Mikaela Ruef

Mikaela Ruef (born 15 January 1990) is an Australian professional basketball player. She currently plays for the Sydney Flames in the WNBL.

Mikaela Ruef

No. 3 – Sydney Flames
Position	Forward
League	WNBL
Personal information
Born	(1990-10-20) 20 October 1990 Dayton, Ohio
Nationality	Australian
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
High school	Beavercreek (Beavercreek, Ohio)
College	Stanford (2009–2014)
WNBA draft	2014: 3rd round, 31st overall pick
Selected by the Seattle Storm
Playing career	2014–present
Career history
2014–2015	Sydney Uni Flames
2015–2016	Adelaide Lightning
2016–2017	Canberra Capitals
2017–2018	Toulouse Métropole Basket
2019–2020	Canberra Capitals
2020-2021	Charnay Basket Bourgogne Sud
2022-2023	Townsville Fire
2024-present	Sydney Flames
Career highlights and awards
2023 WNBL Champion - Townsville Fire
Stats at Basketball Reference

Career

College

In college, Ruef attended Stanford University and whilst majoring in Management Science & Engineering before receiving a Master's Degree in Civil & Environmental Engineering, she played for the Stanford Cardinal from 2009–2014. During her time with Stanford, she reached the NCAA Sweet 16 each season. She reached the NCAA Final Four in four of her five seasons and was a part of Stanford's 2009–10 Championship runner-up team as a freshman.

Australia

Ruef signed with the Sydney Uni Flames in Australia for the 2014–2015 WNBL season. During the off-season, Ruef played for the Launceston Tornadoes in the South East Australian Basketball League. She then returned for the following season of the WNBL only suiting in the colours of the Adelaide Lightning. In May 2016 she was signed by the Canberra Capitals, her third team in three years. In 2020 Ruef left Canberra due to immigration delays playing for Charnay Basket Bourgogne Sud in France. In 2022 Ruef signed with the Townsville Fire helping them to the WNBL Championship in 2022/23.

France

One season in South-West of France, in Toulouse, in TMB club in LF2 (Women's League 2) in 2017-2018. She is one of the centerpieces of the team but gets a knee injury before the play-offs.

One season with Charnay Basket Bourgogne Sud W in South-East France 2020-21.

Stanford statistics

Source

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2009-10	Stanford	23	19	40.0	12.5	40.0	0.7	0.3	-	-	0.8
2010-11	Stanford	34	72	40.6	16.7	52.0	2.9	1.4	0.4	0.3	2.1
2011-12	Stanford	3	0	-	-	-	2.3	0.3	0.3	-	0.0
2012-13	Stanford	36	151	40.9	8.3	52.8	6.6	2.2	0.5	0.6	4.2
2013-14	Stanford	37	262	41.9	21.7	59.0	9.3	3.3	1.0	0.4	7.1
Career Totals		133	504	41.0	16.4	55.4	5.3	1.9	0.5	0.3	3.8