Alice Coddington
{{short description|Australian basketball player|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
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| name = Alice Coddington
| image = Alice Coddington.jpg
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| caption = Coddington during a game between the Capitals and Logan Thunder at AIS Arena
| position = Guard
| height_m = 1.78
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| team = Canberra Capitals
| league = WNBL
| number = 7
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|24 October 1988}}
| birth_place = Canberra, ACT, Australia
| college = Utah State (2007–2011)
| draft =
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| career_start = 2011
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Alice Clare Coddington (born 24 October 1988) is an Australian basketball player. She played at the junior level in the Australian Capital Territory at Radford College, played college basketball in the United States at Utah State, and currently plays for the Canberra Capitals in Australia's Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). She has represented Australia on the U-19 "Gems" team.
Personal
Coddington was born on 24 October 1988 in Canberra, Australia.{{cite web|url=http://www.wnbl.com.au/index.php?id=140 |title=Canberra Capitals: Player Profile |publisher=WNBL.com.au |accessdate=2012-01-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318040336/http://www.wnbl.com.au/index.php?id=140 |archivedate=18 March 2012 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/coddington_alice00.html |title=Player Bio: Alice Coddington - UTAH STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE |publisher=Utahstateaggies.com |date=24 October 1988 |accessdate=2012-01-07}} She attended Radford College in the Australian Capital Territory. She is {{convert|178|cm}} tall. While attending Utah State, she worked on earning a degree in marketing.
Basketball
=Junior basketball=
Coddington played her junior basketball in the Australian Capital Territory.{{cite news |last=Tuxworth |first=Jon |url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/sport/basketball/coddington-itching-to-step-up-to-playmaker-role/2358065.aspx |title=Coddington itching to step up to playmaker role |work=The Canberra Times|date=2011-11-15 |accessdate=2012-01-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111115190451/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/sport/basketball/coddington-itching-to-step-up-to-playmaker-role/2358065.aspx |archive-date=15 November 2011 |url-status=dead}}{{cite news|last=Tuxworth |first=Jon |url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/sport/basketball/ardossis-arrival-will-ease-pressure-on-overworked-tolo-graf/2227441.aspx |title=Ardossi's arrival will ease pressure on overworked Tolo: Graf |work=The Canberra Times|date=2011-07-15 |accessdate=2012-01-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720083329/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/sport/basketball/ardossis-arrival-will-ease-pressure-on-overworked-tolo-graf/2227441.aspx |archivedate=20 July 2011 }} In 2006, she was named the ACT Junior Female Basketball Player of the Year. She competed in the U-20 Australian National Championships, where she was the tournament's leading scorer. As a junior player, she was on the roster for a game for the Canberra Capitals against a Japanese touring team, which included four members of Japan's national team.{{cite news |author=Rwiasak |url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/sport/other/sunflowers-too-hot-for-capitals/644332.aspx |title=Sunflowers too hot for Capitals |work=The Canberra Times|date=2005-08-29 |accessdate=2012-01-07 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
=Radford College=
In 2006, Coddington was the captain of Radford College's basketball team.
=Utah State=
Coddington played collegiate basketball in the United States for Utah State, where she was a "stand out player."{{cite news|last=Tuxworth |first=Jon |url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/sport/basketball/jackson-to-suit-up-for-caps-in-201213/2211743.aspx |title=Jackson to suit up for Caps in 2012-13 |work=The Canberra Times|date=2011-06-30 |accessdate=2012-01-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110701085806/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/sport/basketball/jackson-to-suit-up-for-caps-in-201213/2211743.aspx |archivedate=1 July 2011 }} She wore number 13 for the team. During the 2008/2009 and 2009/2010 seasons, she started every game for the team. As a member of the team, she earned several honours including being named to the 2010 Western Athletic Conference All-WAC Defensive Team, and to the 2008, 2009 and 2010 Academic All-WAC.
