Alexandra Bunton
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| No. 42 – Dynamo Moscow | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Forward / Centre | ||||||||||||||
| League | WBPL | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 October 1993 Lincoln, England | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Lake Ginninderra (Canberra, ACT) | ||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2015: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Australian Institute of Sport | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Canberra Capitals | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Adelaide Lightning | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Dandenong Rangers | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–present | Dynamo Moscow | ||||||||||||||
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Alexandra Bunton (born 13 October 1993) is an Australian professional basketball player.
Career[edit]
WNBL[edit]
Bunton began her professional career in 2009, for the Australian Institute of Sport. After the AIS, Bunton was signed by her home town side, Canberra Capitals. After spending two seasons under Carrie Graf alongside the likes of Lauren Jackson, Bunton signed with the Adelaide Lightning in 2014.[1] After a year in Adelaide, she then signed with the Dandenong Rangers for the 2015–16 season.[2]
Europe[edit]
In 2016, Bunton was signed by Dynamo Moscow to play in the 2016–17 season of the Russian Premier League and the Eastern European Basketball Women's League.[3]
National team[edit]
Youth Level[edit]
Bunton made her international debut for the Sapphires at the 2010 Under-17 World Championship in France, where Australia placed 7th.[4] Bunton would then represent the Gems at the 2011 Under-19 World Championship in Chile the following year, where they finished in fourth place and narrowly missed out on a medal. She also represented Australia at the 2015 Summer Universiade in Gwangju, South Korea, where they placed 5th.
References[edit]
- ^ "Canberra Capitals lose Alex Bunton to WNBL rival Adelaide Lightning". theherald.com.au.
- ^ "Alex Bunton". dandenongbasketball.com.au.
- ^ "Ebzery signs up to play in Russia". theherald.com.au.
- ^ "Alexandra Caitlin Bunton's profile". archive.fiba.com.
External links[edit]
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Adelaide Lightning players
- Australian expatriate basketball people in Russia
- Australian expatriate basketball people in China
- Australian Institute of Sport basketball (WNBL) players
- Australian women's basketball players
- Canberra Capitals players
- Centers (basketball)
- Dandenong Rangers players
- Sportspeople from Lincoln, England