Melissa Marsh Explained

Melissa Marsh (born 28 May 1985) is an Australian former professional basketball player. She spent her whole career playing in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) and State Basketball League (SBL).

Basketball career

Marsh played in the WNBL from 2000/01 to 2013/14 for the Perth Lynx / West Coast Waves (2000–2005 and 2006–2014) and Adelaide Fellas (2005/06). She also played for the Willetton Tigers in the SBL from 2000 to 2004 and 2007 to 2015. She played 266 WNBL games and over 250 SBL games.^[1] She retired from the WNBL in February 2014.^{[2] [3]}

With the Willetton Tigers, Marsh won championships in 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011.

In August 2022, Marsh was inducted into the Basketball WA Hall of Fame.^{[4] [5]}

Personal life

Marsh's father Geoffrey, and brothers Shaun and Mitchell, have all represented the Australian national cricket team.^[6]

External links

• WNBL profile
• 2022 Basketball WA Hall of Fame Inductee interview

Notes and References

1. Web site: Marsh retires after 250. CommunityNews.com.au. Canning Times. 12 August 2014. 23 October 2017.
2. Web site: Hope. Shayne. Praise for retiring Waves ace Marsh. TheWest.com.au. 4 February 2014. 23 October 2017.
3. Web site: WAVES CAPTAIN MELISSA MARSH ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT. BasketballWA.asn.au. 6 February 2014. 23 October 2017.
4. Web site: O'Donoghue. Craig. Justin Eveson, Melissa Marsh and Mark Worthington to be inducted into Basketball WA Hall of Fame. thewest.com.au. 11 August 2022. 12 August 2022.
5. Web site: O'Donoghue. Craig. Former Perth Lynx captain and games record holder Melissa Marsh to enter Basketball WA Hall of Fame. thewest.com.au. 12 August 2022. 12 August 2022.
6. Web site: Cricketers with famous sporting siblings . Cricket Australia . 13 April 2018.