Renae Lisa Garlepp (; born 19 November 1986) is an Australian basketball coach and former player, who represented the country at both junior and senior levels.FIBA Archive. 2001 World Championship for Junior Women. . Retrieved 2015-01-31.
Playing career Garlepp commenced playing in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) in 2004. Since then, Garlepp has played for the AIS (2004/05), Townsville Fire (2006/07), Adelaide Lightning (2007/08 to 2009/10), Logan Thunder (2010/11 to 2011/12), Bendigo Spirit (2012/13), and Sydney Flames (2013/14 to current).Women's National Basketball League. All Time Playing Roster . Retrieved 2015-02-04.Fox Sports Pulse. Player Profile: Renae Camino. Retrieved 2015-02-04. Garlepp missed the entire 2005/06 WNBL season with a serious knee injury.
In season 2004/05, Garlepp won the WNBL Rookie of the Year Award for the most outstanding first year player.Women's National Basketball League. Youth and Rookie Player of the Year. Retrieved 2015-02-04. Then, in 2006, Garlepp was awarded the Australian Institute of Sport Junior Athlete of the Year.Langford, Simon (21 February 2006). Basketballer Renae Camino wins AIS Junior Athlete of the Year. Australian Sports Commission. Retrieved 2015-02-07. AIS Women’s Basketball head coach, Dean Kinsman said, Renae is a leader, with a fantastic work ethic who is dedicated to being the best she can be as an athlete and a person.
In the 2007/08 (2008) Grand Final, Garlepp won the MVP award after setting a league record for an individual score with 32 points.Nagy, Boti (28 November 2011). Back in the Day: Top 10 teams in WNBL history. Basketball Australia. Retrieved 2015-02-07. After her success in the 2008 Grand Final, Garlepp's career was stalled by further knee injuries.Nagy, Boti (5 March 2013). The fairytale finale. Basketball On The Internet. Retrieved 2015-02-07.Peterson, Joel (14 June 2013). Opals for Camino. Bendigo Weekly. Retrieved 2015-02-07. To resurrect her career, Garlepp was one of the first Australian athletes to have the controversial LARS surgery in 2009.Cox, Michael (21 January 2011). Renae Camino can hear London calling. Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 2015-02-08.Sygall, David (20 February 2011). Surgeon says LARS knees sure to fail. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2015-02-08.
Garlepp nominated for the 2006 WNBA draft, and was selected in round 2 (pick 24 overall) by the Houston Comets, but did not play because of a knee injury.Women's National Basketball Association. All-Time WNBA Draft List: 2006. Retrieved 2015-02-04.Keeble, Tim (23 June 2014). Renae Camino back and starring at Snakepit. Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 2015-02-07. Garlepp was drafted again in the 2009 dispersal draft (pick 7) by the Sacramento Monarchs, but returned to Australia without playing a WNBA game.2008 Houston Comets Dispersal Draft Analysis. 8 December 2008. WNBA Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
At official FIBA events, Garlepp played for Australia at the 2005 World Championship for Junior Women; the 2007 FIBA Under 21 World Championship for Women, where she won a Silver medal; and the 2007 FIBA Oceania Championship for Women, where she won a Gold medal.FIBA Archive. Player Search: . Retrieved 2015-02-07. At the 2005 World Championship, Garlepp top scored the tournament with 173 points an average of 21.6 points per game and was named to the All-Star Five.FIBA Archive. 2005 FIBA Women's U19 World Championship. . Retrieved 2015-02-07.
Coaching career In 2023, Garlepp joined the Sydney Flames after being appointed an assistant coach by head coach Guy Molloy.
Garlepp coached the Australian Gems at the 2025 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup.
On 1 December 2025, Garlepp was named interim head coach of the Sydney Flames for the rest of the 2025–26 WNBL season. On 3 February 2026, she was elevated by the club, signing a two-year deal with the Flames to be permanent head coach.
As head coach of the Norths Bears women's team in 2026, Garlepp was named NBL1 East Coach of the Year.
Personal life In 2014, she married her long-time partner Tom Garlepp, a fellow basketball player.National Basketball League (22 May 2014). Kings wed their Queens . Retrieved 2015-02-04. The couple have two children.
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