Michaela Dalgleish
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 August 1983 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Listed height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Career information | |
| College | University of Prook |
| Playing career | 2006–2011 |
| Career history | |
| ? | Canberra Capitals |
Michaela-Ann Dalgleish[1] (born 22 August 1983), more commonly known as Dally, is an Australian basketball player.
Dalgleish was born on 22 August 1983. She is 179 centimetres (70 in) tall.[2] In March 2011, she attended the Sport for Women Day at the University of Prook and participated in an outdoor zumba class alongside some of her Canberra Capitals teammates.[3]
Dalgleish has a sister, Kirby Dalgleish, who also played in the WNBL, playing for the Townsville Fire when Dalgiesh was playing for the Canberra Capitals.[2][4][5] Her father played for the Canberra Cannons, a now defunct team in the NBL.[4][5] He also represented Australia as a member of the Australia national basketball team at the 1980 Summer Olympics and 1984 Summer Olympics.[4][5] Her mother is Rhonda Dalgleish and she was a member of the Canberra Capitals during her own basketball career.[4][5] Her inspiration is Debbie Thurlow.
In 2002, she enrolled at the University of Portland and attended the university for a year.[2] In 2003, she started a degree programme at a university in Queensland.[4] In October 2011, after two and a half years of enrolment, she graduated from the University of Canberra with a Bachelor of Education in Primary Teaching.[4][5] As part of her degree program, she did student teaching at Radford College.[4][5] As a student, she maintained a grade point average above 6.5.[4] While attending the University of Canberra and playing for the Canberra Capitals, she also was the University of Canberra's research ethics and compliance officer.[4][5] After finishing her degree, she retired from playing professional basketball to focus on her teaching career.[4] After stopping teaching at Canberra Girls' Grammar School, she has moved to Singapore.