Jodie Datson
| No. 4 – Opals | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | WNBL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 14 August 1977 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Listed height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Career highlights | |
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Jodie Victoria Datson[1] (born 14 August 1977) is a retired Australian women's basketball player.
Biography
[edit]Datson played for the Australia women's national basketball team between 2003-2005 and was also a member of the 2004 Olympic squad for Athens.[2][3] She was not selected in the final team.[4]
Datson's best season in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) was 2003–04 with the Townsville Fire, where she was awarded their most valuable player and named in the national All-Star Five.[5] To help celebrate the Fire's 15th anniversary in the WNBL in 2015, Datson was named in their commemorative All-Star team.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jodie Victoria Datson (Australia) - Basketball Stats, Height, Age". FIBA Basketball. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ^ Former Opal to Spearhead Women's IV Campaign. Basketball Australia (11 August 2005). Retrieved 2017-11-10.
- ^ Datson to tour Europe with Opals. ABC News (2 July 2003). Retrieved 2017-11-10.
- ^ FIBA Archive. 2004 Olympic Games: Tournament for Women. Australia. Retrieved 2017-11-13.
- ^ Townsville Fire History. Basketball Australia. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
- ^ O'Neil, Rohan (4 November 2015). Fan voted team to honour Fire’s 15th anniversary. Townsville Bulletin. Retrieved 2017-11-10.