Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) Name Stephanie Talbot | Role Basketball Player Positions Basketball positions | |
Born 15 June 1994 (age 29) ( 1994-06-15 ) Katherine, Northern Territory | ||
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Stephanie Talbot (born 15 June 1994) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBA).
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Talbot is a current member of the Australian Women's basketball training squad. She is considered one of the brightest prospects in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL), winning the 2013 Betty Watson Rookie of the Year award. In accepting her award, Talbot was asked what she had learned from playing with Olympians Suzy Batkovic, Laura Hodges and Jennifer Screen, and she replied "Shitloads".
Talbot was a member of the bronze medal winning team at the 2013 World Junior Championship held in Lithuania. At that tournament, Talbot was named to the World Championships All-Star Five.
In 2014, Talbot nominated for the WNBA draft, where she was selected in the third round (33rd overall) by the Phoenix Mercury. Talbot opted to play for the Canberra Capitals for the WNBL 2014/15 season.
In 2017, the Phoenix Mercury re-acquired Talbot.