Bendigo Spirit
Encyclopedia
Bendigo Spirit is one of three Victorian
basketball
teams in the Australian Women's National Basketball League
. The team, based in the regional city of Bendigo, Victoria
, joined the competition from the 2007/08 season.
Notable players for the team include World Championship winner Kristi Harrower
, Canadian
national team member Chelsea Aubry and WNBL superstar Deanna Smith.
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
teams in the Australian Women's National Basketball League
Women's National Basketball League
The Women's National Basketball League is the pre-eminent women's professional basketball league in Australia. It currently is composed of ten teams. The league was founded in 1981 and is the women's counterpart to the National Basketball League...
. The team, based in the regional city of Bendigo, Victoria
Bendigo, Victoria
Bendigo is a major regional city in the state of Victoria, Australia, located very close to the geographical centre of the state and approximately north west of the state capital Melbourne. It is the second largest inland city and fourth most populous city in the state. The estimated urban...
, joined the competition from the 2007/08 season.
Notable players for the team include World Championship winner Kristi Harrower
Kristi Harrower
Kristi Harrower is an Australian professional basketball player, who three times won the silver medal with the Australian Women's Team at the Summer Olympics. She played in the Women's National Basketball Association from 1998 - 2005 for the Phoenix Mercury and Minnesota Lynx...
, Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
national team member Chelsea Aubry and WNBL superstar Deanna Smith.