Kathleen MacLeod explained

Kathleen MacLeod
Position:Guard
Height:168cm (66inches)[1]
Team:Dandenong Rangers
League:WNBL
Number:44
Nationality:Australian
Birth Place:Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Career Start:2003
Years1:2003–2005
Team1:Australian Institute of Sport
Years2:2005–2007
Team2:Dandenong Rangers
Years3:2007–2008
Team3:Bendigo Spirit
Years4:2010-present
Team4:Dandenong Rangers
Highlights:

Kathleen MacLeod (born 23 October 1986)[2] is an Australian basketball player who was part of the Australian team that won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3]

Personal

MacLeod is from Melbourne. She has four siblings, two brothers and two sisters.[2] She is tall.[4] [2]

Basketball

MacLeod is a guard.[4] As a competitor at the 2005 Australian Under-20 national championships, she won the Bob Staunton Award.[5] She played junior basketball for the Victorian-based Nunawading Spectres. She played basketball in Hungary in 2008/2009 and France in 2009/2010.

WNBL

MacLeod had a scholarship with the Australian Institute of Sport in 2003 and 2004,[6] [7] and was a member of their team during the 2003/2004 and in 2004/2005 seasons. MacLeod joined and played the Dandenong Rangers during the 2005/2006 season, and continued to play for them in 2006/2007.[8] She missed the first third of the season because she was injured. In the team's 66-61 preliminary loss to the Adelaide Lightning, she scored only 11 points as the only other player on the team to score in the double digits.[9] For the 2007/2008 season, MacLeod was a member of the Bendigo Spirit. In a January 2008 game against Townsville, she scored 28 points in an 83–78 loss for Bendigo.[10] MacLeod played for the WNBL's Dandenong Rangers in 2010/2011, where she was the team's leader alongside Abby Bishop.[11] In a February 2011 game victory for the Dandenong Rangers over Townsville Fire with a score of 70–54, she scored 14 points.[12] She continued to play for Dandenong in 2011/2012, helping guide her team to the WNBL's championship.[4] [13] She was named to the WNBL's All-Star Five. She played guard for the Rangers.

National team

MacLeod was a member of the 2005 Opals.[14] [15] In March 2007, she was named to the national team what would prepare for the 2008 Summer Olympics.[16] In late March, early April 2008, she participated in a week-long training camp with the national team in Canberra.[17] She played in a three-game test series Taiwan in May 2008.[18] [19] She was named to the 2012 Australia women's national basketball team.[20] She was scheduled to participate in the national team training camp held from 14 to 18 May 2012 at the Australian Institute of Sport.[13]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kathleen Macleod. london2012.olympics.com.au. Australian Olympic Committee. 17 January 2014. 15 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131215102644/http://london2012.olympics.com.au/athlete/kathleen-macleod. dead.
  2. Web site: Dandenong Rangers: Kathleen Macleod . WNBL.com.au . 2012-05-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120420162703/http://www.wnbl.com.au/index.php?id=999 . 20 April 2012 . dead .
  3. Web site: Kathleen MacLeod Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418095722/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/kathleen-macleod-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 2016-05-13.
  4. Web site: London 2012 - 2012 Australian Opals squad named . Australian Olympic Committee . 16 February 2012 . 2 May 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120424214515/http://london2012.olympics.com.au/news/2012-australian-opals-squad-named . 24 April 2012 . dead .
  5. Play up. Basketball Australia. 19–25 February. 2012 . Official Event Program. The Bob Staunton Award. 8. South Melbourne, Australia. Brad Graham Creative.
  6. Book: 60. AIS Basketball 2011. Australian Sports Commission. Australian Institute of Sport. Australian Institute of Sport. 2011. Basketball Australia. Basketball Australia. Canberra. This is a booklet published by the Australian Sport Commission, has a copyright notice on the page following the cover page..
  7. Web site: Past Athletes : Australian Institute of Sport : Australian Sports Commission . Australian Institute of Sport . 2012-05-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140212073754/http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/sports/basketball/athletes/past_athletes . 12 February 2014 .
  8. News: O'Hea Puts Best Foot Forward . Herald Sun . 2012-05-08.
  9. Web site: Lightning strikes out Rangers | Star Dandenong | Star News Group Local News, Sport, Entertainment . https://archive.today/20121230174707/http://www.starnewsgroup.com.au/star/dandenong/78/story/35023.html . dead . 30 December 2012 . Starnewsgroup.com.au . 8 February 2007 . 2012-05-08 .
  10. Web site: Lightning edge out Sydney in a thriller — ABC Sydney — Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 1 February 2008 . 2012-05-09.
  11. IiNet WNBL Finals Series . 2010/2011 . WNBL . 2011 . Diane . Smith-Gander . Official Programme . 3 . The Season That Was; Basketball Australia.
  12. Web site: Dandenong snuffs out struggling Fire — ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) . Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 13 February 2011 . 2012-05-09.
  13. Web site: AUS — Opals announce training camp squad . https://web.archive.org/web/20131104010851/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/p/newsid/51254/arti.html . dead . 4 November 2013 . FIBA . 6 May 2012.
  14. Web site: Anstey in from the cold to join Tigers — Basketball . The Age. 10 March 2005 . 2012-05-08.
  15. Web site: Jessica Foley Selected To 'Price Attack' Opals Team For 2005 :: Foley has set a school record with 66 three-pointers this season . https://web.archive.org/web/20131012095243/http://www.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/stories/030905aax.html . dead . 12 October 2013 . Cstv.com . 9 March 2005 . 2012-05-08.
  16. Web site: Phillips keeps Opals place . The Advertiser. 12 March 2007 . 2012-05-08.
  17. Web site: News Article . SportsAustralia.com . 8 April 2008 . 2012-05-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131219185711/http://www.sportsaustralia.com/articles/news.php?id=3435 . 19 December 2013 .
  18. Web site: Three Olympic dreams likely over | Sports News . Fox Sports . 2 May 2008 . 2012-05-08.
  19. Web site: Big names bounced from Opals as Games dream fades — Beijing2008 - Sport . The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 May 2008 . 2012-05-08.
  20. Web site: Basketball Australia : 2012 Squad . Basketball Australia . 2012 . 1 May 2012.

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