WEST LAFAYETTE — Former Purdue shooting guard Abbey Ellis is setting her own trailblazing path playing professional basketball in her home country of Australia.
The Melbourne native was named the 2024-25 Betty Watson Breakout Player of the Year in the Women’s National Basketball League. Ellis was recognized as one of the top players under the age of 23 in the Australia-based league.
Ellis averaged 9.5 PPG, 2.2 RPG and 2.8 APG while shooting 40.5% from the floor including 81.8% from the free throw line while playing for Townsville Fire, according to basketball.australiabasket.com.
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Last season, Ellis became the first Purdue women’s basketball player in history to score over 1,000 career points as a Boilermaker.
Ethan Hanson is the sports reporter for the Journal & Courier in Lafayette. He can be reached at ehanson@jconline.com, on Twitter at EthanAHanson and Instagram at ethan_a_hanson.
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