=Utah State statistics=
{{Switcher
| {{wikitable| class="wikitable"
|+{{{caption|Ratios}}}
!YEAR
!Team
! scope{{=}}"col"|{{abbr|GP|Games played}}
! scope{{=}}"col"|{{abbr|FG%|Field goal percentage}}
! scope{{=}}"col"|{{abbr|3P%|3-point field-goal percentage}}
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! scope{{=}}"col"|{{abbr|RBG|Rebounds per game}}
! scope{{=}}"col"|{{abbr|APG|Assists per game}}
! scope{{=}}"col"|{{abbr|BPG|Blocks per game}}
! scope{{=}}"col"|{{abbr|SPG|Steals per game}}
! scope{{=}}"col"|{{abbr|PPG|Points per game}}
|-
|2007-08
|Utah State
|28
|26.4%
|20.0%
|41.2%
|1.93
|0.82
|0.04
|0.96
|2.50
|-
|2008-09
|Utah State
|31
|33.0%
|22.6%
|71.4%
|4.87
|2.74
|0.10
|1.65
|5.07
|-
|2009-10
|Utah State
|30
|35.7%
|31.3%
|66.1%
|3.70
|2.93
|0.33
|2.50
|8.27
|-
|2010-11
|Utah State
|33
|38.9%
|31.0%
|70.2%
|3.67
|4.18
|0.30
|2.52
|7.12
|-
|Career
|
|122
|34.6%
|27.2%
|66.7%
|3.58
|2.74
|0.20
|1.93
|5.82
}}
| Ratios
| {{wikitable| class="wikitable"
|+{{{caption|Totals}}}
!YEAR
!Team
! scope{{=}}"col"|{{abbr|GP|Games played}}
! scope{{=}}"col"|{{abbr|FG|Field goals made}}
! scope{{=}}"col"|{{abbr|FGA|Field goal attempts}}
! scope{{=}}"col"|{{abbr|3P|3-point field-goals made}}
! scope{{=}}"col"|{{abbr|3PA|3-point field-goal attempts}}
! scope{{=}}"col"|{{abbr|FT|Free-throws made}}
! scope{{=}}"col"|{{abbr|FTA|Free-throws attempted}}
! scope{{=}}"col"|{{abbr|REB|Total rebounds}}
! scope{{=}}"col"|{{abbr|A|Assists}}
! scope{{=}}"col"|{{abbr|BK|Blocks}}
! scope{{=}}"col"|{{abbr|ST|Steals}}
! scope{{=}}"col"|{{abbr|PTS|Points}}
|-
|2007-08
|Utah State
|28
|28
|106
|7
|35
|7
|17
|54
|23
|1
|27
|70
|-
|2008-09
|Utah State
|31
|60
|182
|12
|53
|25
|35
|151
|85
|3
|51
|157
|-
|2009-10
|Utah State
|30
|94
|263
|21
|67
|39
|59
|111
|88
|10
|75
|248
|-
|2010-11
|Utah State
|33
|79
|203
|18
|58
|59
|84
|121
|138
|10
|83
|235
|-
|Career
|
|122
|261
|754
|58
|213
|130
|195
|437
|334
|24
|236
|710
}}
| Totals
}}
=Canberra Capitals=
File:Kelset Ireland and Alice Coddington.jpg
Coddington signed with the Canberra Capitals for the 2011/2012 season in June 2011, around the same time that Lauren Jackson signed with the Capitals to play for them in 2012/2013. Coddington was expected to play the role of point guard and shooting guard. She participated in the team's first training session for the season on 13 September 2011 at the Belconnen Basketball Centre.{{cite news |last=Dutton |first=Chris |url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/sport/basketball/short-will-be-sweet-for-seasoned-caps/2291027.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121206022600/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/sport/basketball/short-will-be-sweet-for-seasoned-caps/2291027.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-12-06 |title=Short will be sweet for seasoned Caps |work=The Canberra Times|date=2011-09-14 |accessdate=2012-01-07 }} It was her first season playing for the Canberra Capitals, and she played in her first match during the first game of the season{{cite news |last=Dutton |first=Chris |url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/sport/basketball/capitals-bibby-nurtures-olympic-hope/2298764.aspx?storypage=2 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121230083020/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/sport/basketball/capitals-bibby-nurtures-olympic-hope/2298764.aspx?storypage=2 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-12-30 |title=Capital's Bibby nurtures Olympic hope |work=The Canberra Times|date=2011-09-21 |accessdate=2012-01-07 }} when she played five minutes. She made her second appearance five weeks into the season. In that game, a match against West Coast Waves, she played eight minutes, made two assists and scored a three-point basket. She also played in the November match against the Australian Institute of Sport that was played in Albury, New South Wales.{{cite news |last=Tuxworth |first=Jon |url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/sport/basketball/caps-ais-to-catch-grafs-eye/2362270.aspx |title=Caps, AIS to catch Graf's eye |work=The Canberra Times|date=2011-11-18 |accessdate=2012-01-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111118020105/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/sport/basketball/caps-ais-to-catch-grafs-eye/2362270.aspx |archive-date=18 November 2011 |url-status=dead}} The expectation was that later in the season she would be able to come off the bench and play a similar role to Nicole Hunt.{{cite news |last=Tuxworth |first=Jon |url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/sport/basketball/wilson-the-glue-for-newlook-caps/2316130.aspx |title=Wilson the 'glue' for new-look Caps |work=The Canberra Times|date=2011-10-07 |accessdate=2012-01-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111103194513/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/sport/basketball/wilson-the-glue-for-newlook-caps/2316130.aspx |archive-date=3 November 2011 |url-status=dead}}{{cite news |last=Dutton |first=Chris |url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/sport/basketball/hunt-has-a-point-to-prove-at-caps/2306304.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121230223205/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/sport/basketball/hunt-has-a-point-to-prove-at-caps/2306304.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-12-30 |title=Hunt has a point to prove at Caps |work=The Canberra Times|date=2011-09-28 |accessdate=2012-01-07 }}
=National team=
References
{{Commons category|Alice Coddington}}
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120319143830/http://www.wnbl.com.au/index.php?id=1164 Alice Coddington]: WNBL
- [http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/coddington_alice00.html Utah State Aggies bio]
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Category:Australian expatriate basketball people in the United States
Category:Australian women's basketball players
Category:21st-century Australian sportswomen
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Category:Sportswomen from the Australian Capital Territory
Category:Utah State Aggies women's basketball players