The Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL)—the pre-eminent professional women’s basketball league in Australia—has become a popular offseason destination for WNBA players, with the season spanning from October to March.
This year, at least 11 WNBA players are playing in the Australian WNBL (about 7% of the WNBA’s total players), while others have opted to play in EuroLeague Women, the Women’s Chinese Basketball Association and the Spanish Women’s Basketball League, among others. The following WNBA players are currently playing professionally in Australia:
Several former WNBA players are also playing in the WNBL this season, most notably 42-year-old Lauren Jackson, Australia’s most famous women’s basketball player. Jackson played for the Seattle Storm for 12 seasons, averaging 18.9 points and leading the franchise to two WNBA championships. She’s also won five WNBL championships, and came out of retirement last season. Kelsey Griffin (Bendigo Spirit), Leilani Mitchel (Southside Flyers), Stephanie Talbot (Adelaide Lightning) and DiDi Richards (Sydney Flames) round out the list of former WNBA players currently playing in the WNBL.
The WNBL is made up of eight teams. The season begins in early October, so most teams have played one or two games by…
