Orla O'Reilly

Orla O'Reilly
No. 4 – Waverley Falcons
Position	Guard
League	NBL1 South
Personal information
Born	28 February 1990 (age 34); Cork, Ireland
Listed height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Career information
College	Binghamton (2008–2012)
WNBA draft	2012: undrafted
Playing career	2012–present
Career history
2012–2013	BK Lokomotiva Karlovy Vary
2013–2014	C.B. Bembibre PDM
2014–2016	Embutidos Pajariel Bembibre PDM
2017–2019; 2021	Sunbury Jets
2018–2019	KR
2022; 2024–	Waverley Falcons
Career highlights and awards
	NBL1 South champion (2024); 2× Big V champion (2017, 2018);

Orla O'Reilly (born 28 February 1990) is an Irish professional basketball player and a member of the Irish national basketball team.^[1]

College career

O'Reilly played college basketball for Binghamton University from 2008 to 2012.^[2]^[3]

Professional career

After graduating from college, O'Reilly played for BK Lokomotiva Karlovy Vary of the Czech Women's Basketball League in the 2012–13 season.^[4] Her season ended early however due to a meniscus injury to her knee.^[5]

For the 2013–14 season, O'Reilly joined C.B. Bembibre PDM of the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto.^[4] She continued in Spain in 2014–15 and 2015–16 with Embutidos Pajariel Bembibre PDM. She returned to Embutidos Pajariel Bembibre in 2016-17 but left in November 2016.^[4]

In 2017, O'Reilly joined the Sunbury Jets of the Big V in Australia.^[6] She continued with Sunbury in 2018.^[4]

For the 2018–19 season, O'Reilly joined KR of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild kvenna, where she averaged 19.1 points and 8.9 rebounds per game.^[4]

O'Reilly returned to the Sunbury Jets in 2019 and played for them again in 2021.^[4]

In 2022, O'Reilly played for the Waverley Falcons of the NBL1 South.^[4] She returned to Waverley in 2024 and helped them win the NBL1 South championship.^[7]

Personal life

O'Reilly's older brothers, Colin O'Reilly and Niall O'Reilly, both played professional basketball. Her twin sister, Sinead, was her teammate at Binghamton University.^[5]

References

^ Geordie Cowan (30 January 2017). "Sunbury Jets boosted for Big V basketball campaign". Herald Sun. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
^ John Riordan (4 January 2012). "Hard knocks and hardwood all part of the US experience". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
^ "Orla O'Reilly ends on high, low". Irish Echo. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Orla O'Reilly". australiabasket.com. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b Joanna Kiernan (13 October 2015). "Ahead of the game... how Orla O'Reilly stays in peak shape". Irish Independent. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
^ Tara Murray (22 May 2017). "Irish eyes are smiling for Orla O'Reilly". Star Weekly. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
^ 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.

External links

NBL1 profile
Binghamton Bearcats college bio
Icelandic statistics at Icelandic Basketball Association
Big V statistics at sportstg.com

[1] Geordie Cowan (30 January 2017). "Sunbury Jets boosted for Big V basketball campaign". Herald Sun. Retrieved 9 November 2019.

[2] John Riordan (4 January 2012). "Hard knocks and hardwood all part of the US experience". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 9 November 2019.

[3] "Orla O'Reilly ends on high, low". Irish Echo. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2019.

[australiabasket-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Orla O'Reilly". australiabasket.com. Retrieved 11 August 2024.

[independent-2015-10-13-5] Joanna Kiernan (13 October 2015). "Ahead of the game... how Orla O'Reilly stays in peak shape". Irish Independent. Retrieved 9 November 2019.

[6] Tara Murray (22 May 2017). "Irish eyes are smiling for Orla O'Reilly". Star Weekly. Retrieved 9 November 2019.

[7] 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.

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