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Line 18: \| high school = [[Caulfield Grammar School\|Caulfield Grammar]], [[Melbourne]] \| career_start = 2003 \| career_end = 2022 \| years1 = 2003–2005 \| team1 = [[Australian Institute of Sport]] Line 40: \| team10 = [[Melbourne Boomers]] \| years11 = 2019 \| team11 = [[Melbourne ~~Basketball~~Tigers ~~Association~~(NBL1 South)\|Melbourne Tigers]] \| years12 = ~~2019–present~~2019–2022 \| team12 = [[Southside Flyers]] \| years13 = 2021 Line 64: }} '''Jenna O'Hea''' (born 6 June 1987) is ana former Australian professional [[basketball]] player ~~who currently plays for the [[Southside Flyers]] in the [[Women's National Basketball League]] (WNBL). O'Hea is also currently~~and ~~the~~former captain of Australia's national team, the [[Australia women's national basketball team\|Opals]]. O'Hea was the captain of the Australian Women's basketball team (Opals) at the [[2020 Summer Olympics\|2020 Tokyo Olympics]]. The Opals were eliminated after losing to the USA in the quarterfinals.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Basketball O'HEA Jenna - Tokyo 2020 Olympics \|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/basketball/../../../en/results/basketball/athlete-profile-n1328286-o-hea-jenna.htm \|access-date=2021-10-12 \|website=olympics.com \|language=en-us}}</ref> Line 75: O'Hea played part of the 2005 season with the Australian Institute of Sport team in the [[Women's National Basketball League]] (WNBL), before joining the [[Dandenong Rangers]] for the 2005/2006 season, in which her team were runners up.<ref name=bbballaustralia/> She averaged 5.1 points per game and 2.8 rebounds per game this season,<ref name=leadingscorer/> but had to deal with a foot injury.<ref name=leadingscorer>{{cite news \|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/more-sports/ohea-puts-best-foot-forward/story-e6frfglf-1111112498307 \|title=O'Hea Puts Best Foot Forward \|publisher=Herald Sun \|access-date=8 May 2012}}</ref> In the 2006/2007 season she played in the forward position for the Rangers. She avoided training during the early part of so as not to aggravate a foot injury. Nonetheless, in the first seven games of the season, she averaged 21.8 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. In one game against Bulleen, she scored 28 points. In those seven games, she only shot under 20 points only two times. Her team lost only in the two games she did not play. That season, she was coached by Gary Fox.<ref name=leadingscorer/> In the team's 66–61 preliminary loss to the Adelaide Lightning, O'Hea scored 28 points and had a field goal percentage of 55%. She led the game in scoring.<ref name=finalgame2007>{{cite web \|url=http://www.starnewsgroup.com.au/star/dandenong/78/story/35023.html \|title=Lightning strikes out Rangers \| Star Dandenong \| Star News Group Local News, Sport, Entertainment \|publisher=Starnewsgroup.com.au \|date=8 February 2007 \|access-date=8 May 2012 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121230174707/http://www.starnewsgroup.com.au/star/dandenong/78/story/35023.html \|archive-date=30 December 2012}}</ref> She was with the [[Bendigo Spirit]] for the 2007/2008 season,<ref name=bbballaustralia/> and then played her first season with the [[Bulleen Boomers]] in 2009/2010.<ref name=bbballaustralia/><ref name=iinetfinals2/><ref name=rookieseason>{{cite web \|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-08-19/jackson-taylor-to-lead-opals-into-worlds/950442 \|title=Jackson, Taylor to lead Opals into worlds – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) \|publisher=Abc.net.au \|date=19 August 2010 \|access-date=8 May 2012}}</ref> The Boomers were runners-up in the WNBL Grand Finals.<ref name=bbballaustralia/> She was described as a rising star in the WNBL in August 2010 by the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]].<ref name=iinetfinals2>{{cite journal \|journal=IiNet WNBL Finals Series \|edition=2010/2011 \|publisher=WNBL \|year=2011 \|editor1=Basketball Australia \|editor2-first=Diane \|editor2-last=Smith-Gander \|quote=Official Programme \|pages=4–5 \|title=Bulleen Boomers}}</ref><ref name="rookieseason" /> For most of the 2010/2011 season, she dealt with two injuries, the first of which left her on the bench for four weeks. Her second was a knee injury. She finished the season with an average of 12 points per game, 4 rebounds and 5 assists per game.