Molly Lewis (basketball)

Molly Lewis
Lewis during a game between the Capitals and Logan Thunder at AIS Arena
No. 9 – Canberra Capitals
Position Forward
League WNBL
Personal information
Born 28 October 1989 (1989-10-28) (age 28)
Nationality Australia
Career information
Playing career 2005–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.

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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Canberra Capitals: Player Profile". WNBL.com.au. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Seabl Basketball By Manika Dadson (2011-02-11). "Lewis signs up with new coach - Local News - Sport - Basketball - The Examiner Newspaper". Examiner.com.au. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  3. 1 2 3 Dutton, Chris (2011-09-16). "Caps set to unleash recruits - Local News - Sport - Basketball". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  4. 1 2 Dutton, Chris (2011-09-23). "Lewis ready to force her way into Caps' starting five - Local News - Sport - Basketball". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Player statistics for Molly Lewis". SportingPulse. 1989-10-18. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  6. 1 2 Rwiasak (2005-08-30). "Hot AIS shooting wilts Sunflowers - Local News - Sport - Other". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  7. ↑ Dutton, Chris (2011-09-08). "Capitals take a hit as Lacey steps out - Local News - Sport - Basketball". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  8. ↑ Dutton, Chris (2011-09-22). "Caps rocked by Cosier injury - Local News - Sport - Basketball". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  9. ↑ Dutton, Chris (2011-09-21). "Capital's Bibby nurtures Olympic hope - Local News - Sport - Basketball". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  10. ↑ Tuxworth, Jon (2011-10-10). "Caps keep calm despite losses - Local News - Sport - Basketball". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  11. ↑ Rees, Courtney (2011-12-19). "Caps stay alive, but at a cost - Local News - Sport - Basketball". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  12. ↑ Tuxworth, Jon (2011-12-07). "SEABL side a bonus for Caps - Local News - Sport - Basketball". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  13. ↑
  14. ↑ New South Wales Basketball (14 January 2012). "2010 Annual Report" (PDF). Sydney, Australia. p. 11.
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