Keely Froling

Keely Froling

No. 20 – Canberra Capitals
Position	Forward
League	WNBL
Personal information
Born	(1996-01-31) 31 January 1996 Townsville, Queensland
Nationality	Australian
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Career information
High school	Lake Ginninderra College (Canberra, ACT)
College	Southern Methodist (2014–2016)
Playing career	2011–present
Career history
2011–2014	Townsville Fire
2016–present	Canberra Capitals
Medals Representing  Australia Basketball FIBA Oceania Under-16 Championship 2011 Canberra Team

Keely Froling (born 31 January 1996) is an Australian professional basketball player. She currently plays for the Canberra Capitals in the WNBL.

Career

College

Froling played college basketball for two years at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas for the SMU Mustangs. Froling decided to return home after her Sophomore season, to complete her studies and pursue her career in Australia.^[1]

WNBL

Born and raised in Townsville, Froling would begin her WNBL career in her home town, signed as a development player alongside her twin sister, with the Townsville Fire for the 2011–12 WNBL season. Froling remained a member of the Fire's roster through to 2014. She then departed to begin her college career in the United States. Froling cut her college career short and has returned to Australia, after she was signed by the Canberra Capitals for 2016–17.^[2]

National Team

Froling first played for Australia at the 2011 FIBA Oceania Under-16 Championship for Women where she took home Gold. She would then go on to participate in the world championship in Amsterdam, Netherlands where Australia placed 5th.

Personal life

Froling has a twin sister, Alicia who is also a professional basketball player. She played alongside her in Townsville, SMU and the U17 National team. Their younger brother, Harry, has also represented Australia internationally.

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