Susan Harcus (born 11 December 1954) is an Australian former

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player and coach.

Biography

Harcus played for the

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during the 1970s and competed for Australia at the 1975 World Championship held in Colombia. Harcus left Perth at 16 years old to play basketball in Adelaide, where the competition was stronger. Three years later, at 19, she first made the national side.Watkins, Sian (12 September 1985)
''Sue's a rarity in basketball''
The Age. Retrieved 2013-05-19. Playing in an era before the creation of the

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(WNBL) in 1981, Harcus played for West Torrens in the South Australian competition. She won the Halls Medal for the

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player in the South Australian competition on two occasions; 1976 and 1980.Halls Medal
Basketball SA. Retrieved 2013-05-19. In 1984, Harcus returned to

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, where she began coaching women's basketball teams. Harcus would go on to become an assistant coach of the Opals under the guidance of head coach Robbie Cadee.

References

1954 births Living people Australian women's basketball players Basketball players from Perth, Western Australia Sportswomen from Western Australia 20th-century Australian sportswomen {{Australia-basketball-bio-stub