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Grads - 2005/06 change over to 2006/07
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Out: In: Stay:
Abby Bishop
Renae Camino
Mikaela Dombkins
Christina Fox
Rachel Herrick
Hayley Munro
Lisa Scaglia
Alyce Shearing
Melissa Smith		 Kate Gaze
Ellyce Ironmonger
Jaimee Kennedy
Emma Langford
Nicole Hunt
Nikita-Lee Martin
Mia Newley
Marianna Tolo		 Katie Rae Ebzery
Cayla Francis
Molly Lewis
Ellie Manou
Rebecca Schatz
Louella Tomlinson

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Renae Camino
Position: Guard
Born: November 19 1986
Height: 176cm / 5'9"
From: NSW
The most exciting player to come out of the AIS since the 98/99 class. This highly athletic shooting guard is an excellent rebounder and was the dominant go-to player for the AIS and the Aussie Gems. Her dynamic play saw her rewarded as a member of the 2005 U19 World Junior Championship All-Star five. She led the tournament in scoring and top-scored in every game as co-captain of the Gems.
The 2004/05 WNBL Rookie of the Year was forced to sit out the 05/06 season due to an ACL injury sustained whilst with the Opals. She had the hype in 04/05, and she had the game to go with it - her numbers eclipsing Lauren Jackson's already awesome rookie stats.
There will be plenty of interest from WNBL teams. In a couple of years, the WNBA could also beckon. In a trip down to Oz, Connecticut coach Mike Thibault was seen having a lengthy conversation with the young star.

WNBL Averages:
Season Games EFF FG% 3PT% FT% TO STL BLK AST REBS PTS
04/05 21 17.48 48.64 23.81 64.08 2.62 0.57 0.38 1.52 9.33 17.24

WNBL Season highs:
Season EFF FGM FGA FTM FTA TO STL BLK AST REBS PTS
04/05 37 14 23 9 11 5 2 2 15 12 33

Career stats:
  Games MIN FG 3PT FT TO STL BLK AST REBS PTS
Totals 21 629+ 143/294 10/42 66/103 55 12 8 32 196 362
Averages - 31.45 6.8/14.0
48.64% 		0.5/2.0
23.81% 		3.1/4.9
64.08% 		2.62 0.57 0.38 1.52 9.33 17.24

2004/05 averages against each team:
  Adelaide Bulleen Canberra Dandenong Perth Sydney Uni Townsville
Field Goal % 53.13 44.44 56.41 48.08 57.89 38.00 46.81
Rebounds 7.00 8.33 8.67 8.67 10.33 12.00 10.33
Assists 2.67 0.33 2.33 2.67 1.33 0.67 0.67
Turnovers 2.33 1.00 3.33 2.67 2.33 3.33 3.33
Steals 0.67 0.33 0.33 0.67 1.67 0.33 0.00
Blocks 0.33 0.00 0.00 0.67 0.33 0.67 0.67
Points 13.33 14.00 19.33 20.33 17.67 17.67 18.33
Efficiency 15.00 13.33 20.33 18.33 22.00 16.67 16.67

2005 World Junior Championsips - Tunisia
        FG'S 2 PTS 3PTS FT'S REBOUNDS            
DATE VS SCORE MIN M/A % M/A % M/A % M/A % OR DR TOT AS PF TO ST BL PTS
Jul 15 Spain W 53-50 35 5/19 26 5/15 33 0/4 0 4/9 44 2 8 10 3 3 1 1 0 14
Jul 16 Tunisia W 68-47 22 5/11 45 5/11 45 0/0 - 4/5 80 4 2 6 2 2 2 1 0 14
Jul 17 Hungary L 57-61 32 5/12 42 2/9 22 3/3 100 0/2 0 5 9 14 1 3 5 0 0 13
Jul 19 Canada W 82-73 32 7/15 47 3/11 27 4/4 100 6/9 67 0 4 4 0 2 1 5 1 24
Jul 20 China W 77-66 29 10/17 59 9/15 60 1/2 50 1/2 50 2 5 7 0 1 3 1 0 22
Jul 22 SCG L 70-76 33 8/13 62 5/9 56 3/4 75 10/12 83 3 3 6 0 5 0 1 0 29
Jul 23 Spain L 68-79 37 9/18 50 5/11 45 4/7 57 5/11 45 7 4 11 4 5 7 1 0 27
Jul 24 Hungary W 68-62 36 11/17 65 9/13 69 2/4 50 6/7 86 1 6 7 3 5 2 2 1 30

