Molly Lewis (basketball)

Molly Lewis

Lewis during a game between the Capitals and Logan Thunder at AIS Arena
No. 9 – Canberra Capitals
Position	Forward
League	WNBL
Personal information
Born	28 October 1989 (1989-10-28) (age 35)
Nationality	Australian
Career information
Playing career	2005–present
Career history
?	Australian Institute of Sport, Sydney Uni Flames

Molly Lewis (born 28 October 1989)[1] is a basketball player from Australia. She has played for the Australian Institute of Sport, Sydney Uni Flames and Canberra Capitals in Australia's WNBL.

Personal

Lewis is originally from Tasmania.[2] She is 183 centimetres (72 in) tall.[1] She did not play basketball during the 2010/2011 season because she felt like it was an obligation.[3][4] She has a brother and a sister. While playing for Sydney, she attended the Australian College of Physical Education and studied physical education.[5]

Basketball

Juniors

Lewis played her junior basketball in Tasmania[2] and New South Wales.[5]

Australian Institute of Sport

In 2005, Lewis was playing for the Australian Institute of Sport's WNBL team.[6] She played in a preseason game for the team against the Canberra Capitals.[6] She also played for the team during the 2006/2007 season.[5]

Sydney Uni Flames

Lewis played for the Sydney Uni Flames for three seasons.[2][3] She first joined the team for the 2007/2008 season.[5]

Canberra Capitals

For the Capitals, Lewis wears number 9 and plays forward.[1] She signed a one-year contract with the Capitals to play for them during the 2011/2012 season.[7] She got the contract because Alison Lacey decided to not play basketball for the Capitals during the season.[3] Michelle Cosier's pre-season injury was an opportunity for the Capitals to get a better look at Lewis.[4][8] She played in a pre-season game against the Sydney Uni Flames that Canberra lost. This was the first real opportunity the team's coaches had to see her play with the team.[9] In an October 2011 game for the Capitals, she scored 11 points against the Rangers.[10] In a December 2011 game against the Bulleen Boomers, she fouled out.[11]

SEABL

Lewis played for a Launceston Tornadoes team in the SEABL with Capitals teammate Nicole Hunt in 2011. Carrie Graf saw this as an opportunity for her to grow as a player.[12]

National team

Lewis was a member of the Australian junior national team in 2007 and played in the World Championships.[2] She played 17 total games for the junior national team.[5]

Adelaide Link Lightning

Lewis currently plays for Adelaide Lightning.[13]

Coaching

Lewis was a development coach for the New South Wales Under 16 Women Country team in 2010.[14]

References

1. "Canberra Capitals: Player Profile". WNBL.com.au. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
2. Seabl Basketball By Manika Dadson (11 February 2011). "Lewis signs up with new coach - The Examiner Newspaper". Examiner.com.au. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
3. Dutton, Chris (16 September 2011). "Caps set to unleash recruits". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
4. Dutton, Chris (23 September 2011). "Lewis ready to force her way into Caps' starting five". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
5. "Player statistics for Molly Lewis". SportingPulse. 18 October 1989. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
6. Rwiasak (30 August 2005). "Hot AIS shooting wilts Sunflowers". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
7. Dutton, Chris (8 September 2011). "Capitals take a hit as Lacey steps out". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
8. Dutton, Chris (22 September 2011). "Caps rocked by Cosier injury". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
9. Dutton, Chris (21 September 2011). "Capital's Bibby nurtures Olympic hope". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
10. Tuxworth, Jon (10 October 2011). "Caps keep calm despite losses". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
11. Rees, Courtney (19 December 2011). "Caps stay alive, but at a cost". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
12. Tuxworth, Jon (7 December 2011). "SEABL side a bonus for Caps". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
13. "WNBL.com.au - Adelaide Link: Player Profiles". Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
14. New South Wales Basketball (14 January 2012). "2010 Annual Report" (PDF). Sydney, Australia. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2021.

External links

• Molly Lewis: WNBL