Georgina (Gina) Stevens (born 4 July 1975) is a retired Australian women's

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player, who represented the country at both junior and senior levels.

Biography

Stevens played in the

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(WNBL) between 1992 and 2004. During that period Stevens played for four teams; AIS (1992 to 1993),

Perth Breakers The Perth Lynx are an Australian professional basketball team based in Perth, Western Australia. The Lynx compete in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) and play their home games at both Bendat Basketball Centre and Perth High Perfor ...

(1994 to 1999/00),

Bulleen Boomers Geelong United is an Australian professional basketball team based in Geelong, Victoria. United compete in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) and play their home games at Geelong Arena. Beginning as the Bulleen Boomers in 1984, the ...

(2000/01) and

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(2002/03 to 2003/04), totaling 204 games. In 1996, Stevens won the

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with 375 points at an average of 21.3 points per game. Stevens was also selected to the

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on two occasions; 1996 and 1998/99. At official

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tournaments, Stevens played for Australia at the 1993 World Championship for Junior Women, where she won a

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.FIBA Archive. 1993 World Championship for Junior Women
Event Standings
Retrieved 2015-01-12.

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Living people 1975 births Australian women's basketball players Australian Institute of Sport basketball (WNBL) players Melbourne Boomers players Townsville Fire players Perth Lynx players Sportspeople from Ballarat Forwards (basketball) Sportswomen from Victoria (state) {{Australia-basketball-bio-stub

Biography

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