Kristi Harrower was born on 4 March 1975 and is an Australian professional basketball coach and former player.
34 Facts About Kristi Harrower
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Kristi Harrower was a decorated player with the Australian Opals, winning three silver medals and one bronze medal at four Summer Olympics.
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Kristi Harrower played in the Women's National Basketball Association from 1998 to 2005 for the Phoenix Mercury and Minnesota Lynx.
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Kristi Harrower attended the Australian Institute of Sport on a scholarship in 1992 and 1993.
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At the 1994 Australian Under-20 national championships, Kristi Harrower won the Bob Staunton Award.
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Kristi Harrower joined the Minnesota Lynx in 2000 along with Mercury players Marlies Askamp and Angela Aycock as part of a trade that saw Tonya Edwards and Trisha Fallon go from Minnesota to Phoenix.
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Kristi Harrower played for the Lynx in 2003, where she averaged 2.8 points and 2.3 assists per game.
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Kristi Harrower ended her Lynx career in 2005 having played 96 games while averaging of 3.8 ppg, 2.4 apg and 1.8 rpg.
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In 2009, Kristi Harrower was playing for the Los Angeles Sparks in the WNBA.
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Kristi Harrower missed three games that season in order to attend her grandmother's funeral in Australia.
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Kristi Harrower was league MVP once and was selected seven times for the WNBL All-Star Five.
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Kristi Harrower played injured most of the season, with problems in her shoulder and knee.
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Kristi Harrower averaged 13.8 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game.
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Kristi Harrower led the Spirit to league titles in 2013 and 2014.
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On 7 January 2015, Kristi Harrower announced her retirement from the WNBL, stating that she was 16 weeks pregnant.
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Kristi Harrower was a member of the Australia women's national basketball team and has been described as the national team's pocket dynamo.
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Kristi Harrower was a member of the 1998 Australian Senior Women's Team that won a bronze medal at the World Championships in Germany.
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Kristi Harrower was a member of the 1999 Australian senior women's team.
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Kristi Harrower was a member of the 2000 Summer Olympics team that won a silver medal.
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Kristi Harrower was a member of the Australian senior team that won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
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Kristi Harrower played in eight games at the 2004 Games, where she averaged 8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game.
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Kristi Harrower was a member of the 2008 Summer Olympics Australian women's team that won a silver medal at the Olympics.
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In June 2010, Kristi Harrower was viewed by national team coach Carrie Graf as one of a quartet of strong players that would represent Australia in a tour of China, the United States and Europe in the next few months.
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Kristi Harrower missed the game against Spain because she injured her ankle.
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Kristi Harrower missed a three-game test series against China in Queensland in July 2011 because of an injury.
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Kristi Harrower was returning to the team following an injury.
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Kristi Harrower was named to the 2012 Australia women's national basketball team.
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Kristi Harrower was scheduled to participate in the national team training camp held from 14 to 18 May 2012 at the Australian Institute of Sport.
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Kristi Harrower made the 2012 Olympic Squad cut down to 14 players, and won the bronze medal.
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In December 2018, Kristi Harrower joined the Diamond Valley Eagles women's team as an assistant coach for the inaugural season of the NBL1 in 2019.
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In May 2019, Kristi Harrower left the Eagles to take up the position of head coach of the Melbourne Tigers women's team for the final 10 games of the NBL1 season.
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In 2024, Kristi Harrower served as head coach of the Keilor Thunder women's team in the NBL1 South.
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Kristi Harrower was named NBL1 South Coach of the Year.
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Kristi Harrower served as an assistant coach of the Australian Opals at the 2023 FIBA Asia Cup.