Jean Forster

Jean Forster (née Kupsc) is a retired Australian women's basketball player.

[1] Selected in the Victorian senior team at the age of 16, Forster was a key element of the state’s domination during the Australian Championships from 1960–66 and in 1963 she was awarded the best and fairest for the tournament.

That success at state level led to her earning a spot in the national team and in 1962, she travelled with the Opals on a tour of Southeast Asia.

[2] At official FIBA events, Forster played at the 1967 World Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia where she was captain of the squad.

[3] Forster led the scoring for Australia with an average of 21.2 points per game, with a tournament high of 34 against Brazil.