Lauren Nicholson (born 26 March 1993) is an Australian professional

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player.

College

Nicholson played college basketball at

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for the

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Statistics

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Career

WNBL

Nicholson would begin her WNBL career in her home town, as a development player, with the

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. Nicholson remained a member of the Flames squad through to 2011. She then departed to begin her college career in the United States. After the conclusion of her college career, Nicholson returned to Australia and she was signed by the

for 2016–17. During her second season with the

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, Nicholson was recognised as the WNBL Defensive Player of the Year for the 2018–19 season. In 2020, Nicholson would head North and sign with the

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for the 2020–21 WNBL season.

National Team

Youth Level

Nicholson first played for Australia at the 2009 FIBA Oceania Under-16 Championship for Women where she took home Gold in

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, Australia. She would then go on to participate in the inaugural Under-17 world championship in

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where Australia placed seventh.

Senior Level

In January 2019, Nicholson was named to her first

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squad, earning her a place in the first camp as preparations for this years upcoming tournaments got underway. After taking part in the Opals team camps, Nicholson was named to the final roster for the 2019 FIBA Asia Cup where she would make her Opals debut.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nicholson, Lauren 1993 births Living people Australian expatriate basketball people in the United States Australian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Australian women's basketball players 21st-century Australian sportswomen Forwards (basketball) Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball players Basketball players from Sydney Sydney Uni Flames players Sportswomen from New South Wales