Bridget Carleton playing in Australia Update

[BoxsterCy]

Since our WBB Cyclones are tipping off tonight I did a check and saw the Townsville Fire has started their season in the Women's National Basketball League in Australia. Bridget is averaging 11.5 PPG and 5 REB through 5 games.

Julie Vanloo of Belgium is on the team Remember us attempting to recruit her? Never worked out for us or her, thanks to the NCAA. Australian Abby Bishop, who spent some time with the Seattle Storm, is another name I recognize.

Stats: http://wnbl.basketball/townsville/stats/?WHurl=/person/1308374?

And pics:

 

[acoustimac]

Do we have any older players still in international leagues?

 

[StClone]

Since our WBB Cyclones are tipping off tonight I did a check and saw the Townsville Fire has started their season in the Women's National Basketball League in Australia. Bridget is averaging 11.5 PPG and 5 REB through 5 games.

Julie Vanloo of Belgium is on the team Remember us attempting to recruit her? Never worked out for us or her, thanks to the NCAA. Australian Abby Bishop, who spent some time with the Seattle Storm, is another name I recognize.

Stats: http://wnbl.basketball/townsville/stats/?WHurl=/person/1308374?

And pics:

Maybe ironic-- but our best player from North America is now in Australia playing and one of our former top Aussie's is now living in the U.S.

 

[BoxsterCy]

Do we have any older players still in international leagues?

Middleton is playing in Sweden.
https://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/Sweden/Visby-Ladies/8076?Women=1

And for those you speak/read Swedish:
https://www.helagotland.se/sport/alexa-ska-styra-visby-ladies-ratt-15655275.aspx
Google translate actually does a decent job on this page, seems to work okay with Swedish.

Can't think of anyone else after Poppens hung up her sneakers earlier this year.

 

[mred]

Do we have any older players still in international leagues?

Toccara Ross is still going strong. She recently got signed by a team in France: https://www.eurobasket.com/France/basketball.asp?NewsID=597622&showcomments=1&Women=1#c

 

[BoxsterCy]

And it looks like Carleton will be back in Canada in November to play for Canada in the pre-qualifiers for the Olympics. They have to play their way in but the games are being hosted in Edmonton. They also had some games back in September that she played in for Canada.

http://www.basketball.ca/en/news-ar...ng-fiba-womens-olympic-pre-qualifying-tournam

Upcoming:


Last month for Canada:

 

[BoxsterCy]

Lynx Coach Reeve was in Ames for our game with Texas when the DSM Register caught up with her and asked her about Bridget Carleton. Interesting comments. Wondering how trying to make a WNBA team next year ties in with playing for Canada in the Olympics next summer? Canada has played themselves into an almost automatic berth.

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/s...fbdlbTKv72IdjiXYI43URUYKx_CtEhiWfZlbA0CnPH3tY


Edit: Had to look it up and refresh my memory. The league takes a month off during their season on Olympic years. in 2016 26 WNBA players were in the Olympics, five from the Lynx alone.

 

[BoxsterCy]

Bummer about the Olympics. Bridgett will have to wait another year to fulfill for goal of playing for Canada in the games. I wonder if they will redo the qualifying of teams?

 

[riceville98]

Bummer about the Olympics. Bridgett will have to wait another year to fulfill for goal of playing for Canada in the games. I wonder if they will redo the qualifying of teams?

I thought I saw on ESPN's crawl that teams or individuals that have qualified will be allowed to keep their spots