Jan Smithwick

Australian basketball player (born 1952) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Janice (Jan) Smithwick (born 6 August 1952) is an Australian former basketball player[2] and the former captain of the Australia women's national basketball team.[3][4] In 1985, she won the WNBL championship with the Coburg Cougars.[5]

Born (1952-08-06) 6 August 1952 (age 73)[1]
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1981–1982CYMS Comets
1983–1985Coburg Cougars
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Jan Smithwick
Personal information
Born (1952-08-06) 6 August 1952 (age 73)[1]
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Career history
1981–1982CYMS Comets
1983–1985Coburg Cougars
Career highlights
  • WNBL champion (1985)
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Biography

Smithwick played for the Australia women's national basketball team during the late 1970s and early 1980s and competed for Australia at the 1979 World Championship held in South Korea.[6] Smithwick also played for the Opals at the 1980 World Olympic Qualifying Tournament held in Bulgaria.[7]

In the domestic Women's National Basketball League (WNBL), Smithwick played for the CYMS Comets (1981–82) and the Coburg Cougars (1983–85).[8]

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