Katrina Hibbert

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Katrina Hibbert
Sydney Uni Flames
PositionHead Coach
LeagueWomen's National Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1977-09-29) 29 September 1977 (age 46)
Melbourne, Victoria
NationalityAustralian
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Career information
CollegeLouisiana State (1996–2000)
WNBA draft2000: 4th round, 57th overall pick
Selected by the Seattle Storm
Playing career2000–2009
Coaching career2017–present
Career history
As player:
2000Seattle Storm
2000–2001Dandenong Rangers
2001–2006Bulleen Boomers
2002–2004Szolnoki MÁV Coop
2006–2008TSV 1880 Wasserburg
2008–2009Bulleen Boomers
As coach:
2017–2018Melbourne Boomers (assistant)
2019–presentSydney Uni Flames
Career highlights and awards
As player:
Medals
Women's Basketball
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Melbourne Team Competition
Oceania Championship
Gold medal – first place 2005 New Zealand Team Competition

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

Playing career[edit]

College[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

WNBL[edit]

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[edit]

Legend
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 %

WNBL[edit]

Team Year G W L W–L% Finish PG PW PL PW–L% Result
Sydney 2019–20 21 7 14 .333 6th of 8 – – – –
Career 21 7 14 .333 0 0 0 –

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Critchley, Cheryl (4 April 2011). Backboard to blackboard Archived 13 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine. The Weekly Review. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
  2. ^ "Katrina Hibbert - 1999-00 - Women's Basketball - LSU Tigers". lsusports.net.
  3. ^ Seattle Storm Draft History. WNBA Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
  4. ^ "Katrina Hibbert". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 29 December 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  5. ^ Pelton, Kevin (23 February 2005). Bevilaqua Signs With Fever. WNBA Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
  6. ^ Katrina Hibbert. Sports Reference, LLC. Basketball. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
  7. ^ Evans, Jayda (5 June 2009). 2000 Seattle Storm: where are they now? The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
  8. ^ Women's National Basketball League. All-Time Playing Roster Archived 15 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
  9. ^ League Most Valuable Player Archived 3 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Women's National Basketball League. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
  10. ^ All Star Five Archived 15 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Women's National Basketball League. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
  11. ^ Boomers Season Wrap. Basketball Australia: WNBL (16 March 2009). Retrieved 2012-09-22.
  12. ^ "DEAKIN MELBOURNE BOOMERS ANNOUNCE COACHING STAFF". wnbl.basketball.
  13. ^ "BRYDENS SYDNEY UNI FLAMES APPOINT KATRINA HIBBERT AS HEAD COACH". wnbl.com.au. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
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