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Lizanne Murphy
Ms. Murphy was inducted in the West Island Lakers Hall of Fame on Saturday August 18, 2012.
Media Coverage
The Gazette – Wednesday August 15 2012
Suburban – Wednesday August 22 2012
Achievement’s
• She made her debut in basketball with the West Island Lakers Basketball Association playing with the boys since at the time WILBA had no girls program.• Played for the Quebec Teams
• CCAA Dawson College Women’s AAA Team, MVP and Athlete of the Year
• NCAA Division 1 Hofstra University, NY from 2003 to 2007 – Finished with 1245 points and 988 rebounds and NCSA Strength and Conditioning All-American, Hofstra Female Scholar Athlete of the Year, named to Colonial Athletic Association All-Academic Team and received CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award.
• She started her professional career in 2007 with Honsu Finland, in 2008 with Arvi-Marijampole in Lithuania, in 2009 with MBK Ruzomberok Slovenia, in 2010 with Energa Torun Poland, in 2011 with Tarbes France and in 2012 with Aix-en-Provence France. She has won the Finnish Cup, finalist of the Poland cup and received many accolade from the Eurobasket League; named All Slovenia Extraligia Honorable Mention, ALL-BWBL Eurobasket and Honorable Mention.
• Member of the Canadian team for the past 7 years, she was part of the Canadian team that defended the colors of Canada in the 2012 Olympic in London
(Sources: Basketball Canada, Hofstra University)