Fiona Robinson (sportswoman)

Fiona Robinson
Personal information
Born (1969-02-07) 7 February 1969
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Listed height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight75 kg (165 lb)
Career information
CollegeTexas State (1988–1989)
Playing career1985–2004
PositionPower forward / Centre
Career history
1985–1987Australian Institute of Sport
1988Perth Breakers
1990–1994Stirling Senators
1991;
1993–1995		Perth Breakers
1996–1997Canberra Capitals
1996–1997Pool Getafe
1997–1998Gustino Schnitzelpl
2003–2004Frankston Blues
Career highlights
Medals
Women's Basketball
Representing Australia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1996 AtlantaTeam competition

Fiona Mary Robinson (also known as Fiona Hannan; born 7 February 1969) is an Australian-British former basketball and handball player who won a bronze medal with the Australia women's national basketball team at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and later competed for the Australia women's national handball team at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

As a basketball player, Robinson played 10 seasons in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) and five seasons in the State Basketball League (SBL).

Early life

Robinson was born in Perth, Western Australia.[1]

Basketball career

Robinson was a state representative for Western Australia as a junior before accepting a scholarship to attend the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) from 1985 to 1987.[2][3] During those three years, she played for the AIS women's team in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).[4][5]

In 1988, Robinson debuted for the Perth Breakers in the WNBL, playing nine games.[6] She then moved to the United States after accepting a scholarship to attend Southwest Texas State University.[2] She played for the Texas State Bobcats in the 1988–89 season, averaging 7.8 rebounds per game.[7]

Robinson next played in the WNBL in 1991, re-joining the Perth Breakers, where she finished third in the league in rebounding with 10.4 rebounds per game.[6] After sitting out the 1992 WNBL season, she continued with the Breakers in 1993, 1994 and 1995.[4][6] In 1996 and 1997, she played for the Canberra Capitals.[4][6]

Between 1990 and 1994, Robinson played for the Stirling Senators in the State Basketball League (SBL).[8] She was named SBL Most Valuable Player in 1990 and 1992,[9] and helped the Senators win the SBL championship in 1994.[10] She had a 55-point game for the Senators in 1992,[11] and a 60-point game in 1994.[12][13][14][15] In 85 games over five SBL seasons, she scored 2,062 points for an average of 24.3 per game.[8]

In the 1996–97 season, Robinson played for Spanish team Pool Getafe in the EuroLeague.[16][17] In the 1997–98 season, she played for Austrian[2] team Gustino Schnitzelpl in the Ronchetti Cup.[16][18]

In 2003 and 2004, Robinson played for the Frankston Blues in the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL),[19] where she won an ABA national championship.[13]

In July 2023, Robinson was inducted into the Basketball WA Hall of Fame.[20]

National team

Robinson was selected as an Australian team member for the 1987 Summer Universiade in Zagreb.[2]

Robinson played for the Australia women's national basketball team that won the bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[21]

Handball career

After moving to Europe in the late 1990s, Robinson switched sports and began playing handball. She went on to play for the Australia women's national handball team at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[21]

Personal life

For a period in the early 1990s, Robinson was known as Fiona Massara.[22][23] Her surname returned to Robinson in the mid-1990s, later changing again to Fiona Hannan after marrying Andy Hannan. The two met in Canberra while she was playing for the Capitals and Andy was at the Australian Defence Force Academy.[24] Their daughter, Ashlee Hannan, was inline to play college basketball in the United States for the University of Texas in 2019–20[24] but she never debuted.[25] Ashlee joined the Perth Lynx in 2023.[26]

Robinson holds dual nationality with Australia and England.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Fiona Robinson-Hannan". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "The Coaches: Fiona Hannan". 1st Pick Hoops. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "Past Athletes". ausport.gov.au. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 "Player Profile: Fiona Robinson". WNBL. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  5. ↑ Boyce, Dan (31 March 2019). "HOW AIS BASKETBALL PLAYERS ARE AMONG WORLD'S ELITE". aussiehoopla.com. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "2018/19 WNBL Media Guide" (PDF). wnbl.basketball. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  7. ↑ "10-11 Women's Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Texas State Bobcats women's basketball. p. 42. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  8. 1 2 "STATE BASKETBALL LEAGUE WOMEN PLAYER REGISTER". basketballwa.asn.au. 2 September 2003. Archived from the original on 18 July 2005. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "AWARDS HISTORY". SBL.asn.au. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  10. ↑ "Past Champions". SBL.asn.au. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  11. ↑ "STATE BASKETBALL LEAGUE WOMEN RECORD PERFORMANCES Created: 2 September 2003". basketballwa.asn.au. Archived from the original on 18 July 2005. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  12. ↑ Pike, Chris (16 April 2026). "Rendulic to cherish record but success the focus". NBL1.com.au. Retrieved 18 April 2026. ...and surpassed the 60 SBL points scored by Fiona Hannan in 1994.
  13. 1 2 "About Us". scorersacademy.com. Archived from the original on 6 November 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2026. Holds the record for the highest individual NBL1 West player game score of 60 points
  14. ↑ "Fiona Hannan – 2023 Basketball WA Hall of Fame". basketballwa.asn.au. Archived from the original on 27 March 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2026. SBL All Time Highest Individual Score Of 60 Points In A Single Game
  15. ↑ "Basketball WA Hall of Fame Inductee - FIONA HANNAN". facebook.com/WABasketball. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  16. 1 2 3 "Fiona Mary Robinson () - Basketball Stats, Height, Age | FIBA Basketball". www.fiba.basketball. 19 April 2026. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  17. ↑ "Fiona Mary Robinson - Pool Getafe - Player profile - EuroLeague Women | FIBA Basketball Events". www.fiba.basketball. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  18. ↑ "Fiona Mary Robinson - Gustino Schnitzelpl. - Player profile - Ronchetti Cup | FIBA Basketball Events". www.fiba.basketball. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  19. ↑ "Fiona Hannan". SEABL. Archived from the original on 22 July 2023.
  20. ↑ O'Donoghue, Craig (19 July 2023). "Paul Rogers and Fiona Hannan to be inducted into Basketball WA Hall of Fame on Saturday night". The West Australian.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  21. 1 2 O'Donoghue, Craig (20 July 2023). "Bronze medal winning Olympian Fiona Hannan to top off career by entering Basketball WA Hall of Fame". The West Australian.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  22. ↑ "The Age from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Page 69". The Age. 23 June 1991. Retrieved 26 March 2020. The recruitment of Timms has been the cornerstone of the revitalised program, and the play of tall Fiona Massara has given Perth another dimension.
  23. ↑ "FLASHBACK 71: The Worlds That Wasn't". botinagy.com. Retrieved 26 March 2020. BOARDS BEASTS: Perth's Fiona Robinson (nee Massara) battling Islanders' centre Karen Smith.
  24. 1 2 Morison, Cathy (4 June 2019). "Nothing 'Austin'-tatious about Canberra Gem Hannan". cbr2usa.com. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  25. ↑ Davis, Danny (5 November 2019). "Karisma Ortiz is 'practicing like she's going to play' for Texas, but Ashlee Hannan's status a mystery". hookem.com. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  26. ↑ Lauren (11 September 2023). "YOUNG GUN ASHLEE HANNAN SIGNS WITH THE LYNX FOR 2023-24 SEASON". wnbl.basketball/perth. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
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