<ref name=iinetfinals2/> The Boomers won the championship that season and she was named to the WNBL All-Star Five.<ref name=bbballaustralia/> She played for the Dandenong Rangers in 2011/2012, again helping her team to win the WNBL's championship.<ref name=trainingcamp>{{cite web \|url=http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/p/newsid/51254/arti.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104010851/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/p/newsid/51254/arti.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=4 November 2013 \|title=AUS – Opals announce training camp squad \|publisher=FIBA \|access-date=6 May 2012}}</ref> She played for the Dandengong Rangers again in 2012, and re-signed with the team in May 2012 for the 2012/2013 season.<ref name=resignteamrangers>{{cite web \|last=Ward \|first=Roy \|url=http://www.greaterdandenongweekly.com.au/news/local/sport/basketball/wnbl-ohea-to-stay-with-rangers/2546377.aspx \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121230142929/http://www.greaterdandenongweekly.com.au/news/local/sport/basketball/wnbl-ohea-to-stay-with-rangers/2546377.aspx \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=30 December 2012 \|title=WNBL: O'Hea to stay with Rangers – Local News – Sport – Basketball \|publisher=The Greater Dandenong Weekly \|date=7 May 2012 \|access-date=11 May 2012}}</ref><ref name=moreresinignnews>{{cite web \|url=http://www.theage.com.au/sport/basketball/rangers-star-ohea-in-form-for-london-20120504-1y4gg.html \|title=Rangers star O'Hea in form for London \|publisher=Theage.com.au \|date=5 May 2012 \|access-date=11 May 2012}}</ref> In March 2022, O'Hea announced her retirement from the WNBL.<ref>{{cite ~~web~~news \|url=https://wnbl.basketball/southside/news/jenna-ohea-announces-her-retirement/ \|title=JENNA O'HEA ANNOUNCES HER RETIREMENT \|work=wnbl.basketball/southside \|date=8 March 2022 \|access-date=9 March 2022 \|author1=Iancoutts }}</ref> ===Overseas=== Line 143: ==Personal life== Jenna O'Hea was born in [[Traralgon]], [[Victoria (Australia)\|Victoria]] on 6 June 1987,<ref name="londonprepares"/><ref name=bbballaustralia>{{cite web \|url=http://www.basketball.net.au/index.php?id=830 \|title=Basketball Australia : Jenna O'Hea \|publisher=Basketball.net.au \|access-date=5 May 2012}}</ref> and was educated at [[Caulfield Grammar School]] in [[Melbourne]], from which she graduated in 2006.<ref name=bbballaustralia/><ref name="Round 10">{{cite web \|url=http://sportsaustralia.com/articles/news.php?id=246 \|title=Round 10 Preview \|publisher=SportsAustralia.com \|date=8 December 2006 \|access-date=5 May 2012 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312014932/http://sportsaustralia.com/articles/news.php?id=246 \|archive-date=12 March 2012}}</ref> She has two brothers, Matthew and Luke.<ref name=bbballaustralia/><ref name="Round 10"/> Both have played basketball; Matt for the [[Melbourne Tigers]], and her other and older brother Luke in Ireland.<ref name=leadingscorer/> She is {{convert\|185\|cm}} tall and weighs {{convert\|79\|kg\|stlb}}.<ref name=londonprepares>{{cite web \|url=http://london2012.olympics.com.au/news/2012-australian-opals-squad-named \|title=2012 Australian Opals squad named \|work=Official Site of the [[2012 Australian Olympic Team]] \|publisher=[[Australian Olympic Committee]] \|date=16 February 2012 \|access-date=2 May 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424214515/http://london2012.olympics.com.au/news/2012-australian-opals-squad-named \|archive-date=24 April 2012 \|url-status=dead}}</ref> Her best friend is Opals teammate [[Kathleen MacLeod]].<ref name=bestfriend>{{cite news \|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/london-olympics/jenna-oheas-olympic-diary/story-fncdmue2-1226289479781 \|title=Jenna O'Hea's Olympic diary \|access-date=16 May 2012 \|newspaper=[[Herald-Sun]] \|date=12 May 2012 \|last=O'Hea \|first=Jenna}}</ref> She currently sits on the board of the [[Australian Basketball Players’ Association]]<ref>{{cite web \|title=Leadership and Management \|url=https://www.australianbasketballers.com.au/leadership-and-management \|website=Australian Basketball Players' Association \|access-date=17 September 2023}}</ref> ==See also== Line 192: [[Category:Olympic medalists in basketball]] [[Category:People educated at Caulfield Grammar School]] [[Category:~~People~~Sportspeople from Traralgon]] [[Category:Seattle Storm players]] [[Category:Forwards (basketball)]]