| No. 15–Townsville Fire | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Forward-Center | ||||||||||||||
| League | WNBL | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 November 1998 Penrith, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Runcorn State (Brisbane, Queensland) | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2017–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2017–present | Townsville Fire | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Zitina Aokuso (born 23 November 1998) is an Australian professional basketball player. [1] [2]
Aokuso began her WNBL career in her home state, signing with the Townsville Fire for the 2017–18 WNBL season. [3] By signing in the league on a professional contract, Aokuso would no longer be eligible for college basketball. In her debut season, playing alongside the likes of Suzy Batkovic, Cayla George and Kelly Wilson, Aokuso & the Fire took hom the WNBL Championship.
In 2018, Aokuso agreed to remain in Townsville after signing a two-year contract with the Fire. [4]
Aokuso made her international debut for the Gems at the 2016 FIBA Under-18 Oceania Championship in Suva, Fiji. Australia would take home the gold and Aokuso herself was named MVP of the gold medal game. [5] Aokuso would then go on to represent the Gems at the 2017 Under-19 World Cup in Italy the following year, where they finished in sixth place overall. [6]
In April 2019, Aokuso was named to her first ever Opals squad and attended her first team camp on the Gold Coast. [7] Aokuso was then named to the Opals selection camp in Phoenix, Arizona ahead of the 2019 FIBA Asia Cup. [8]
