Chevannah Paalvast

Chevannah Paalvast (born 4 September 1991) is a professional basketball player from New Zealand.

Chevannah Paalvast
No. 15 – Bendigo Spirit
PositionGuard
LeagueWNBL
Personal information
Born (1991-09-04) 4 September 1991
Waitakere, New Zealand
NationalityNew Zealand
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Career information
CollegeMonmouth (2010–2014)
WNBA draft2014 / Undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014Waitakere Lady Rangers
2015Southern Peninsula Sharks
2015–2017Townsville Fire
2017–2018Canberra Capitals
2020–presentBendigo Spirit
Career highlights and awards
  • WNBL champion (2016)
  • Third-team All-MAAC (2014)
Medals
Representing  New Zealand
Women's Basketball
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold Coast Team competition
FIBA Oceania Championships
2015 Australia / New Zealand Team

Professional career

College

Paalvast played college basketball for the Monmouth Hawks in West Long Branch, New Jersey, participating in NCAA Division I. [1] In her final season, she was awarded a place on the All-MAAC Third Team.

Australia

After a season with the Southern Peninsula Sharks in the Big V, Paalvast was signed by the WNBL defending champions, the Townsville Fire for the 2015–16 season. She would go on to take home her maiden WNBL title and help the Fire achieve back-to-back titles. Paalvast has been re-signed for the 2016–17 season. [2]

In September 2017, Paalvast was signed by the Canberra Capitals for the 2017–18 season.[3]

National team

At the 2015 FIBA Oceania Women's Championship Paalvast made her international debut where she won a silver medal as part of the Tall Ferns New Zealand women's basketball team.[4] She represented New Zealand at FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2016. Unfortunately, the Tall Ferns fell short on Olympic qualification.

References
  1. "Chevannah Paalvast bio - Monmouth University Athletics". monmouthhawks.com.
  2. "Paalvast Returns for Championship Defence". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 1 August 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  3. "UC CAPITALS LURE KIWI INTERNATIONAL ACROSS THE TASMAN". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 14 September 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  4. "Chevannah Paalvast". Basketball.org.nz.
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