Stephanie Blicavs
Stephanie Blicavs (née Cumming; born 26 July 1990) is an Australian professional basketball player. She currently plays for the Adelaide Lightning in the WNBL.
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| Position | Guard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | WNBL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 26 July 1990 Dandenong, Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 2006–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2006–2007 | Dandenong Rangers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Australian Institute of Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2013 | Dandenong Rangers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Townsville Fire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Dandenong Rangers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–present | Adelaide Lightning | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
WNBL
Raised in Dandenong and playing for Rangers junior team, Blicavs joined the WNBL squad in 2006. She then gained a scholarship Australian Institute of Sport and joined the WNBL team. She then returned home to play for the Rangers and won a championship in 2012. She then travelled north to play for the Townsville Fire. She once again won the championship title in the 2015 final. For 2015–16 she returned home where she would Captain the Rangers season.[1]
SEABL
During the WNBL off-season, Blicavs has regularly played in the South East Australian Basketball League. From 2010–2012 she played for the Dandenong Rangers SEABL team as well as the WNBL side. In 2013, she joined the Frankston Blues. In 2014, she took her talents to the Ballarat Rush. In 2015, Blicavs played for the Kilsyth Cobras and led them to the Grand Final where she would go down to her hometown team, Dandenong. Despite losing the final, Blicavs took home the 2015 SEABL MVP award.
Personal life
In March 2017, Blicavs married the brother of her team mate Sara Blicavs, fellow basketballer, Kris.[2]
References
- Hustwaite, Megan (March 22, 2017). WNBL stars Steph Cumming and Sara Blicavs share Dandenong Rangers’ MVP award. The Herald Sun. Retrieved 2017-06-20.