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Natalie Novosel

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Natalie Novosel
Adelaide Lightning
PositionGuard
LeagueWNBL
Personal information
Born (1989-11-22) November 22, 1989 (age 35)
Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
NationalityAmerican / Australian
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High schoolLexington Catholic
(Lexington, Kentucky)
CollegeNotre Dame (2008–2012)
WNBA draft2012: 1st round, 8th overall pick
Drafted byWashington Mystics
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012Washington Mystics
2012–2013CSM Târgovişte
2013–2014Dandenong Rangers
2015–2016Townsville Fire
2016–2017Dandenong Rangers
2017–presentAdelaide Lightning
Career highlights
  • Big East Most Improved Player (2011)
  • 2x First-team All-Big East (2011, 2012)
  • Big East All-Freshman Team (2009)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Women's Basketball
Representing  United States
World University Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shenzhen Team

Natalie Frances Novosel[1] (born November 22, 1989) is an American professional basketball player. Born in Lexington, Kentucky, she went to Lexington Catholic High School and played collegiately at Notre Dame.

USA Basketball

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Novosel played on the team representing the US at the 2011 World University Games held in Shenzhen, China. The team, coached by Bill Fennelly, won all six games to earn the gold medal. Novosel averaged 4.5 points per game.[2]

WNBA career

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Novosel was selected in the first round of the 2012 WNBA draft (8th overall) by the Washington Mystics,[3] and was later cut by the Mystics before the 2013 WNBA season.

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader

WNBA

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WNBA regular season statistics[4]
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2012 Washington 31 0 9.9 33.7 22.0 75.9 1.3 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.6 3.2
Career 1 year, 1 team 31 0 9.9 33.7 22.0 75.9 1.3 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.6 3.2

College

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NCAA statistics[5]
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2008-09 Notre Dame 31 214 49.3 10.0 72.2 2.9 1.5 1.5 0.1 6.9
2009-10 35 176 42.8 35.0 76.1 2.2 1.7 1.3 0.2 5.0
2010-11 39 588 45.2 41.3 78.9 4.0 1.9 1.9 0.3 15.1
2011-12 39 591 42.0 41.1 82.9 4.1 2.0 1.2 0.4 15.2
Career 144 1569 44.2 39.2 78.9 3.3 1.8 1.5 0.2 10.9

Personal life

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Shortly after the draft, Novosel said that her first choice of teams was the Mystics, adding that she "couldn't be any happier" that the team selected her. She had personal reasons for wanting to play in Washington, most notably that her twin brother, Nathan, was set to begin a two-year position in the city with Teach for America in late summer 2012.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "University of Notre Dame Commencement Program" (PDF). University of Notre Dame. p. 61. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  2. ^ "Twenty-Sixth World University Games -- 2011". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  3. ^ "WNBA.com: Draft 2012". www.wnba.com. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
  4. ^ "Natalie Novosel WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
  5. ^ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  6. ^ Smith, Jennifer (April 16, 2012). "Former Lexington Catholic star Natalie Novosel taken by Mystics in WNBA first round". Lexington Herald-Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
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