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Lisa Wallbutton
Teams: Auckland & Christchurch Sirens (Australia)
Position: Forward
Born: January 14, 1986, in Auckland
Height: 1.83m
Another product of the Basketball New Zealand High Performance programme, Wallbutton has represented New Zealand at all age groups and earned honours at a variety of national tournaments.
She has been Outstanding Young Player in the 2004 & 2005 WNBL seasons, and was a member of the All-Star Five in ë05.
Wallbutton was also MVP at the 2005 NZ U23 tournament and debuted for the Tall Ferns at the William Jones Cup in Taiwan that year.
She was selected to the All-Star Five at last yearís Womenís CBL finals and appeared briefly for Dandenong Rangers in the Australian WNBL over the summer.
Wallbutton has signed with the Christchurch Sirens for their debut season in the Australian WNBL.
WNBL Regular Season Statistics
| Year | Team | G | FGM | FGA | FG% | FTM | FTA | FT% | PTS | PPG | REB | RPG | AST | APG | STL | SPG | BLK | BPG |
| 2005 | Harbour | 10 | 70 | 135 | 51.9 | 17 | 31 | 54.8 | 159 | 15.9 | 108 | 10.8* | 14 | 1.4 | 23 | 2.30 | 15 | 1.50 |
| 2004 | Harbour | 14 | 74 | 131 | 56.5* | 70 | 85 | 82.4 | 218 | 15.6 | 123 | 8.8 | 29 | 2.1 | 29 | 2.07 | 15 | 1.07 |
| 2002 | Harbour | 2 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | - | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 2.5 | - | - | 2 | 1.00 | 1 | 0.50 |
| Total | 26 | 147 | 271 | 54.2 | 87 | 118 | 73.1 | 383 | 14.7 | 236 | 9.1 | 43 | 1.7 | 54 | 2.08 | 31 | 1.19 |
Three-point field goals 2005: 2/4 (50.0%), 2004: 0/1 (0%), Total: 2/5 (40.0%)
WNBL Playoff Statistics
| Year | Team | G | FGM | FGA | FG% | FTM | FTA | FT% | PTS | PPG | REB | RPG | AST | APG | STL | SPG | BLK | BPG |
| 2005 | Harbour | 1 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 10 | 10.0 | - | - | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Career | 27 | 148 | 277 | 53.4 | 91 | 126 | 72.2 | 389 | 14.4 | 246 | 9.1 | 43 | 1.6 | 55 | 2.04 | 32 | 1.19 |
Three-point field goals 2005: 0/1 (0%), Career: 2/6 (33.3%)
WNBL Awards
Young Player of the Year - 2004, 05
All-Star Five - 2005, 06 (WCBL)
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 | 5 | 14 | 35.7 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 15 | 5.0 | 16 | 5.3 | 9 | 3.0 | 7 | 2.33 | - | - |
| 2007 | William Jones Cup (Taiwan) | 6 | 21 | 49 | 42.9 | 17 | 29 | 58.6 | 59 | 9.8 | 55 | 9.2 | 9 | 1.5 | 6 | 1.00 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 2007 | NZ in China | 4 | 12 | 31 | 38.7 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 28 | 7.0 | 17 | 4.3 | 6 | 1.5 | 7 | 1.75 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 2007 | NZ in Japan | 1 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 11 | 11.0 | - | - | 1 | 1.00 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2006 | Melbourne Commonwealth Games | 5 | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 11 | 15 | 73.3 | 37 | 7.4 | 22 | 4.4 | 3 | 0.6 | 6 | 1.20 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 2006 | India in NZ | 3 | 13 | 22 | 59.1 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 34 | 11.3 | 18 | 6.0 | 4 | 1.3 | 5 | 1.67 | - | - |
| 2006 | NZ in Cuba | 5 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 20 | 4.0 | 6 | 1.2 | 2 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.20 | - | - |
| 2005 | Australia in NZ | 3 | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 20 | 6.7 | 7 | 2.3 | - | - | 3 | 1.00 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 2005 | NZ in Chinese Taipei | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | William Jones Cup (Taiwan) | 5 | 13 | 25 | 52.0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 28 | 5.6 | 18 | 3.6 | 3 | 0.6 | 3 | 0.60 | 1 | 0.20 |
| Total | 37 | 97 | 199 | 48.7 | 54 | 89 | 60.7 | 248 | 7.1 | 170 | 4.9 | 36 | 1.0 | 39 | 1.11 | 11 | 0.31 |
Three-point Field Goals 2007 Oceania Champs: 0/1 (0%), William Jones Cup: 0/1 (0%)
International Debut
2005
Honours
Commonwealth Games Silver Medal - 2006
