Lauren Mansfield
| No. 5 – Canberra Capitals | ||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Guard | |||||||||||||||
| League | WNBL | |||||||||||||||
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| Born |
18 December 1989 Adelaide, South Australia | |||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | |||||||||||||||
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| College | Iowa State (2010–2012) | |||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2012 / Undrafted | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2012–present | |||||||||||||||
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| 2012–2014 | Adelaide Lightning | |||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | South East Queensland Stars | |||||||||||||||
| 2016–present | Canberra Capitals | |||||||||||||||
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Lauren Mansfield (born 18 December 1989) is an Australian professional basketball player. She currently plays for the Canberra Capitals in the WNBL.
Career
College
Lauren played college basketball for two years at Midland College in Texas before strong showings earned her a transfer to Iowa State University to play for the Iowa State Cyclones in the Big 12 Conference where she was starting point guard.[1]
Australia
After returning from college, Mansfield signed on with her home team the Adelaide Lightning. She has also played in the South East Australian Basketball League for the Launceston Tornadoes since the 2013 season. After not playing the 2014–2015 season, Mansfield signed on for the South East Queensland Stars inaugural season making her return to the WNBL. Mansfield played a larger role than originally anticipated due to the untimely injury of Erin Phillips.[1] She made the most of opportunity, finishing in the league's top 10 scorers with 15.5 points per game, and 2nd in the league for assists with 5.4 per game. Her excellent season was recognised by finishing in 8th place for WNBL MVP voting,[2] and being named in the Australian Opals squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3] In May 2016 she was signed by the Canberra Capitals.[4][5]
References
- 1 2 "Player statistics for Lauren Mansfield". Fox Sports Pulse. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ↑ "2015/16 WNBL Most Valuable Player - WNBL". wnbl.com.au. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ↑ "Basketball Australia Names Jayco Opals Squad - Basketball Australia". Basketball Australia. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ↑ Tuxworth, Jon (12 May 2016). "WNBL: Canberra Capitals begin rebuild by signing Lauren Mansfield, Mikaela Ruef". Canberra Times. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ↑ Page, Fleta (13 May 2016). "Mikaela Ruef and Lauren Mansfield sign with Canberra Capitals". Canberra Times. Retrieved 15 May 2016.