Karen Ogden

Karen Blicavs
Personal information
BornJersey[1][2]
Sport
Country Australia
SportBasketball

Karen Blicavs (maiden name: Ogden) is a former Australian women's basketball player.[3]

Biography

Blicavs was born on the isle of Jersey.[1][2] She played for the Australia women's national basketball team during the 1980s and competed for Australia at the 1983 World Championship held in Brazil.[4] Blicavs was selected to play for Australia at the 1984 Olympic Games held in Los Angeles before a knee injury forced her to withdraw from the team.[5]

In the domestic competition, Blicavs played 130 games for Melbourne East and St Kilda Saints and was the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) Most Valuable Player on two occasions; 1982 and 1983.[6][7][8] Blicavs was also a key member of the St Kilda team that became the inaugural winner of the newly formed WNBL competition in 1981.[9] In 1982, Blicavs led the WNBL in points scored with 410 at an average of 24.1 per game.[10]

Blicavs is married to former Boomer player Andris Blicavs, who represented Australia at the 1976 Olympic Games held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[5][11] Their son, Mark Blicavs was drafted by the Geelong Football Club in 2012, while their daughter, Sara Blicavs has played basketball for the Australian Insitiute of Sport and Dandenong Rangers.[12][13][14]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Geelong Cats community camp sees players go to Diversitat
  2. ^ a b AFLPA Multicultural Map
  3. ^ FIBA Archive. 1983 World Championship for Women. Player Profile: Karen Ogden. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
  4. ^ FIBA Archive. 1983 World Championship for Women. Australia. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
  5. ^ a b Green, Bradley (2 March 2012). Young Cat is racing towards his dream. The Geelong Advertiser. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
  6. ^ League Most Valuable Player. Basketball Australia. Women's National Basketball League. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
  7. ^ Trailblazers: History of the WNBL MVP Award. Basketball Australia. Women's National Basketball League (21 March 2012). Retrieved 2012-10-04.
  8. ^ Players with 100 or more career games Archived 17 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Basketball Australia. Women's National Basketball League. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
  9. ^ History of the WNBL. Basketball Australia. Women's National Basketball League. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
  10. ^ Basketball Australia. WNBL Top Shooters Award Archived 17 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-12-24.
  11. ^ Macgugan, Mark (29 November 2011). Dream chaser. Australian Football League. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
  12. ^ Geelong Cats Football Club. Player Profile: 48 Mark Blicavs Archived 15 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
  13. ^ Blicavs just the shot to give AIS a much-needed boost. The Canberra Times (26 November 2011). Retrieved 2012-10-04.
  14. ^ Jayco Rangers Sign Sara Blicavs (11 April 2012). Basketball Australia. Women's National Basketball League. Retrieved 2012-10-04.