Isabelle Bourne

Bourne is a product of the Norths Junior Club in Canberra and Basketball ACT high performance programs. She represented ACT at both the U16 and U18 National Junior Championships. She attended Daramalan College in Canberra. Bourne joined the University of Canberra Capitals of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) as a development player for the 2016–17 season. She appeared in one game during the season. Bourne joined the BA Centre of Excellence as a scholarship athlete in 2017. She played for the Centre of Excellence in the SEABL, averaging 6.4 points and 4.0 rebounds in 14 games in 2017, and 11.2 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 20 games in 2018. where she once again appeared in one game. Bourne joined the Geelong Supercats of the NBL1 for the league's inaugural season in 2019. She missed the NBL1 finals due to leaving for the U.S. to start her college career. In 15 games, she averaged 9.0 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.1 steals per game. ==College career==

In November 2018, Bourne signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball for the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. She moved to the United States in 2019 to join the Cornhuskers. As a freshman in 2019–20, Bourne played all 30 games for the Cornhuskers and averaged 5.9 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. She closed her first season with a season-high 16 points and a career-high five blocks against Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament on 5 March 2020. She added six rebounds, an assist and a steal in a season-high 29 minutes against the Wolverines. The COVID-19 pandemic ended her season prematurely, as she expedited her return to Australia in March 2020 due to border closers. She completed online classes from Australia. As a sophomore in 2020–21, Bourne played in 22 games with 21 starts, averaging 13.6 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. She missed four games mid-season with an ankle injury. She scored a season-high-tying 22 points against Purdue on 23 December 2020. She had 21 points and a career-high 17 rebounds against Northwestern on 17 February and a season-high-tying 22 points to go with 11 rebounds against Penn State on 21 February. She was subsequently named Big Ten Conference Player of the Week for the first time and went on to earn honorable mention All-Big Ten accolades. As a senior in 2022–23, Bourne earned honorable mention All-Big Ten accolades for the third time after averaging 12.6 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. She scored double digits in 21 of 30 games, including three 20-point games. She also produced six double-digit rebound contests, including five double-doubles. She had a season-high 21 points in the season opener and matched that with another 21-point game in February 2023. She finished her four-year career with 115 games and 82 starts. She finished No. 21 on Nebraska's all-time scoring list 1,221 points and No. 15 on the Husker career rebounding chart with 648 boards. She became one of only 14 players in school history to reach the combined career milestones of 1,200 points and 600 rebounds. She served as the team's co-captain as a sophomore, junior and senior. ==Professional career==

In May 2023, Bourne joined the Canberra Nationals of the NBL1 East for the rest of the 2023 season. She was named to the NBL1 East All-Star Five. In 10 games, she averaged 19.1 points, 7.6 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.0 blocks per game. In 21 games during the 2023–24 season, she averaged 13.4 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. to play under new coach, Kristi Harrower. She helped the Thunder reach the NBL1 South Grand Final, where they lost 87–82 despite 24 points, eight rebounds and five assists from Bourne. She was named the NBL1 South Most Valuable Player and earned NBL1 South All-Star Five honours. In 25 games, she averaged 20.0 points, 9.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.5 steals per game. In 21 games, she averaged 13.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. She was named NBL1 South All Second Team. In 14 games, she averaged 22.93 points, 9.43 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.07 steals and 1.21 blocks per game. On 26 June 2025, Bourne signed a two-year deal with the Southside Flyers. She is set to re-join the Keilor Thunder for the 2026 NBL1 South season. ==National team career==

Bourne led the Australia under-17 team to gold at the 2017 Oceania Championship in Guam by averaging 19 points, 9.8 rebounds and 2.6 assists to claim a spot on the all-tournament team. She was also the MVP of the 2017 FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup in Mongolia with the Australia 3x3 team, leading her team to another gold medal. Bourne was also named to the Australian Gems squad for the 2018 FIBA Under-18 Asian Championships. The following month, she was named in the Australia 3x3 team for the FIBA 3x3 Champions Cup in Bangkok, Thailand. She helped the team win the 3x3 Champions Cup bronze medal. In May 2025, Bourne was named in the Opals squad for the 2025 FIBA Women's Asia Cup in China. She helped the Opals win gold. ==Personal life==

Bourne's father, Trent, played Australian rules football, while her mother, Ann, was a basketball player. Her older sister, Callie, was a five-year contributor at Idaho State, and her oldest sister, Emma, also played for the Canberra Capitals Academy. ==References==