Liv and Let Fly: Maverick Bradley sole SA representative for Sapphires

Recently the International U17 Australian Crocs and Sapphires squads were finalised for their quest to make the FIBA World Cup in July and in terms of playing squad, there is a sole SA player that made the final cut in both teams, here’s the basketball story of NBL1 Central Eastern Mavericks Olivia Bradley and her being crafted into a sapphire… 

The licence to let it fly has clearly seen an uber aggressive Olivia Bradley soar into calculations for international representation already playing way beyond her age gap and limit. Photo by CS Photographics

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Bradley has always had the pathway to international basketball lit for her starting with domestic representation for the German Arms 76ers in the domestic league in her local area, representing the Eastern Hills Hornets and junior district basketball for her now NBL1 Central club the Eastern Mavericks where her mother Mellissa is the president. Bradley’s path extended to representing SA Country at multiple junior championships which then saw her invited to the national performance program and joining the Adelaide Lightning academy as a player of the future to watch. “I am so grateful to all of the coaches from these places that helped me over all these years, they’ve had a huge impact in developing my game” Bradley told the SA Cross Over Dribble.

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