Casey Jo Samuels (born 2 August 1994) is an Australian professional

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player for the

Bendigo Spirit The Bendigo Spirit are an Australian professional basketball team based in Bendigo, Victoria. The Spirit play in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) and play their home games at Bendigo Stadium, Red Energy Arena. The team debuted in the ...

of the

Women's National Basketball League The Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) is a professional women's basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Australia composed of eight teams. The league was founded in 1981 and is the Women's sports, women's counterpart to the Na ...

(WNBL). She is also contracted with the

Bendigo Braves Bendigo Braves is a NBL1 South club based in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 South. The club is a division of Bendigo Basketball Association, the major administrative basketball organisatio ...

of the

NBL1 South NBL1 South is a semi-professional basketball league in Victoria (state), Victoria and Tasmania, Australia, comprising both a men's and women's competition. In 2019, Basketball Victoria partnered with the National Basketball League (Australia), ...

Early life

Samuels was born in

Westmead, New South Wales Westmead is a suburb in Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Westmead is located 26 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government areas of City of Parramatta and Cumberland Council and is part of ...

Basketball career

WNBL

Samuels debuted in the

(WNBL) for the

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in 2010. She played two seasons for the AIS. In a 14 December 2011 game against the

Canberra Capitals The University of Canberra Capitals are an Australian professional women's basketball team competing in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). The team is based in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. In 2014 the University of Canberr ...

, she was the team's leading scorer with 19 points. In a January 2012 game against the

Dandenong Rangers The Southside Flyers are an Australian professional basketball team based in Melbourne, Victoria. The Flyers compete in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) and play their home games at the State Basketball Centre. For sponsorship pur ...

, she scored five points in game her team lost. She was the team's second leading scorer in the game. In an 8 February 2012 game against the Capitals, she scored 10 points in the second half. She finished the game as the team's third leading scorer with eleven points. For the

2012–13 WNBL season The 2012–13 WNBL season was the 33rd season of competition since the Women's National Basketball League's establishment in 1981. A total of nine teams contested the league. The regular season was played between 5 October 2012 and 16 February 201 ...

, Samuels joined the Canberra Capitals. Between 2013 and 2016, she played three seasons for the

Sydney Uni Flames The Sydney Flames are an Australian professional basketball team based in Sydney, New South Wales. The Flames compete in the Women's National Basketball League The Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) is a professional women's basketba ...

. Her next WNBL stint came in 2018–19 with the

Townsville Fire The Townsville Fire are an Australian professional basketball team competing in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). The Fire are based in Townsville, Queensland, and play their home games at Townsville Entertainment and Convention Ce ...

. This was followed by a return to the Capitals in 2021–22. In July 2023, Samuels signed with the

for the

2023–24 WNBL season The 2023–24 WNBL season is the 44th season of the competition since its establishment in 1981. The Townsville Fire were the defending champions, but were defeated in the Semi-Finals by Perth. The Southside Flyers won their fifth championship ti ...

. She re-signed with the Spirit for two more seasons in July 2024. She helped the Spirit win the 2024–25 WNBL championship.

State Leagues

In 2013, Samuels played for the

Hills Hornets Hills Hornets is a NBL1 East club based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 East. The club is a division of Hills Basketball Association (HBA), the major administrative basketball organisation in ...

in the

Waratah League NBL1 East, formerly the Waratah League, is a semi-professional basketball league in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory The Australian Capital Territory (ACT), known as the Federal Capital Territory until 1938, is an intern ...

. In 2015 and 2017, she played in the Waratah League for the

Bankstown Bruins Bankstown Bruins is a NBL1 East club based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club fields a team in the Men's NBL1 East. The club is a division of Bankstown Basketball Association (BBA), the major administrative basketball organisation in the reg ...

. She then played for the North Gold Coast Seahawks in the

Queensland Basketball League NBL1 North, formerly the Queensland Basketball League (QBL), is a semi-professional basketball league in Queensland and Northern Territory, Australia, comprising both a men's and women's competition. In 2020, Basketball Queensland partnered wit ...

in 2018 and 2019 and then for the Gold Coast Rollers in the

NBL1 North NBL1 North, formerly the Queensland Basketball League (QBL), is a semi-professional basketball league in Queensland and Northern Territory, Australia, comprising both a men's and women's competition. In 2020, Basketball Queensland partnered wit ...

in 2021. In 2022, Samuels played for the Central Districts Lions in the

NBL1 Central NBL1 Central, formerly the Premier League, is a semi-professional basketball league in South Australia, comprising both a men's and women's competition. In 2020, Basketball South Australia partnered with the National Basketball League (NBL) to ...

. She played for the

Rockingham Flames Rockingham Flames is an NBL1 West club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 West. The club is a division of the Rockingham Basketball and Recreation Association (RBRA), the major administrat ...

of the

NBL1 West NBL1 West, formerly the State Basketball League (SBL), is a semi-professional basketball league in Western Australia, comprising both a men's and women's competition. In 2020, Basketball Western Australia partnered with the National Basketball L ...

in 2023 and then returned to the Lions for the 2024 NBL1 Central season. She was named NBL1 Central MVP in 2024. Samuels is set to join the

of the

for the 2025 season.

Europe

For the 2022–23 season, Samuels joined ARMS Depiro Rabat Imtarfa in Malta, where she led the league in scoring with 23 points per game.

References

External links

NBL1 profile

Casey Samuels
WNBL {{DEFAULTSORT:Samuels, Casey 1994 births Living people Australian Institute of Sport basketball (WNBL) players Australian women's basketball players 21st-century Australian sportswomen Basketball players from Sydney Bendigo Spirit players Canberra Capitals players Guards (basketball) Forwards (basketball) Sportswomen from New South Wales Sydney Uni Flames players Townsville Fire players