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Abby Cubillo
No. 2 – East Perth Eagles
PositionGuard
LeagueNBL1 West
Personal information
Born (1999-05-18) 18 May 1999 (age 26)
Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Listed height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Career information
High school
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015Hornsby Spiders
2016–2017BA Centre of Excellence
2018–2019Canberra Capitals Academy
2018–2022Canberra Capitals
2020–2021Canberra Nationals
2022–2023Brisbane Capitals
2022–2023Adelaide Lightning
2024Southern Districts Spartans
2024Mainland Pouakai
2025–presentEast Perth Eagles
Career highlights
Medals
Representing  Australia
Basketball
FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women
Gold medal – first place 2016 Spain Team

Abby Lorna Cubillo (born 18 May 1999) is an Australian professional basketball player. She played five seasons in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) between 2018 and 2023.

Early life and career

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Cubillo was born in Darwin, Northern Territory.[1][2][3] She is of Aboriginal Australian descent through her father, one of the Larrakia, the traditional owners of the Darwin region.[3] She left Darwin and moved to Sydney, where she boarded at Barker College, and won a gold medal at the Pacific School Games.[4][5]

In 2015, Cubillo played for the Hornsby Spiders in the Waratah League. 14 games, she averaged 8.8 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.[6]

In November 2015, Cubillo was awarded one of eight places in the Centre of Excellence program at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in Canberra. She became the second Northern Territorian to be awarded an AIS basketball scholarship, the first being Toni Gabelish, who was there in 1990 and 1991, and who also played for the Tracey Village Jets in the Northern Territory. In Canberra she studied at the Lake Ginninderra Secondary College.[4]

In 2016 and 2017, Cubillo played for the BA Centre of Excellence in the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL).[6] She then played for the Canberra Capitals Academy in the 2018 SEABL season.[7]

Professional career

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Cubillo joined the University of Canberra Capitals of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) for the 2018–19 season. She debuted against the Sydney Uni Flames at Brydens Stadium on 12 October 2018, becoming the first player born and raised in the Northern Territory to play in the WNBL.[8] The Capitals won 97–78; although on the court for only 2 minutes and 42 seconds, she took a rebound and was credited with an assist.[8][9] For the WNBL indigenous round in December 2018, she unveiled indigenous-themed uniforms that the Capitals wore in their game against the Perth Lynx.[10] The Capitals went on to win the WNBL finals, and while Cubillo did not take to the court during the three-game final series, as part of the team she became a WNBL champion.[11]

In 2019, Cubillo played a second season for the Canberra Capitals Academy, this time in the Waratah League.[6]

In the 2019–20 WNBL season, Cubillo helped the Capitals win their second straight WNBL championship. In 21 games, she averaged 1.3 points per game.[6]

In 2020, Cubillo had a one-game stint with the Canberra Nationals in the Waratah League.[6] In the 2020 WNBL Hub season in Queensland, Cubillo played 14 games for the Capitals.[6] She then played nine games for the Canberra Nationals in the 2021 Waratah League season.[6]

Cubillo re-joined the Capitals for the 2021–22 WNBL season.[6] She then played for the Brisbane Capitals of the NBL1 North in the 2022 season,[6] where she was named to the NBL1 North First Team.[12]

Cubillo joined the Adelaide Lightning for the 2022–23 WNBL season.[13] She then re-joined the Brisbane Capitals for the 2023 NBL1 North season.[6] She tore her ACL during the 2023 season. Prior to her injury, Cubillo averaged 17.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.5 assists for Brisbane in seven games.[12]

Cubillo joined the Southern Districts Spartans for the 2024 NBL1 North season.[12] She then played for the Mainland Pouakai of the Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa in the 2024 season.[6]

Cubillo joined the East Perth Eagles of the NBL1 West for the 2025 season.[14][15]

National team

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Cubillo was the starting point guard for the Australia women's national under-17 basketball team (Sapphires) at the 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women in Spain in July 2016, where the Sapphires won gold. In September, she was selected as part of the Australia women's national under-19 basketball team (Gems) squad for the 2017 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup in Italy.[16]

References

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  1. ^ "Abby Lorna Cubillo (AUS)'s profile – FIBA Oceania U18 Championship for Women 2016". FIBA. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Abby Lorna Cubillo (AUS)'s profile – FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup 2017". FIBA. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b Helmers, Caden (15 December 2018). "Capitals rookie Abby Cubillo making her nana proud". Canberra Times. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  4. ^ a b McGowan, Marc (6 November 2015). "Darwin's Abby Cubillo becomes second Northern Territory basketballer to receive Australian Institute of Sport scholarship". NT News. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Darwin's Abby Cubillo a world champion!!!!!". Basketball Northern Territory. Retrieved 9 March 2019 – via SportsTG.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Abby Cubillo, Basketball Player, News, Stats - australiabasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  7. ^ "Abby Cubillo - Player Statistics SEABL". GameDay. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  8. ^ a b "Cubillo's First WNBL game". Basketball Northern Territory. Retrieved 9 March 2019 – via SportsTG.
  9. ^ "Sydney Uni Flames vs UC Capitals". FIBA LiveStats. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Capitals, Rangers hold first ever indigenous rounds". SBS. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  11. ^ "Abby Cubillo and UC Capitals celebrate WNBL Championship". The Department of Tourism, Sport and Culture. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  12. ^ a b c "Cubillo returns to the NBL1 North". www.nbl1.com.au. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  13. ^ "ADELAIDE LIGHTNING SIGN GUARD ABBY CUBILLO - Adelaide Lightning". Adelaide Lightning. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  14. ^ Pike, Chris (3 April 2025). "Symons focuses on fast, aggressive disciplined Eagles". authory.com. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  15. ^ Pike, Chris (22 May 2025). "Cubillo embracing new challenge out West with Eagles". authory.com. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  16. ^ McGowan, Marc (27 September 2016). "Darwin basketballer and under-17 world champion Abby Cubillo picked to play for Australian Gems at Oceania qualifying event in Fiji". NT News. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
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