Stephanie Blicavs

Stephanie Blicavs (née Cumming; born 26 July 1990) is an Australian professional basketball player.

Stephanie Blicavs
Southside Flyers
PositionGuard
LeagueWNBL
Personal information
Born (1990-07-26) 26 July 1990
Dandenong, Victoria
NationalityAustralian
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Career information
Playing career2006–present
Career history
2006–2007Dandenong Rangers
2007–2009Australian Institute of Sport
2009–2013Dandenong Rangers
2013–2015Townsville Fire
2015–2018Dandenong Rangers
2018–2019Adelaide Lightning
2020–presentSouthside Flyers
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Basketball
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Gold Coast
FIBA Asia Cup
Silver medal – second place2017 India
World University Games
Bronze medal – third place2013 Kazan

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 and joined the WNBL team. She then returned home to play for the Rangers and won a championship in 2012. She then travelled north to play for the Townsville Fire. She once again won the championship title in the 2015 final. For 2015–16 she returned home where she would Captain the Rangers season.[1]

In 2020, Blicavs signed on for her first season since pregnancy, returning to Melbourne for her first season with the rebranded Southside Flyers.[2]

SEABL

During the WNBL off-season, Blicavs has regularly played in the South East Australian Basketball League. From 2010–2012 she played for the Dandenong Rangers SEABL team as well as the WNBL side. In 2013, she joined the Frankston Blues. In 2014, she took her talents to the Ballarat Rush. In 2015, Blicavs played for the Kilsyth Cobras 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, fellow basketballer, Kris.[3] On 4 October 2019, Blicavs gave birth to her first child, Arlo.[4][5]

References
  1. "Stephanie Cumming - Player Statistics".
  2. "ANOTHER BLICAVS SET TO JOIN THE FLYERS FAMILY IN WNBL21". Southside Flyers. wnbl.basketball. 18 September 2020.
  3. Hustwaite, Megan (March 22, 2017). WNBL stars Steph Cumming and Sara Blicavs share Dandenong Rangers’ MVP award. The Herald Sun. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  4. Stephanie Blicavs on Instagram
  5. "SARA BLICAVS' REHABILITATION FOLLOWING KNEE RECONSTRUCTION CONTINUED WELL AFTER RETURN GAME". milestonesandmisses.com. 17 May 2020.
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