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Noni Wharemate
Teams: Harbour Breeze & Christchurch Sirens (Australia)
Position: Guard
Born: January 17, 1982, in Hamilton
Height: 1.71m
Wharemate is a former NZ age group representative who spent a very successful college stint with the University of Texas El Paso, where she set a career record for assists.
She was Best Defensive Player in the 2001 WNBL and made her Tall Fern debut at the 2005 William Jones Cup in Taiwan.
Wharemate was part of the Ferns squad that won silver medals at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and was selected to the All-Star Five at the 2006 WomenÃs CBL and 2007 WBL finals.
She was named captain of the Tall Fern team to tour Japan in 2007 and was one of the first players to sign for the Christchurch Sirens 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 | 7 | 44 | 84 | 52.4 | 21 | 29 | 72.4 | 110 | 15.7 | 32 | 4.6 | 19 | 2.7 | 10 | 1.43 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 2002 | Auckland | 8 | 36 | 82 | 43.9 | 33 | 48 | 68.8 | 111 | 13.9 | 37 | 4.6 | 13 | 1.6 | 22 | 2.75 | 2 | 0.25 |
Three-point field goals 2005: 1/14 (5.0%), 2002: 6/16 (37.5%)
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 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 7 | 7.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2002 | Auckland | 2 | 10 | 24 | 41.7 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 27 | 13.5 | 7 | 3.5 | 2 | 1.0 | 4 | 2.00 | - | - |
Three-point field goals 2005: 1/2 (50.0%), 2002: 2/4 (50.0%)
WNBL Awards
Best Defensive Player - 2001
All-Star Five - 2006 (WCBL), 07 (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 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | - | - | - | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | 1.0 | - | - | 1 | 1.00 | - | - |
| 2007 | William Jones Cup (Taiwan) | 5 | 12 | 30 | 40.0 | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 35 | 7.0 | 22 | 4.4 | 12 | 2.4 | 2 | 0.40 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 2007 | NZ in China | 4 | 8 | 26 | 30.8 | 16 | 24 | 66.7 | 34 | 8.5 | 14 | 3.5 | 10 | 2.5 | 6 | 1.50 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 2007 | NZ in Japan | 1 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 7 | 7.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 2.00 | - | - |
| 2006 | Melbourne Commonwealth Games | 4 | 8 | 17 | 47.1 | 12 | 18 | 66.7 | 29 | 7.3 | 12 | 3.0 | 4 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.50 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 2006 | India in NZ | 2 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | - | - | - | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 1.0 | 4 | 2.0 | 2 | 1.00 | - | - |
| 2006 | NZ in Cuba | 5 | 10 | 19 | 52.6 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 24 | 4.8 | 5 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.8 | 3 | 0.60 | - | - |
| 2005 | Australia in NZ | 2 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | - | - | - | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | NZ in Chinese Taipei | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | William Jones Cup (Taiwan) | 4 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 17 | 4.2 | 8 | 2.0 | 5 | 1.2 | 4 | 1.00 | - | - |
| Total | 30 | 52 | 142 | 36.6 | 45 | 72 | 62.5 | 154 | 5.5 | 71 | 2.5 | 45 | 1.6 | 22 | 0.79 | 4 | 0.14 |
Three-point field goals 2007 William Jones Cup: 0/2 (0%), China: 2/7 (28.6%), 2006 Cuba: 1/4 (25.0%), India: 0/1 (0%), Melbourne Commonwealth Games: 1/2 (50.0%), 2005 William Jones Cup: 1/1 (100%), Total: 5/17 (29.4%).
International Debut
2005
Honours
Commonwealth Games Silver Medal - 2006
