Katrina Hibbert

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Katrina Hibbert
Sydney Uni Flames
PositionHead Coach
League Women's National Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1977-09-29) 29 September 1977 (age 47)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Career information
College Louisiana State (1996–2000)
WNBA draft 2000: 4th round, 57th overall pick
Selected by the Seattle Storm
Playing career2000–2009
Coaching career2017–present
Career history
As player:
2000 Seattle Storm
2000–2001 Dandenong Rangers
2001–2006 Bulleen Boomers
2002–2004Szolnoki MÁV Coop
2006–2008 TSV 1880 Wasserburg
2008–2009Bulleen Boomers
As coach:
2017–2018 Melbourne Boomers (assistant)
2019–present Sydney Uni Flames
Career highlights and awards
As player:
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Women's Basketball
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Melbourne Team Competition
Oceania Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 New Zealand Team Competition

Katrina Hibbert (born 29 September 1977) is an Australian basketball coach and retired professional basketball player.

Contents

Playing career

College

In her final year of High School, Hibbert travelled on exchange to the United States where she would attend Denham Springs High School, Louisiana, hoping to secure a college basketball scholarship. [1] Hibbert played college basketball at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, playing with the Lady Tigers in the Southeastern Conference of NCAA Division I. [2]

WNBA

After Hibbert spent four years playing college basketball she would then go on to be drafted in round 4 (pick 57 overall) of the 2000 WNBA draft by the Seattle Storm. [3] [4] [5] In her first and only season, Hibbert played 20 games and has the honour of scoring the franchise's first ever points. [6] [7] Hibbert was released before the start of the 2001 WNBA season and returned to Australia. [1]

WNBL

In the domestic Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) Hibbert played 112 games for the Bulleen Boomers. [8] During her WNBL career, Hibbert was named the Most Valuable Player on two occasions; 2004/05 and 2005/06. [9] Hibbert was also named to the WNBL All-Star Five on two occasions; 2004/05 and 2005/06. [10] Hibbert was a member of the national team roster during the 2000s and played in the Australian team that won a gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. [1] Hibbert announced her retirement from WNBL basketball in March 2009. [11]

Coaching career

WNBL

After brief head coaching stints in the Big V with the Hume City Broncos and Eltham Wildcats, Hibbert took on a Lead Assistant Coach position with the Melbourne Boomers, under head coach Guy Molloy. [12] Following on from this, Hibbert was then appointed as Head Coach of the Sydney Uni Flames ahead of the 2019–20 season. [13]

Coaching record

Legend
Regular seasonGGames coachedWGames wonLGames lostW–L %Win–loss %
PlayoffsPGPlayoff gamesPWPlayoff winsPLPlayoff lossesPW–L %Playoff win–loss %

WNBL

TeamYearGWLW–L%FinishPGPWPLPW–L%Result
Sydney 2019–20 21714.3336th of 8––––
Career21714.333000–

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  9. ↑ League Most Valuable Player Archived 3 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine . Women's National Basketball League. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
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