Competition Totals: 256 60/122 - 43/94 - 17/28 - 36/67 - 24 41 65 13 26 21 12 2 173
Competition Averages: 32.0 7.5/15.3 49 5.4/11.8 46 2.1/3.5 61 4.5/7.1 63 3.0 5.1 8.1 1.6 3.3 2.6 1.5 0.3 21.6
Efficiency Total: 161  
Efficiency Average: 20.13  

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Mikaela Dombkins
Position: Guard/Forward
Born: August 1 1986
Height: 180cm / 5'11"
From: NSW
(We need some help with a headshot)
The Ambassador and captain of the AIS, Dombkins admirably shouldered the leadership role in a very young 05/06 team. On the court she was always active, full of energy and guiding the younger ones; helping them find their spots on the floor. In the minutes she sat to take a breather, the AIS struggled with direction.
Her first season with the AIS was cut short by injury, but since she has shown she is a capable baller with the ability to post points, make plays and rebound. In particular, her performance of 16 rebounds on January 14 2006 against Townsville turned heads. In an AIS uniform, that number has only been cleared by post players - Lauren Jackson and Hollie Grima.

WNBL Averages:
Season Games EFF FG% 3PT% FT% TO STL BLK AST REBS PTS
03/04 2 3.50 41.67 0.00 0.00 1.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 2.50 5.00
04/05 20 5.55 41.28 43.48 62.50 1.90 0.55 0.25 1.85 2.80 5.50
05/06 21 6.43 33.62 28.57 85.71 4.57 0.81 0.14 2.19 5.48 9.81

WNBL Season highs:
Season EFF FGM FGA FTM FTA TO STL BLK AST REBS PTS
03/04 5 4 6 0 1 1 1 0 1 4 8
04/05 21 6 8 2 2 4 2 1 6 9 14
05/06 19 8 16 4 5 8 3 1 6 16 24

Career stats:
  Games MIN FG 3PT FT TO STL BLK AST REBS PTS
Totals 43 1151 127/350 38/124 34/45 136 29 8 84 176 326
Averages - 26.76 3.0/8.1
36.29% 		0.9/2.9
30.65% 		0.8/1.0
75.56% 		3.16 0.67 0.19 1.95 4.09 7.58

2005/06 averages against each team:
  Adelaide Bulleen Canberra Dandenong Perth Sydney Uni Townsville
Field Goal % 22.22 39.39 40.91 39.29 31.82 31.43 35.48
Rebounds 5.33 4.33 3.00 6.33 6.67 5.67 7.00
Assists 1.67 3.33 0.67 1.33 3.00 3.33 2.00
Turnovers 4.67 2.33 5.00 6.33 6.00 4.33 6.00
Steals 0.67 0.67 1.00 0.67 0.67 0.67 1.33
Blocks 0.00 0.00 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.00 0.00
Points 8.00 11.33 6.67 9.33 14.00 9.67 9.67
Efficiency 1.33 10.33 2.33 8.67 8.00 7.00 7.33

