Rachael Sporn

Who is Rachael Sporn?

Rachael Pamela Sporn is a former Australian basketball player. She played for Adelaide Lightning in Australia's Women's National Basketball League where she was twice league MVP and seven times selected in the WNBL All-Star Five. She heads the all-time points scoring and rebound list for the WNBL. The Women's National Basketball Association club Detroit Shock recruited Sporn for the 1998 season.

Sporn played 304 games for the national basketball team, including three Olympic Games—two silver medals and a bronze —and three World Championships.

Sporn is a member of the Australian Sports Hall of Fame and the Australian Basketball Hall of Fame. She was awarded the Australian Sports Medal in 2000 and the Centenary Medal in 2001.

Sporn was born in Murrayville, Victoria in the far north west of Victoria. Her brother, Kieran Sporn played Australian rules football for West Adelaide and Essendon.