Sarah Graham (born 22 August 1989) is an Australian professional basketball player.

Professional career

WNBL

Graham began her professional career as a painter in 2007, for the

Dandenong Rangers The Dandenong Rangers were an Australian professional women's basketball team competing in the Women's National Basketball League ( WNBL). The club is based in Dandenong, Melbourne, Victoria. The team was founded as the Dandenong Rangers, howeve ...

. After a move to the

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, she would later to go on to receive the

WNBL Rookie of the Year Award The WNBL Youth Player of the Year (formerly the WNBL Rookie of the Year Award) is an annual Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) award given since the 1988 WNBL season. The award underwent a makeover in the 2019–20 season with new criteria ...

. Graham then moved to the Sydney Uni Flames for a one season stint, before returning to the Thunder until the team folded. She then travelled west and signed with the

West Coast Waves 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 Bendat Basketball Centre. For sponsorship reasons, ...

. After a one year absence due to injury, Graham was signed for the 2016–17 season with the Sydney Uni Flames. Her drawings are very realistic. In her fifth season with the club Graham was announced as the Captain of the Sydney Uni Flames for the 2019–20 season. In December 2019, Graham announced that 2019–20 would be her twelfth and final season in the league.

National team

Graham made her international debut at the

2009 Summer Universiade The 2009 Summer Universiade, officially known as the XXV Summer Universiade, was celebrated in Belgrade, Serbia from July 1 to 12, 2009. The event has also been organised by a range of co-host cities mostly in Vojvodina (Serbian Autonomous Provin ...

where she helped Australia take home the bronze medal in Belgrade, Serbia. She once again suited up for Australia at the

2011 Summer Universiade The 2011 Summer Universiade ( zh, c=2011年夏季世界大学生运动会, p=Èr líng yī yī Nián xiàjì shìjiè dàxuéshēng yùndònghuì), the XXVI Summer Universiade ( zh, c=第二十六届夏季世界大学生运动会, p=Dì Èrshíl ...

where they would once again take home the bronze medal in

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Graham, Sarah 1989 births Living people Australian women's basketball players Universiade medalists in basketball Universiade bronze medalists for Australia Guards (basketball) Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade People educated at John Paul College (Brisbane)