Lara McSpadden

Lara Gweneth McSpadden (born 2 April 1999) is an Australian professional basketball player.

Early life McSpadden was born in Penrith, New South Wales.

Professional career

WNBL McSpadden began her professional career with the Sydney Uni Flames in the 2016–17 WNBL season. She played four seasons for the Flames, leaving following the 2019–20 WNBL season.

McSpadden joined the Townsville Fire for the 2020 WNBL Hub season in Queensland. She continued on with the Fire in 2021–22 and 2022–23.

State Leagues In 2015, McSpadden played for the Newcastle Hunters in the Waratah League. In 2016, she played for the BA Centre of Excellence in the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL). In 2017 and 2018, she played for the Sydney Sparks in the SEABL. She returned to the Hunters for the 2019 Waratah League season and continued with Newcastle in 2020. She is set to join the Keilor Thunder for the 2026 NBL1 South season.

Other In 2024, McSpadden helped the Tauranga Whai win the Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa championship.

In January 2025, McSpadden joined BK Lokomotiva Trutnov of the Czech Women's Basketball League. In 12 games to finish the 2024–25 season, she averaged 10.8 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.

McSpadden went on to represent Australia at the 2017 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup and the 2019 World University Games. where the team won silver.

In March 2026, McSpadden was named in the Australia 3x3 team for the FIBA 3x3 Champions Cup. The following month, she played at the 2026 FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup, helping the team win the gold medal. In June 2026, she was selected for the Australian 3x3 team for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The team went on to win the gold medal.