Ashleigh Isenbarger
{{short description|Australian basketball player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2016}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Ashleigh Isenbarger
| image = Ashleigh Isenbarger 2013.jpg
| caption = Isenbarger with the Lakeside Lightning in 2013
| height_cm = 188
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|5|15|df=y}}
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| nationality = Australian
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| career_start = 2012
| career_end =
| years1 = 2012–2022
| team1 = Lakeside Lightning
| years2 = 2015–2017
| team2 = Perth Lynx
| years3 = 2017–2019
| team3 = Melbourne Boomers
| years4 = 2020–2022
| team4 = Perth Lynx
| years5 = 2023–2024
| team5 = Perry Lakes Hawks
| highlights =
- SBL champion (2018)
- All-NBL1 West Second Team (2024)
- SBL All-Defensive Five (2018)
- SBL Most Improved Player (2015)
}}
Ashleigh Isenbarger (née Grant; born 15 May 1997) is an Australian professional basketball player who last played for the Perry Lakes Hawks of the NBL1 West.
Early life
Basketball career
=SBL / NBL1 West=
Isenbarger made her debut in the State Basketball League (SBL) for the Lakeside Lightning in 2012. In 2015, she earned SBL Most Improved Player honours.{{cite web|url=http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-5011-0-0-0&sID=78732&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=35898037|title=2015 Award Winners|work=SportsTG.com|date=7 September 2015|accessdate=17 August 2018}} In 2018, she helped the Lightning win the championship{{cite web|url=http://sbl.asn.au/2018/08/31/lightning-claims-championship-over-magic-with-21-0-run/|title=LIGHTNING CLAIMS CHAMPIONSHIP OVER MAGIC WITH 21-0 RUN|work=SBL.asn.au|date=31 August 2018|accessdate=31 August 2018}} while earning SBL All-Defensive Five honours.{{cite web|url=http://sbl.asn.au/2018/09/09/2018-sbl-award-winners/|title=2018 SBL AWARD WINNERS|work=SBL.asn.au|date=9 September 2018|accessdate=9 September 2018}} She played for the Lightning in the West Coast Classic in 2020{{cite web|url=https://websites.mygameday.app/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=207342086&client=0-5011-83373-555109-26397433|title=Player statistics for Ashleigh Isenbarger|work=SBL.asn.au|accessdate=27 January 2023}}{{cite web | url=https://sbl.asn.au/2020/06/12/2020-west-coast-classic/ | title=2020 WEST COAST CLASSIC | work=SBL.asn.au | date=12 June 2020 | url-status=live | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612100958/https://sbl.asn.au/2020/06/12/2020-west-coast-classic/ | archivedate=12 June 2020}}{{cite web | url=https://sbl.asn.au/2020/07/24/round-1-womens-west-coast-classic-preview/ | title=ROUND 1 WOMEN'S WEST COAST CLASSIC PREVIEW | work=SBL.asn.au | date=24 July 2020 | url-status=live | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724095823/https://sbl.asn.au/2020/07/24/round-1-womens-west-coast-classic-preview/ | archivedate=24 July 2020}} and then in the NBL1 West in 2021{{cite web | url=https://lakeside.asn.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Media_Lakeside-Lightning_Isenbargers.pdf | title=MEDIA RELEASE - JACK AND ASHLEIGH ISENBARGER | work=lakeside.asn.au | date=2 February 2021 | url-status=live | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210314034219/https://lakeside.asn.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Media_Lakeside-Lightning_Isenbargers.pdf | archivedate=14 March 2021}} and 2022.{{cite web|url=https://lakesidelightning.nbl1.com.au/news/welcome-back-ash-isenbarger|title=Welcome Back | Ash Isenbarger|work=nbl1.com.au|date=1 March 2022|accessdate=27 January 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://nbl1.com.au/news/lakeside-re-signs-key-pieces|title=Lakeside re-signs key pieces|work=nbl1.com.au|date=9 March 2022|accessdate=27 January 2023}} In August 2022, she played her 200th SBL/NBL1 game.{{cite web|url=https://lakesidelightning.nbl1.com.au/news/ash-isenbarger-200-games|title=Ash Isenbarger - 200 Games|work=nbl1.com.au|date=20 August 2022|accessdate=27 January 2023}}
