Jessica Croucher, 18, is accused with two others of punching and kicking Jarry and a female friend of the Opals hopeful in central Melbourne in the early hours of January 8.

Magistrate Donna Bakos said Croucher was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of witnessing a murder in November 2010.

Croucher, of North Melbourne, is facing 22 charges, including three counts of robbery and two counts of intentionally causing serious injury.

Jarry playing for the Ballarat Lady Miners against the Tornadoes

"Imprisonment will have, and has had, a significant affect on the applicant's mental health," Ms Bakos said.

Under strict bail conditions Croucher will have to report to police three times a week.

Jarry, 20, was recruited by the Lady Miners (now Ballarat Rush) in 2010.

She played one season in the SEABL with Ballarat, where she won the Ballarat MVP award and the SEABL MVP award.

Ms Jarry is also a member of the Australian women’s basketball squad, the Opals and played a key role in the Bulleen Boomers’ first WNBL championship last year.

She was also selected in the American WNBA draft but postponed moving to the US to try to make the Opals team for the London Olympics.