After a fantastic season with the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence, Isobel Borlase has signed with the WNBL's Adelaide Lightning for the upcoming season on a two-year deal.
The 18-year-old South Australian guard lit it up the NBL1 Wildcard series, in the second half of the season she had multiple stand-out games, scoring 25 points against the Joondalup Wolves and single-handily pulled off a win against the NBL1 West Grand Finals runners-up the Willetton Tigers with 11 points in the fourth quarter.
She averaged 15 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists in her final eight games.
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Borlase was recently a part of the Gems winning their first-ever championship at the U18 FIBA Asian Cup.
Isobel Borlase was named in the All-Star Five, she was in the top five amongst all players in scoring (14.4 points per game), assists (4.4 assists per game), and steals (2.8 steals per game).
Borlase said she was excited to join her hometown team and make that step to the next level.
“I’m looking forward to my first WNBL season. I was lucky enough to train with the Lightning over the Summer and really enjoyed being challenged by veterans such as Steph Talbot," she said.
“I cannot wait to contribute to the team’s success this season under Nat [Hurst] as Head Coach. It really is a dream come to sign my first contract with my home team."
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