Bendigo Spirit
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Leagues | WNBL |
Founded | 2007 |
History | Bendigo Spirit 2007–present |
Arena | Bendigo Stadium |
Capacity | 4,000+ |
Location | Bendigo, Victoria |
Team colors | Dodger blue, yellow |
Team manager | Ben Harvey |
Head coach | Tracy York |
Championships | 2 (2013, 2014) |
Bendigo Spirit is one of three Victorian basketball teams in the Australian Women's National Basketball League.[1] The team, based in the regional city of Bendigo, Victoria, joined the competition from the 2007/08 season.
History[]
The Bendigo Spirit were formed in 2007 and started playing out of Bendigo Stadium, the first side based in regional Victoria. Coached by Bernie Harrower, the team was led by his daughter, Australian Opal and captain, Kristi Harrower. The Spirit have won the WNBL Championship twice (2013 & 2014) led by the likes of Harrower, Gabrielle Richards, Kelly Wilson as well as imports Chelsea Aubry and the now naturalised, Kelsey Griffin.
Season-by-season records[]
Season | Standings | Regular season | Finals | Head coach | ||
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W | L | PCT | ||||
Bendigo Spirit | ||||||
2007–08 | 7th | 10 | 14 | 41.6 | Did not qualify | Bernie Harrower |
2008–09 | 5th | 14 | 8 | 63.6 | Lost Elimination Final (Adelaide, 73–81) | Bernie Harrower |
2009–10 | 5th | 13 | 9 | 59.1 | Lost Elimination Final (Townsville, 73–84) | Bernie Harrower |
2010–11 | 3rd | 15 | 7 | 68.2 | Won Semi Final (Logan, 74–53) Lost Preliminary Final (Canberra, 78–83) |
Bernie Harrower |
2011–12 | 6th | 12 | 10 | 54.5 | Did not qualify | Bernie Harrower |
2012–13 | 1st | 21 | 3 | 87.5 | Won Semi Final (Dandenong, 78–71) Won Grand Final (Townsville, 71–57) |
Bernie Harrower |
2013–14 | 1st | 22 | 2 | 91.6 | Won Semi Final (Dandenong, 71–62) Won Grand Final (Townsville, 94–83) |
Bernie Harrower |
2014–15 | 2nd | 15 | 7 | 68.2 | Lost Semi Final (Townsville, 63–82) Won Preliminary Final (Sydney, 85–77) Lost Grand Final (Townsville, 65–75) |
Bernie Harrower |
2015–16 | 6th | 12 | 12 | 50.0 | Did not qualify | Simon Pritchard |
2016–17 | 6th | 13 | 11 | 54.1 | Did not qualify | Simon Pritchard |
2017–18 | 8th | 4 | 17 | 19.1 | Did not qualify | Simon Pritchard |
2018–19 | 7th | 7 | 14 | 33.3 | Did not qualify | Simon Pritchard |
2019–20 | 7th | 5 | 16 | 23.8 | Did not qualify | Tracy York |
Regular season | 163 | 130 | 55.6 | 2 Minor Premierships | ||
Finals | 6 | 5 | 54.5 | 2 WNBL Championships |
Source: Bendigo Spirit Archived 22 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine
Players[]
Current roster[]
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Updated: 13 November 2020 |
Former players[]
Kathleen MacLeod, (2007–08)
Jenna O'Hea, (2007–08)
Kristi Harrower, (2008–2015)
Chelsea Aubry, (2009–2015)
Heather Oliver, (2010–2018)
Madeleine Garrick, (2012–2015)
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Kelsey Griffin, (2012–2018)
Sara Blicavs, (2013–2015)
Belinda Snell, (2014–2016)
Betnijah Laney, (2017–18)
Coaches and staff[]
Head coaches[]
Bendigo Spirit head coaches | |||||||||||
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Name | Start | End | Seasons | Regular season | Finals | ||||||
W | L | PCT | G | W | L | PCT | G | ||||
2007 | 2015 | 8 | 121 | 61 | 66.4 | 182 | 6 | 5 | 54.5 | 11 | |
2015 | 2018 | 4 | 36 | 54 | 40.0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
2019 | Current | 1 | 5 | 16 | 23.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
References[]
- ^ "WNBL Media Guide 2016–17" (PDF). wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
External links[]
Categories:
- Bendigo Spirit
- Women's National Basketball League teams
- Basketball teams in Victoria (Australia)
- Basketball teams established in 2007
- Basketball team stubs
- Australian sports team stubs