Nadeen Payne Explained

Nadeen Payne
League:WNBL
Team:Townsville Fire
Number:12
Position:Forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Birth Date:1993 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Townsville, Queensland[1]
Nationality:Australian
Career Start:2009
Years1:2009–2010
Team1:Australian Institute of Sport
Years2:2010–2012
Team2:Townsville Fire
Years3:2012–2014
Team3:Adelaide Lightning
Years4:2015–2016
Team4:South East Queensland Stars
Years5:2016–2019
Team5:Bendigo Spirit
Years6:2019–2020
Team6:Perth Lynx
Years7:2020–present
Team7:Townsville Fire

Nadeen Payne (born 7 June 1993) is an Australian professional basketball player. She currently plays for the Townsville Fire in the WNBL.

Career

WNBL

Payne began her WNBL career with the Australian Institute of Sport. She would then return home and play for her home side, Townsville Fire. This was followed by two seasons with the Adelaide Lightning. After a year away from the game, Payne returned with the new look South East Queensland Stars. After the Stars became defunct, Payne was signed by the Bendigo Spirit for 2016–17.[2] Payne will re-join the Spirit for a second consecutive season, after signing on for 2017–18.[3] Payne joined the Perth Lynx for the 2019-20 WNBL Season.

National Team

Payne first represented Australia at the 2010 Under-17 World Championship in France where Australia placed seventh. She would once again represent Australia, this time for the Gems at the 2011 Under-19 World Championship in Chile where they narrowly missed out on the bronze medal, placing fourth.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Australia: Nadeen Payne Player Profile. fiba.com.
  2. Web site: Nadeen Payne Signed for 2016/2017 Season. https://web.archive.org/web/20151227055231/http://wnbl.com.au/seq_news/nadeen-payne-signed-for-20162017-season/ . dead . 27 December 2015 . wnbl.com.au.
  3. News: Payne Train Returns for Spirit. WNBL . 27 April 2017 . wnbl.com.au. 28 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170614060908/http://wnbl.com.au/payne-train-returns-spirit/. 14 June 2017. live . Sod .