Carley Ernst

Carley Ernst
Ernst with the Canberra Capitals in 2014
No. 11 – Southside Flyers
PositionPower forward / Centre
LeagueWNBL
Personal information
Born (1994-08-01) 1 August 1994 (age 30)
Melbourne, Victoria
NationalityAustralian
Listed height196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Career information
WNBA draft2014: 3rd round, 30th overall pick
Selected by the Washington Mystics
Playing career2009–present
Career history
2009–2012AIS
2012–2013Dandenong Rangers
2013–2014Canberra Capitals
2014–2015Adelaide Lightning
2015–2017Perth Lynx
2017–2019Dandenong Rangers
2018ACS Sepsi SIC
2019–2020Bendigo Spirit
2022Melbourne Boomers
2022–presentSouthside Flyers
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Representing  Australia
Basketball
FIBA U19 World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Lithuania Team

Carley Monika Ernst (née Mijović; born 1 August 1994) is an Australian professional basketball player.

Career

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Ernst began her professional career in 2009 when she joined the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) for the 2009–10 WNBL season. She managed just four games in her first season and went on to sit out the entire 2010–11 season after undergoing a second knee operation.[1] She returned to the AIS line-up in 2011–12 and played out her first full season. She subsequently earned WNBL Rookie of the Year honours after averaging 9.1 points and 5.2 rebounds in 18 games.[2]

In May 2012, Ernst signed with the Dandenong Rangers for the 2012–13 WNBL season.[3] In 23 games for Dandenong, she averaged 6.1 points and 3.5 rebounds per game.[2] During the 2013 off-season, she played for the Kilsyth Cobras.

In June 2013, Ernst signed with the Canberra Capitals for the 2013–14 WNBL season.[4] In 24 games for Canberra, she averaged 9.4 points and 4.0 rebounds per game.[2] During the 2014 off-season, she remained in Canberra and continue her development at Basketball Australia's Centre of Excellence.[5]

On 11 June 2014, Ernst signed with the Adelaide Lightning for the 2014–15 WNBL season.[6] In 22 games for Adelaide, she averaged 6.9 points and 3.5 rebounds per game.[2] During the 2015 off-season, she played for the Waverley Falcons.

On 3 June 2015, Ernst signed with the Perth Lynx for the 2015–16 WNBL season.[7] She helped lead the Lynx to a second place regular season finish with a 16–8 win–loss record, and went on to score 17 points in the team's semi-final win over the first-seeded Townsville Fire.[8] With the win, the Lynx advanced to the WNBL grand final for the first time since 1999.[9] There they were outclassed by the defending champion Townsville (who made it to the grand final via the preliminary final), losing the best-of-three series 2–0. She appeared in all 27 games for the Lynx in 2015–16, averaging 11.6 points and 3.6 rebounds per game. She remained in Perth during the 2016 off-season and joined the Kalamunda Eastern Suns of the State Basketball League.[10][11]

On 28 April 2016, Ernst re-signed with the Lynx for the 2016–17 WNBL season.[12] She helped lead the Lynx finish third in the regular season with a 15–9 win–loss record; the Lynx went on to lose 2–1 to the Dandenong Rangers in the semi-finals. Ernst appeared in all 27 games for the Lynx in 2016–17, averaging 13.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. Following her second season with the Lynx, Ernst joined the Frankston Blues for the 2017 SEABL season.[13]

After a season with the Dandenong Rangers in 2017–18,[14] she joined ACS Sepsi SIC in Romania in February 2018.[15]

She returned to the Rangers for the 2018–19 season and then played for the Bendigo Spirit in 2019–20 and the 2020 WNBL Hub season. In January 2022, she joined the Melbourne Boomers for the rest of the 2021–22 season.[16] With the Southside Flyers in 2022–23, she played her 250th WNBL game.[17]

In 2024, Ernst helped the Waverley Falcons win the NBL1 South championship while earning grand final MVP honours.[18][19] She went on to help the Falcons win the NBL1 National championship at the 2024 NBL1 National Finals.[20][21]

National team

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Youth level

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Ernst has been a member of both the Australian Under-17 and Under-19 national women's teams, winning bronze in 2013 with the Gems at the FIBA Under-19 World Championship.[22]

Personal life

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Ernst holds a dual-passport through her Serbian heritage.[23]

Ernst had her first child in 2021.[24]

References

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  1. ^ "Few fans but Bibby milestone still sweet". CanberraTimes.com.au. 8 February 2012. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "Player statistics for Carley Mijovic". FoxSportsPulse.com. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  3. ^ "SEABL: Rangers' streak snapped in Tassie". StarCommunity.com.au. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Move is capital idea". StarCommunity.com.au. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  5. ^ Tuxworth, Jon (24 May 2014). "Future of Canberra Capitals star Carley Mijovic undecided". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Young forward Carley Mijovic to play for Adelaide Lightning in WNBL". The Advertiser. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  7. ^ "PERTH LYNX SIGN THREE NEW PLAYERS". PerthLynx.com. 3 June 2015. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Fire vs Lynx". WNBL.com.au. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  9. ^ "LYNX SMASH FIRE, QUALIFY FOR GRAND FINAL". PerthLynx.com. 28 February 2016. Archived from the original on 28 February 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  10. ^ "OFF-SEASON UPDATE: Carley Mijovic has..." Twitter. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  11. ^ "Eastern Suns land marquee signing". FoxSportsPulse.com. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  12. ^ "CARLEY MIJOVIC RE-SIGNS". PerthLynx.com. 28 April 2016. Archived from the original on 4 May 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  13. ^ "ROUND 3 WOMEN'S PLAYER OF THE WEEK- CARLEY MIJOVIC". SEABL.com.au. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  14. ^ Sod (9 May 2017). "CARLEY MIJOVIC SIGNS WITH JAYCO RANGERS". wnbl.com.au. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  15. ^ "A Sepsi-Sic csapat".
  16. ^ BOOMERS MAKE MAJOR ADDITION TO LINE-UP IN CARLEY ERNST
  17. ^ CELEBRATING CARLEY ERNST'S 250TH MILESTONE
  18. ^ Pike, Chris (10 August 2024). "Recap NBL1 South | Women's Grand Final". NBL1.com.au. Archived from the original on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  19. ^ "Waverley Falcons win the 2024 NBL1 South women's championship". NBL1.com.au. 10 August 2024. Archived from the original on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  20. ^ "Recap NBL1 National Finals | Women's Championship Game". NBL1.com.au. 18 August 2024. Archived from the original on 18 August 2024.
  21. ^ Pike, Chris (24 August 2024). "Ernst proud to be playing and winning as a mum". authory.com. Archived from the original on 25 August 2024.
  22. ^ "GEMS CLAIM BRONZE BEHIND STUNNING COMEBACK OVER SPAIN". Basketball.net.au. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  23. ^ Tuxworth, Jon (15 April 2014). "Canberra Capital Carley Mijovic drafted by WNBA side Washington". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  24. ^ Herborn, Daniel (5 April 2022). "Carley Ernst on motherhood and an unexpected championship run". pickandroll.com.au. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
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