Darcee Garbin

Darcee Garbin (born 24 June 1994) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Cockburn Cougars of the NBL1 West. She is also contracted with the Tasmania Jewels of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).

Early life and family Garbin was born in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. She was raised in Kambalda before moving to Perth with her family. Garbin's younger sister, Sophie Garbin, is an Australia Fast5 netball international.

Garbin attended Kolbe Catholic College in the Perth suburb of Rockingham before moving to Canberra in 2011 to attend the Australian Institute of Sport.

Playing career WNBL Garbin made her professional debut with the Australian Institute of Sport WNBL team during the 2011–12 season. She then returned to her home state and joined the West Coast Waves, where she played three seasons. In 2015, she moved to Queensland to play for the Townsville Fire. She played five seasons for the Fire and won two championships. She returned to the WA franchise, now known as the Perth Lynx, for the 2020 WNBL Hub season in Queensland. She was named captain of the Lynx for the 2021–22 WNBL season.

On 10 May 2026, Garbin signed with the Tasmania Jewels for the 2026–27 WNBL season, the team's inaugural season in the league.

SBL / NBL1 West and QBL Garbin made her debut in the State Basketball League (SBL) for the Rockingham Flames in 2011. She played for Rockingham every year until 2016, winning championships in 2014 and 2015. In 2017, she played for the Townsville Flames in the Queensland Basketball League (QBL). In 2018, she split the year with Rockingham and Townsville. In 2019, she won her third championship with Rockingham.

On 26 May 2023, Garbin signed with the Goldfields Giants for the rest of the 2023 NBL1 West season.

In March 2026, Garbin signed with the Cockburn Cougars for the 2026 NBL1 West season. She was named NBL1 West Sixth Woman of the Year. She helped the Cougars reach the NBL1 West Grand Final.

Germany and Hungary In February 2019, Garbin moved to Germany to play out the 2018–19 season with Herner TC of the DBBL, where she won the DBBL Cup and the league championship. She returned to the team for the 2023–24 season and helped them win the Hungarian League championship.

Garbin played for Serco Uni Győr in the Hungarian League in 2024–25. After taking part in the Opals team camps, Garbin was named to the final roster for the 2019 FIBA Asia Cup where she would make her Opals debut.

Personal life Garbin married fellow basketball player, Nic Cody, in 2024. Cody played at Lander University and for the Willetton Tigers before a debilitating back injury led to his retirement in 2017. He paused his engineering career to move to Europe with Garbin. The couple had their first child, a daughter, in December 2025.