hoopie
Years ago

Basketballers who represented Aus in other sports

Are there (m)any basketballers, male or female, who have represented Australia in basketball as well as another sport, such as netball, footy, athletics or whatever?
I believe that NZ has had women who played netball and basketball for their country.

This could be at junior or senior level or both.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

I can think of 2 off the top of my head. Fiona Hannan played for the Opals at the Atlanta Olympics and then went to the Sydney Olympics for handball. And then there's Ellyse Perry who represents Australia in cricket and soccer at the same time.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

well Dylan Alcott is an excellent example

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Very Old  
Years ago


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiona_Robinson
dual Olympian, dual sports

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Dean Brogan

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Anonymous  
Years ago

he played NBL and AFL no doubt, but dont think Brogan reped Aus in basketball or AFL, AFL would have to be v Ireland i guess but dont think he did.

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Jack Toft  
Years ago

Is membership of the Australian drinking team seen as a sport?

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Anonymous  
Years ago

I posted Brogan, and am also an idiot. My bad guys

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Anonymous  
Years ago

What other national sport did you represent in? ;)

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shooter  
Years ago

I believe Warrick Giddy represented Australia in Rugby Union , Rugby leauge and Basketball at a junior level . Was also an absolute Melbourne Tiger LEGEND

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Yeah Wazza is a true legend. Didn't know about the rugby.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Julie Nykiel - basketball and Netball

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Erin Phillips, Opals & made the All Australian AFLW team (which is the closest AFLW players can get to representing their country)

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Jawai got a call from Japan guaging interest in sumo.

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FM  
Years ago

Southern Tigers have 2 people on the life members board who have Basketball and Netball. Julie Nickel was one, did Cheeseman?

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Gretel Tippett - basketball U17s & U19s and netball U21s

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Ushiro  
Years ago

Lindsay Gaze represented Australia in three Olympic Basketball qualification series between 1960 and 1968. Lindsay and Barry Gaze played in the Victorian Football Association for Prahran and they were both selected as members of an Australian rules team that played an exhibition match during the Melbourne Olympics in 1956, although Lindsay didn't take the field.

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Duke Fan  
Years ago

Jarryd Hayne. Oh wait sorry, that was just a dream

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Yo Yo  
Years ago

You cant play for Australia in AFL

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Cheeseman also repped Aus is softball I believe, as well as basketball and netball

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UseTaHoop  
Years ago

I always though Gaze Snr did play in the Aussie Rules Olympic exhibition.

Seems a bit daft to have an exhibition game and not make sure every player gets to play.

I thought Cheeseman was pretty good at softball as well. I'm pretty sure she made state level juniors in other sports as well. She was a great all rounder.

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