Natalie Novosel
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| Position | Guard | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | November 22, 1989 Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 165 lb (75 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Lexington Catholic (Lexington, Kentucky) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Notre Dame (2008–2012) | ||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2012: 1st round, 8th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Washington Mystics | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Washington Mystics | ||||||||||||||
| CSM Târgovişte | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at WNBA.com | |||||||||||||||
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Natalie Novosel (born November 22, 1989) is a basketball player most recently with the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association. Born in Lexington, Kentucky, she went to Lexington Catholic High School and played collegiately for the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame.
USA Basketball
Novosel played on the team representing the USA at the 2011 World University Games held in Shenzhen, China. The team, coached by Bill Fennelly, won all six games to earn the gold medal. Novosel averaged 4.5 points per game.[1]
WNBA
Novosel was selected in the first round of the 2012 WNBA Draft (8th overall) by the Washington Mystics.[2] Update 5/16/2013 Natalie Novosel cut by Washington Mystics before start of regular season.
Overseas
- 2012:
CSM Târgovişte
Personal
Shortly after the draft, Novosel said that her first choice of teams was the Mystics, adding that she "couldn't be any happier" that the team selected her. She had personal reasons for wanting to play in Washington, most notably that her twin brother Nathan was set to begin a two-year position in the city with Teach for America in late summer 2012.[3]
References
- ^ "TWENTY-SIXTH WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES -- 2011". USA Basketball. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ^ 2012 WNBA Draft Board
- ^ Smith, Jennifer (April 16, 2012). "Former Lexington Catholic star Natalie Novosel taken by Mystics in WNBA first round". Lexington Herald-Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
- 1989 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Romania
- American women's basketball players
- Basketball players at the 2011 NCAA Women's Division I Final Four
- Basketball players at the 2012 NCAA Women's Division I Final Four
- Basketball players from Kentucky
- Club Sportiv Municipal Târgoviște players
- Lexington Catholic High School alumni
- McDonald's High School All-Americans
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball players
- Parade High School All-Americans (girls' basketball)
- Sportspeople from Lexington, Kentucky
- Twin people from the United States
- Twin sportspeople
- Washington Mystics players