2005 World Junior Championsips - Tunisia
        FG'S 2 PTS 3PTS FT'S REBOUNDS            
DATE VS SCORE MIN M/A % M/A % M/A % M/A % OR DR TOT AS PF TO ST BL PTS
Jul 15 Spain W 53-50 28 3/7 43 3/5 60 0/2 0 0/0 - 1 3 4 3 3 2 0 0 6
Jul 16 Tunisia W 68-47 27 3/5 60 2/3 67 1/2 50 0/0 - 2 3 5 1 2 4 3 0 7
Jul 17 Hungary L 57-61 27 4/10 40 4/9 44 0/1 0 1/1 100 2 2 4 1 1 2 1 0 9
Jul 19 Canada W 82-73 18 0/4 0 0/3 0 0/1 0 0/0 - 0 2 2 1 2 0 1 0 0
Jul 20 China W 77-66 26 5/12 42 5/10 50 0/2 0 0/0 - 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 10
Jul 22 SCG L 70-76 26 4/8 50 3/6 50 1/2 50 0/0 - 0 6 6 2 0 0 0 0 9
Jul 23 Spain L 68-79 28 1/7 14 0/4 0 1/3 33 0/0 - 3 4 7 4 5 2 2 0 3
Jul 24 Hungary W 68-62 23 3/9 33 3/6 50 0/3 0 0/0 - 1 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 6

Competition Totals: 203 23/62 - 20/46 - 3/16 - 1/1 - 9 23 32 13 13 13 9 0 50
Competition Averages: 25.4 2.9/7.8 37 2.5/5.8 43 0.4/2.0 19 0.1/0.1 100 1.1 2.9 4.0 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.1 0.0 6.3
Efficiency Total: 52  
Efficiency Average: 6.50  

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Christina Fox
Position: Guard
Born: February 16 1987
Height: 172cm / 5'8"
From: VIC
(We need some help with a headshot)
The 04/05 AIS Ambassador, Fox had a disrupted season only playing 9 games. She's a streaky shooting guard with a flat shot and certainly isn't shy of launching from beyond the arc. The AIS attempted to use Fox as a point guard after Kathleen MacLeod graduated last season, but she is more of a shooter than a playmaker.
She performed well at the 2005 Australian U20 Championships in a strong Victorian team averaging 13 points and nearly 3 assists on 10.3 efficiency. On the 2004 AIS tour of the US, she posted double figure points against the likes of Iowa, Indiana and Ohio.

WNBL Averages:
Season Games EFF FG% 3PT% FT% TO STL BLK AST REBS PTS
03/04 4 4.00 37.04 40.00 66.67 2.50 0.25 0.00 0.75 3.50 6.50
04/05 19 2.58 33.78 30.43 85.71 2.47 0.32 0.11 0.90 2.26 6.68
05/06 9 0.22 29.63 30.77 66.67 4.33 0.33 0.00 1.22 2.44 7.11

WNBL Season highs:
Season EFF FGM FGA FTM FTA TO STL BLK AST REBS PTS
03/05 15 7 14 1 2 7 1 0 2 7 17
04/05 13 6 11 2 2 5 2 1 3 5 14
05/06 9 5 16 3 4 6 2 0 4 6 14

Career stats:
  Games MIN FG 3PT FT TO STL BLK AST REBS PTS
Totals 32 666 84/256 37/118 12/16 79 10 2 31 79 217
Averages - 20.81 2.6/8.0
32.82% 		1.2/3.7
31.36% 		0.4/0.5
75.00% 		3.00 0.31 0.06 0.97 2.47 6.78

2005/06 averages against each team:
  Adelaide Bulleen Canberra Dandenong Perth Sydney Uni Townsville
Field Goal % 28.57 35.71 18.18 27.27 - - 37.50
Rebounds 3.50 3.00 2.50 1.00 - - 2.50
Assists 0.50 4.00 1.00 0.50 - - 1.50
Turnovers 4.00 1.00 4.50 6.00 - - 4.50
Steals 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 - - 1.50
Blocks 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 - - 0.00
Points 8.50 12.00 2.50 4.00 - - 11.00
Efficiency 1.00 9.00 -3.00 -4.50 - - 3.00

