Renae Camino

Renae Camino
Australian Institute of Sport
Townsville Fire
Adelaide Lightning
Logan Thunder
Bendigo Spirit
Sydney Flames
Position Guard
League WNBL
Personal information
Born November 19, 1986
Wollongong, New South Wales
Nationality Australian
Listed height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Career highlights and awards

Renae Lisa Camino (born 19 November 1986) is an Australian women's basketball player, who has represented the country at both junior and senior levels.[1] In 2014, Camino married her long-time partner Tom Garlepp.[2]

Biography

Camino commenced playing in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) in 2004. Since then, Camino has played for the AIS (2004/05), Townsville Fire (2006/07), Adelaide Lightning (2007/08 to 2009/10), Logan Thunder (2010/11 to 2011/12), Bendigo Spirit (2012/13), and Sydney Flames (2013/14 to current).[3][4] Camino missed the entire 2005/06 WNBL season with a serious knee injury.[4]

In season 2004/05, Camino won the WNBL Rookie of the Year Award for the most outstanding first year player.[5] Then, in 2006, Camino was awarded the Australian Institute of Sport Junior Athlete of the Year.[6] AIS Women’s Basketball head coach, Dean Kinsman said, Renae is a leader, with a fantastic work ethic who is dedicated to being the best she can be as an athlete and a person.[6]

In the 2007/08 (2008) Grand Final, Camino won the MVP award after setting a league record for an individual score with 32 points.[7] After her success in the 2008 Grand Final, Camino's career was stalled by further knee injuries.[8][9] To resurrect her career, Camino was one of the first Australian athletes to have the controversial LARS surgery in 2009.[10][11]

Camino nominated for the 2006 WNBA draft, and was selected in round 2 (pick 24 overall) by the Houston Comets, but did not play because of a knee injury.[12][13] Camino was drafted again in the 2009 dispersal draft (pick 7) by the Sacramento Monarchs, but returned to Australia without playing a WNBA game.[14]

At official FIBA events, Camino played for Australia at the 2005 World Championship for Junior Women; the 2007 FIBA Under 21 World Championship for Women, where she won a Silver medal; and the 2007 FIBA Oceania Championship for Women, where she won a Gold medal.[15] At the 2005 World Championship, Camino top scored the tournament with 173 points an average of 21.6 points per game and was named to the All-Star Five.[4][16]

References

  1. ↑ FIBA Archive. 2001 World Championship for Junior Women. Jancinta Hamilton. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
  2. ↑ National Basketball League (May 22, 2014). Kings wed their Queens. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
  3. ↑ Women's National Basketball League. All Time Playing Roster. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Fox Sports Pulse. Player Profile: Renae Camino. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
  5. ↑ Women's National Basketball League. Youth and Rookie Player of the Year. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Langford, Simon (February 21, 2006). Basketballer Renae Camino wins AIS Junior Athlete of the Year. Australian Sports Commission. Retrieved 2015-02-07.
  7. ↑ Nagy, Boti (November 28, 2011). Back in the Day: Top 10 teams in WNBL history. Basketball Australia. Retrieved 2015-02-07.
  8. ↑ Nagy, Boti (March 5, 2013). The fairytale finale. Basketball On The Internet. Retrieved 2015-02-07.
  9. ↑ Peterson, Joel (June 14, 2013). Opals for Camino. Bendigo Weekly. Retrieved 2015-02-07.
  10. ↑ Cox, Michael (January 21, 2011). Renae Camino can hear London calling. Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 2015-02-08.
  11. ↑ Sygall, David (February 20, 2011). Surgeon says LARS knees sure to fail. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2015-02-08.
  12. ↑ Women's National Basketball Association. All-Time WNBA Draft List: 2006. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
  13. ↑ Keeble, Tim (June 23, 2014). Renae Camino back and starring at Snakepit. Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 2015-02-07.
  14. ↑ 2008 Houston Comets Dispersal Draft Analysis. December 8, 2008. WNBA Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
  15. ↑ FIBA Archive. Player Search: Renae Camino. Retrieved 2015-02-07.
  16. ↑ FIBA Archive. 2005 FIBA Women's U19 World Championship. Player Leaders. Retrieved 2015-02-07.