The 2013-14 season is over for the ten Stanford alumnae who played abroad. Here's how it went for them.
Sebnem Kimyacioglu ('05), Galatasaray (Turkey)
Seb and her teammates had good reason to look triumphant (that's Seb, third from the left). They had just defeated arch-rival Fenerbahce 69-58 in the FIBA EuroLeague Women gold medal game.
Galatasaray is the first Turkish team to ever win the EuroLeague Women championship.
The turning point of the game came when Seb "... stepped into EuroLeague Women history and Galatasaray basketball folklore as she came off the bench with four minutes remaining and sank a huge triple from the wing. Minutes later, she converted again from downtown and effectively won the game for her team."
Seb said, "... they were the biggest two shots of my career."
For more details, see the game report, which includes a game highlight video that shows Seb (still #33) literally jumping for joy.
Galatasaray also won the Turkish league (TKBL) regular season championship with a 24-2 win-loss record.
Galatasaray capped its season this week with another triumph — a victory over Fenerbahce 73-54 in the fifth and final game of the Turkish Championship series. Galatasaray has now won the Turkish Championship Cup twelve times — Fenerbahce has won it eleven times.
Seb is Galatasaray's 3-point specialist. She led Galatasaray in 3-point percentage in both the TKBL and EuroLeague. In the TKBL, she took 67% of her shots from beyond the arc and made 41% of them. In EuroLeague, she took 69% of her shots from beyond the arc and made 40% of them.
Kristen Newlin/Nevin Nevlin ('07), Fenerbahce (Turkey)
Fenerbahce, the other Turkish powerhouse team, played second fiddle to Galatasaray this season. It placed second in the TKBL with a 23-3 win-loss record and was the runner-up for the EuroLeague Women Championship and the Turkish League Championship.
Fenerbahce, inexplicably, has five centers on its roster. It also has two naturalized Turkish citizens — Kristin and center Quanitra Hollingsworth, who joined the team last season. FIBA regulations restrict a team to just one naturalized citizen in a EuroLeague Women game.
So Kristin had limited playing time this season. She played in ten of Fener's 21 EuroLeague games, where she averaged 2.1 points and 1.5 rebounds per game. She played in only five of Fener's 36 Turkish league games, where she averaged 6.8 points and 4.0 rebounds per game.
Cori Enghusen/Korel Engin ('02), Tarsus Belediyesi (Turkey)
Tarsus finished 10th (of 14) in the Turkey TKBL league with a 9-17 win-loss record.
Tarsus, in its first appearance in EuroCup Women, advanced to the eighth finals (the sweet sixteen).
Cori, in her 12th season of professional basketball, averaged 5.3 points, 5.5 rebounds, 0.7 assists and 1.0 blocks in the TKBL games and 6.3 points, 6.6 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 1.1 blocks in the EuroCup games. She ranked #10 in blocked shots in the TKBL and #8 in Eurocup.
Joslyn Tinkle ('13), Hat-Agro Uni Gyor (Hungary)
Uni Gyor had a fair season — perhaps better than expected taking into account the tragic circumstances (the bus crash in September). It finished fifth (of 10) in Hungary Division A and ended its season with a loss in the quarter-finals of the league playoffs. It did not advance to the second round of EuroLeague Women.
Jos had an outstanding rookie professional season. She led Uni Gyor in scoring (19.8 ppg, #1 in the league), rebounding (10.1 rpg, #3 in the league), steals (2.2 spg, #2 in the league) and blocked shots (0.9 bpg, #5 in the league).
She had nine double-doubles, took the most free throws and made 92% of them, and made 39% of her 3-point shots.
Jos was named the Eurobasket.com All-Hungarian League Player of the Year, the Defensive Player of the Year, the Import Player of the Year and a member of the 1st Team and the All-Imports Team.
Candice Wiggins ('08), Maccabi Bnot Ashdod (Israel)
Maccabi Ashdod had a very good season. It finished second in the Israeli D1 league with an 18-3 win-loss record and then won the league championship by defeating #1 Elitzur Ramia.
Candice averaged 14.7 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.7 steals per game.
She was named to the Eurobasket.com All-Israeli League 1st Team and the All-Imports Team.
Candice blogged about her experiences in Israel in Israel:A Great Teammate to the United States
Jillian Harmon ('09), Lavezzini Parma (Italy)
Parma finished sixth (of 12) in the Italy A1 league with a 10-10 win-loss record and ended its season with a loss to Umbertide in the quarter-finals of the A1 playoffs.
Jillian was Parma's second-best scorer (14.8 ppg, #8 in the league) and second-best rebounder (9.0 rpg, #8 in the league). She had six double-doubles.
Jillian was named to the Eurobasket.com All-Italian League 2nd Team.
Sarah Boothe ('12), Widzew Lodz (Poland)
It was not a good season for Widzew — it finished ninth (of 10) in the Polish BLK league with a 6-18 win-loss record.
Sarah did a good job for Widzew in the post. She was the #3 shot blocker in the league (1.5 bpg) and Widzew's second-best rebounder (7.1 rpg, #10 in the league). She also averaged 6.5 points and 1.6 assists per game.
Kayla Pedersen ('11), Dandenong Rangers (Australia)
The Dandenong Rangers had a good season. They finished second (of nine) in the Australia WNBL league with a 16-8 win-loss record. They advanced to the final four, where they lost to Bendigo (the eventual champion) in the semifinal.
Kayla was the Rangers' best rebounder (8.3 rpg, #5 in the league) and shot blocker (0.8 bpg, #10 in the league). She scored an average of 12.2 points per game. She had five double-doubles.
Kayla was awarded Australia-Basket.com All-Australia WNBL Honorable Mention.
The Rangers named Kayla the Defensive Player of the Year, with this tribute:
With a couple of players in line for this award Kayla went above and beyond in her defensive efforts this season. Consistently coming up against the WNBL's biggest and baddest players, she was often undersized but never took a backward step when it came to the defensive end.
Nneka Ogwumike ('12), Guangdong Dolphins (China)
Guangdong finished fifth (of 12) in the China WBCA league with a 14-8 win-loss record and finished its season with a loss in the quarter-finals of the league playoffs.
Nneka led Guangdong in scoring (27.5 ppg, #4 in league), rebounding (8.5 rpg, #9 in league), steals (2.3 spg, #2 in league) and blocked shots (0.6 bpg, #10 in league).
She made 65% of her field goal attempts and 87.2% of her free throws. She scored more than ten points in every game, more than 30 in nine games and more than 40 twice. She had nine double-doubles.
Nneka was named the Asia-Basket.com All-Chinese WBCA Defensive Player of the Year and a member of the 1st Team and the All-Imports Team.
Jayne Appel ('10), Liaoning Hengye (China)
Liaoning finished sixth (of 12) in the China WBCA league with a 12-10 win-loss record and finished its season with a loss in the quarter-finals of the league playoffs.
Jayne led Liaoning in scoring (23.2 ppg, #7 in league), rebounding (11.1 rpg, #4 in league) and blocked shots (1.3 bpg, #4 in league).
She made 63.9% of her field goal attempts and 82.4% of her free throws. She scored more than ten points in every game, more than 30 in three games and more then 40 twice. She had seven double-doubles.
Jayne was awarded Asia-Basket.com All-Chinese WBCA Honorable Mention.
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