Nicole Hunt (born 15 October 1988) is an Australian basketball player from Victoria. She has played for the

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and Canberra Capitals in Australia's

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(WNBL). She has also made appearances on the

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Personal

Hunt was born on 15 October 1988 in Warrnambool, Victoria. She is tall. She is the eldest of three children, and has a brother and a sister.

Australian Institute of Sport

Hunt played for the

's WNBL team from 2006 to 2008. At the end of the 2007/2008 season, she was named the WNBL's Rookie of the Year.

Dandenong Rangers

Hunt played for the

from 2008 to 2010. In a January 2008 game against the Bendigo Spirit, Hunt won the game for the Rangers with a three-point shot during overtime.

Canberra Capitals

Hunt wears number 10 and plays guard for the Canberra Capitals. On the team, she has the nickname of Flea.

2010/2011

Hunt played for the Caps during the 2010/2011 season. The team's coach,

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, believed Hunt's performance was one of the reasons the team did so well that season. Her 22nd birthday was on the day the team played the Sydney Uni Flames, in a game when they came from behind to secure victory and Hunt scored 18 points. In a November 2010 game against the Bendigo Spirit, she and

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were in charge of and were successful in largely shutting down

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. In a December 2010 game against the Townsville Fire, she scored 10 points and tied for the team's second highest score in a game the Capitals lost. During the 2010/2011 season, she would sometimes play point guard, and '' The Canberra Times'' described her as being a threat on the perimeter. At the immediate end of the season, she was one of several players from the 2010/2011 squad who did not have a contract with the team for the 2011/2012 season.

2011/2012

Hunt participated in the team's first training session for the season on 13 September 2011 at the Belconnen Basketball Centre. During the preseason, she had a case of tonsillitis. In an October game against the

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, she scored 12 points before leaving the game with an ankle injury. In a 13 November 2011 game against the

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, she scored 14 points. On 18 December 2011, 85–78 victory over the

, she scored 14 points, and was one of Canberra's top three scorers.

SEABL

Hunt played for the

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team in the SEABL with Capitals teammate

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in 2011.

National team

Hunt was named to the

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that competed in the

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qualifying tournament. She was part of the 2011 squad that competed against New Zealand and China. During the tournament, she wore the number 5 jersey.

References

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WNBL {{DEFAULTSORT:Hunt, Nicole 1988 births Living people Australian women's basketball players Canberra Capitals players Dandenong Rangers players Australian Institute of Sport basketball (WNBL) players Articles containing video clips Universiade medalists in basketball Universiade bronze medalists for Australia Guards (basketball) Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade