Katrina Hibbert


Katrina Hibbert is a former Australian women's basketball player.

Biography

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.
In her final year of High School, Hibbert went to the United States on exchange hoping to secure a college basketball scholarship. Hibbert spent four years playing college basketball with Louisiana State University before being taken in round 4 of the 2000 WNBA Draft by the Seattle Storm. 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.
In the domestic Women's National Basketball League Hibbert played 112 games for the Bulleen Boomers. During her WNBL career, Hibbert was named the Most Valuable Player on two occasions; 2004/05 and 2005/06. Hibbert was also named to the WNBL All-Star Five on two occasions; 2004/05 and 2005/06. Hibbert announced her retirement from WNBL basketball in March 2009.