Bendigo Spirit is thrilled to announce the re-signing of Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) Champion, Micah Simpson, for the upcoming 2025-26 season.
The 22-year-old guard has been a part of the Spirit environment since the 2022-23 pre-season, when she joined as a Development Player. After initially signing on as a Development Player again for season 2024-25, Simpson was upgraded to receive her first full WNBL contract on the eve of the season starting.
The rising star went on to play in her first WNBL Championship in her first season as a fully-contracted player, making her mark as a competitive and passionate player for the Spirit. With poise and composure rivaling young players across the entire league, the Tasmanian native is now a well-established member of the central Victorian community, playing not only with the Spirit but also with the Ballarat Miners in the National Basketball League (NBL1) - a team whose head coach is also Kennedy Kereama. Simpson capped of a stellar personal NBL1 season over the weekend, being named the Miners' MVP for the 2025 season.
Simpson said she was thrilled to continue to build on the incredible year produced by the Spirit in 2024-25.
"I'm so excited to sign with the Spirit for another season," Simpson said. "To win a Championship with the team last year was something that was so special to be a part of. Our roster this season will obviously look slightly different to last year, but still with a lot of familiar faces. I have grown so much as a player with this group, and I can't wait to keep working to improve my game, and see what we can achieve together this season."
Spirit General Manager, Dan Jackson, shared his own excitement on Simpson's re-signing.
"We are thrilled to be bringing Micah back to Bendigo for another season. Whilst she had limited opportunities throughout last season, we never lost faith in her ability, and - off the back of her excellent NBL1 season - we are expecting her to play much more of a role this year.
"Micah's progress - from having started out as a development player with us, to where she is today - is particularly pleasing, and is a credit not only to Micah's hard work but to Kennedy and his team's dedication to improving the players they work with."
Simpson joins Isobel Borlase, Kelsey Griffin, Olivia Pollerd, Kelsey Rees, Casey Samuels, Marianna Tolo and Abbey Wehrung as players announced on the Spirit roster for the upcoming 2025-26 season.
Words by Abby Crozier
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