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Natalie Purcell

Teams: Ballarat Rush

Position: Forward

Born: December 24, 1982

Height: 1.83m

Purcell has represented New Zealand through the age groups, but this is her first tour with the Tall Ferns.

She attended Hutchinson Community College (where younger sister Hayley currently plays) before transferring to Southeast Missouri State University, helping them to the 2006 NCAA Tournament and registering a ìdouble doubleî (17 points/13 points) in their first round loss to Stanford University.

Purcell joins older sister Charmian in the national team and was one of the first players to sign for the Christchurch Sirens in the Australian WNBL.

WNBL Awards

Most Valuable Player – 2007 (WBL)
All-Star Five – 2007 (WBL)

International Statistics

Year Series G FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% PTS PPG REB RPG AST APG STL SPG BLK BPG
2007 FIBA Oceania Championships 3 7 17 41.2 0 1 0.0 15 5.0 7 2.3 8 2.7 5 1.67 - -
2007 William Jones Cup (Taiwan) 6 14 43 32.6 4 4 100 36 6.0 46 7.7 5 0.8 5 0.83 - -
2007 NZ in China 4 7 25 28.0 2 2 100 20 5.0 12 3.0 2 0.5 5 1.20 - -
2007 NZ in Japan 1 1 4 25.0 - - - 3 3.0 2 2.0 - - 1 1.00 - -
Total 14 29 89 32.6 6 7 85.7 74 5.3 67 4.8 15 1.1 16 1.14 - -

Three-Point Field Goals 2007 Oceania Champs: 1/8 (12.5%), William Jones Cup: 4/20 (20.0%), China: 4/14 (28.6%), Japan: 1/4 (25.0%), Total: 10/46 (21.7%)

International Debut

2007

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