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Utah Jazz notes: Renae Ingles’ netball return, Coach Wells at BWB Asia

By Ryan Aston

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 28: Renae Ingles of the Thunderbirds celebrates her last game with husband Joe and twins Jacob and Milla during the round 14 Super Netball match between the Thunderbirds and Magpies at Titanium Security Arena on May 28, 2017 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by James Elsby/Getty Images)
ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 28: Renae Ingles of the Thunderbirds celebrates her last game with husband Joe and twins Jacob and Milla during the round 14 Super Netball match between the Thunderbirds and Magpies at Titanium Security Arena on May 28, 2017 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by James Elsby/Getty Images) /
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Utah Jazz forward Joe Ingles’ wife, Renae, is re-joining the netball world. Also — Jazz assistant Mike Wells is will be at BWB Asia 2018.

Renae Ingles isn’t your average girl. In addition to being the wife of Utah Jazz forward Joe Ingles and a mother to twins, she’s a bad mama jama on the netball court. Seriously — she’s a two-time former Australian International Player of the Year and was a gold medalist at both the 2014 Commonwealth Games and the 2015 Netball World Cup.

Last year, she retired from the Adelaide Thunderbirds with 160 league caps to her credit. That’s an incredible run from a high-level athlete and, apparently, it’s not over just yet.

Per an announcement from the team, Ingles is set to return to the sport as a member of the Melbourne Vixens. Ingles, a Melbourne, Victoria native, previously played for the Vixens from 2008-11. She helped the team win its first ANZ title in 2009.

Said Ingles —

"“I’ve been so excited just to get home to Melbourne to be with my family and then the opportunity came up to come in and train with the Vixens which to me is just a dream come true.”"

Although she was initially added as an alternate, Ingles will be part of Melbourne’s team of 10 for this Sunday’s game against the Sydney-based Giants Netball. Ingles is expected to be with the team for the remainder of its 2018 campaign.

The Vixens currently sit at 3-1 on the season.

For his part, Renae’s Jazzman counterpart looks to be fully on-board with the big return —

https://twitter.com/Joeingles7/status/999537338731585536

Wells joins Basketball Without Borders

On May 30, the 10th edition of Basketball Without Borders Asia will tip-off at The NBA Academy India in Delhi National Capital Region (NCR). Jazz assistant coach Mike Wells will be among those making the trip.

In total, 66 of the top boys and girls from around the region will participate in the four-day event. During that time, Wells and a group of other NBA coaches and players will lead them through a host of activities designed to help them grow as people as well as basketball players.

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The Jazz have long been involved with BWB. Last summer, Johnnie Bryant was part of BWB’s first-ever camp in Israel, while Thabo Sefolosha was part of NBA Africa.

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