Waite-ing game over: Senators lock in Kiara Waite for 2027

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The reigning NBL1 West champion Warwick Senators have made a statement in their title defence, re-signing WNBL rising star Kiara Waite for the 2027 season.

The 19-year-old returns to the club she’s called home since 2025, after logging career highs in games played, points per game, field goal percentage and three-pointers made this past season.

The forward/centre averaged 7.6 points, 4 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game in 2026, reaching double figures seven times.

Her standout performance came against the Eastern Suns in early April, when she scored 18 points, including 3 triples, in a resounding 24-point win. She also recorded a double-double against the Perth Redbacks.

Waite will return with more professional experience under her belt, having played behind Opal Zitina Aokuso for the Adelaide Lightning in the WNBL27 Season.

Before joining the Lightning, she spent two seasons with the Perth Lynx, playing 34 games in red.

Waite recommits to a side that finished fourth with a 14-6 record in NBL1 West. She joins Chloe Forster and Mackenzie Clinch Hoycard to form the core trio locked in so far for Warwick’s 2027 campaign.

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