Career: Harbour (New Zealand WNBL), Auckland (New Zealand WNBL), University of Washington (United States NCAA)

McCormack first captured national attention when she led rebound rankings at the 2004 Australian U16 tournament. She made her Tall Fern debut in 2005, aged 15, and has been in the team ever since, helping them to a silver medal at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games. She was MVP at the 2006 NZ Secondary Schools Championships, leading Northcote College to the girls’ title, and also took top individual honours at the 2007 NZ U19 Championships. McCormack attended University of Washington over the NZ summer, but sought an early release and has transferred to University of Connecticut, one of the top US college women’s programmes.