Casey Samuels is an Australian basketball player who currently plays for Sydney Uni Flames in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).

Casey Samuels
No. 10 – Australian Institute of Sport (WNBL team)
PositionForward
LeagueWNBL
Personal information
Born2 August 1994
Westmead, New South Wales
NationalityAustralian

Personal edit

Samuels was born in Westmead, New South Wales on 2 August 1994.[1]

Basketball edit

 
Canberra Capital Casey Samuels after the game against Townsville Fire.

Samuels is a guard.[2] She played WNBL's Australian Institute of Sport team during the 2011/2012 season.[3] In a 14 December 2011 game against the Canberra Capitals, she was the team's leading scorer with 19 points.[4] In an 8 February 2012 game against the Canberra Capitals, she scored 10 points in the second half.[5] She finished the game as the team's third leading scorer with eleven points.[6] In a January 2012 game against the Dandenong Rangers, she scored five points in game her team lost. She was the team's second leading scorer in the game.[7] In February 2012, before the final game of the season, West Coast Waves coach David Herbert described her as a gifted player[8]

Samuels, no. 10, warming up with teammates before the start of 14 December 2011 game against the Canberra Capitals.

References edit

  1. ^ "AIS: Casey Samuels". WNBL.com.au. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Waves hit the Red Centre — The West Australian". Au.news.yahoo.com. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  3. ^ Tuxworth, Jon (19 July 2010). "Few fans but Bibby milestone still sweet — Local News — Sport — Basketball". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  4. ^ Gaskin, Lee (15 December 2011). "Capitals rally late to deny brave AIS — Local News — Sport — Basketball". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  5. ^ Tuxworth, Jon (19 July 2010). "Few fans but Bibby milestone still sweet — Local News — Sport — Basketball". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  6. ^ Tuxworth, Jon (19 July 2010). "Few fans but Bibby milestone still sweet — Local News — Sport — Basketball". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  7. ^ "Rangers in do-or-die mode". The Age. 30 January 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  8. ^ "Waves hit the Red Centre — The West Australian". Au.news.yahoo.com. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2012.

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