Jenny Reisener

Jenny Evans (née Reisener) (born 4 August 1967) is a former Australian women's basketball player.[1]

Jenny Reisener

Personal information
Born	4 August 1967[1] Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Medal record Women's Basketball Representing  Australia

Biography

Reisener played for the Australia women's national basketball team during the late 1980s and early 1990s and competed for Australia at the 1990 World Championship held in Brazil.[2] During that period, Reisener played 48 games for the Opals.[3]

Reisener was an Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Basketball scholarship holder from 1986 to 1987.[4] In the domestic Women's National Basketball League (WNBL), Reisener played 130 games for AIS (1985 to 1987), Perth (1988 & 1989), Sydney (1990) and Brisbane (1995 to 1998).[5][6]

In 2009, Reisener's daughter, Teyla Evans, gained selection in the Australian under-17 squad.[7] Reisener is a member of the Cairns Basketball Hall of Fame.[3]

References

1. "Joanne Reisener's profile | 1990 World Championship for Women". FIBA Archive. 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
2. "Australia | 1990 World Championship for Women". FIBA Archive. 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
3. "History - Cairns Basketball Association". SportingPulse. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
4. "Catching up with Jenny Evans et al". Australian Institute of Sport. 8 September 2009. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
5. "Players with 100 or more career games" (PDF). Women's National Basketball League. 7 July 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
6. "Player Directory" (PDF). Women's National Basketball League. October 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
7. Greenwood, Emma (12 May 2009). "Dolphins special bond on court". cairns.com.au. Retrieved 22 June 2013.