Cayla George

Cayla George (née Francis; born 1 May 1989) is an Australian professional basketball player. She has played in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) and Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). In 2022, she won her fourth WNBL championship. In 2023, she was named WNBL Most Valuable Player and won a WNBA championship.

George made her Opals debut in 2008 and played at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Early life George was born on 1 May 1989 in Mount Barker, South Australia. The WNBL lists her height at and Logan Thunder and FIBA lists her height as .

In 2009, George played for the Ballarat Lady Miners in the SEABL. Her play with the team drew the attention the national selectors. In the 2011 season, she was the player of the round in two separate weeks. The second time was in round four.

George earned a silver medal with South Australia Metro at the 2005 U18 National Junior Championships. for three years, In a November 2009 game against the Australian Institute of Sport which her won 100–77, while on the court 23:38 minutes, she scored 24 points and had a field goal percentage of 75%. In an October 2009 game Adelaide won 75–66 against Dandenong, she had 26 points and 17 rebounds, and had a field goal percentage of 50%. She did not miss a single one of her free throw shots.

George joined the Logan Thunder in 2010. She played for them in 2010/2011 and 2011/2012. She wore no. 4 for the team.

George returned to the WNBL with the Townsville Fire in 2014. She played two seasons for the Fire.

George joined the Melbourne Boomers for the 2018–19 WNBL season.

She was named to the All-WNBL Second Team in the 2025–26 WNBL season.

WNBA On 4 February 2015, George signed with the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury. In February 2017, George was re-acquired by the Mercury.

On 2 February 2018, George was traded to the Connecticut Sun. On 16 May 2018, George was waived by the Connecticut Sun. On 3 June 2018, George was signed by the Dallas Wings.

On 1 February 2023, George signed as a free agent with the Las Vegas Aces.

National team career

George plays center for the Opals. In 2008, she had her first Opals cap in a game against New Zealand women's national basketball team. In June 2011, she participated in a national team training camp in Canberra.

George has also played for Australia's age restricted national sides. She has 31 caps for Australia's junior national team She averaged 12.1 points and 7.1 rebounds per game in the competition.

In May 2025, George was named in the Opals squad for the 2025 FIBA Women's Asia Cup in China.

Career statistics

WNBA †Denotes seasons in which George won a WNBA championship

Regular season

Playoffs