Professional Profile and Personal Life
Liz Cambage is a professional basketball player for WNBA Los Angeles Sparks. Cambage is widely known for the WNBA single-game with a scoring record of 53 points. Standing tall at 2.03 meters, she was teased a lot as a teen but was encouraged by her mother to play basketball in order to make friends. Cambage has played for the Women’s National Basketball League, Women’s National Basketball Association, Australian national team, and China.
Career
Cambage started her basketball career at the WNBL, playing for Dandenong Rangers in the 2007-08 season. Before this season ends, she joined the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) and remained with them for the next season. She came back for the 2020-21 season and played for the Southside Flyers.
After playing for AIS, she was drafted by Tulsa Shock for the Women’s National Basketball Association. She was reluctant to play for them but played in the 2011 WNBA All-Star Game. In 2012, Cambage decided not to return to the US to play for Tulsa Shock, citing she was “exhausted.”
| Team |
Los Angeles Sparks
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| Height / weight | 2.07 m / 98 kg |
| Born | 18 Aug 1991 |
| Nationality |
United Kingdom
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| Team History | |
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Los Angeles Sparks
|
2022 - present |
| Las Vegas Aces | 2019 - 2021 |
| Southside Flyers | 2020 |
| Shanxi Flame | 2018 - 2019 |
| Melbourne Boomers | 2017 - 2018 |
| Dallas Wings | 2018 |
| Shanghai Swordfish | 2015 - 2016 |
| Beijing Great Wall | 2013 - 2014 |
| Bulleen Boomers | 2009 - 2012 |
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Tulsa Shock
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2011 |
| Australian Institute of Sport | 2007 - 2008 |
| Dandenong Rangers | 2007 |
She returned to the US in the 2013 season and played for Shock. However, she never went back to the WNBA for the next five years. It will be in 2018 when she finally goes back to the US when she signed with Dallas Wings. Cambage entered a multi-year contract with the team.
Cambage also played for China, having signed a contract with Zhejiang Chouzhou in 2012. Her salary was reportedly $400,000 (Australian), making her one of the world’s highest-paid female basketballers. She played in the 2012 London Olympics representing Australia and won a bronze medal.
Career Highlights
- 2011, 2020 – 2x WNBL Champion
- 2011, 2018, 2019, 2021 – 4x WNBAAll-Star
- 2010, 2011, 2018, 2020 – 4x All-WNBLFirst Team
- 2019 – All-WNBA Second Team
- 2018 – All-WNBA First Team
- 2018 – WNBA Peak Performer
- 2011 – WNBA All-Rookie Team
- 2011 – WNBL MVP
Medals, Representing Australia
Olympics
- Bronze – 2012 London
World Cup
- Silver - 2018 Spain
Commonwealth Games
- Gold – 2018 Gold Coast