2005 World Junior Championsips - Tunisia
        FG'S 2 PTS 3PTS FT'S REBOUNDS            
DATE VS SCORE MIN M/A % M/A % M/A % M/A % OR DR TOT AS PF TO ST BL PTS
Jul 15 Spain W 53-50 30 1/6 17 1/3 33 0/3 0 0/0 - 1 3 4 1 1 1 0 0 2
Jul 16 Tunisia W 68-47 30 4/9 44 2/2 100 2/7 29 1/1 100 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 11
Jul 17 Hungary L 57-61 32 3/11 27 0/1 0 3/10 30 0/0 - 1 2 3 0 1 4 0 0 9
Jul 19 Canada W 82-73 21 4/8 50 1/1 100 3/7 43 3/4 75 0 2 2 0 3 2 0 0 14
Jul 20 China W 77-66 14 1/5 20 1/3 33 0/2 0 0/2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Jul 22 SCG L 70-76 20 2/7 29 1/2 50 1/5 20 2/2 100 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 7
Jul 23 Spain L 68-79 28 6/13 46 3/6 50 3/7 43 0/0 - 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 15
Jul 24 Hungary W 68-62 32 2/9 22 0/2 0 2/7 29 0/0 - 0 1 1 2 1 5 1 0 6

Competition Totals: 207 23/68 - 9/20 - 14/48 - 6/9 - 2 10 12 7 9 13 5 0 66
Competition Averages: 25.9 2.9/8.5 34 1.1/2.5 45 1.8/6.0 29 0.8/1.1 67 0.3 1.3 1.5 0.9 1.1 1.6 0.6 0.0 8.3
Efficiency Total: 29  
Efficiency Average: 3.63  

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Melissa Smith
Position: Forward
Born: May 29 1986
Height: 187cm / 6'2"
From: NSW
Over the past two seasons for the AIS, Smith has been one of the more consistent players and has managed to slightly improve her numbers in her second year. In the 04/05 season she didn't take a single shot from three-point territory, but in 05/06 showed she has the range with a 40% clip on selective shooting. Rather foul prone, she fouled out in 5 of the 19 games this season.
Smith is one of four players from NSW graduating from the 'tute. With Sydney Uni the only NSW team, it will be interesting to see where she and the others end up if they all venture into the WNBL.

WNBL Averages:
Season Games EFF FG% 3PT% FT% TO STL BLK AST REBS PTS
04/05 18 4.17 39.81 - 58.82 1.83 0.50 0.56 0.72 2.94 5.11
05/06 19 5.11 39.23 40.00 45.16 3.79 0.53 0.89 1.42 4.68 6.42

WNBL Season highs:
Season EFF FGM FGA FTM FTA TO STL BLK AST REBS PTS
04/05 11 4 9 4 6 3 2 4 3 6 12
05/06 15 6 12 4 6 7 2 3 5 12 13

Career stats:
  Games MIN FG 3PT FT TO STL BLK AST REBS PTS
Totals 37 776 92/233 6/15 24/48 105 19 27 40 142 214
Averages - 20.98 2.5/6.3
39.49% 		2.3/5.9
39.45% 		0.6/1.3
50.00% 		2.84 0.51 0.73 1.02 3.84 5.78

2005/06 averages against each team:
  Adelaide Bulleen Canberra Dandenong Perth Sydney Uni Townsville
Field Goal % 30.00 42.31 44.44 40.91 25.53 37.50 47.62
Rebounds 4.50 5.67 2.67 5.33 9.00 4.00 3.00
Assists 0.00 0.67 0.33 2.67 4.00 0.67 2.00
Turnovers 2.00 4.67 5.33 4.33 3.50 3.00 3.00
Steals 0.00 0.00 0.67 0.67 0.00 0.67 1.33
Blocks 0.50 0.00 1.33 1.67 2.00 0.67 0.33
Points 4.50 7.67 6.00 7.33 5.50 5.67 7.33
Efficiency 3.00 3.00 1.67 7.67 9.00 5.00 7.00

