{"id":577374,"date":"2026-04-02T12:38:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T12:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/577374\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T12:38:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T12:38:17","slug":"winnipegs-olivia-weekes-signs-with-bulleen-boomers-in-australia-after-standout-ubc-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/577374\/","title":{"rendered":"Winnipeg\u2019s Olivia Weekes Signs with Bulleen Boomers in Australia After Standout UBC Career"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Winnipeg\u2019s Olivia Weekes has announced that she has signed a professional contract with the Bulleen Boomers in Melbourne, Australia, taking the next step in her basketball career after a standout run with the UBC Thunderbirds. The signing follows a 2025-26 season in which she earned U SPORTS Women\u2019s Basketball Second Team All-Canadian honours and was named a Canada West First Team All-Star.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A graduate of Vincent Massey Collegiate in Winnipeg, Weekes has built her career through Manitoba\u2019s player development pathway before going on to excel at the U SPORTS level. She was previously a member of the Manitoba Provincial Team and Centre for Performance \/ Targeted Athlete Programs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

At UBC, Weekes developed into one of the program\u2019s top players. During the 2025-26 season, she averaged 16.8 points per game and earned national All-Canadian recognition. The year before, she was named a Canada West Second Team All-Star.<\/p>\n

Weekes now heads to Australia after finishing her U SPORTS career as one of the top women\u2019s players in the country and one of Manitoba\u2019s leading recent university basketball success stories. Her professional signing is another strong example of a Manitoba-developed athlete progressing from local development programs to national university success and into the pro ranks. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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