The Deakin Melbourne Boomers are thrilled to have a fresh new signing in, Izzy Wright (nee Chilcott), for the 2020\/21 Chemist Warehouse WNBL Season.<\/p>\n
Wright is incredibly excited to be playing in the WNBL once again, that in a weird turn of events, wouldn\u2019t have happened without COVID-19.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am really excited. I think there is so much unknown at the moment, so this feels like a bit of a light at the end of the tunnel and goal to work towards in a bit of a tough time with COVID.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m so excited to play for the Boomers. I think the team has been right up there challenging to win a championship for the last couple of years, so I don\u2019t see how that\u2019s going to be any different this year.\u201d<\/p>\n
Having played for WNBL\u2019s Logan Thunder and Perth Lynx in the past, Wright decided a couple of years ago to add stability to her lifestyle and shift her focus outside of basketball to her career in finance.<\/p>\n
\u201cI decided to not play (WNBL) for a few years to focus a bit more on my career I was transitioning into.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a bit of a hard life when you\u2019re playing women\u2019s professional sport\u2026I decided to try and achieve some more balance, to stick with NBL1, and then work full time.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd then, I think in this whole COVID situation, you kind of realise what you love the most when everything\u2019s taken away from you. It makes you appreciate playing basketball and being part of a team.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wright has remained committed to basketball, co-captaining Nunawading Spectre\u2019s NBL1 Women\u2019s side, and being named in the 3\u00d73 Australian Women\u2019s Squad, but the stars aligned for her return recently.<\/p>\n
Major factors impacting the WNBL, such as no imports, played a part but most significantly for Wright, it was the opportunity presented by a move to flexible working arrangements.<\/p>\n
If this had of stayed the same as pre-COVID-19, committing to the Boomers would have seemed impossible to Wright.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cNow being able to work and play, I think it\u2019s the best-case scenario and I\u2019m really excited about it.<\/p>\n \u201cIt will be really full-on, but I hope equally as rewarding as it is challenging.\u201d<\/p>\n Wright is excited to be able to come into a team that has so many returning players \u2013 in her eyes, a sign of great club culture.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve kind of played against or with all the girls in some capacity over the years and from what I hear the culture of the club is great and everyone seems not only enjoy playing together but being around each other in general.<\/p>\n \u201cI think that\u2019s one of the most important things in building a successful basketball team.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s something I\u2019m really excited about, just to be a part of this team and work towards helping compete for a championship.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"