About Tess
Height: 6-0
Weight: 169
Birthdate: August 12, 1990
Birthplace: Ashford, Australia
Acquired: Signed as a free agent on February 5, 2015.
CAREER CAPSULE
Entering her first WNBA season
Has played professionally in Australia since 2008
Signed by the Phoenix Mercury on February 5, 2015
INTERNATIONAL/NATIONAL TEAM
Joined the Melbourne Boomers of Australia’s WNBL for the 2012-13 season and has played there for three consecutive seasons
During the 2014-15 campaign with Melbourne, averaged a team-high 16.0 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.7 assists while shooting 46.2-percent from the field…..ranked third in the league in assists…..shot 39.1-percent from beyond the three-point line, good for fifth in the league
Played with Bendigo of the WNBL during the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons where she picked up consecutive team MVP honors
Began her WNBL career with the Australian Institute for Sport in 2008 and played three seasons there
Played for Team Australia in the 2013 and 2011 FIBA Oceania Championships
PERSONAL
Attended the University of South Australia
Her brother, Ben Madgen, plays for Sydney of the NBL in Australia
Her uncle, Matthew Rendell, is an Australian rules footballer who played ten years in the Australian Football League
