| Adelaide Lightning | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | WNBL | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | (1989-11-22)November 22, 1989 (age 35) Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American / Australian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 165 lb (75 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Lexington Catholic (Lexington, Kentucky) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Notre Dame (2008–2012) | ||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2012: 1st round, 8th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by theWashington Mystics | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Washington Mystics | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | CSM Târgovişte | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Dandenong Rangers | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Townsville Fire | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Dandenong Rangers | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–present | Adelaide Lightning | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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| Stats at WNBA.com | |||||||||||||||
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Natalie Novosel (born November 22, 1989) is an American professional basketball player. Born inLexington, Kentucky, she went toLexington Catholic High School and played collegiately for theFighting Irish of Notre Dame.
Novosel played on the team representing the US at the 2011 World University Games held inShenzhen, China. The team, coached byBill Fennelly, won all six games to earn the gold medal. Novosel averaged 4.5 points per game.[1]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Washington | 31 | 0 | 9.9 | 33.7 | 22.0 | 75.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 3.2 |
| Career | 1 year, 1 team | 31 | 0 | 9.9 | 33.7 | 22.0 | 75.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 3.2 |
Source[2]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09 | Notre Dame | 31 | 214 | 49.3 | 10.0 | 72.2 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 6.9 |
| 2009-10 | Notre Dame | 35 | 176 | 42.8 | 35.0 | 76.1 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 5.0 |
| 2010-11 | Notre Dame | 39 | 588 | 45.2 | 41.3 | 78.9 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 15.1 |
| 2011-12 | Notre Dame | 39 | 591 | 42.0 | 41.1 | 82.9 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 15.2 |
| Career | 144 | 1569 | 44.2 | 39.2 | 78.9 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 10.9 |
Novosel was selected in the first round of the2012 WNBA draft (8th overall) by theWashington Mystics,[3] and was cut by the Mystics before the2013 WNBA season.
Shortly after the draft, Novosel said that her first choice of teams was the Mystics, adding that she "couldn't be any happier" that the team selected her. She had personal reasons for wanting to play in Washington, most notably that her twin brother Nathan was set to begin a two-year position in the city withTeach for America in late summer 2012.[4]
