Liz Cambage

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Elizabeth Cambage
Tulsa Shock
PositionCenter
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1991-08-18) 18 August 1991 (age 32)
London, England
NationalityAustralian
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Career information
NBA draft2011: 2nd overall
Selected by the Tulsa Shock
Playing career2011–present

Elizabeth "Liz" Cambage (born 18 August 1991[1]) is a basketball player who plays for the Bulleen Boomers[2] of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) and the Tulsa Shock of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBA). She is also a member of the Australia women's national basketball team.

Cambage was born in London to a Nigerian father and Australian mother. Her parents separated when Cambage was three months old and Cambage moved to Australia with her mother. First settling in Coffs Harbour in New South Wales, the family then moved to Melbourne and later the Mornington Peninsula.[3]

WNBL

Cambage played her junior basketball with Dandenong Rangers, joining their WNBL team for the 2007-08 season. In 2007, she accepted a scholarship to the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) and played for the AIS WNBL team, based in Canberra, for the remainder for the 2007-08 season and the following season.[4]

In 2009-10 Cambage returned to Melbourne to play with the Bulleen Boomers and in her first season with the club made the WNBL all-star five.[4]

Cambage was the MVP for the 2010–11 WNBL season in a season where the Bulleen Boomers won the WNBL championship for the first time in the club's history.[5]

WNBA

Cambage was selected the first round of the 2011 WNBA Draft (2nd overall) by the Tulsa Shock.[6] In March 2011, Cambage expressed a reluctance to play for the Shock, stating "I don't want to play at Tulsa, I've made that clear. They want to make me a franchise player, but I'm not going to the WNBA for that. I'm going there to learn and improve my game. But what can you do?".[7] Cambage later stated that this was a misinterpretation and that she was happy to play with the Shock and that she couldn't wait to get to Oklahoma.

Cambage made her debut against the San Antonio Silver Stars at the AT&T Center on June 3, 2011. She appeared calm in the early stages, scoring two quick jumpshots to give Tulsa an 8-5 lead, which they held for only 5 minutes. She was dominant on the boards and in defense, altering many shots. Cambage also was a force on offense, going to the free-throw line six times in the third quarter. She ended the game with a team-high 18 points and game-high 10 rebounds, shooting 3-10 from the field and making 12 of her 14 free-throw attempts, including ten in a row. Tulsa lost 92-72 in front of 12,406 people in San Antonio.

References

  1. ^ http://www.wnbl.com.au/index.php?id=706 WNBL profile
  2. ^ "Opals dig next big thing with teenage prodigy Elizabeth Cambage". Herald Sun. 17 August 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Liz Cambage the next Lauren Jackson". The Vine. 11 March 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Elizabeth Cambage". Player profile. Women's National Basketball League. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
  5. ^ "Bulleen's Liz Cambage clinches WNBL Most Valuable Player award". 5 April 2011. Women's National Basketball League. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
  6. ^ http://www.wnba.com/draft2011/draft_board.html 2011 WNBA Draft board
  7. ^ Bernard, Grantley (31 March 2011). "Liz Cambage keen to get WNBA show on the road". Herald Sun. Retrieved 11 April 2011.

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