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Holly Winterburn
No. 7 – Beşiktaş
PositionShooting guard
LeagueTurkish Women's Basketball Super League
Personal information
Born1 October 2000
Northampton, UK
NationalityBritish
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Career information
High schoolQuinton House School and Charnwood College
CollegeOregon University (2019–2020), Loughborough University (2021) & University of East London (2022–2023)
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2019Leicester Riders
2019–2020Oregon University
2020–2021Leicester Riders
2021–2024London Lions
2024–presentBeşiktaş JK
2025Atlanta Dream
Career highlights and awards
  • 1x FIBA EuroCup Women Champion (2024)
  • 5× WBBL Betty Codona Trophy champion (2017, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024)
  • 2× WBBL WBBL Cup winner (2022, 2023)
  • 3x WBBL WBBL League Champion (2022, 2023, 2024)
  • 3x WBBL WBBL Play-off Champion (2022, 2023, 2024)
  • 3x WBBL Young Player of the year (2018, 2019, 2021)

Holly Winterburn is a British professional basketball player for the Beşiktaş JK in the Turkish Women's Basketball Super League.[1][2][3] She also plays for the Great Britain women's national basketball team.[4] In college, Winterburn played for Oregon Ducks women's basketball.[1][5]

In April 2024, Holly became a EuroCup Women's Champion, as London Lions became the first British Team ever to win a European basketball Trophy when they beat Beşiktaş JK (women's basketball) to win the FIBA EuroCup Women title.[citation needed]

On 5 February 2025, the Atlanta Dream announced that they had signed Winterburn to a training camp contract under the rookie scale for the upcoming WNBA season.[6]

Winterburn was part of the Great Britain that qualifed for EuroBasket Women 2025 by beating Denmark 75-58.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Holly Winterburn - Guard". London Lions.
  2. ^ "Holly WINTERBURN at the EuroCup Women 2023-24". FIBA.
  3. ^ Gains, Bradley (10 April 2024). "London Lions capture EuroCup title with Finals comeback triumph".
  4. ^ "Holly Winterburn looks ahead to Women's EuroBasket debut". British Basketball.
  5. ^ "2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster". Oregon Ducks.
  6. ^ "Atlanta Dream Signs Holly Winterburn to Training Camp Contract". dream.wnba.com. Atlanta Dream. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  7. ^ "Denmark vs Great Britain - Group Phase - FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers | FIBA Basketball". www.fiba.basketball. Fiba. 9 February 2025. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  8. ^ "Women's EuroBasket: Great Britain beat Denmark in final group game to qualify". BBC Sport. BBC. 9 February 2025. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
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