Caitlin Mary Cunningham (born 17 January 1986) is an Australian basketball player. She played in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) between 2003 and 2012. She has also played in multiple Australian state leagues.

Caitlin Cunningham
Kilsyth Cobras
PositionCentre
LeagueNBL1 South
Personal information
Born (1986-01-17) 17 January 1986 (age 38)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Listed height192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Career information
Playing career2003–present
Career history
2003–2005Australian Institute of Sport
2005–2006Bulleen Boomers (WNBL)
2006–2007Canberra Capitals
2007–2008Nunawading Spectres
2008–2009Dandenong Rangers
2009Knox Raiders
2010–2011Nunawading Spectres
2010–2011Adelaide Lightning
2011–2012Bulleen Boomers (WNBL)
2012Melbourne Tigers
2015Waverley Falcons
2018Bulleen Boomers (Big V)
2019McKinnon Cougars
2019Rockhampton Cyclones
2021Gold Coast Rollers
2022Northside Wizards
2023RedCity Roar
2023Casey Cavaliers
2024–presentKilsyth Cobras
Career highlights and awards

Early life

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Cunningham was born in Melbourne, Victoria, in the suburb of Fitzroy.[1]

Playing career

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WNBL

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Cunningham debuted in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) in the 2003–04 with the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS). She played a second season with the AIS in 2004–05. For the 2005–06 WNBL season, she joined the Bulleen Boomers,[2] where she played five games.[3]

For the 2006–07 WNBL season, Cunningham joined the Canberra Capitals.[2] She returned to the Capitals for the 2007–08 season but left in November 2007 after seven games.[2][3]

For the 2008–09 WNBL season, Cunningham joined Dandenong Rangers.[2] She returned to the Rangers for the 2009–10 season but left after one game.[2]

Cunningham played for the Adelaide Lightning in 2010–11 before returning to the Bulleen Boomers for the 2011–12 season.[2]

State Leagues

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Cunningham played in the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) for the Nunawading Spectres in 2007 and 2008, earning All-SEABL Team honours in 2007.[4] She joined the Knox Raiders for the 2009 SEABL season.[4] She returned to the Spectres for the 2010 and 2011 SEABL seasons.[2]

In 2012, Cunningham played for the Melbourne Tigers in the Big V. In 17 games, she averaged 15.5 points and 8.7 rebounds per game.[5]

In 2015, Cunningham played for the Waverley Falcons in the Big V.[2] She returned to the Big V in 2018 with the Bulleen Boomers.[2] She played one game for the McKinnon Cougars in the 2019 Big V season before joining the Rockhampton Cyclones for the rest of the 2019 Queensland Basketball League (QBL) season.[2]

In 2021, Cunningham played for the Gold Coast Rollers in the NBL1 North.[2] She joined the Northside Wizards for the 2022 NBL1 North season.[2] After starting the 2023 NBL1 North season with the RedCity Roar, she joined the Casey Cavaliers for the rest of the NBL1 South season.[2]

Cunningham joined the Kilsyth Cobras for the 2024 NBL1 South season.[6]

National team

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Cunningham played for Australia at the 2005 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.[1]

Personal life

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Cunningham's sister is dual football and basketball player, Tegan Cunningham.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Caitlin Mary Cunningham". fiba.com. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Caitlin Cunningham". australiabasket.com. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b Whyte, Julia (29 November 2007). "Cunningham takes time out to find her focus". canberratimes.com.au. Archived from the original on 15 August 2008.
  4. ^ a b Oakford, Greg (17 February 2009). "Cunningham signs with Knox". starnewsgroup.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 February 2009.
  5. ^ "Player statistics for Caitlin Cunningham – 2012". Big V. Archived from the original on 3 April 2024.
  6. ^ May, Brayden (27 March 2024). "Club-by-club NBL1 South women's 2024 season preview". heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  7. ^ Nagy, Boti (11 November 2010). "Sister act picture perfect". adelaidenow.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 December 2010.
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