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Caitlin Cunningham
Australian women's basketball player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Caitlin Mary Cunningham (born 17 January 1986) is an Australian basketball player. They[a] played in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) between 2003 and 2012. They have also played in multiple Australian state leagues.
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Early life
Cunningham was born in Melbourne, Victoria,[2] in the suburb of Fitzroy.[3]
Playing career
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WNBL
Cunningham debuted in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) in the 2003–04 with the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS). They played a second season with the AIS in 2004–05. For the 2005–06 WNBL season, they joined the Bulleen Boomers,[4] where they played five games.[5]
For the 2006–07 WNBL season, Cunningham joined the Canberra Capitals.[4] They returned to the Capitals for the 2007–08 season but left in November 2007 after seven games.[4][5]
For the 2008–09 WNBL season, Cunningham joined Dandenong Rangers.[4] They returned to the Rangers for the 2009–10 season but left after one game.[4]
Cunningham played for the Adelaide Lightning in 2010–11 before returning to the Bulleen Boomers for the 2011–12 season.[4]
State Leagues
Cunningham played in the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) for the Nunawading Spectres in 2007 and 2008, earning All-SEABL Team honours in 2007.[6] They joined the Knox Raiders for the 2009 SEABL season.[6] They returned to the Spectres for the 2010 and 2011 SEABL seasons.[4]
In 2012, Cunningham played for the Melbourne Tigers in the Big V. In 17 games, they averaged 15.5 points and 8.7 rebounds per game.[7]
In 2015, Cunningham played for the Waverley Falcons in the Big V.[4] They returned to the Big V in 2018 with the Bulleen Boomers.[4] They played one game for the McKinnon Cougars in the 2019 Big V season before joining the Rockhampton Cyclones for the rest of the 2019 Queensland Basketball League (QBL) season.[4]
In 2021, Cunningham played for the Gold Coast Rollers in the NBL1 North.[4] They joined the Northside Wizards for the 2022 NBL1 North season.[4] After starting the 2023 NBL1 North season with the RedCity Roar, they joined the Casey Cavaliers for the rest of the NBL1 South season.[4]
Cunningham joined the Kilsyth Cobras for the 2024 NBL1 South season.[8]
Cunningham joined the Rockhampton Cyclones for the 2025 NBL1 North season.[4] In June 2025, they were dubbed "Caitlin Dark", riffing off WNBA player Caitlin Clark, after they attracted global attention for their gothic look while playing for the Cyclones.[1]
National team
Cunningham played for Australia at the 2005 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.[3]
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Personal life
Cunningham's sister is dual football and basketball player, Tegan Cunningham.[9]
Off the court, Cunningham is a musician and personal trainer.[1] Cunningham uses they/them/she pronouns.[1]
Cunningham is an early adopter of the Health Goth style.[1] They were listed as one of Out's Most Eligible Bachelorexes in 2025.[10]
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