Clare Nott Explained

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Clare Nott
Nickname:Buzz
Country:Australia
Sport:Wheelchair basketball
Event:Women's team
Club:Kilsyth Cobras and Red Dust Heelers
Disability Class:1.0
Birth Date:11 August 1986
Birth Place:Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

Clare Nott (née Burzynski, born 11 August 1986) is an Australian 1.0 point wheelchair basketball player who plays for the Kilsyth Cobras in the Women's national Wheelchair Basketball League (WNWBL) and for the Red Dust Heelers in the mixed National Wheelchair basketball League (NWBL). She participated in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, where she won a bronze medal, and the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, where she won a silver medal.

A paraplegic as a result of a car crash, Nott was named the WNWBL's Best New Talent in 2005. She was the league's Most Valuable Player (MVP) in the 1 point class and a member of its All Star Five in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2015. She has also won four National League premierships with the Wheelcats and two National Women's League premierships with the Western Stars (2013) and the Kilsyth Cobras (2015). She made her debut with the Australia women's national wheelchair basketball team, known as the Gliders, in a tournament in Canada in 2005, and has since played 141 international games. She won gold medals at the 2009, 2010 and 2012 Osaka Cups in Japan.

Personal life

Clare Louise Burzynski was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, on 11 August 1986,[1] [2] the daughter of Eddie and Barbara Burzynski. She has an older sister, Lauren. All four members of the family were injured in a car accident on 28 June 1989, while holidaying in Queensland. Clare was treated at the hospital in Nambour, Queensland and then at the Royal Children's Hospital in Brisbane. It was discovered that her spinal cord was severed at the T8 spinal nerve,[3] rendering her a paraplegic.

Burzynski was educated at Tranby College from 1996 to 2000, and at Ormiston College from 2000 to 2004. lives in Landsdale, Western Australia,[4] and attended Murdoch University, where she graduated in 2013 with a Bachelor of Legal Studies and Criminology degree. She is married to Lee Nott, and works as a legal secretary.[5] Before becoming a basketball player, she competed in swimming from 1998 to 2004.

Basketball

Nott is a 1.0 point player, who plays point guard. The Australian Sports Commission gave her a A$20,000 grant in financial year 2012/2013, and $11,000 in 2011/2012 as part of its Direct Athlete Support (DAS) program.[6] She was a Western Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder from 2009 to 2012.[7] [8]

Club

Nott plays club basketball for the Kilsyth Cobras in the Women's national Wheelchair Basketball League (WNWBL) and for the Red Dust Heelers in the mixed National Wheelchair basketball League (NWBL). In the WNWBL she played for the Queensland Comets from 2005 to 2006, the Western Stars since 2007 to 2014, and the Kilsyth Cobras since 2015. She won two Women's National League premierships with the Western Stars (2013) and the Kilsyth Cobras (2015). In the NWBL she played for the Brisbane Spinning Bullets in 2006, the Perth Wheelcats from 2007 to 2011, and the Red Dust Heelers since 2014. She has won four National League premierships with the Wheelcats.[9]

In 2005 Nott was named the WNWBL's Best New Talent. She was the league's Most Valuable Player (MVP) in the 1 point class and a member of the WNWBL All Star Five in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2015. She was the first female to be named in a NWBL All Star 5 in 2014 while representing the Red Dust Heelers. She was also WNWBL Final Series MVP in 2015 while representing the Kilsyth Cobras.[10] [11] She names Alison Mosely, who helped her in the early stages of her basketball career, as her sporting heroine.[12]

National team

Nott made her debut with the Australia women's national wheelchair basketball team, known as the Gliders,[13] in a tournament in Canada in 2005. She also won gold medals at the 2009, 2010 and 2012 Osaka Cups in Japan.[14] [15] She was part of the bronze medal-winning Gliders team at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing,[16] [17] and the fourth-place finishing team at the 2010 World Championships., has played 141 international games.[18]

Nott was part of the Australia women's national wheelchair basketball team at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. The Gliders posted wins in the group stage against Brazil,[19] Great Britain,[20] and the Netherlands,[21] but lost to the Canada.[22] This was enough to advance the Gliders to the quarter-finals, where they beat Mexico.[23] The Gliders then defeated the United States by a point to set up a final clash with Germany.[24] The Gliders lost 44–58, and earned a silver medal.[25]

Statistics

Season statistics[26]
Competition Season MatchesFGM–FGA FG% 3FGM–3FGA 3FG%FTM–FTA FT% PF PtsTOT AST PTS
WNWBL 2009 17 43–98 43.9 0.0 1–10 10.0 34 87 5.8 3.3 5.1
WNWBL 2010 17 35–72 48.6 0.0 2–7 28.6 23 72 5.9 3.1 4.2
WNWBL 201119 74–191 38.7 0.0 7–29 24.1 38 155 4.9 5.1 8.2
WNWBL 2012 15 35–116 30.2 0.0 1–12 8.3 33 71 4.9 4.7 4.7
WNWBL 2013 12 43–82 52.4 0.0 1–7 14.3 19 87 5.1 6.5 7.3
Key
FGM, FGA, FG%: field goals made, attempted and percentage3FGM, 3FGA, 3FG%: three-point field goals made, attempted and percentage
FTM, FTA, FT%: free throws made, attempted and percentagePF: personal fouls
Pts, PTS: points, average per gameTOT: turnovers average per game, AST: assists average per game

