Casey Samuels

Australian basketball player

Casey Samuels
No. 10 – Australian Institute of Sport (WNBL team)
PositionForward
LeagueWNBL
Personal information
Born2 August 1994
Westmead, New South Wales
NationalityAustralian

Casey Samuels is an Australian basketball player who currently plays for Sydney Uni Flames in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).

Personal

Samuels was born in Westmead, New South Wales on 2 August 1994.[1]

Basketball

Canberra Capital Casey Samuels after the game against Townsville Fire.

Samuels is a guard.[2] She played WNBL's Australian Institute of Sport team during the 2011/2012 season.[3] In a 14 December 2011 game against the Canberra Capitals, she was the team's leading scorer with 19 points.[4] In an 8 February 2012 game against the Canberra Capitals, she scored 10 points in the second half.[5] She finished the game as the team's third leading scorer with eleven points.[6] In a January 2012 game against the Dandenong Rangers, she scored five points in game her team lost. She was the team's second leading scorer in the game.[7] In February 2012, before the final game of the season, West Coast Waves coach David Herbert described her as a gifted player[8]

Samuels, no. 10, warming up with teammates before the start of 14 December 2011 game against the Canberra Capitals.

References

  1. ^ "AIS: Casey Samuels". WNBL.com.au. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Waves hit the Red Centre — The West Australian". Au.news.yahoo.com. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  3. ^ Tuxworth, Jon (19 July 2010). "Few fans but Bibby milestone still sweet — Local News — Sport — Basketball". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  4. ^ Gaskin, Lee (15 December 2011). "Capitals rally late to deny brave AIS — Local News — Sport — Basketball". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  5. ^ Tuxworth, Jon (19 July 2010). "Few fans but Bibby milestone still sweet — Local News — Sport — Basketball". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  6. ^ Tuxworth, Jon (19 July 2010). "Few fans but Bibby milestone still sweet — Local News — Sport — Basketball". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  7. ^ "Rangers in do-or-die mode". The Age. 30 January 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  8. ^ "Waves hit the Red Centre — The West Australian". Au.news.yahoo.com. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2012.

External links

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