Tessa Lavey

Tessa Lavey
No. 5 – Perth Lynx
Position Point guard
League WNBL
Personal information
Born (1993-03-29) 29 March 1993
Swan Hill, Victoria
Nationality Australian
Listed height 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Career information
High school Lake Ginninderra (Canberra, ACT)
Playing career 2009–present
Career history
2009–2012 Australian Institute of Sport
2012–2013 Canberra Capitals
2013–2015 Bendigo Spirit
2015–present Perth Lynx
Career highlights and awards
  • WNBL champion (2014)
Medals
FIBA World Championship
2014 Turkey Team

Tessa Rose Lavey (born 29 March 1993) is an Australian professional basketball player who currently plays for the Perth Lynx of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).

Early life

Born and raised in Swan Hill, Victoria, Lavey attended St. Mary's Primary School before moving to Hamilton to attend Monivae College. She moved to Bendigo in January 2009 where she attended Catholic College Bendigo[1] before moving again later that year to Canberra to attend the Australian Institute of Sport and finish off her schooling at Lake Ginninderra Secondary College.[2]

As a junior, Lavey played for the Swan Hill age divisions, participated in the Bendigo Basketball Association’s summer competition, and represented the Eltham Wildcats in the Victorian Junior Basketball League.[1]

Professional career

Australian Institute of Sport

In December 2009, Lavey was offered a basketball scholarship at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) and joined the WNBL team for the rest of the 2009–10 WNBL season.[2] In eight games for the AIS in 2009–10, she averaged 4.0 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. She continued to compete for the AIS in 2010–11 and 2011–12 where she played a total of 25 games over two seasons and averaged 3.9 points per game.[3]

Canberra Capitals

Following the 2011–12 WNBL season, Lavey joined the Canberra Capitals Academy for the 2012 SEABL season.[4] She subsequently joined the Canberra Capitals senior team for the 2012–13 WNBL season. She managed just nine games for Canberra in 2012–13 and scored just four total points.[3] She re-joined the Canberra Capitals Academy for the 2013 SEABL season.

Bendigo Spirit

On 8 June 2013, Lavey signed with the Bendigo Spirit.[5] In 41 games for Bendigo over two seasons, she averaged 1.8 points per game.[3] She also played for the BA Centre of Excellence in 2014, and for the Bendigo Lady Braves in 2015.

Perth Lynx

On 22 June 2015, Lavey signed a two-year deal with the Perth Lynx.[6] She was later named the inaugural captain of the Lynx after impressing both her teammates and coaches with her work ethic and leadership on and off the training court during pre-season.[7] On 9 December, she was named in the WNBL Team of the Week for the first time in 2015–16.[8] She led the Lynx to a second place regular season finish with a 16–8 win/loss record, and went on to score 15 points in the team's semi-final win over the first-seeded Townsville Fire.[9] With the win, the Lynx advanced to the WNBL grand final for the first time since 1999.[10] There they were outclassed by the defending champion Townsville (who made it to the grand final via the preliminary final), losing the best-of-three series 2–0. In 26 games for the Lynx in 2015–16, she averaged 10.2 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.2 steals per game.

International career

In August 2009, Lavey competed for Australia at the inaugural FIBA Oceania under-17 championships against New Zealand.[1] The following year, she competed for Australia at the 2010 FIBA Under-17 World Championship.

In 2014, Lavey represented the Opals for the first time at the 2014 FIBA World Championship, where the team won a bronze medal.

References

  1. 1 2 3 West, Luke (30 July 2009). "Lavey prepares to represent Australia". BendigoAdvertiser.com.au. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Lavey takes to court at AIS". BendigoAdvertiser.com.au. 3 December 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "Player statistics for Tessa Lavey". FoxSportsPulse.com. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "2012 SEABL WOMENS TEAM PREVIEW – CANBERRA CAPITALS ACADEMY". SEABL.com.au. 24 February 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  5. ↑ Bourke, Adam (8 June 2013). "Young gun Tessa Lavey signs with Bendigo Spirit". BendigoAdvertiser.com.au. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "PERTH LYNX SIGN AUSTRALIAN OPAL TESSA LAVEY". PerthLynx.com. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "TESSA LAVEY NAMED PERTH LYNX CAPTAIN". PerthLynx.com. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "TESSA LAVEY NAMED IN WNBL TEAM OF THE WEEK". PerthLynx.com. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  9. ↑ "Fire vs Lynx". WNBL.com.au. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  10. ↑ "LYNX SMASH FIRE, QUALIFY FOR GRAND FINAL". PerthLynx.com. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.

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