Maddison Rocci
 Rocci with the Canberra Capitals in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 – Southside Flyers | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Guard | ||||||||||||||||||||
| League | WNBL | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 1 June 1998 East Melbourne, Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Thomas Carr College, Melbourne, Victoria Lake Ginninderra College (Canberra, ACT) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2017–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2017–2021 | Canberra Capitals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–present | Southside Flyers | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Maddison Rocci (born 1 June 1998) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Southside Flyers of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).
Career
[edit]WNBL
[edit]After impressive showings in the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) with Basketball Australia's Centre of Excellence, Rocci was signed by the Canberra Capitals for the 2017–18 WNBL season.[1]
National Team
[edit]Youth Level
[edit]Rocci made her international debut at the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship in the Czech Republic with the Sapphires, where they placed fifth.[2] She then made her debut with the Gems at the 2016 Oceania Championship in Fiji where Australia took home the Gold. Rocci then continued on with the Gems at the 2017 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Italy, where the Gems placed sixth.[3] Her disappointing performance in the elimination game was due to an episode of food poisoning when the team had gone out to eat fettuccini carbonara the day prior.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Canberra Capitals sign teenage star Maddison Rocci for 2018 WNBL season". canberratimes.com.au.
- ^ "Maddison ROCCI (AUS)'s profile - FIBA U17 World Championship for Women 2014 - FIBA.basketball". fiba.com.
- ^ "Maddison ROCCI (AUS)'s profile - FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup 2017 - FIBA.basketball". fiba.com.
- ^ "France v Australia boxscore - FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup 2017 - 30 July". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
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