2005 World Junior Championsips - Tunisia
        FG'S 2 PTS 3PTS FT'S REBOUNDS            
DATE VS SCORE MIN M/A % M/A % M/A % M/A % OR DR TOT AS PF TO ST BL PTS
Jul 15 Spain W 53-50 15 2/3 67 2/2 100 0/1 0 2/2 100 0 1 1 0 3 4 1 0 6
Jul 16 Tunisia W 68-47 14 0/4 0 0/4 0 0/0 - 1/2 50 1 2 3 0 3 2 0 0 1
Jul 17 Hungary L 57-61 14 1/1 100 1/1 100 0/0 - 2/2 100 1 4 5 0 3 0 0 0 4
Jul 19 Canada W 82-73 4 0/0 - 0/0 - 0/0 - 0/0 - 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
Jul 20 China W 77-66 3 0/0 - 0/0 - 0/0 - 0/0 - 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
Jul 22 SCG L 70-76 0 0/0 - 0/0 - 0/0 - 0/0 - - - - - - - - - -
Jul 23 Spain L 68-79 6 0/1 0 0/1 0 0/0 - 0/0 - 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jul 24 Hungary W 68-62 18 2/4 50 1/3 33 1/1 100 2/3 67 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 7

Competition Totals: 74 5/13 - 4/11 - 1/2 - 7/9 - 3 10 13 2 14 8 2 1 18
Competition Averages: 9.3 0.6/1.6 38 0.5/1.4 36 0.1/0.3 50 0.9/1.1 78 0.4 1.3 1.6 0.3 1.8 1.0 0.3 0.1 2.3
Efficiency Total: 18  
Efficiency Average: 2.25  

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Abby Bishop
Position: Forward/Centre
Born: Nov 29 1988
Height: 189cm / 6'2"
From: SA		 Career Highs
Points: 18
Assists: 5
Rebounds: 8		 Career Averages
Points: 9.92
Assists: 1.42
Rebounds: 4.83		 Career Totals
Points: 119
Assists: 17
Rebounds: 58
Comments: Late addition to the 2006 exit class. Left in late August or early September, has since signed with the Canberra Capitals. 2005/06 Rookie of the Year despite being injured.

Rachel Herrick
Position: Centre
Born: November 17 1986
Height: 192cm / 6'4"
From: NSW		 Career Highs
Points: 8
Assists: 1
Rebounds: 9		 Career Averages
Points: 2.08
Assists: 0.15
Rebounds: 2.00		 Career Totals
Points: 81
Assists: 6
Rebounds: 82
Comments: She's got the height going for her, but that's about it at the moment as she didn't have a break-out game in her two years at the 'tute. Her efficiency rate actually went down in her 2nd year.

Hayley Munro
Position: Forward
Born: March 18 1988
Height: 183cm / 6'0"
From: VIC		 Career Highs
Points: 7
Assists: 3
Rebounds: 4		 Career Averages
Points: 3.00
Assists: 0.56
Rebounds: 1.80		 Career Totals
Points: 27
Assists: 5
Rebounds: 18
Comments: Played nine games for AIS off the bench in limited minutes. Nothing overly eye-catching in the stats.
The number of Victorian stock at the 'tute has decreased significantly. Is Victoria finally losing their dominancy?

Alyce Shearing
Position: Forward
Born: March 30 1987
Height: 187cm / 6'2"
From: ACT (born in NSW)		 Career Highs
Points: 6
Assists: 2
Rebounds: 5		 Career Averages
Points: 2.88
Assists: 0.44
Rebounds: 2.06		 Career Totals
Points: 46
Assists: 7
Rebounds: 33
Comments: Players went down left, right and centre with injuries, so Shearing was given a chance. She was also a late call up for the 2005 AYOF team, replacing Lisa Scaglia, and performed well at the tournament averaging 8.5 pts and 5.5 rebounds for the Aussies.

Lisa Scaglia
Position: Guard
Born: September 27 1987
Height: 169cm / 5'7"
From: SA		 Career Highs
Points: 8 (with Ade)
Assists: 2
Rebounds: 2		 Career Averages
Points: 4.50
Assists: 0.50
Rebounds: 1.25		 Career Totals
Points: 18
Assists: 2
Rebounds: 5
Comments: Started her WNBL career with Adelaide in the 04/05 season and played 2 games. Gained an AIS scholarship for '05, went to Worlds with the Gems, but went down with a knee injury a couple games into the WNBL season