Patricia Mickan

Patricia "Pat" Mickan is an Australian former basketball player.

Biography

Mickan played 150 games for the national team between 1979 and 1989, competing at two Olympic Games; 1984 and 1988. Mickan described her Olympic memories; "I have goose bumps when thinking about it, it's just a very rare and precious experience". Mickan also represented Australia at three World Championships - 1979, 1983 and 1986.
Following her retirement, Mickan went on to become a successful state senior netball and basketball coach. Breaking the barrier for women in sport, Mickan also became the first female specialist skills coach in the Australian Football League with the Adelaide Crows. Her younger brother, Mark, is a former AFL footballer.
She then went on to have her biological daughter, Sydney. With her husband Lewis. Later then adopted a son from Ethiopia named Reuben.
Mickan is also a freelance writer and public keynote speaker. In 2013, Mickan was elected to the Australian Basketball Hall of Fame.