Suzy Batkovic

Suzy Batkovic (born 17 December 1980 in Lambton, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian professional basketball player and politician. Suzy played her junior basketball with the Port Hunter Basketball Club in Newcastle. She has played basketball for several European clubs including the French Valenciennes, the Spanish side Ros Casares, the Russian side UMMC Ekaterinburg, and Italian side Cras Basket. In the United States, she has played for the Seattle Storm after having been selected as a first round draft pick in 2003. She has played professional basketball domestically for the Australian Institute of Sport in 1996–1999, the Sydney Uni Flames from 1999–2001, and 2009–2010, the Townsville Fire in 2001–2002, the Canberra Capitals in 2010–2011, and the Adelaide Lightning in 2011–2013; she returned to the Fire for the 2013–14 season. She has been a member of the Australia women's national basketball team, being named to the team for the first time in 1999. She won a silver medal with the team at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Suzy Batkovic
Personal information
Born (1980-12-17) 17 December 1980
Newcastle, New South Wales
NationalityAustralian
Listed height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight197 lb (89 kg)
Career information
WNBA draft2003: 2nd round, 22nd overall pick
Selected by the Seattle Storm
Playing career2003–2019
PositionCenter
Number8
Career history
1996–1999Australian Institute of Sport
1999–2001Sydney Uni Flames
2001–2002Townsville Fire
2005Seattle Storm
2009Seattle Storm
2009–2010Sydney Uni Flames
2010–2011Canberra Capitals
2011–2013Adelaide Lightning
2013–2019Townsville Fire
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Women's Basketball
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
2004 AthensTeam Competition
2008 BeijingTeam Competition
2012 London Team

After retiring from professional basketball, Batkovic was elected as a Townsville City Councillor in 2020.

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