For the 2023 NBL1 West season, Isenbarger joined the Perry Lakes Hawks.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/perrylakeshawks/posts/pfbid02kJp81kEUJ5j3XSVXb9g2zycd8LC8m4eY8uGupciZchWMjzCJLoCbNnLAckw2Ptqul|title=NBL1 West Player Announcement|work=facebook.com/perrylakeshawks|date=25 January 2023|accessdate=27 January 2023}} On 12 May 2023, she had a triple-double with 12 points, 12 rebounds and 10 blocks in a 72–44 win over the Lakeside Lightning.{{cite web|url=https://nbl1.com.au/games/6c111d0c-747f-11ed-a927-67d94d1c7f24/west|title=Perry Lakes vs Lakeside|work=nbl1.com.au|date=12 May 2023|accessdate=12 May 2023}} She re-joined the Hawks in 2024{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/perrylakeshawks/posts/pfbid0CuNZy1Ha6ptPnVSVNsRgmVp7Xcn9uen8XqzUV4R4ZFc8w918jeXwErvvmzWcvALfl|title=Welcome back Ash Isenbarger|work=facebook.com/perrylakeshawks|date=19 December 2023|accessdate=19 December 2023}} and was named to the All-NBL1 West Second Team.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/NBLOneWest/posts/pfbid0253Rx3KVpbfekNKTV59dSBBaJ9Vvuff7Y4LkRFwYzJUzVMafCWux85a63YnAuXBgHl|title=NBL1 West Women {{pipe}} All-NBL1 2nd Team|work=facebook.com/NBLOneWest|date=20 July 2024|access-date=20 July 2024}}
=WNBL=
Isenbarger's first stint in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) came with the West Coast Waves academy during the 2013–14 season.{{Cite web |url=http://www.perthlynx.com/Media/News/perth-lynx-announce-201516-development-players |title=PERTH LYNX ANNOUNCE 2015/16 DEVELOPMENT PLAYERS |access-date=13 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151219062001/http://www.perthlynx.com/Media/News/perth-lynx-announce-201516-development-players |archive-date=19 December 2015 |url-status=dead }}
For the 2015–16 WNBL season, Isenbarger joined the Perth Lynx as a development player. She was elevated to a contracted player for the 2016–17 season.{{cite news |title=Perth Lynx Sign Ashleigh Grant |url=http://www.perthlynx.com/Media/News/perth-lynx-sign-ashleigh-grant |website=perthlynx.com |date=13 September 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027082454/http://www.perthlynx.com/Media/News/perth-lynx-sign-ashleigh-grant |archivedate=27 October 2016}}
For the 2017–18 WNBL season, Isenbarger joined the Melbourne Boomers.[https://wnbl.basketball/melbourne/news/ash-grant-joins-boomers-to-continue-her-wnbl-career/ ASH GRANT JOINS BOOMERS TO CONTINUE HER WNBL CAREER]{{cite news |title=Ash Grant Extends Boomers Contract, Signs For 2018/19 |url=https://wnbl.basketball/melbourne/news/ash-grant-extends-boomers-contract-signs-201819/ |website=wnbl.com.au/melbourne |date=3 October 2017 |access-date=14 December 2018}} She earned the Boomers' Most Improved Player award.{{cite news |title=Cambage Wins Boomers MVP: Michele Timms Medal |url=https://wnbl.basketball/melbourne/news/cambage-wins-boomers-mvp-michele-timms-medal/ |website=wnbl.com.au/melbourne |date=25 January 2018 |access-date=14 December 2018}} She returned to the Boomers for the 2018–19 season.
Isenbarger re-joined the Lynx for the 2020 WNBL Hub season{{cite news|url=https://wnbl.basketball/perth/news/ashleigh-isenbarger-completes-athletic-and-versatile-perth-lynx-roster/|title=ASHLEIGH ISENBARGER COMPLETES ATHLETIC AND VERSATILE PERTH LYNX ROSTER|work=wnbl.basketball/perth|date=24 September 2020|accessdate=24 September 2020 |author1=Diana }} and continued on in the 2021–22 season.{{cite news|url=https://wnbl.basketball/perth/news/ash-isenbarger-ready-to-attack-season-2021-22/|title=ASH ISENBARGER READY TO ATTACK SEASON 2021/22|work=wnbl.basketball/perth|date=28 April 2021|accessdate=29 April 2021 |author1=Lauren }}
Personal life
References
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External links
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- [https://nbl1.com.au/player/3eb709df-8f7f-11ee-ac19-479efcbf0c3d/ea19b10e-9785-11eb-95cb-caaeb28d14ac/ashleigh-isenbarger/west NBL1 profile]
- [https://websites.mygameday.app/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=207342086&client=0-5011-83373-555109-26397433 SBL stats]
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Category:Australian women's basketball players
Category:21st-century Australian sportswomen
Category:Basketball players from Perth, Western Australia
Category:Forwards (basketball)