Anneli Maley
Anneli Maley (born 1 September 1998) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Perth Lynx of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). She made her WNBL debut in 2016 and then spent two seasons in the United States playing college basketball for the Oregon Ducks and TCU Horned Frogs. With the Bendigo Spirit in 2022, she was named the WNBL Most Valuable Player.
| No. 24 – Perth Lynx | |
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| Position | Forward |
| League | WNBL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 1 September 1998 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Listed height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
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| College | |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014–2015 | BA Centre of Excellence |
| 2016–2017 | Adelaide Lightning |
| 2017 | Dandenong Rangers |
| 2019 | Diamond Valley Eagles |
| 2019–2020 | Southside Flyers |
| 2020 | Sydney Uni Flames |
| 2021–2023 | Eltham Wildcats |
| 2021–2023 | Bendigo Spirit |
| 2022 | Chicago Sky |
| 2023–present | Perth Lynx |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Early life and career edit
Maley was born in Melbourne, Victoria.[1] She attended Eltham High School and played both basketball and volleyball as a youth.[2]
In 2014 as a 15-year-old, Maley moved to Canberra to attend the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS)[2] and play for the BA Centre of Excellence in the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL). After two seasons,[3] she returned to Melbourne and was set to play for the Nunawading Spectres in the 2016 SEABL season.[4] However, due burn out which led to anxiety and depression, Maley took time away from basketball in 2016 after she was admitted to a hospital psychiatric ward after a panic attack mirrored the physical symptoms of a cardiac arrest.[2]
Maley returned to basketball later in the year at Box Hill Senior Secondary College, where she led the school to the Australian Schools Championship title.[5]
In December 2016, Maley signed with the Adelaide Lightning for the rest of the 2016–17 WNBL season.[6] In 12 games, she averaged 3.9 points and 4.2 rebounds per game.[7] She then played for the Dandenong Rangers in 2017 SEABL season.[3]
College career edit
In April 2017, Maley signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball for the University of Oregon.[8] With the Ducks of the Pac-12 Conference in the NCAA Division I, she played in 37 games as a freshman in 2017–18, including all 18 Pac-12 regular season games and all three Pac-12 tournament games as the Ducks won both conference titles. She averaged just under 10 minutes per game and scored a total of 81 points on the season.[7]
In April 2018, Maley transferred to Texas Christian University (TCU).[7] She was initially deemed ineligible to play in the 2018–19 season due to NCAA transfer rules,[7] but she received a waiver to play immediately.[9] She left the TCU Horned Frogs mid season[9] after playing 10 games between 6 November and 20 December.[10]
Professional career edit
In February 2019, Maley signed with the Diamond Valley Eagles for the inaugural NBL1 season.[11] She went on to earn NBL1 Youth Player of the Year honours.[12]
In August 2019, Maley signed with the Southside Flyers for the 2019–20 WNBL season.[13]
Maley joined the Sydney Uni Flames for the 2020 WNBL Hub season in Queensland.[14] She then joined the Eltham Wildcats for the 2021 NBL1 South season.[10]
Maley joined the Bendigo Spirit for the 2021–22 WNBL season and went on to win the WNBL Most Valuable Player Award.[15] She subsequently joined the Chicago Sky and had a four-game stint during the 2022 WNBA season.[10] She then returned to the Eltham Wildcats for the 2022 NBL1 South season.[10]
After a second season with the Bendigo Spirit in 2022–23,[16] Maley re-joined the Chicago Sky for the 2023 WNBA preseason.[17] She then returned to the Eltham Wildcats for her third NBL1 South season.[10]
On 23 June 2023, Maley signed with the Perth Lynx for the 2023–24 WNBL season.[18][19] She was named team captain.[20] In her debut on 3 November 2023, she had 21 rebounds against the Sydney Flames to break the Lynx's 20-rebound record set by Jenny Crouse in 2002.[21]
WNBA career statistics edit
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
Regular season edit
National team career edit
Maley first played for Australia at the 2013 FIBA Oceania Under-16 Championship. She went on to play at the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship, 2014 FIBA Oceania Under-18 Championship, 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship, and 2017 FIBA Under-19 World Cup.[22][23]
In 2022, Maley played for the Australian Opals at the FIBA World Cup.[22]
With the Australian 3x3 team, Maley won silver at the 2022 FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup and bronze at the 2023 FIBA 3x3 World Cup.[24]
Personal life edit
Maley's father, Paul Maley, was born in the United States and later moved to Australia where he played 270 games in the National Basketball League (NBL).[2] She has two brothers.[2]
Maley's fiancé, Marena Whittle, is also a professional basketball player.[25]
References edit
- ^ "Anneli Maley". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Pearce, Linda (16 February 2022). "The year away from basketball that saved Anneli Maley's mental health and career". codesports.com.au. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Player statistics for Anneli Maley". SEABL. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ "SPECTRES SCORE EMERGING STAR ANNELI MALEY". MEBA. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ Nagy, Boti (14 December 2016). "Lightning recruit Anneli Maley heads for a WNBL 'baptism of Fire' as defending champs head to town". adelaidenow.com.au. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ Nagy, Boti (6 December 2016). "Adelaide Lightning recruiting coup secures Anneli Maley, daughter of former 36ers import Paul Maley". adelaidenow.com.au. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ a b c d "TCU Adds Transfer Anneli Maley". gofrogs.com. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Signs Australian Guard to NLI". goducks.com. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- ^ a b France, Lachy (7 January 2019). "NCAA Women: Goodchild picks up ACC Rookie of the Week". The Pick and Roll. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Anneli Maley". australiabasket.com. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ "Anneli Maley Signs with Eagles Elite League team for 2019!". Diamond Valley Basketball Association. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ . NBL1.com.au. 18 August 2019. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "The good news keeps coming!". facebook.com/southsideflyers. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "FLAMES HIT THE GROUND RUNNING WITH TWO NEW SIGNINGS FOR 2020-21". wnbl.basketball/sydney-uni. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "ANNELI MALEY NAMED THE WNBL 2021/22 SUZY BATKOVIC MVP". wnbl.basketball. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ "BENDIGO SPIRIT AND ANNELI MALEY ANNOUNCEMENT". wnbl.basketball/bendigo. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ "Chicago Sky Signs Maley to Training Camp Roster". wnba.com. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ "LEAGUE MVP ANNELI MALEY SIGNS WITH THE PERTH LYNX FOR SEASON 2023-24". wnbl.basketball/perth. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ O'Donoghue, Craig (23 June 2023). "Perth Lynx sign WNBL MVP winner Anneli Maley on a two year deal in major boost for licence negotiations". TheWest.com.au. Archived from the original on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ O'Donoghue, Craig (30 October 2023). "Perth Lynx announce Anneli Maley as captain and Amy Atwell as vice-captain ahead of the start of WNBL season". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ O'Donoghue, Craig (3 November 2023). "Perth Lynx captain Anneli Maley drags in 21 rebounds to break club record in WNBL win over Sydney Flames". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 3 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Anneli Maley". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ . livonbasketball.com. 23 June 2015. Archived from the original on 13 April 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ "Bronze for Aussie Gangurrus". australia.basketball. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ O'Donoghue, Craig (1 November 2023). "Dribble Podcast: Perth Lynx captain Anneli Maley discusses how she lives away from fiancé Marena Whittle". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 2 November 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
External links edit
- Anneli Maley at WNBA
- Anneli Maley at Eurobasket.com
- Anneli Maley at College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com
- Anneli Maley at Basketball-Reference.com
- NBL1 profile
- Basketball Australia profile