Transgender Player to Join Australian Basketball League

Sami Whitcomb of the Lynx drives to the basket against Shyla Heal of the Fire during game two of the WNBL Semi Final series between Perth Lynx and Townsville Fire at Bendat Basketball Stadium in Perth, Australia on March 12, 2023. Paul Kane/Getty Images

An Australian semi-professional women’s basketball league is set to include a transgender athlete for the first time.

Andrew Bogut, former National Basketball Association player, broke the news saying the league would have a “biological male playing this upcoming season” in the NBL1 South league, which mainly includes teams in the state of Victoria.