Notes and References

  1. Book: Media Guide, London 2012 Paralympic Games. Australian Paralympic Committee. 2012. Homebush Bay, New South Wales. Wheelchair Basketball. 92–99 [98].
  2. Web site: Clare Louise Burzynski . Clare Nott . 15 January 2009 . 2 August 2013.
  3. Web site: Clare Louise Burzynski – Part 2 . Clare Nott . 9 February 2009 . 2 August 2013.
  4. Web site: Clare Nott. https://web.archive.org/web/20130526204750/http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/athlete/nott-clare-5515079/ . 26 May 2013 . London2012.com. 16 September 2012.
  5. Web site: Clare Nott . Sports Hydrant . 20 July 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131105220616/http://sportforwomen.com.au/ambassadors/ambassadors-sportswomen/show/clare-nott . 5 November 2013 . dead .
  6. Web site: Grant Funding Report. Australian Sports Commission. Bruce, Australian Capital Territory. 15 September 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120410184601/http://www.ausport.gov.au/supporting/funding/grants_and_scholarships/grant_funding_report. 10 April 2012.
  7. Web site: 20 October 2009. 6 November 2011. Western Australian Institute of Sport. WAIS Wheelchair Basketball Athletes Gain Gold.
  8. Web site: Annual Report 2011/12 . . 2 August 2013 .
  9. Web site: Clare Burzynski . . 2 August 2013 .
  10. Web site: All Star Five . . 16 July 2013 .
  11. Web site: Victoria Dandenong Rangers Take Home 2011 WNWBL Trophy . Australian Athletes With a Disability . 2 August 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130412091923/http://sports.org.au/athletes-profiles/235-victoria-dandenong-rangers-take-home-2011-wnwbl-trophy . 12 April 2013 .
  12. Web site: Elite sportswomen – Clare Nott . Sports Hydrant . 14 August 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131105220616/http://sportforwomen.com.au/ambassadors/ambassadors-sportswomen/show/clare-nott . 5 November 2013 . dead .
  13. Web site: Gliders . . 25 July 2013 . 26 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140226202712/http://www.basketball.net.au/index.php?id=334 . dead .
  14. Web site: Clare Nott . . 2 August 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131105220524/http://www.paralympic.org.au/team/clare-nott-nee-burzynski . 5 November 2013 . dead .
  15. Web site: Nageshwar . Pranesh . Back-to-back titles the goal for Hills Hornets . Hills Shire Times . 1 February 2010 . 17 September 2012.
  16. Web site: Event guide: Wheelchair basketball. 9 September 2011. 4 September 2008. ABC. Andrew. McGarry.
  17. Web site: Basketball Chronology. Basketball Australia. 2010. 9 September 2011. 21 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140221025545/http://www.basketball.net.au/index.php?id=471. dead.
  18. Book: Official Results Book – Paralympic Games London 2012 . London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games . 4152 . London . 2012 .
  19. Web site: Gliders Prevail in Thriller . 30 August 2012 . . Abbott . Chris . 1 February 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150721213935/http://london2012.paralympic.org.au/news/gliders-prevail-thriller . 21 July 2015 .
  20. Web site: Gliders Win Comfortably Against Host . 31 August 2012 . . Abbott . Chris . 1 February 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150721213911/http://london2012.paralympic.org.au/news/gliders-win-comfortably-against-host . 21 July 2015 .
  21. Web site: Gliders Secure Quarter Final Place . 2 September 2012 . . Abbott . Chris . 1 February 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233530/http://london2012.paralympic.org.au/news/gliders-secure-quarter-final-place . 3 March 2016 .
  22. Web site: Gliders shocked by Canada . 2 September 2012 . . 1 February 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029191542/http://www.basketball.net.au/index.php?id=302&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=2701&cHash=a1295ff31f . 29 October 2013 .
  23. Web site: Gliders Dominate Mexico . Abbott . Chris . 4 September 2012 . . 2 February 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150721213922/http://london2012.paralympic.org.au/news/gliders-dominate-mexico . 21 July 2015 .
  24. Web site: Gliders down champions to reach final . . 7 September 2012 . 30 January 2013 .
  25. Web site: Gliders get rolled for gold by German muscle . . Paxinos. Stathi . 9 September 2013 . 1 February 2013.
  26. Web site: Player Profile – Clare Nott (1.0) . 4 June 2013 . Sporting Pulse . https://archive.today/20130719231122/http://gawain.sportingpulse.com/nfnn/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&client=1-6734-84473-163738-10141848&pID=189767467&news_task=DETAIL . 19 July 2013 . dead .