Joanne Metcalfe

Joanne Metcalfe
Personal information
Born 13 April 1969[1]
Adelaide, South Australia

Joanne (Jo) Metcalfe (née Moyle) (born 13 April 1969) is a former Australian women's basketball player.[1]

Biography

Metcalfe played for the Australia women's national basketball team during the late 1980s and early 1990s and competed for Australia at the 1990 World Championship held in Brazil.[2] Metcalfe was selected to play for Australia at the 1992 Olympics held in Barcelona, but the Opals failed to qualify for the tournament.[3] Metcalfe won a bronze medal for Australia at the 1989 Junior World Championships in Spain where she played alongside future great, Shelley Gorman.[4] That squad was the first Australian basketball team – junior or senior – to win a medal at world championships or Olympic games.[3]

In the domestic Women's National Basketball League (WNBL), Metcalfe played 272 games for the Australian Institute of Sport (1985 to 1987), West Adelaide (1988 & 1989), Melbourne Tigers (1990-1996 & 1999-00) and the Bulleen Boomers (1996 to 1998).[5][6] In season 1991, Metcalfe won the WNBL Most Valuable Player award and was also named to the WNBL All Star Five.[7][8] That year, Metcalfe also led the WNBL in points scored with 479 at an average of 21.8 per game.[9] In 1999, Metcalfe had a major knee reconstruction, which effectively ended her playing career.[3]

In 1998/99, Metcalfe was awarded Life Membership of the WNBL.[10] During the 25th year celebration of the WNBL, Metcalfe was named in the top 25 Australian players for that time.[3] Metcalfe is close friends with Opals player Kristi Harrower and in 2006 her daughter's formed part of Harrower's bridal party.[11] Metcalfe lives in Warrandyte with her husband and two daughters, where she is the coach of the local domestic basketball team (Warrandyte Redbacks).[3]

Metcalfe recently commenced coaching with the Melbourne Tigers girls basketball program, where one of her daughters now plays representative basketball.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 FIBA Archive. World Championship for Women. Player Profile: Joanne Metcalfe. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  2. ↑ FIBA Archive. 1990 World Championship for Women. Australia. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Piazza, Brianna (September 1, 2011). Say hello to smokin’ Jo. Our World Today. Retrieved 2012-11-12.
  4. ↑ FIBA Archive. 1989 World Championship for Junior Women. Australia. Retrieved 2012-11-12.
  5. ↑ Players with 100 or more career games. Basketball Australia. Women's National Basketball League. Retrieved 2012-11-12.
  6. ↑ Women's National Basketball League. WNBL All-time playing list (page 25). Retrieved 2012-11-12.
  7. ↑ All Star Five. Women's National Basketball League. Retrieved 2012-11-12.
  8. ↑ League Most Valuable Player. Basketball Australia. Retrieved 2012-11-12.
  9. ↑ Basketball Australia. WNBL Top Shooters Award. Retrieved 2012-12-24.
  10. ↑ WNBL Life Members. Basketball Australia. Women's National Basketball League. Retrieved 2012-11-12.
  11. ↑ Howell, Stephen (September 27, 2006). Gold, but ref didn't play ball. The Age. Retrieved 2012-11-12.