Sidebottom set to join Giants’ Women

Another giant addition to the Northern Star Resources Goldfields Giants Women’s team as they sign former local junior and SBL veteran Ashlee Sidebottom.

Standing at 185cm and able to play in any of the front court roles, she brings additional height, experience and toughness to the team, at both ends of the court.

A former Goldfields junior who had plenty of representative success as a teenager, Sidebottom has competed for Western Australia in five different National Championships. She has also accrued 132 SBL matches across seven seasons with the Mandurah Magic and Rockingham Flames including being named to the SBL South team in the 2016 SBL All-Star game.

Having moved back to the region in 2020 to take up a teaching post, Sidebottom was originally part of the 2020 Giants WABL squad before Covid-19 shut down the season. She has continued to play locally with the Olympians Basketball Club, contributing significantly to their two KBBA Division 1 Women’s titles over the past two years. 

Ashlee has been working hard in the off-season as she returns back to elite level basketball in the state and is keen for the start of the Giants’ season as they hit the court at home for their inaugural game on April 9th against the Lakeside Lightning.

ASHLEE SIDEBOTTOM
Date Of Birth: 30th November 1996
From: Kalgoorlie-Boulder, WA (AUS)
Height: 185cm (6’1”)
Position: Forward/Centre
Giants Playing Number: 21
Recruited from: Olympians Basketball Club (KBBA)

Basketball Career:

2010 Western Australia Country (U16’s Australian Junior Championships)
2011 Western Australia Country (U16’s Australian Junior Championships)
2012-2015 Mandurah Magic (SBL)
2013 Western Australia Country (U18’s Australian Junior Championships)
2014 Western Australia (U20’s Australian Junior Championships)
2015 Western Australia (U20’s Australian Junior Championships)
2016-2017 Rockingham Flames (SBL/WABL)
2019 Mandurah Magic (SBL/WABL)
2020 Goldfields Giants (WABL)
2020-2022 Olympians (Kalgoorlie-Boulder Basketball Association - KBBA)
2022 Goldfields Giants (NBL1 West)

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