Karen Ogden Explained
Karen Blicavs (maiden name: Ogden) is a former Australian women's basketball player.[3]
Biography
Blicavs was born on the isle of Jersey.[1] [2] She played for the Australia women's national basketball team during the 1980s and competed for Australia at the 1983 World Championship held in Brazil.[4] Blicavs was selected to play for Australia at the 1984 Olympic Games held in Los Angeles before a knee injury forced her to withdraw from the team.[5]
In the domestic competition, Blicavs played 130 games for Melbourne East and St Kilda Saints and was the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) Most Valuable Player on two occasions; 1982 and 1983.[6] [7] [8] Blicavs was also a key member of the St Kilda team that became the inaugural winner of the newly formed WNBL competition in 1981.[9] In 1982, Blicavs led the WNBL in points scored with 410 at an average of 24.1 per game.[10]
Blicavs is married to former Boomer player Andris Blicavs, who represented Australia at the 1976 Olympic Games held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[5] [11] Their son, Mark Blicavs was drafted by the Geelong Football Club in 2012, while their daughter, Sara Blicavs has played basketball for the Australian Insitiute of Sport and Dandenong Rangers.[12] [13] [14]
See also
Notes and References
- http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/news/geelong/geelong-cats-community-camp-sees-players-go-to-diversitat/news-story/208ff3980d1e6655fed20d1434c4982d Geelong Cats community camp sees players go to Diversitat
- http://www.smh.com.au/cqstatic/gxjbnn/AFLPA-Multicultural-Map.pdf AFLPA Multicultural Map
- FIBA Archive. 1983 World Championship for Women. Player Profile: Karen Ogden. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
- FIBA Archive. 1983 World Championship for Women. Australia. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
- Green, Bradley (2 March 2012). Young Cat is racing towards his dream. The Geelong Advertiser. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080721050627/http://www.wnbl.com.au/index.php?id=89 League Most Valuable Player
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120403202458/http://www.wnbl.com.au/index.php?id=381&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=3686&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=169&cHash=2aaeb79385 Trailblazers: History of the WNBL MVP Award
- http://www.wnbl.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Media_Guide/2011_12/100_club.pdf Players with 100 or more career games
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080116022452/http://www.wnbl.com.au/index.php?id=64 History of the WNBL
- Basketball Australia. WNBL Top Shooters Award . Retrieved 2012-12-24.
- Macgugan, Mark (29 November 2011). Dream chaser. Australian Football League. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
- Geelong Cats Football Club. Player Profile: 48 Mark Blicavs . Retrieved 2012-10-04.
- http://www.canberratimes.com.au/sport/basketball/blicavs-just-the-shot-to-give-ais-a-muchneeded-boost-20111126-1v13o.html Blicavs just the shot to give AIS a much-needed boost
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120421025457/http://www.wnbl.com.au/index.php?id=379&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=3719&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=153&cHash=9c0fb45e7c Jayco Rangers Sign Sara Blicavs
