Springfield Spirit

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{{Infobox sports team

| name = Springfield Spirit

| sport = Basketball

| league = National Women's Basketball League

| city = Springfield, Massachusetts

| founded = 2001

| folded = 2004

| colors =

| owner = Steven A. Fox III

| coach =

| championships =

}}

The Springfield Spirit were a women's professional basketball team in the National Women's Basketball League (NWBL), based in Springfield, Massachusetts. The team finished in last place in the league in 2001.{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/biographytodaysp0000unse_x7t5/page/52/mode/2up?q=%22Springfield+spirit%22+ |title=Biography today. Sports series, Vol. 9: Profiles of people of interest to young readers |date=2003 |publisher=Omnigraphics |isbn=9780780806542 |pages=52}}

In 2002, the Spirit signed former UConn Huskies women's basketball players Sue Bird and Swin Cash. That year, the team recruited cheerleaders, including sixth-, seventh-, and eighth graders, from Holy Cross School.{{Cite news |last=Malley |first=Carol |date=February 15, 2002 |title=Cheerleaders yell for Spirit |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-republican-cheerleaders-yell-for-spi/174000640/ |access-date=2025-06-07 |work=The Republican |location=Springfield, Massachusetts |via=Newspapers.com}}