Abby Bishop

Abby Bishop (born 29 November 1988) is an Australian former professional basketball player. She played in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) between 2005 and 2025 for the Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra Capitals, Dandenong Rangers, Adelaide Lightning, Townsville Fire and Southside Flyers. She played three seasons in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), winning a WNBA championship in 2010 with the Seattle Storm. She was a member of the Australia women's national basketball team and won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Personal life Bishop was born on 29 November 1988 She is tall, and was featured in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL)'s 2009 league calendar. In August 2013, Bishop took custody of her two-day-old niece, Zala Kate Bishop.

Basketball Bishop is a tall forward. In 2008, she was featured as a basketball star on myFiba.

Professional

WNBA Bishop's rookie season in the WNBA was in 2010. In her first season in the WNBA playing for the Seattle Storm, she only played in 16 games, averaging 6.8 minutes per game. Bishop did not play in any post season games in her rookie year because she had a concussion during practice for the post season. She played a third season for the Storm in 2016.

WNBL Bishop has averaged 13.8 points a game, 8.3 rebounds a game and 1.4 assists a game in her WNBL career. She had a scholarship with the Australian Institute of Sport and played for the AIS WNBL team in the 2005–06 WNBL season. She played for the Canberra Capitals in the 2006–07 season, and was with the team again for the 2007–08 season when she was nineteen-year-old. She stayed with the team for the 2008–09 season. and in a late January 2009 game against the AIS which Canberra won 99–72, she scored 27 points. In a January 2009 game against the Logan Thunder that Canberra won 76–53, she scored 15 points. She played a fourth season for the Capitals in 2009–10.

Bishop played in the WNBL in 2010–11 for the Dandenong Rangers. She then played for the Adelaide Lightning in 2011–12. That season, she averaged 16.4 points a game, 8.2 rebounds a game and 2.6 assists a game.

Bishop played for the Capitals between 2013 and 2016, where she won the WNBL Most Valuable Player Award in 2014–15. She returned to the Lightning for the 2017–18 season. In 2019–20, she played for the Townsville Fire. She played for the Southside Flyers in 2021–22 and 2022–23. On 10 January 2025, she came out of retirement and signed with the Canberra Capitals as a short-term injury replacement. She retired again on 15 February 2025.

Europe and Asia Bishop played in France in 2012–13 with Perpignan Basket, then ended the 2013–14 season in Hungary with PEAC-Pecs, and ended the 2014–15 season also in Hungary with Aluinvent DVTK Miskolc. She spent the 2016–17 season in France with Tarbes Gespe Bigorre, and ended the 2017–18 season in Russia with WBC Dynamo Novosibirsk. She returned to Hungary for the 2018–19 season to play for KSC Szekszárd and then played in Italy for Virtus Bologna in 2020–21. After a season in Spain in 2023–24 with Hozono Global Jairis, Bishop had her final professional stint in the 2024 Women's Basketball League Asia with Chinese team Sichuan Yuanda Meile. She took leave from Cobras duties during June while touring with the Australian Opals team in China. She returned to the SEABL in 2014 with the Launceston Tornadoes. She then played in the Queensland Basketball League (QBL) for the Rockhampton Cyclones in 2017, Sunshine Coast Phoenix in 2018, and split the 2019 QBL season with the Cyclones and Townsville Flames. She played for the Ipswich Force in the 2021 NBL1 North season and the Casey Cavaliers in the 2022 NBL1 South season. As a member of the 2006 Junior Women's Team, she earned won a gold medal during the Oceania World Qualification Series Her team finished fifth.

Bishop has represented Australia as a member of the Australian Opals. As a member of the 2007 team, she won a gold medal during the Oceania World Qualifications series. In 2008, she participated in the Good Luck Beijing 2008 held in China in the lead up to the Olympics. Her team was joined by national teams from United States, Cuba, Korea, New Zealand and China. Bishop was the youngest player on the team. In 2010, she was a member of the senior women's national team that competed at the World Championships in the Czech Republic. In July 2011, she participated in the Olympic qualification competition. She played in the 2012 Summer Olympic qualifying game against the New Zealand women's national basketball team. At the 2012 Olympics, she was part of the Australian team that won the bronze medal.

Career statistics

†Denotes seasons in which Bishop won a WNBA championship WNBA Regular season

Playoffs