Shelly Boston Explained

Shelly Boston
Position:Centre / power forward
Nationality:Australian / British
Birth Date:1975 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Perth, Western Australia
Height Cm:188
Weight Kg:92
Career Start:1992
Career End:2015; 2022
Years1:1992–1997
Team1:Rockingham Flames
Years2:1998
Team2:Wanneroo Wolves
Years3:1999–2002
Team3:Rockingham Flames
Years4:2000–2002
Team4:Rhondda Rebels
Years5:2002
Team5:Barcelona
Years6:2002–2004
Team6:Rhondda Rebels
Years7:2005–2008
Team7:Rockingham Flames
Years8:2009–2015
Team8:Mandurah Magic
Years9:2022
Team9:Mandurah Magic
Highlights:

Shelly Lee Boston (born 1 March 1975)[1] is an Australian former basketball player. She is most well known for her 23 seasons spent in the Western Australian State Basketball League (SBL) / NBL1 West with the Rockingham Flames and Mandurah Magic. Holding a British passport,[2] she also played in the English Women's Basketball League (EBL) for the Rhondda Rebels in the early 2000s and represented England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, where she won a bronze medal.[3]

Boston was born in Perth, Western Australia, in the City of Kwinana.[4] She grew up playing netball and only started playing basketball at age 14.

Boston debuted in the SBL in 1992 and played her first six seasons for the Rockingham Flames.[5] After a five-game stint with the Wanneroo Wolves in 1998, she returned to the Flames in 1999 and played every year until 2002.[6] Meanwhile, in 2000, Boston moved to south Wales to play for the Rhondda Rebels in the EBL. She helped the Rebels win all three trophies in the 2000–01 season, including the National Cup, league title and play-off championship.[7] In her second season in 2001–02, the Rebels finished as runners-up in all three competitions. Boston did not initially return to Rhondda for the 2002–03 season, deciding to sign in Spain with Barcelona before ultimately leaving soon after and re-joining the Rebels.[8] She re-joined the Rebels for a fourth season in 2003–04.[9] [10]

In 2005, Boston returned to the Rockingham Flames and played another four seasons. In July 2008, she played her 300th SBL game.[11] In 2009, she joined the Mandurah Magic and helped them reach the grand final. That year, she also earned SBL All-Star Five honours.[12] She played seven seasons with the Magic, with 2015 being her 22nd season. In May 2015, she played her 400th SBL game. In 2022, Boston returned to the Magic to make it her 23rd season in the SBL / NBL1 West.[13]

As of July 2021, Boston was third all time (413) for total games played in SBL / NBL1 West women's history. She was also first all time in points (6708), rebounds (4088) and blocks (773).[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shelly Boston . fiba.basketball . live . https://archive.today/20200404132237/http://www.fiba.basketball/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/38233/sid/279/tid/278/_/2003_European_Championship_for_Women/index.html . 4 April 2020.
  2. Web site: Basketball: Rebels wait for Boston decision . walesonline.co.uk . 12 September 2002 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200404130733/https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/other-sport/basketball-rebels-wait-boston-decision-1976318 . 4 April 2020.
  3. Web site: Pike . Chris . Boston proud to reach 400 but sights on SBL championship . SportsTG.com . 22 May 2015 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200404121457/https://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-5011-0-444185-0&sID=78732&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=34738852 . 4 April 2020.
  4. Web site: Shelly Boston . m2006.thecgf.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140219063929/http://m2006.thecgf.com/Participants/Participants?ID=104134 . 19 February 2014.
  5. Web site: State Basketball League Women Player Register . basketballwa.asn.au . 2 September 2003 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050718050106/http://www.basketballwa.asn.au/play_1.htm . 18 July 2005.
  6. Web site: Shelly Boston . basketballwa.asn.au . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080724121423/http://basketballwa.asn.au/_uploads/res/8_42809.pdf . 24 July 2008.
  7. Web site: Rebels take league title . bbc.co.uk . 26 March 2001 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200404115508/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/wales/1243178.stm . 4 April 2020.
  8. Web site: Basketball: Rebels wait for Shelly . walesonline.co.uk . 29 October 2002 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200404115844/https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/other-sport/basketball-rebels-wait-for-shelly-1976002 . 4 April 2020 . ...but Barcelona are refusing to allow the Australian-born player to leave the club..
  9. Web site: Boston in for Rebels . walesonline.co.uk . 30 October 2003 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200404120610/https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/other-sport/boston-in-for-rebels-2468181 . 4 April 2020.
  10. Web site: Rebels are up for the cup . walesonline.co.uk . 10 January 2004 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200404122017/https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/other-sport/rebels-up-cup-2452890 . 4 April 2020.
  11. Web site: 300 Games for Shelley Boston . SportsTG.com . 4 July 2008 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200404123440/https://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-3186-0-0-0&sID=31687&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=5809155 . 4 April 2020.
  12. Web site: SBL All Star Teams 2009 . SportsTG.com . 11 September 2009 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171026163113/https://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-5011-0-444185-0&sID=78732&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=9987414 . 26 October 2017.
  13. Web site: Shelly Boston . nbl1.com.au . 10 August 2022.
  14. Web site: GOAT STATUS. facebook.com/NBLOneWest. 2 July 2021. 6 July 2021.

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