Described as a 19-year-old phenomenon, Cairns basketballer Shaneice Swain is the latest Australian to make it into the top-flight American women's basketball league.
abc.net.au/news/shaneice-swain-drafted-by-wnba-la-sparks/102208498Australian teenager Shaneice Swain has been drafted into the American WNBA by the Los Angeles Sparks, picked up with the 14th pick by the three-time champions.
Swain — a 19-year-old Indigenous point guard with the Canberra Capitals in the WNBL — was the second pick of the second round and described as a "phenom" by the Sparks.The Cairns product has been tagged as a future national team player and averaged 14.5 points and two assists for the Capitals in the 2022-23 WNBL season.
The Sparks recognised her potential and took the Yupangathi and Gangalidda/Gooreng Gooreng woman with their second pick in the draft, although ESPN analyst Charlie Creme suggested she likely would not be coming onto the playing roster immediately. Regardless, her arrival elicited a response from LA Lakers' NBA great Magic Johnson and has the Sparks ready to add some antipodean flavour to the menu at their home court.Other Australians in the WNBA include Anneli Maley and Alanna Smith , Bec Allen , Kristy Wallace , Cayla George , and Ezi Magbegor, Sami Whitcomb and Jade Melbourne .
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Aussie woman breaks her neck in ‘freak’ overseas accidentA mountain bike ride has turned disastrous for an Australian woman when a tree fell, causing a crash that left her in hospital with a slew of broken bones, including in her neck. 7NEWS
Read more »
Hiding in the Russian consulate for months, ‘Aussie Cossack’ demands a prisoner swapVladimir Putin’s man in Australia gunned his 4WD through the tunnels under Sydney, determined to reach the Russian consulate in Woollahra where he could remain out of prison and continue broadcasting pro-Moscow propaganda.
Read more »
‘Treated horrifically’: Aussie waste workers slam employer over working conditionsWaste workers have held their fifth protest in the space of four months as they continue their dispute against major waste management company Cleanaway over working conditions and wages.
Read more »
Hiding in the Russian consulate for months, ‘Aussie Cossack’ demands a prisoner swapAustralia’s most loyal Moscow propagandist is locked inside Sydney’s Russian consulate, calling for Putin’s most loathed force to save him from his own country.
Read more »
Easter Rural homes and beachside getaways of our Aussie celebrities - realestate.com.auAussie celebrities are enjoying their deluxe rural and beachside hideaways over the Easter long weekend. Here’s who’s staying where.
Read more »
Almost 2000 Aussie families given lifeline after builder collapseAlmost 2000 Australians left in housing limbo could be given a lifeline after a Melbourne millionaire entered a late rescue bid for failed building giant Porter Davis.
Read more »