Jessica Bibby
Australian basketball player (born 1979)
About Jessica Bibby
Born 1979. Jessica Bibby is an Australian basketball player and australian rules football player.
Bibby on the floor during the Canberra Capitals v Townsville Fire 2011/12 home opener. Bibby is in blue, wearing long white socks. Jessica Bibby (born 23 August 1979) is an Australian sportswoman. She has played nearly 400 games in the WNBL and won several WNBL Championships. She has played for the Dandenong Rangers and Canberra Capitals. She was drafted by the WNBA's New York Liberty in 2000 and played for the team. She has played for the Australian national basketball team at junior and senior level.
In 2017, turned to Australian rules football, playing for in all seven games of the 2017 AFL Women's season. Bibby retired from professional sport at the end of the season.
Personal Bibby was born on 23 August 1979. She is tall.
WNBL Bibby started playing in the WNBL in 1996.
Dandenong Rangers Bibby joined the Rangers in 1996 and was a member of the team until 2006. In her first season with the team, she averaged 4.5 points per game. Her highest season average points per game for the Rangers was 14.9 during the 1999/2000 season. In her final season with the team, she played only 6 games after having played 21 games during all seasons from 1998/1999 to 2004/2005. Bibby has been part of the Rangers teams that won WNBL Championships during the 2003/2004 season, and during the 2004/2005 season. In a December 2006 game against Sydney, she scored 15 points. In her second season, she averaged 16.1 points per game and 15.1 points per game in her third season with the team. During the 2009/2010 season, she averaged 14.5 points per game. In a January 2010 game, she made an important two-point shot near the end of the game that helped her team win a game against the Bulleen Boomers. She took a week off from the team in February 2010 following the death of her brother. She became the captain of the Capitals at the start of the 2010/2011 season, taking over the position vacated by Kellie Abrams.
Bibby has been part Capitals teams that won WNBL Championships during the 2006/2007 season,
WNBA Bibby was drafted during the third round of the 2000 draft. She was selected 45th overall. She was part of the Opals side that competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics qualifying tournament.
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Who is Jessica Bibby?
Australian basketball player (born 1979)
When was Jessica Bibby born?
Jessica Bibby was born on 23 August 1979 in Melbourne.
What is Jessica Bibby's occupation?
Jessica Bibby is a basketball player and australian rules football player.
What nationality is Jessica Bibby?
Jessica Bibby is Australian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Jessica Bibby. https://biography.guide/jessica-bibby/
MLA: "Jessica Bibby." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/jessica-bibby/.
Chicago: "Jessica Bibby." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/jessica-bibby/.
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