College star inks 2 year deal with Fire

23 year old, 6FT Queenslander Courtney Woods will make her debut in the WNBL for the JCU Townsville Fire signing with the club for season’s 2020/21 & 21/22. Woods, a Brisbane native is returning to Australia after 5 years with the NIU Huskies in the MAC conference where she became the NIU All-Time Leader In Three-Pointers Made (323) the Second all-time at NIU in scoring with 2,216 points and is the current NIU season record holder for three-pointers made (105)

Fire Head Coach Shannon Seebohm believes Courtney is going to fit perfectly into the team for the upcoming season.

“I am excited to add a young talent like Courtney to our team for this season. She was a Queensland junior and has proven to be a tremendous scorer over the course of her college career. Her ability to shoot the ball is definitely going to add value to our team. I think she has a huge upside and am excited to coach her here in Townsville.”

“After 5 years of playing on the other side of the world, I am very excited to return home and be given the opportunity to begin my dream of being a professional basketball player in my home state.

“I made the easy decision to sign with Townsville because it felt like the perfect fit and provides me with the opportunity to learn from great coaches and players. I believe Townsville will provide me with the tools and support to make the jump from collegiate to professional basketball and I can’t wait to get started at my new home with my new team!” Woods said.

The 2020/21 WNBL Season will begin November 20th 2020.

Courtney Woods joins Megan McKay,Nadeen Payne, Lauren Nicholson, Kate Gaze, Zitina Aokuso, Mia Murray and Shyla Heal.