List of Australian WNBA players

The following is a chronological list of Australian players who have played at least one game in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The list includes both past and present players. Active WNBA players are shown in bold.

Australian WNBA players

#	Player	Position	Drafted / Signed	Debut	Ref
1	Michele Timms	Guard	Signed by the WNBA and assigned to the Phoenix Mercury on 22 January 1997	1997	[1][2]
2	Rachael Sporn	Forward	Selected round 2 (pick 14 overall) in the 1998 WNBA draft by the Detroit Shock	1998	[3][4]
3	Sandy Brondello	Shooting guard	Selected round 4 (pick 34 overall) in the 1998 WNBA draft by the Detroit Shock	1998	[3][5]
4	Tully Bevilaqua	Guard	Signed by the Cleveland Rockers as a free agent before the start of the 1998 season	1998	[2][6]
5	Michelle Brogan (m. Griffiths)	Forward	Signed by the Phoenix Mercury as a free agent before the start of the 1998 season	1998	[2][7]
6	Carla Boyd (m. Porter)	Forward	Signed by the Detroit Shock as a free agent before the start of the 1998 season	1998	[2][8]
7	Kristi Harrower	Point guard	Signed by the Phoenix Mercury as a free agent before the start of the 1998 season	1998	[2][9]
8	Trisha Fallon	Guard/forward	Selected round 2 (pick 19 overall) in the 1999 WNBA draft by the Minnesota Lynx	1999	[10][11]
9	Jenny Whittle	Centre	Selected round 4 (pick 37 overall) in the 1999 WNBA draft by the Washington Mystics	1999	[12][13]
10	Annie La Fleur a (née Burgess)	Guard	Signed by the Minnesota Lynx as a free agent before the start of the 1999 season	1999	[14][15]
11	Jessica Bibby	Guard	Selected round 3 (pick 45 overall) in the 2000 WNBA draft by the New York Liberty	2000	[16][17]
12	Katrina Hibbert	Guard	Selected round 4 (pick 57 overall) in the 2000 WNBA draft by the Seattle Storm	2000	[18][19][20]
13	Michelle Cleary (née Chandler)	Guard	Signed by the Phoenix Mercury as a free agent before the start of the 2000 season	2000	[2][21]
14	Lauren Jackson	Forward/centre	Selected round 1 (pick 1 overall) in the 2001 WNBA draft by the Seattle Storm	2001	[22][23]
15	Penny Taylor	Forward	Selected round 1 (pick 11 overall) in the 2001 WNBA draft by the Cleveland Rockers	2001	[22][24]
16	Kristen Veal	Guard	Selected round 1 (pick 13 overall) in the 2001 WNBA draft by the Phoenix Mercury	2001	[22][25]
17	Jae Kingi-Cross b	Guard	Selected round 2 (pick 22 overall) in the 2001 WNBA draft by the Detroit Shock	2001	[22][26]
18	Suzy Batkovic-Brown	Centre	Selected round 2 (pick 22 overall) in the 2003 WNBA draft by the Seattle Storm	2005	[27][28]
19	Belinda Snell	Guard	Signed by the Phoenix Mercury as a free agent following the 2004 Olympic Games	2005	[29][30]
20	Laura Hodges (née Summerton)	Centre	Signed by the Connecticut Sun as a free agent in March 2005	2005	[31][32]
21	Erin Phillips	Guard	Selected round 2 (pick 21 overall) in the 2005 WNBA draft by the Connecticut Sun	2006	[33][34]
22	Leilani Mitchell c	Point guard	Selected round 2 (pick 25 overall) in the 2008 WNBA draft by the Phoenix Mercury	2008	[35][36]
23	Kelsey Griffin d	Forward	Selected round 1 (pick 3 overall) in the 2010 WNBA draft by the Minnesota Lynx	2010	[37][38][39]
24	Alison Lacey	Guard	Selected round 1 (pick 10 overall) in the 2010 WNBA draft by the Seattle Storm	2010	[40][41]
25	Abby Bishop	Forward	Signed by the Seattle Storm as a free agent before the start of the 2010 season	2010	[42][43]
26	Liz Cambage e	Centre	Selected round 1 (pick 2 overall) in the 2011 WNBA draft by the Tulsa Shock	2011	[44][45]
27	Jenna O'Hea	Guard	Signed by the Los Angeles Sparks as a free agent before the 2011 season	2011	[46][47]
28	Rachel Jarry	Forward	Selected round 2 (pick 18 overall) in the 2011 WNBA draft by the Atlanta Dream	2013	[44][48]
29	Rebecca Allen	Forward	Signed by the New York Liberty as a free agent following the 2014 World Cup	2015	[49]
30	Cayla George (née Francis)	Centre	Signed by the Phoenix Mercury as a free agent following the 2014 World Cup	2015	[50]
31	Marianna Tolo	Centre	Signed by the Los Angeles Sparks as a free agent in February 2015	2015	[51]
32	Tess Madgen	Guard/Forward	Signed by the Phoenix Mercury as a free agent in February 2015	2015	[52]
33	Stephanie Talbot	Guard	Selected round 3 (pick 33 overall) in the 2014 WNBA draft by the Phoenix Mercury	2017	[53]
34	Sami Whitcomb f	Shooting guard	Signed by the Seattle Storm as a free agent in February 2017	2017	[54]
35	Alanna Smith	Forward	Selected round 1 (pick 8 overall) in the 2019 WNBA draft by the Phoenix Mercury	2019	[55]
36	Ezi Magbegor g	Forward	Selected round 1 (pick 12 overall) in the 2019 WNBA draft by the Seattle Storm	2020	[56]
37	Shyla Heal	Guard	Selected round 1 (pick 8 overall) in the 2021 WNBA draft by the Chicago Sky	2021	[57]
38	Amy Atwell	Guard	Selected round 3 (pick 27 overall) in the 2022 WNBA draft by the Los Angeles Sparks	2022	[58]
39	Anneli Maley	Forward	Signed by the Chicago Sky as a free agent in March 2022	2022	[59]
40	Kristy Wallace	Guard	Selected round 2 (pick 16 overall) in the 2018 WNBA draft by the Atlanta Dream	2022	[60][61]
41	Jade Melbourne	Guard	Selected round 3 (pick 33 overall) in 2022 WNBA draft by the Seattle Storm	2023	[citation needed]

Key

• a Annie La Fleur was born in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, but moved to Australia as a child with her parents.^[62]
• b Jay Kingi-Cross was born in Wellington, New Zealand, but moved to Australia with her parents at age 4.^[63]
• c Leilani Mitchell was born in Richland, Washington, USA, to an Australian mother and American father and has dual citizenship. In December 2013, Mitchell pledged her allegiances to, and represents Australia internationally.^[64][65]
• d Kelsey Griffin was born in Anchorage, Alaska USA. Having obtained Australian citizenship in November 2015, Griffin pledged her allegiances to, and represents Australia internationally.^[66]
• e Liz Cambage was born in London, England, to a Nigerian father and Australian mother, but moved to Australia with her mother at three months old.^[67]
• f Sami Whitcomb was born and raised in Ventura, California. In February 2018, Whitcomb became an Australian citizen and represents Australia internationally.^[68]
• g Ezi Magbegor was born in Wellington, New Zealand, but moved to Australia at six years old.^[69]

See also

• Australia portal
• Basketball portal

• Australia women's national basketball team
• Australia under-19 women's national basketball team
• Basketball Australia
• Women's National Basketball League
• WNBL Most Valuable Player Award
• List of foreign WNBA players
• List of Women's National Basketball Association players
• List of Australian NBA players
• List of Serbian WNBA players