Lauren Mansfield (born 18 December 1989) is an Australian professional basketball player.
 Mansfield with the Perth Lynx in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 December 1989 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Listed height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
| Career information | |
| College | Midland (2008–2010) Iowa State (2010–2012) |
| WNBA draft | 2012: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Position | Guard |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2014 | Adelaide Lightning |
| 2015–2016 | South East Queensland Stars |
| 2016–2017 | Canberra Capitals |
| 2018–2020 | Perth Lynx |
Medals | |
Career
editCollege
editLauren played college basketball for two years at Midland College in Texas before strong showings earned her a transfer to Iowa State University to play for the Iowa State Cyclones in the Big 12 Conference where she was starting point guard.[1]
Australia
editAfter returning from college, Mansfield signed on with her home team the Adelaide Lightning. She has also played in the South East Australian Basketball League for the Launceston Tornadoes since the 2013 season. After not playing the 2014–2015 season, Mansfield signed on for the South East Queensland Stars inaugural season making her return to the WNBL. Mansfield played a larger role than originally anticipated due to the untimely injury of Erin Phillips.[1] She made the most of opportunity, finishing in the league's top 10 scorers with 15.5 points per game, and 2nd in the league for assists with 5.4 per game. Her excellent season was recognised by finishing in 8th place for WNBL MVP voting,[2] and being named in the Australian Opals squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3] In May 2016 she was signed by the Canberra Capitals.[4][5]
On 13 March 2018, Mansfield signed a two-year deal with the Perth Lynx.[6]
National team
editMansfield was named in the Australian 3x3 team for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Player statistics for Lauren Mansfield". Fox Sports Pulse. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ "2015/16 WNBL Most Valuable Player - WNBL". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ "Basketball Australia Names Jayco Opals Squad - Basketball Australia". Basketball Australia. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ Tuxworth, Jon (12 May 2016). "WNBL: Canberra Capitals begin rebuild by signing Lauren Mansfield, Mikaela Ruef". Canberra Times. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ Page, Fleta (13 May 2016). "Mikaela Ruef and Lauren Mansfield sign with Canberra Capitals". Canberra Times. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ "PERTH LYNX SIGN LAUREN MANSFIELD". PerthLynx.com. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ^ "Australian teams for Paris 2024 Olympics announced". Basketball Australia. 6 July 2024. Archived from the original on 11 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
External links
edit- Lauren Mansfield at FIBA.com (archived)
- Lauren Mansfield at Eurobasket.com
- Lauren Mansfield – Sports-Reference.com college basketball player profile
- Lauren Mansfield at Olympics.com
