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Georgia Inglis
Georgia Inglis, playing for the Alabama Crimson Tide, 2019
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born (1994-03-28) 28 March 1994 (age 30)
Perth, Australia
Height5.9
Sport
College teamUniversity of Alabama
ClubPerth Wheelcats
Medal record
U25 Women's World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 St Catharines Women's wheelchair basketball
Silver medal – second place 2015 Beijing Women's wheelchair basketball

Georgia Inglis (born 28 March 1994) is a 2.5 point Australian wheelchair basketball player. She was part of the Australia women's national wheelchair basketball team at the Osaka Cup in Japan in February 2013, and at the Asia-Oceania Zone Qualifiers in Bangkok in November 2013. She played with the Perth Western Stars team that won the Women's National Wheelchair basketball League (WNWBL) championship title in 2013.

Personal

Georgia Inglis was born on 28 March 1994.[1] In 2004, she suffered a broken back when she run over by a ride-on lawn mower. She graduated from Curtin University in 2017 with a Bachelor in health science.[2] She is currently enrolled at the University of Alabama completing her Masters in Women's Studies.

Wheelchair basketball

Club

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Western Stars women's wheelchair basketball team. Players are, left to right: Sarah Vinci, Clare Nott, Georgia Inglis, Amanda Nott, Mandy Bonavita, Amber Merritt, Natalie Alexander

Inglis made her debut with the Perth Western Stars in 2010.[3] In 2013, she was part of the side that won the Women's National Wheelchair Basketball League (WNWBL) championship title.[2] The Stars fought their way back from nine points down at three quarter time to win 43–40, in part due her efforts. "Georgia Inglis", wrote one commentator, "was outstanding in the clutch hitting some BIG baskets which including a one handed buzzer beater that tied the scores up."[4]

Inglis played with the Red Dust Lady Heelers in its debut season in 2017, averaging nine points, five rebounds and 4.9 assists per game.[5] She returned to the Western Stars (now: Perth Wheelcats) in 2018.[6]

College

In April 2018, the University of Alabama announced that it had signed Inglis to play with the Alabama Crimson Tide.[7] In her first year at Alabama, Inglis won her first Collegiate National Championship after defeating the University of Texas at Arlington.

National

Inglis made her international debut playing for the Under 25 team in the Under 25 Women's Wheelchair Basketball World Championships in Canada in 2011, winning a silver medal. She made her debut with the senior team, known as the Gliders, at the Osaka Cup in Japan in February 2013, where the Gliders successfully defended the trophy they had won in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2012.[8][9] In October 2013, she was selected to play at the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Asia/Oceania Championships in Thailand in November 2013.[10]

Season statistics [1]
Competition Season Matches FGM-FGA FG% 3FGM-3FGA 3FG% FTM-FTA FT% PF Pts TOT AST PTS
WNWBL 2013 18 49–161 30.4 0–6 0.0 1–4 25.0 16 99 5.2 1.4 5.2
WNWBL 2012 15 17–45 37.8 — 0.0 2–9 22.2 9 36 3.9 1.1 2.4
WNWBL 2011 19 6–24 25.0 — 0.0 0–6 0.0 12 12 0.4 0.0 4.6
WNWBL 2010 9 0–6 0.0 — 0.0 — 0.0 12 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Key
FGM, FGA, FG%: field goals made, attempted and percentage 3FGM, 3FGA, 3FG%: three-point field goals made, attempted and percentage
FTM, FTA, FT%: free throws made, attempted and percentage PF: personal fouls
Pts, PTS: points, average per game TOT: turnovers average per game, AST: assists average per game

References

  1. ^ a b "Player Profile - Georgia Inglis (2.5)". Sporting Pulse. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  2. ^ a b Wright, Julian (5 October 2013). "Basketballer Bounces Back from Bad Injury". Hills Gazette. Archived from the original on 16 February 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Georgia Inglis (WA)". Disability Sports Australia. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Stars Win a Thriller to Claim Maiden WNWBL Title". Women’s National Wheelchair Basketball League. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Season Review - Red Dust Lady Heelers". Women’s National Wheelchair Basketball League. Retrieved 8 April 2018 – via SportsTG.
  6. ^ "Season Preview - Western Stars". Women’s National Wheelchair Basketball League. Retrieved 8 April 2018 – via SportsTG.
  7. ^ "Tide Fans! We are so excited to announce that Georgia Inglis, Ignacio Ortega, and Spencer Kimbro have signed with the University of Alabama to compete in Wheelchair Basketball next season!". University of Alabama. Retrieved 8 April 2018 – via Facebook.
  8. ^ "1013 Osaka Cup, Japan - Australian Gliders Player Profiles" (PDF). Basketball Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  9. ^ "Aussie Gliders 2013 Osaka Cup Champions". Basketball Australia. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  10. ^ Tilley, Andrew (15 October 2013). "Four selected in national wheelchair basketball teams". Sydney Uni Sport & Fitness. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
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