League WNBL Listed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Height 1.85 m Pro career 2011 | Nationality New Zealand Playing career Position Basketball positions | |
Born 10 January 1992 (age 25)
Pahiatua, New Zealand ( 1992-01-10 ) College Dickinson State (2012–2014) 2015–2016 Adelaide Lightning (Australia) Education Dickinson State University | ||
Jessica "Jess" Bygate (born 10 January 1992) is a professional basketball player from New Zealand. She currently plays for the Melbourne Boomers in the WNBL.
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Early life
Bygate grew up in Nelson and received her secondary education at Nelson College for Girls. After school, she attended Lincoln University for a year.
WBC
Bygate began her career in New Zealand, playing for the Canterbury Wildcats in the WBC. She then moved to the Nelson Sparks, where she won her first WBC championship. She then spent a season for the Junior Tall Ferns, before moving to the Australian leagues.
College
Bygate began her college career in 2011 at Moberly Area Community College in Moberly, Missouri. Impressive showings earned her a transfer to Dickinson State University in Dickinson, North Dakota where she would play for the Dickinson State Blue Hawks.
Australia
After a season with the Gladstone Power in the Queensland Basketball League, Bygate was signed by WNBL side, Adelaide Lightning for the 2015–16 season. Bygate was then signed for the 2016–17 season by the Melbourne Boomers.
National team
At the 2013 FIBA Oceania Championship for Women Bygate made her international debut where she won a silver medal as part of the Tall Ferns New Zealand women's basketball team.