Angela Marino (born 3 February 1986) is a former New Zealand
professional
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women's basketball
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. She has previously represented the
Adelaide Lightning
The Adelaide Lightning is an Australian professional women's basketball team competing in the Women's National Basketball League ( WNBL). The club is based in the city of Adelaide, South Australia. The club was formed in 1993 and they play i ...
,
Canberra Capitals
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and the
Perth Lynx
The Perth Lynx are an Australian professional basketball team based in Perth, Western Australia. The Lynx compete in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) and play their home games at Bendat Basketball Centre. For sponsorship reasons, t ...
. She has the WNBL championship once in the 2007–08 season with the
Adelaide Lightning
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.
Personal
Marino was born in
Waiuku
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to
Italian
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parents before moving to
Australia
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as an infant. Her father was the former owner of the
Adelaide Lightning
The Adelaide Lightning is an Australian professional women's basketball team competing in the Women's National Basketball League ( WNBL). The club is based in the city of Adelaide, South Australia. The club was formed in 1993 and they play i ...
, the team she used to play for. Though born in New Zealand, she has represented
South Australia
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at the under 20s level during the Australian National Junior Championships.
International career
Marino represented the
Tall Ferns
The New Zealand's elite women's basketball team is affectionately known to their home fans as the Tall Ferns. The team has been coached by Guy Molloy since 2018. The assistant coaches are Aik Ho and Jody Cameron. The Tall Ferns have a FIBA worl ...
at the
2004 Olympics
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at 18 years of age, and was selected to participate in the
2008 Beijing Olympics
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.
Tall Ferns Named for Beijing
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References
1986 births
Living people
Adelaide Lightning players
Point guards
Australian women's basketball players
New Zealand women's basketball players
New Zealand people of Italian descent
Australian people of Italian descent
Australian people of New Zealand descent
Olympic basketball players of New Zealand
Basketball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Basketball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Basketball players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand
People from Waiuku
Canberra Capitals players
Perth Lynx players
New Zealand expatriate basketball people in Australia
Commonwealth Games medallists in basketball
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