Australian Institute of Sport Sydney Uni Flames Perth Lynx Dandenong Rangers Melbourne Boomers Adelaide Lightning | |
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Position | Centre |
League | WNBL |
Personal information | |
Born | Wollongong, New South Wales | 6 March 1983
Nationality | Australian |
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Shelley Jane Hammonds (born 6 March 1983) is a retired Australian women's basketball player, who represented the country at both junior and senior levels.[1] Hammonds is married to basketball player Matt Burston.[2]
Hammonds commenced playing in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) in 1999. Since then, Hammonds has played for the AIS (1999 to 2002), Sydney Uni Flames (2002/03 to 2003/04); Perth Lynx (2004/05); Dandenong Rangers (2005/06 to 2007/08), Melbourne Boomers (2008/09 and 2010/11) and Adelaide Lightning (2009/10).[3] Hammonds retired following the completion of the 2010/11 season having played 210 games.[4][5]
In season 1999/00, Hammonds won the WNBL Rookie of the Year Award for the most outstanding first year player.[6] Hammonds was also selected to the WNBL All-Star Five on two occasions; 2002/03 and 2003/04.[7]
At official FIBA tournaments, Hammonds represented Australia at the 2001 World Championship for Junior Women and 2003 World Championship for Young Women.[8] At the 2001 Championship, Hammonds led the points scored for Australia with an average of 17.9 points per game.[9]