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Abby Bishop
Abby Bishop (born 29 November 1988) is an Australian former professional basketball player. She played in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) between 2005 and 2025 for the Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra Capitals, Dandenong Rangers, Adelaide Lightning, Townsville Fire and Southside Flyers. She played three seasons in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), winning a WNBA championship in 2010 with the Seattle Storm. She was a member of the Australia women's national basketball team and won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Bishop was born on 29 November 1988 in Booleroo, South Australia. She is 189 centimetres (74 in) tall, and was featured in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL)'s 2009 league calendar. In August 2013, Bishop took custody of her two-day-old niece, Zala Kate Bishop.
Bishop is a tall forward. In 2008, she was featured as a basketball star on myFiba.
Bishop's rookie season in the WNBA was in 2010. In her first season in the WNBA playing for the Seattle Storm, she only played in 16 games, averaging 6.8 minutes per game. In these appearances, she averaged 2.8 points and 1.3 rebounds per game. Almost all her games and minutes came near the end of the season when the Storm head coach, Brian Agler rest the team's starters. While the Storm won their second WNBA championship in 2010, Bishop did not play in any post season games in her rookie year because she had a concussion during practice for the post season. She did not play with the Storm during the 2011 WNBA season as she wanted to focus on making the 2012 Australian Olympic squad. Bishop said: "I've decided to stay in Australia and focus on London. I know it's a year away, maybe over a year away now. But for me, it's about staying here and showing myself to the coaches where if I'm going back to America, it's going to be a little bit harder, not playing. So solely my focus is making that London team."
Bishop returned to the Storm for the 2015 WNBA season. She played a third season for the Storm in 2016.
Bishop has averaged 13.8 points a game, 8.3 rebounds a game and 1.4 assists a game in her WNBL career. She had a scholarship with the Australian Institute of Sport and played for the AIS WNBL team in the 2005–06 WNBL season. She played for the Canberra Capitals in the 2006–07 season, and was with the team again for the 2007–08 season when she was nineteen-year-old. She stayed with the team for the 2008–09 season. In a January 2009 game against the AIS, she scored 20 points in the team's 87–51 victory, and in a late January 2009 game against the AIS which Canberra won 99–72, she scored 27 points. In a January 2009 game against the Logan Thunder that Canberra won 76–53, she scored 15 points. She played a fourth season for the Capitals in 2009–10.
Bishop played in the WNBL in 2010–11 for the Dandenong Rangers. She then played for the Adelaide Lightning in 2011–12. That season, she averaged 16.4 points a game, 8.2 rebounds a game and 2.6 assists a game. In an October 2011 game against the Australian Institute of Sport, she scored 21 points in a 97–47 win for Adelaide.
Bishop played for the Capitals between 2013 and 2016, where she won the WNBL Most Valuable Player Award in 2014–15. She returned to the Lightning for the 2017–18 season. In 2019–20, she played for the Townsville Fire. She played for the Southside Flyers in 2021–22 and 2022–23.
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Abby Bishop
Abby Bishop (born 29 November 1988) is an Australian former professional basketball player. She played in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) between 2005 and 2025 for the Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra Capitals, Dandenong Rangers, Adelaide Lightning, Townsville Fire and Southside Flyers. She played three seasons in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), winning a WNBA championship in 2010 with the Seattle Storm. She was a member of the Australia women's national basketball team and won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Bishop was born on 29 November 1988 in Booleroo, South Australia. She is 189 centimetres (74 in) tall, and was featured in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL)'s 2009 league calendar. In August 2013, Bishop took custody of her two-day-old niece, Zala Kate Bishop.
Bishop is a tall forward. In 2008, she was featured as a basketball star on myFiba.
Bishop's rookie season in the WNBA was in 2010. In her first season in the WNBA playing for the Seattle Storm, she only played in 16 games, averaging 6.8 minutes per game. In these appearances, she averaged 2.8 points and 1.3 rebounds per game. Almost all her games and minutes came near the end of the season when the Storm head coach, Brian Agler rest the team's starters. While the Storm won their second WNBA championship in 2010, Bishop did not play in any post season games in her rookie year because she had a concussion during practice for the post season. She did not play with the Storm during the 2011 WNBA season as she wanted to focus on making the 2012 Australian Olympic squad. Bishop said: "I've decided to stay in Australia and focus on London. I know it's a year away, maybe over a year away now. But for me, it's about staying here and showing myself to the coaches where if I'm going back to America, it's going to be a little bit harder, not playing. So solely my focus is making that London team."
Bishop returned to the Storm for the 2015 WNBA season. She played a third season for the Storm in 2016.
Bishop has averaged 13.8 points a game, 8.3 rebounds a game and 1.4 assists a game in her WNBL career. She had a scholarship with the Australian Institute of Sport and played for the AIS WNBL team in the 2005–06 WNBL season. She played for the Canberra Capitals in the 2006–07 season, and was with the team again for the 2007–08 season when she was nineteen-year-old. She stayed with the team for the 2008–09 season. In a January 2009 game against the AIS, she scored 20 points in the team's 87–51 victory, and in a late January 2009 game against the AIS which Canberra won 99–72, she scored 27 points. In a January 2009 game against the Logan Thunder that Canberra won 76–53, she scored 15 points. She played a fourth season for the Capitals in 2009–10.
Bishop played in the WNBL in 2010–11 for the Dandenong Rangers. She then played for the Adelaide Lightning in 2011–12. That season, she averaged 16.4 points a game, 8.2 rebounds a game and 2.6 assists a game. In an October 2011 game against the Australian Institute of Sport, she scored 21 points in a 97–47 win for Adelaide.
Bishop played for the Capitals between 2013 and 2016, where she won the WNBL Most Valuable Player Award in 2014–15. She returned to the Lightning for the 2017–18 season. In 2019–20, she played for the Townsville Fire. She played for the Southside Flyers in 2021–22 and 2022–23.
