Keely Froling (born 31 January 1996) is an Australian professional

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player for the

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in the NBL1.

Career

College

Froling played college basketball for two years at

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for the

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. Froling decided to return home after her Sophomore season, to complete her studies and pursue her career in Australia.

WNBL

Born and raised in Townsville, Froling would begin her WNBL career in her home town, signed as a development player alongside her twin sister, with the

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for the

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. Froling remained a member of the Fire's roster through to 2014. She then departed to begin her college career in the United States. Froling cut her college career short and has returned to Australia, after she was signed by the

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for 2016–17.

National Team

Froling first played for Australia at the 2011

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where she took home Gold. She would then go on to participate in the world championship in

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where Australia placed 5th.

Personal life

Froling has a twin sister,

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who is also a professional basketball player. She played alongside her in Townsville, SMU and the U17 National team. Their younger brothers,

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and

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, have also represented Australia internationally.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Froling, Keely 1996 births Living people Australian expatriate basketball people in the United States Australian women's basketball players Canberra Capitals players Forwards (basketball) Sportspeople from Townsville Townsville Fire players Universiade medalists in basketball FISU World University Games gold medalists for Australia Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2019 Summer Universiade Sportswomen from Queensland