1. Suzy Batkovic has played basketball for several European clubs including the French Valenciennes, the Spanish side Ros Casares, the Russian side UMMC Ekaterinburg, and Italian side Cras Basket.
34 Facts About Suzy Batkovic
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Suzy Batkovic has been a member of the Australia women's national basketball team, being named to the team for the first time in 1999.
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Suzy Batkovic won a silver medal with the team at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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Suzy Batkovic was born on 17 December 1980 in Newcastle, New South Wales.
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Suzy Batkovic has played professional basketball for over twenty years.
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Suzy Batkovic has won several basketball honours, including being named the 2001 Maher Medal International Player of the Year and the she co-won the 2008 co-winner for the Maher Medal International Player of the Year.
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Suzy Batkovic averaged 17.4 points and 7.0 rebounds per game for the season.
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Suzy Batkovic earned being named first-team All-EuroCup while with the team.
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Suzy Batkovic was drafted by the Seattle Storm in 2003 and was 22nd pick overall.
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Suzy Batkovic was the only Australian drafted by the WNBA that year.
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Suzy Batkovic did play for the Seattle Storm in 2005.
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Suzy Batkovic finished the season with an efficiency rating of 17.7.
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Suzy Batkovic took a year off from WNBA basketball in 2008 because of an injury.
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Suzy Batkovic signed with the Seattle Storm again in February 2009.
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Suzy Batkovic was the league's Top Shooter, averaging 24.6 points per game.
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Suzy Batkovic went 9 for 10 at the free throw line.
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Suzy Batkovic was named the WNBL player of the week in rounds 12 and 17.
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Suzy Batkovic's team lost to the Dandenong Rangers in the preliminary finals.
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Suzy Batkovic played in her first international for Australia in 1999 and has over 110 caps for the Australian senior team.
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Suzy Batkovic had her first call up to the Australian senior women's team in 1999, and continued to be on the team during 2000 and 2001.
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Suzy Batkovic was a member of the 2002 Australian Senior Women's Team that won a bronze medal in the World Championships in Spain.
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Suzy Batkovic was again with the team in 2005 and 2006.
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Suzy Batkovic was injured in 2006, which prevented her from making the national squad that competed at the World Championships in Brazil.
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Suzy Batkovic continued to be named to the squad during 2007,2008,2009,2010,2011 and 2012.
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Suzy Batkovic played in September 2011 three game test series against New Zealand.
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Suzy Batkovic was a major factor in the Australian's first game win.
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Suzy Batkovic won a gold medal at the 2011 FIBA Oceania Championship.
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Suzy Batkovic was named to the 2012 Australia women's national basketball team.
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Suzy Batkovic participated in the national team training camp held from 14 to 18 May 2012 at the Australian Institute of Sport.
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Suzy Batkovic was a member of the Australian senior team that won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
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Suzy Batkovic's team was joined by national teams from United States, Cuba, Korea, New Zealand and China.
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Suzy Batkovic was a member of the 2008 Summer Olympics Australian women's team that won a silver medal at the Olympics.
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Suzy Batkovic had not played a game with the team prior to this dating back to the Beijing Olympics.
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Suzy Batkovic played in the 2012 Summer Olympic qualifying game against the New Zealand women's national basketball team.