Jenny Reisener Explained

Jenny Reisener
Birth Date:4 August 1967
Birth Place:Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
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Jenny Evans (née Reisener) (born 4 August 1967) is a former Australian women's basketball player.[1]

Biography

Reisener played for the Australia women's national basketball team during the late 1980s and early 1990s and competed for Australia at the 1990 World Championship held in Brazil.[2] During that period, Reisener played 48 games for the Opals.[3]

Reisener was an Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Basketball scholarship holder from 1986 to 1987.[4] In the domestic Women's National Basketball League (WNBL), Reisener played 130 games for AIS (1985 to 1987), Perth (1988 & 1989), Sydney (1990) and Brisbane (1995 to 1998).[5] [6]

In 2009, Reisener's daughter, Teyla Evans, gained selection in the Australian under-17 squad.[7] Reisener is a member of the Cairns Basketball Hall of Fame.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Joanne Reisener's profile 1990 World Championship for Women . FIBA Archive . 2009 . 22 June 2013.
  2. Web site: Australia 1990 World Championship for Women . FIBA Archive . 2009 . 22 June 2013.
  3. Web site: History - Cairns Basketball Association . SportingPulse . 22 June 2013.
  4. Web site: Catching up with Jenny Evans et al. . Australian Institute of Sport . 8 September 2009 . 7 November 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120326152716/http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/history/ais_alumni/where_are_they_now/jenny_evans%2C_john_gibson%2C_matt_smith%2C_graham_and_brett_cash . 26 March 2012 .
  5. Web site: Players with 100 or more career games . Women's National Basketball League . 7 July 2011 . 22 June 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130517232431/http://www.wnbl.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Media_Guide/2011_12/100_club.pdf . 17 May 2013 .
  6. Web site: Player Directory . Women's National Basketball League . October 2009 . 22 June 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131015013259/http://www.wnbl.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Media_Guide/2009_10/WNBL_All-Time_Playing_Roster_2009-10.pdf . 15 October 2013 .
  7. Web site: Dolphins special bond on court . cairns.com.au . Emma . Greenwood . 12 May 2009 . 22 June 2013.

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