Alison Schwagmeyer

Alison Renee Schwagmeyer (born July 31, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the University of Canberra Capitals of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). She played college basketball for the Charleston Southern Buccaneers and the Quincy Hawks before playing in Germany, Australia, Romania, Spain, and Serbia. In Australia, she helped the Lakeside Lightning win the SBL championship in 2018 and earned three consecutive SBL Most Valuable Player awards. High school career Schwagmeyer attended Central High School in Camp Point, Illinois. She earned four varsity letters in basketball and holds school career records for points (1,950) and steals (500). She was a two-time all-state selection for basketball and was the Herald-Whig Player of the Year in volleyball in 2007. College career Schwagmeyer played her first two college basketball seasons with the Charleston Southern Buccaneers. She averaged 8.5 points and 6.8 rebounds per game and earned Big South All-Freshman Team honors in 2008–09, and averaged 6.9 points and 7.6 rebounds per game as a sophomore in 2009–10. Schwagmeyer transferred to Quincy University for the 2010–11 season and went on to be named the GLVC Player of the Year as a junior. She also earned GLVC First Team All-Conference honors and was named Daktronics First Team All-Region. In 28 games for the Hawks, she made 27 starts and averaged 17.6 points and 6.6 rebounds per game.