Stephanie Blicavs (née Cumming; born 26 July 1990) is an Australian professional
basketball
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player.
Career
WNBL
Raised in Dandenong and playing for Rangers junior team, Blicavs joined the WNBL squad in 2006. She then gained a scholarship
Australian Institute of Sport
The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) is a high performance sports training institution in Australia. The institute's headquarters were opened in 1981 and are situated in the northern suburb of Bruce, Canberra. The AIS is a division of the ...
and joined the WNBL team. She then returned home to play for the Rangers and won a championship in
2012
2012 was designated as:
*International Year of Cooperatives
*International Year of Sustainable Energy for All
Events January
*January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins.
* January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...
. She then travelled north to play for 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 ...
. She once again won the championship title in the
2015
2015 was designated by the United Nations as:
* International Year of Light
* International Year of Soil __TOC__
Events
January
* January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...
final. For 2015–16 she returned home where she would Captain the Rangers season.
In 2020, Blicavs signed on for her first season since pregnancy, returning to Melbourne for her first season with the rebranded
Southside Flyers
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 ...
.
SEABL
During the WNBL off-season, Blicavs has regularly played in the
South East Australian Basketball League
The South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) was a semi-professional basketball league in Australia comprising both a men's and women's competition. The SEABL began in 1981 and operated for 38 seasons until it was disbanded in 2018. The ...
. From 2010–2012 she played for 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 ...
SEABL team as well as the WNBL side. In 2013, she joined the
Frankston Blues
Frankston Blues is a NBL1 South club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 South. The club is a division of Frankston & District Basketball Association (FDBA), the major administrative basketbal ...
. In 2014, she took her talents to the
Ballarat Rush
Ballarat Miners is a NBL1 South club based in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 South. The club is a division of Ballarat Basketball Association, the major administrative basketball organisat ...
. In 2015, Blicavs played for the
Kilsyth Cobras
Kilsyth Cobras is a NBL1 South club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 South. The club is a division of Kilsyth and Mountain District Basketball Association Inc. (K&MDBA), the major administrat ...
and led them to the Grand Final where she would go down to her hometown team, Dandenong. Despite losing the final, Blicavs took home the 2015 SEABL MVP award.
Personal life
In March 2017, Blicavs married the brother of her team mate
Sara Blicavs
Sara Blicavs (; born 15 February 1993) is an Australian professional basketball player. She played 15 seasons in the Women's National Basketball League between 2009 and 2024.
Career
Blicavs plays in the guard or forward positions.
WNBL
Blicavs ...
, fellow basketballer,
Kris
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. On 4 October 2019, Blicavs gave birth to her first child, Arlo.
On 27 April 2022, she gave birth to a girl, Etta.
References
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1990 births
Living people
Guards (basketball)
Australian women's basketball players
Dandenong Rangers players
Townsville Fire players
Summer World University Games medalists in basketball
Basketball players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games gold medallists in basketball
Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Australia
Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade
People from Dandenong, Victoria
Australian Institute of Sport basketball (WNBL) players
Basketball players from Melbourne
Sportswomen from Victoria (state)
Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Southside Flyers players
21st-century Australian sportswomen