Sara Blicavs
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Sara Blicavs (born 15 February 1993) is an Australian professional basketball player who spent 15 seasons in the Women's National Basketball League from 2009 to 2024. A guard or forward, she grew up in Sunbury, Victoria, and comes from a family of basketballers: both her parents played for Australian national teams before knee injuries ended their careers. Blicavs made her WNBL debut with the Australian Institute of Sport, later winning a championship with the Bendigo Spirit, and has represented Australia at multiple youth and senior levels, including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
National team
Blicavs first played for Australia at the Under-17 level during the 2009 FIBA Oceania Under-16 Championship. She then competed at the FIBA Under-17 World Championship in France, where the team finished seventh, and at the FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Chile, where Australia placed fourth, narrowly missing bronze. Her senior debut with the Opals came at the 2015 FIBA Oceania Championship, where Australia won gold and secured a spot at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
She also took part in the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro in January 2016. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the Opals were eliminated in the quarterfinal. In May 2025, Blicavs was selected for the Opals squad heading to the 2025 FIBA Women's Asia Cup in China.
Career statistics and honours
Medals
- Bronze FIBA World Cup — 2022 Australia
- Gold Asia Cup — 2025 China
- Silver Asia Cup — 2017 India
- Bronze Asia Cup — 2019 India
- Gold FIBA Oceania Championship — 2015 Australia / New Zealand
Tables copied from the source article, totals included as the source gives them: Wikipedia: Sara Blicavs (CC BY-SA 4.0). Wide tables scroll sideways.
Did You Know?
- Blicavs is of Latvian descent through her father and Jersey (Channel Islands) descent through her mother.
- Her brother Mark plays for the Geelong Football Club.
- Both of her parents, Andris and Karen Blicavs, had their basketball careers ended by knee injuries.
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Sources
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- Wikipedia: Sara Blicavs (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Statistics, medals and awards: the tables of the source article.
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