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

Playing career

College

In her final year of High School, Hibbert travelled on exchange to the United States where she would attend

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, hoping to secure a college basketball scholarship. Hibbert played college basketball at

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, playing with the Lady Tigers in the

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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

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by the

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. In her first and only season, Hibbert played 20 games and has the honour of scoring the franchise's first ever points. Hibbert was released before the start of the 2001 WNBA season and returned to Australia.

WNBL

In the domestic

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(WNBL) Hibbert played 112 games for the

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. During her WNBL career, Hibbert was named the

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on two occasions; 2004/05 and 2005/06. Hibbert was also named to the

WNBL All-Star Five The All-WNBL Team is an annual Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) honour bestowed on the best performing players in the league following every WNBL season. From 1988 to 2018–19, the honour was known as the All-Star Five. As of 2020, it is ...

on two occasions; 2004/05 and 2005/06. Hibbert was a member of the

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roster during the 2000s and played in the Australian team that won a gold medal at the

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.Critchley, Cheryl (4 April 2011)
''Backboard to blackboard''
. The Weekly Review. Retrieved 2012-09-22. Hibbert announced her retirement from WNBL basketball in March 2009.

Coaching career

WNBL

After brief head coaching stints in the

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with the Hume City Broncos and Eltham Wildcats, Hibbert took on a Lead Assistant Coach position with the

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, under head coach

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. Following on from this, Hibbert was then appointed as Head Coach of the

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ahead of the 2019–20 season.

Coaching record

WNBL

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References

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