Sidelined for an agonising 16 months, one of North East basketball’s most talked about imports is finally feeling her way back onto court. Simon Rushworth caught up with US star Courtney Clasen. During the most mentally testing of times 12 months ago, a downbeat Courtney Clasen wondered whether she’d ever again experience the unique buzz…
Courtney Clasen will look to captain Marina Fernandez for inspiration as the US star kickstarts her WBBL career. The highly rated guard lasted just 13 minutes of a long-awaited Newcastle Eagles debut last season before a serious ACL injury cruelly cut short her rookie campaign. But after Clasen confirmed she was heading back to the…
Courtney Clasen is champing at the bit to get her basketball career back on track after a frustrating year on the sidelines. And Newcastle Eagles WBBL’s latest signing is determined to make up for lost time after the global pandemic put her plans to turn professional on hold. Clasen graduated from Merrimack College last summer…
