Jessica Foley

Jessica Foley
Australian Institute of Sport
Adelaide Lightning
Position Forward
League WNBL
Personal information
Born (1983-04-20) April 20, 1983
Bega, New South Wales
Nationality Australian
Listed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Medals
Oceania Championships
2009 New Zealand Team

Jessica (Jess) Mary Ellen Foley (born 20 April 1983) is an Australian women's basketball player, who has represented the country at both junior and senior levels.[1]

Biography

Foley commenced playing in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) in 1999. Since then, Foley has played for the AIS (1999/00 to 2000/01) and Adelaide Lightning (2006/07 to current).[2]

In season 2007/08, Foley was selected to the WNBL All-Star Five.[3] In 2011, Foley won the Halls Medal for the Best and Fairest player in the South Australian Women's competition.[4]

Between 2002 and 2006, Foley attended Duke University in North Carolina and played for the Blue Devils. As a junior, Foley set a single season record with 68 three-pointers made.[5]

In the 2006 WNBA draft, Foley was selected in round 3 (pick 38 overall) by the Indiana Fever, but did not play because of injury.[6] In 2008, Foley was traded to the Connecticut Sun, but returned to Australia without playing a WNBA game.[7]

At official FIBA events, Foley played for Australia at the 2001 World Championship for Junior Women, the 2003 World Championship for Young Women and the 2009 FIBA Oceania Championship for Women, where she won a Gold medal.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ FIBA Archive. 2001 World Championship for Junior Women. Player Profile: Jessica Foley. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
  2. ↑ Women's National Basketball League. All Time Playing Roster. Retrieved 2015-01-09
  3. ↑ Women's National Basketball League. All Star Five. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
  4. ↑ Halls Medal. Fox Sporting Pulse. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
  5. ↑ Duke University. Jessica Foley Bio. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
  6. ↑ Chong, Jordon (April 7, 2006). Fever catch Foley. The Age. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
  7. ↑ Former Blue Devil Jessica Foley Traded To The Connecticut Sun (February 19, 2008). GoDuke.com. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
  8. ↑ FIBA Archive. Player Profile: Jessica Foley. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
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