Jacinta Anne Kennedy (née Hamilton; born 3 May 1982) is an Australian women's basketball player, who represented the country at both junior and senior levels.[1] She most recently played for the Dandenong Rangers in the WNBL.
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| Born | 3 May 1982 Melbourne, Victoria | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 1998–2017 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward / Centre | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 9 | ||||||||||||||
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| 1998–1999 | Dandenong Rangers | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Australian Institute of Sport | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Canberra Capitals | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2006 | Dandenong Rangers | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Dandenong Rangers | ||||||||||||||
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Personal life
editKennedy picked up the nickname "Little Awesome" from Melbourne's basketball writers in 1998 and is the younger sister of Lucille Hamilton.[2] Kennedy is married to Socceroo player Josh Kennedy.[3][4]
Career
editKennedy commenced playing in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) in 1999. Since then, Kennedy has played for the AIS (1999/00 to 2000/01), Canberra Capitals (2001/02) and Dandenong Rangers (2003/04 to 2005/06), totalling 125 games.[5][6]
Kennedy was also selected to the WNBL All-Star Five on two occasions; 2003/04 and 2005/06.[7] In season 2004/05, Kennedy was awarded the Grand Final Most Valuable Player.[2] After nine years away from the game, she returned to the game in the Rangers uniform, now playing under her marital name, Jacinta Kennedy. After the 2016/17 season, Kennedy retired from her prolonged and impressive career. [8]
At official FIBA events, Kennedy played for Australia at the 2001 World Championship for Junior Women.[9] At the 2006 Commonwealth Games held in Melbourne, Kennedy won a Gold medal.[10][11]
References
edit- ^ FIBA Archive. 2001 World Championship for Junior Women. Jancinta Hamilton. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
- ^ a b Howell, Stephen (5 December 2005). Little awesome Jacinta. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
- ^ Hall, Matthew (30 April 2010). Down Under Striker Is Way Up There. The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
- ^ Smithies, Tom (19 June 2013). Was Josh Kennedy the Socceroos' saving grace? The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
- ^ Women's National Basketball League. All Time Playing Roster Archived 15 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-01-31
- ^ Women's National Basketball League. Players with 100 or more career games Archived 17 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
- ^ Women's National Basketball League. All Star Five Archived 15 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
- ^ Women's National Basketball League. Jacinta Kennedy to Retire Retrieved 2017-04-26.
- ^ FIBA Archive. 2001 World Championship for Junior Women. Australia. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
- ^ Jacinta Hamilton. Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
- ^ Howell, Stephen (24 March 2006). Opals ride tough defence to victory. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2015-01-31.