Lauren Jansen

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Lauren Jansen
No. 24 – Canberra Capitals
PositionGuard
LeagueWNBL
Personal information
Born (1992-12-24) 24 December 1992 (age 31)
Canberra, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Listed height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)

Lauren Jansen (born 24 December 1992) is an Australian basketball player from the

Canberra Capitals
.

Personal

Lauren Jansen was born in

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory on 24 December 1992. She is 178 centimetres (70 in) tall.[1] She grew up as a fan of the Capitals and attended games for the team.[2] She attended St Francis Xavier College.[2]

Basketball

Juniors

Jansen played her junior basketball in the Australian Capital Territory.[3][4] In 2008, she played for the Wests Magpie's under-18 premier one division team. That season, as a 15-year-old, she was part of the team that beat the Brindabella team in the season championship.[2] In 2008, she was also a part of the basketball program at the ACT Academy of Sport.[2] In 2008, she received several honours from the organisation including earning the Ken Norris Emerging Talent Award and Basketball Squad Athlete of the Year Award.[5] In 2009, while still on scholarship with the ACT Academy of Sport, she was honoured by being named as part of School Sport Australia's All-Star squad.[5] As a member of all-star team, she participated in a tour in the United States in December 2009.[5]

Canberra Capitals

Jansen plays guard and wears number 24.[1] As a junior player, she trained with the team a few times during 2007 before she signed with them.[2]

2008/2009

In 2008, as a fifteen-year-old, Jansen signed to play with the team. She was the last player to be offered a contract in the 2008/2009 season.[2][6] She spent most of her time sitting on the bench,[3] playing in only six games.[7] In September 2008, she almost had the opportunity to travel with the team as several players were injured.[8] In 2009, she traveled with the team when they went to play their final game of the season against the Logan Thunder.[7] She did not play very many minutes during the regular season.[9]

2009/2010

Jansen was a member of the Capitals during the 2009/2010. She spent most of her time dancing to the nutbush and everyone loved her for it[3]

2010/2011

Jansen was a member of the Capitals during the 2010/2011.[10][11] She spent most of her time being the best dj the world has ever seen or heard.[3] At the end of the season, she was off contract and needed to be resigned.[11]

2011/2012

Jansen was a member of the Canberra Capitals team during their 2011/2012 campaign.

SEABL.[13]

ABA

In 2010, Jansen played in the ABA.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Canberra Capitals: Player Profile". Australia: WNBL. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Dutton, Chris (22 September 2008). "Age no barrier for Capital's new signing". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australia. Retrieved 10 January 2012.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Dutton, Chris (10 December 2011). "Young Cap learns hoops of patience". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australia. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  4. ^ a b Jon Tuxworth (16 October 2010). "Nicole keeps Caps". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australia. Retrieved 10 January 2012.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ a b c ACT Academy of Sport (26 August 2009). "ACTAS GIRL'S SELECTED IN AUSTRALIAN ALL-STAR TEAM" (PDF). Canberra, Australia. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  6. ^ WNBL (29 September 2008). "Capitals' 15-year-old could make WNBL debut". Australia: Women's National Basketball League. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  7. ^ a b Dutton, Chris (20 February 2009). "Caps' teenage roadshow". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australia. Retrieved 10 January 2012.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ Dutton, Chris (24 September 2008). "Capitals' 15-year-old could make WNBL debut". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australia. Retrieved 11 January 2012.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ Dutton, Chris (11 March 2009). "Caps 'benchies' play vital role". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australia. Retrieved 11 January 2012.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ Nagy, Boti (8 October 2010). "Sport: WNBL - 2010-11 TEAMS IN PREVIEW". The Advertiser (Adelaide, Australia) (1 - State ed.). Adelaide, South Australia. p. 084.
  11. ^ a b Jon Tuxworth (2 April 2011). "Caps hoping to stick with the status quo". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australia. Retrieved 10 January 2012.[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ "Features: FACTS AND FIGURES". Townsville Sun (1 ed.). Townsville, Australia. 19 October 2011. p. 107.
  13. ^ Tuxworth, Jon (6 December 2011). "Capitals gain new junior pathway". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australia. Retrieved 10 January 2012.

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