Caitlin De Wit

Caitlin De Wit (born 19 June 1987) is a 3.0 point Australian wheelchair basketball player. She was part of the Australia women's national wheelchair basketball team at the Osaka Cup in Japan in February 2013, and the Asia-Oceania Zone Qualifiers in Bangkok in November 2013. She played with the Hills Hornets team that won the Women's National Wheelchair basketball League (WNWBL) championship title in 2007, 2008 and 2009, and the Sydney University Flames team that won it in 2010.

Caitlin De Wit
Caitlin De Wit at a Sydney University Flames game in June 2013
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born (1987-06-19) 19 June 1987
Sport
SportWheelchair basketball
Disability class3.0
Event(s)Women's team
ClubSydney University Flames

Personal

Caitlin De Wit was born on 19 June 1987,[1] and grew up on the Central Coast of New South Wales.[2] She attended Central Coast Grammar School, and then Charles Sturt University,[3] where she studied for a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Equine Studies. During her first year at Charles Sturt, she broke her L4-L6 lumbar vertebrae in a horse riding accident. She was airlifted to Royal North Shore Hospital, where she was diagnosed as an incomplete paraplegic. She returned to Charles Sturt to complete her degree, assisted by a 2006 ParaQuad scholarship, and graduated in 2007. In 2010, she began studying for a Bachelor of Veterinary Science degree at Sydney University,[2][4] where she received a Sydney University Sports and Fitness Elite Athlete Program scholarship.[5]

Wheelchair basketball

Club

De Wit is classified as a 3.0 point player.[6] She began playing wheelchair basketball in 2007. She joined with the Sydney-based Hills Hornets, who won the Women's National Wheelchair Basketball League (WNWBL) title in 2007, 2008 and 2009. Renamed the Sydney University Flames team in 2010, the team were league champions again that year.[7]

National

De Wit made her international debut playing for the Under 25 team in the Under 25 Women's Wheelchair Basketball World Championships in Canada in 2011,[6] winning a silver medal. In 2012, she trained with Porto Torres, an Italian team. She made her debut with the senior team, known as the Gliders, at the Osaka Cup in Japan in February 2013, where the Gliders successfully defended the trophy they had won in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2012.[8][9] In October 2013, she was selected to play at the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Asia/Oceania Championships in Thailand in November 2013.[5]

Season statistics [6]
CompetitionSeasonMatches FGM-FGAFG%3FGM-3FGA3FG% FTM-FTAFT%PFPts TOTASTPTS
WNWBL20131328–9629.2—0.09–2733.337654.91.65.0
WNWBL20121413–4827.1—0.02–540.026383.10.62.0
WNWBL20111939–11633.6—0.011–4325.651895.01.14.7
WNWBL2010152–1711.8—0.0—0.01241.70.30.3
WNWBL2009115–2619.2—0.03–933.315131.80.41.2
Key
FGM, FGA, FG%: field goals made, attempted and percentage 3FGM, 3FGA, 3FG%: three-point field goals made, attempted and percentage
FTM, FTA, FT%: free throws made, attempted and percentage PF: personal fouls
Pts, PTS: points, average per game TOT: turnovers average per game, AST: assists average per game

References
  1. "Aussie girls named for U25 basketball worlds". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 24 August 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  2. "Scholarship recipient follows her dreams" (PDF). ParaQuad News (2). May 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  3. "Player statistics for Caitlin De Wit (3.0)". SportingPulse. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  4. "Caitlin De Wit (NSW)". Disability Sports Australia. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  5. Tilley, Andrew (15 October 2013). "Four selected in national wheelchair basketball teams". Sydney Uni Sport & Fitness. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  6. "Player Profile -Kathleen O'Kelly Kennedy (4.0)". Sporting Pulse. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  7. "Caitlin De Wit (NSW)". Disability Sports Australia. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  8. "1013 Osaka Cup, Japan - Australian Gliders Player Profiles" (PDF). Basketball Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  9. "Aussie Gliders 2013 Osaka Cup Champions". Basketball Australia. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
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