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Amy Atwell (born 30 June 1998) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Perth Lynx of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). She played college basketball for the Hawaii Rainbow Wahine, where she won the Big West Conference Player of the Year in 2022. She had briefs stints in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) in 2022 with the Los Angeles Sparks and in 2024 with the Phoenix Mercury.




Early life


Atwell was born in Perth, Western Australia. She attended Penrhos College and played basketball for the Willetton Tigers as a junior. She also played softball growing up.




College career


Atwell moved to the United States in 2016 to play college basketball for the Hawaii Rainbow Wahine. After redshirting the 2016–17 season due to injury, she debuted in the 2017–18 season. In 2019–20, she was named Big West Conference Best Sixth Player and Big West Conference Honorable Mention. In 2020–21, she was named second-team All-Big West. In 2021–22, she was named Big West Player of the Year and first-team All-Big West. She became the 23rd member of the 1,000 point club for the Rainbow Wahine and finished No. 1 in made 3-pointers with 205. She also helped the Rainbow Wahine win the 2022 Big West tournament behind her tournament MVP performance.




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Professional career






= WNBA

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Atwell was selected by the Los Angeles Sparks in the third round (27th overall) of the 2022 WNBA draft. She made the opening night roster and made her first career start against the Chicago Sky on 6 May. After appearing in four games, Atwell was waived by the Sparks on 7 June 2022.
In April 2024, Atwell received a training camp invite from the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA. She returned to the Mercury in September 2024 on a seven-day contract, debuting against the Washington Mystics and scoring two points in four minutes in a 13-point loss. Her contract was extended by the Mercury for another seven days and then for the remainder of the season ahead of the WNBA playoffs.




= WNBL and NBL1

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On 4 June 2022, Atwell signed with the Perth Lynx for the 2022–23 WNBL season. She had a 27-point game in January 2023 and averaged 13 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists for the season.
Atwell joined the Bendigo Braves for the 2023 NBL1 South season. She led the Braves to the NBL1 South championship behind her Grand Final MVP performance of 36 points, eight rebounds and two assists in an 83–78 win over the Waverley Falcons. Atwell and the Braves went on to win the NBL1 National championship. She was named to the NBL1 National Finals All-Star Five.
On 19 May 2023, Atwell re-signed with the Lynx for the 2023–24 WNBL season. On 27 December 2023, she had a career-high 36 points and seven 3-pointers in a 98–90 win over the UC Capitals. In game one of the Lynx's grand final series against the Southside Flyers, Atwell had a game-high 30 points and a career-high nine 3-pointers in a 101–79 win. They went on to lose the series 2–1.
Atwell re-joined the Bendigo Braves for the 2024 NBL1 South season. In 12 games, she averaged 27.17 points, 5.08 rebounds, 1.92 assists and 1.83 steals per game.
On 22 July 2024, Atwell re-signed with the Lynx for the 2024–25 WNBL season. She missed the start of the season with a knee injury.




National team career


In July 2024, Atwell was named in the Australian Opals' squad for the Paris Olympics as a replacement for Rebecca Allen.




WNBA career statistics






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Stats current through end of 2024 season



Playoffs





Personal life


Atwell is the daughter of Ray and Shelley Atwell. She has an older sister, Hayley, and a younger brother, Ryan. Her grandfather is former Australian rules football player Mal Atwell.
As of July 2024, Atwell's partner is fellow basketball player and Perth Lynx teammate Ally Wilson.




References






External links



Hawaii profile

Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com and Basketball Reference
Amy Atwell at FIBA
Amy Atwell at Eurobasket.com
Amy Atwell – college basketball player statistics at Sports Reference
Amy Atwell at the Australian Olympic Committee
Amy Atwell at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics

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