] She would once again represent the Sapphires at the 2012 Under-17 World Championship in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where Australia placed 5th. Panousis would then represent the Gems at the Under-19 World Championship in Lithuania the following year, where they finished in third place and took home the bronze medal. She also represented Australia at the 2015 Summer Universiade in Gwangju, South Korea, where they placed 5th.

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References

  1. ↑ "hokiesports.com :: Women's Basketball :: Vanessa Panousis". hokiesports.com.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Panousis signs with MAC Adelaide Lightning". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 21 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Vanessa Panousis's profile". archive.fiba.com.
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