Mikayla Pirini Explained

Mikayla Pirini
League:State Basketball League
Team:Joondalup Wolves
Position:Guard
Height Ft:5
Height In:6
Birth Date:29 June 1996
Birth Place:Queenstown, New Zealand
Nationality:Australian
High School:Willetton (Perth, Western Australia)
Career Start:2012
Years1:2012–2013
Team1:Willetton Tigers
Years2:2013–2015
Team2:West Coast Waves
Years3:2015
Team3:BA Centre of Excellence
Years4:2015–2016
Team4:Adelaide Lightning
Years5:2016–2017
Team5:Diamond Valley Eagles
Years6:2017–2018
Team6:Perth Lynx
Years7:2018
Team7:Perth Redbacks
Years8:2018–2019
Team8:Adelaide Lightning
Years9:2019–present
Team9:Joondalup Wolves

Mikayla Pirini (born 29 June 1996) is a New Zealand-born Australian professional basketball player.

Career

WNBL

Born in New Zealand, Pirini grew up in Perth, Western Australia.[1] She began her WNBL career in her home town, as a development player, with the West Coast Waves for the 2013–14 WNBL season. Pirini remained a team member for the following season. She was then signed by the Adelaide Lightning for 2015–16, as opposed to remaining with the rebranded Perth Lynx.

After two seasons interstate playing with the Diamond Valley Eagles in the Big V, Pirini returned home joining the Perth Lynx as a development player for the 2017–18 WNBL season.[2]

National team

Pirini first played for Australia at the 2013 Australian Youth Olympic Festival, where she took home a silver medal, in the women's 3X3 competition. She then went on to represent Australia at the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Russia, where she helped the team take home the bronze medal.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PIRINI FOCUSES ON REDBACKS SUCCESS DESPITE UNCERTAIN FUTURE . SBL.asn.au . 3 August 2018 . 2 June 2019.
  2. Web site: Mikayla Pirini. perthlynx.com.
  3. Web site: Mikayla Pirini's profile. archive.fiba.com.