Jessica Bygate
| No. 2 – Melbourne Boomers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Forward |
| League | WNBL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 10 January 1992 Pahiatua, New Zealand |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Career information | |
| College | Dickinson State (2012–2014) |
| Playing career | 2011–present |
| Career history | |
| 2015–2016 | Adelaide Lightning (Australia) |
| 2016 | Melbourne Boomers (Australia) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Jessica Bygate (born 10 January 1992) is a former professional basketball player from New Zealand. She has played for the Melbourne Boomers in the WNBL and now lives is New South Wales. She is now a coach and an exercise scientist.
Early life[edit]
Bygate grew up in Nelson and received her secondary education at Nelson College for Girls. After school, she attended Lincoln University for a year.[1]
Professional career[edit]
WBC[edit]
Bygate began her career in New Zealand, playing for the Canterbury Wildcats in the WBC. She then moved to the Nelson Sparks, where she won her first WBC championship. She then spent a season for the Junior Tall Ferns, before moving to the Australian leagues.[1]
College[edit]
Bygate began her college career in 2011 at Moberly Area Community College in Moberly, Missouri. Impressive showings earned her a transfer to Dickinson State University in Dickinson, North Dakota where she would play for the Dickinson State Blue Hawks.[1]
Australia[edit]
After a season with the Gladstone Power in the Queensland Basketball League, Bygate was signed by WNBL side, Adelaide Lightning for the 2015–16 season. Bygate was then signed for the 2016–17 season by the Melbourne Boomers. [2]
National team[edit]
At the 2013 FIBA Oceania Championship for Women Bygate made her international debut where she won a silver medal as part of the Tall Ferns New Zealand women's basketball team.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c McNae, Pete (21 June 2012). "Bygate adds a spark". The Nelson Mail. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ^ "Boomers Sign NZ International Jess Bygate". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016.
- ^ "Jess Bygate". Basketball.org.nz.
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Adelaide Lightning players
- People educated at Nelson College for Girls
- Forwards (basketball)
- Melbourne Boomers players
- New Zealand women's basketball players
- Sportspeople from Nelson, New Zealand
- Basketball players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand
- Commonwealth Games medallists in basketball
- Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games