Stephanie Talbot
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| No. 8 – Phoenix Mercury | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | WNBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 15 June 1994 Katherine, Northern Territory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 192 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2014: 3rd round, 33rd overall pick | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Phoenix Mercury | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | Adelaide Lightning | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Canberra Capitals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–present | Gorzów Wielkopolski | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–present | Phoenix Mercury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stephanie Talbot (born 15 June 1994) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
Biography
Talbot is a current member of the Australian Women's basketball training squad. She is considered one of the brightest prospects in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL), winning the 2013 Betty Watson Rookie of the Year award.[1] In accepting her award, Talbot was asked what she had learned from playing with Olympians Suzy Batkovic, Laura Hodges and Jennifer Screen, and she replied "Shitloads".[2]
Talbot was a member of the bronze medal winning team at the 2013 World Junior Championship held in Lithuania.[3] At that tournament, Talbot was named to the World Championships All-Star Five. At other official senior FIBA tournaments, Talbot has played for the Opals at the 2015 Oceania Women’s Championship and the 2016 Olympic Games.[4]
In 2014, Talbot nominated for the WNBA draft, where she was selected in the third round (33rd overall) by the Phoenix Mercury.[5] Talbot opted to play for the Canberra Capitals for the WNBL 2014/15 season.[6] In 2017, the Phoenix Mercury re-acquired Talbot.[7]
See also
References
- ^ Basketball Australia. Player: Stephanie Talbot. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
- ^ Nagy, Boti (25 March 2013). NBL/WNBL - All the Winners. Basketball On The Internet. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
- ^ FIBA Archive. 2013 Under 19 Championship for Women. Event Standings. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
- ^ FIBA Archive. Players: Stephanie Talbot. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
- ^ WNBA Enterprises, LLC. WNBA Draft Board 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
- ^ Tuxworth, Jon (14 May 2014). Canberra Capitals sign Adelaide WNBL star Stephanie Talbot. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
- ^ Phoenix Mercury Signs Olympian Stephanie Talbot
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- Adelaide Lightning players
- Australian expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Australian expatriates in Poland
- Australian women's basketball players
- Basketball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Canberra Capitals players
- Expatriate basketball people in Poland
- Olympic basketball players of Australia
- Phoenix Mercury players
- Women's National Basketball League players
- Basketball players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in basketball
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia