Cherie Gallagher (née Smith; born 8 January 1982) is an Australian professional
basketball
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player, who was a championship winning player for the
Townsville Fire
The Townsville Fire are an Australian professional female basketball team competing in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). They are the only female professional sporting team of any discipline in the northern half of Australia. The t ...
in the WNBL. She also previously played for the
Adelaide Lightning.
Career
WNBL
Raised in Mildura and playing for Mildura Mavericks junior team, Gallagher found herself in South Australia with the
Forestville Eagles
Forestville Eagles is a NBL1 Central club based in Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia. The club fields both a men's and women's team. The club is a division of the overarching Forestville Eagles Basketball Club (FEBC), the major administrative ba ...
. This led to her WNBL debut with the
Adelaide Lightning. She then had a three season stint with the Townsville Fire in North Queensland. From 2010 to 2016, Gallagher would play two seasons for the Fire, whilst she was a wife and mother of two. On both occasions she helped them reach the Grand Final. After falling short to the
Bendigo Spirit in 2013. She would return to the roster two years later and fulfil what she fell short of those years prior, and was crowned a WNBL champion.
References
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1982 births
Living people
Forwards (basketball)
Australian women's basketball players
Adelaide Lightning players
Townsville Fire players
People from Mildura