Tessa Rose Lavey is an Australian professional basketball player who currently plays for the Perth Lynx of the Women"s National Basketball League.
Education
Born and raised in Swan Hill, Victoria, Lavey attended Saint Mary"s Primary School before moving to Hamilton to attend Monivae College. She moved to Bendigo in January 2009 where she attended Catholic College Bendigo before moving again later that year to Canberra to attend the Australian Institute of Sport and finish off her schooling at Lake Ginninderra Secondary College.
Career
As a junior, Lavey played for the Swan Hill age divisions, participated in the Bendigo Basketball Association’s summer competition, and represented the Eltham Wildcats in the Victorian Junior Basketball League. Australian Institute of Sport
In December 2009, Lavey was offered a basketball scholarship at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) and joined the WNBL team for the rest of the 2009-2010 WNBL season. In eight games for the AIS in 2009-2010, she averaged 4.0 points and 3.7 rebounds per game.
She continued to compete for the AIS in 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 where she played a total of 25 games over two seasons and averaged 3.9 points per game.
Canberra Capitals
Following the 2011-2012 WNBL season, Lavey joined the Canberra Capitals Academy for the 2012 SEABL season. She subsequently joined the Canberra Capitals senior team for the 2012-2013 WNBL season.
She managed just nine games for Canberra in 2012-2013 and scored just four total points. She re-joined the Canberra Capitals Academy for the 2013 SEABL season.
Bendigo Spirit
On 8 June 2013, Lavey signed with the Bendigo Spirit.
In 41 games for Bendigo over two seasons, she averaged 1.8 points per game. She also played for the Bachelor Centre of Excellence in 2014, and for the Bendigo Lady Braves in 2015. Perth Lynx
On 22 June 2015, Lavey signed with the Perth Lynx for the 2015-2016 WNBL season.
She was later named the inaugural captain of the Lynx after impressing both her teammates and coaches with her work ethic and leadership on and off the training court during pre-season.
On 9 December, she was named in the WNBL Team of the Week for the first time in 2015-2016. In August 2009, Lavey competed for Australia at the inaugural International Basketball Federation Oceania under-17 championships against New Zealand.
The following year, she competed for Australia at the 2010 International Basketball Federation Under-17 World Championship.