Chevannah Paalvast


Chevannah Paalvast is a New Zealand professional basketball player for Canberra Capitals of the Women's National Basketball League. She previously played for the Townsville Fire.

Professional career

College

Paalvast played college basketball for the Monmouth Hawks in West Long Branch, New Jersey, participating in NCAA Division I. In her final season, she was awarded a place on the All-MAAC Third Team.

Australia

After a season with the Southern Peninsula Sharks in the Big V, Paalvast was signed by the WNBL defending champions, the Townsville Fire for the 2015–16 season. She would go on to take home her maiden WNBL title and help the Fire achieve back-to-back titles. Paalvast has been re-signed for the 2016–17 season.
In September 2017, Paalvast was signed by the Canberra Capitals for the 2017–18 season.

National team

At the 2015 FIBA Oceania Women's Championship Paalvast made her international debut where she won a silver medal as part of the Tall Ferns New Zealand women's basketball team. She represented New Zealand at FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2016. Unfortunately, the Tall Ferns fell short on Olympic qualification.