Mikaela Ruef

Mikaela Ruef (born 20 October 1990 ) is an American-Australian professional basketball player. She played in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) between 2014 and 2025.

Early life Ruef was born in Dayton, Ohio. She attended Beavercreek High School in Beavercreek, Ohio. and the Canberra Capitals for the 2016–17 WNBL season.

For the 2017–18 season, Ruef played for Toulouse Métropole Basket in the French LF2. In 24 games, she averaged 17.5 points, 12.0 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.7 steals per game. On 25 January 2020, after leaving Australia, She returned to the Fire for the 2023–24 WNBL season.

Australian state leagues In 2015, Ruef played for the Launceston Tornadoes of the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL). She was All-SEABL Team and SEABL Defensive Player of the Year. In 23 games, he averaged 16.1 points, 15.0 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. She returned to the Tornadoes for the 2016 season, In 2020, she played for the Thunder in the Queensland State League (QSL), where she led the team to the QSL championship. She played for the Thunder, now in the NBL1 North, in the 2021 NBL1 season.

With the Thunder in the 2022 NBL1 season, Ruef averaged 20.1 rebounds per game and had three triple-doubles. She scored 50 points on 17 July. With the Thunder in the 2023 NBL1 season, Ruef averaged 22.6 rebounds per game. She had 13 games recording 20 rebounds or more, She recorded one triple-double for the season. Ruef averaged 21.3 rebounds per game. She had 11 games recording 20 rebounds or more, She recorded three triple-double for the season.