Kristi Harrower
Encyclopedia
Kristi Harrower (born 4 March 1975 in Bendigo, Victoria
) is an Australia
n professional basketball
player, who three times (2000, 2004 and 2008) won the silver medal with the Australian Women's Team at the Summer Olympics. She played in the Women's National Basketball Association
(WNBA) from 1998 - 2005 for the Phoenix Mercury
and Minnesota Lynx
. She is also well known in the Bendigo Braves whom she played for, and has recently started for Bendigo Spirit
, with her father Bernie Harrower taking the coaching role.
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...
) is an Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n professional 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...
player, who three times (2000, 2004 and 2008) won the silver medal with the Australian Women's Team at the Summer Olympics. She played in the Women's National Basketball Association
Women's National Basketball Association
The Women's National Basketball Association is a women's professional basketball league in the United States. It currently is composed of twelve teams. The league was founded on April 24, 1996 as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association...
(WNBA) from 1998 - 2005 for the Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix Mercury
The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises...
and Minnesota Lynx
Minnesota Lynx
The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...
. She is also well known in the Bendigo Braves whom she played for, and has recently started for Bendigo Spirit
Bendigo Spirit
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....
, with her father Bernie Harrower taking the coaching role.
Vital statistics
- Position: Guard
- Height: 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
- Team(s): Phoenix MercuryPhoenix MercuryThe Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises...
, Minnesota LynxMinnesota LynxThe Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...