Katrina Hibbert (born 29 September 1977) is an Australian basketball coach and retired professional basketball player.
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Position | Head Coach | |||||||||||||||||||
League | Women's National Basketball League | |||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1977-09-29) 29 September 1977 (age 44) Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||||||||||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||||||||||
College | Louisiana State (1996–2000) | |||||||||||||||||||
WNBA draft | 2000 / Round: 4 / Pick: 57th overall | |||||||||||||||||||
Selected by the Seattle Storm | ||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2000–2009 | |||||||||||||||||||
Coaching career | 2017–present | |||||||||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||||||||
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2000 | Seattle Storm | |||||||||||||||||||
2000–2001 | Dandenong Rangers | |||||||||||||||||||
2001–2006 | Bulleen Boomers | |||||||||||||||||||
2002–2004 | Szolnoki MÁV Coop | |||||||||||||||||||
2006–2008 | TSV 1880 Wasserburg | |||||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Bulleen Boomers | |||||||||||||||||||
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2017–2018 | Melbourne Boomers (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||
2019–present | Sydney Uni Flames | |||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
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]
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]
Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % |
Playoffs | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win–loss % |
Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
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Sydney | 2019–20 | 21 | 7 | 14 | .333 | 6th of 8 | – | – | – | – | |
Career | 21 | 7 | 14 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
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