Nicole Aiken
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Nicole Alicia Aiken-Pinnock (née
Aiken; born 11 December 1985) is a Jamaica
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player. Pinnock started playing international representative netball as early as 2004, although she made her senior debut in the Jamaican national team, the Sunshine Girls, at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
in Melbourne. In 2007, Pinnock received a four-year scholarship to play basketball with Lamar University
in Texas, where she played center for the Cardinals. However, in 2008 it was reported that Pinnock had given up the scholarship and returned to her first college, G.C. Foster.
Pinnock currently plays netball for the Sunshine Girls at international level, and for Jamalco in the Berger Paints Senior League.
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Aiken; born 11 December 1985) is a Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
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Netball
Netball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...
player. Pinnock started playing international representative netball as early as 2004, although she made her senior debut in the Jamaican national team, the Sunshine Girls, at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Netball at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
The 2006 Commonwealth Games was the third Games at which netball, one of the few women-only sports in the Commonwealth Games, was played. The preliminary matches were held at the State Netball and Hockey Centre in the Melbourne suburb of Parkville, with the finals being held at the multi-purpose...
in Melbourne. In 2007, Pinnock received a four-year scholarship to play basketball with Lamar University
Lamar University
Lamar University, often referred to as Lamar or LU, is a comprehensive coeducational public research university located in Beaumont, Texas, United States. Lamar confers bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees and is classified as a Doctoral Research University by the Carnegie Commission on Higher...
in Texas, where she played center for the Cardinals. However, in 2008 it was reported that Pinnock had given up the scholarship and returned to her first college, G.C. Foster.
Pinnock currently plays netball for the Sunshine Girls at international level, and for Jamalco in the Berger Paints Senior League.
External links
- Sunshine Girls team profile. Retrieved on 2009-04-15.