Australian basketball player
Maddison Rocci (born 1 June 1998) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Southside Flyers of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).
Career
WNBL
After impressive showings in the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) with Basketball Australia's Centre of Excellence, Rocci was signed by the Canberra Capitals for the 2017–18 WNBL season.[1]
National Team
Youth Level
Rocci made her international debut at the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship in the Czech Republic with the Sapphires, where they placed fifth.[2] She then made her debut with the Gems at the 2016 Oceania Championship in Fiji where Australia took home the Gold. Rocci then continued on with the Gems at the 2017 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Italy, where the Gems placed sixth.[3] Her disappointing performance in the elimination game was due to an episode of food poisoning when the team had gone out to eat fettuccini carbonara the day prior.[4]
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