Manuela Puoch

Manuela Puoch (born 5 October 2006) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Dandenong Rangers of the NBL1 South. She helped the Australian Gems win silver at the 2025 FIBA Under-19 World Cup. She was drafted 41st overall by the New York Liberty in the 2026 WNBA draft. She joined the Southside Melbourne Flyers of the WNBL for the 2025–26 WNBL season, and averaged 4.4 points, and 1.3 rebounds per game in 23 games. While playing with the Southside Flyers, she faced her sister, Nyadiew, during the 2025 WNBL season opener against the Canberra Capitals on 18 October 2025. She returned to Dandenong for the 2026 NBL1 South season and appeared in two NBL1 games for the Rangers, where she averaged 14 points, eight rebounds and 1.5 steals per game She was the Liberty's sole pick in the draft. She has six siblings.

Her older sister, Nyadiew, is a professional basketball player who was drafted 12th overall by the Atlanta Dream in the 2024 WNBA draft and selected by the Portland Fire in the 2026 WNBA expansion draft.