The 2019–20 WNBL season is the 40th season of the competition since its establishment in 1981.[1] The Canberra Capitals were the defending champions and they successfully defended their title with a 2–0 win over Southside. The 2019–20 title was the ninth overall for the Capitals franchise.
2019–20 WNBL season | |
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League | Women's National Basketball League |
Sport | Basketball |
Number of teams | 8 |
TV partner(s) | Fox Sports |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Southside Flyers |
Season MVP | Kia Nurse (CBR) |
Top scorer | Kia Nurse (CBR) |
Finals | |
Champions | Canberra Capitals |
Runners-up | Southside Flyers |
Finals MVP | Olivia Époupa (CBR) |
Chemist Warehouse will again be the WNBL's naming rights partner for this season, after signing a three-year deal in July 2018.[2] Spalding again provided equipment including the official game ball, alongside iAthletic supplying team apparel for the third year.
Player movement
editStandings
edit# | WNBL Championship ladder | ||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GP | |||||
1 | Southside Flyers | 17 | 4 | 80.9 | 21 | ||||
2 | Canberra Capitals | 15 | 6 | 71.4 | 21 | ||||
3 | Melbourne Boomers | 15 | 6 | 71.4 | 21 | ||||
4 | Adelaide Lightning | 12 | 9 | 57.1 | 21 | ||||
5 | Perth Lynx | 8 | 13 | 38.0 | 21 | ||||
6 | Sydney Uni Flames | 7 | 14 | 33.3 | 21 | ||||
7 | Bendigo Spirit | 5 | 16 | 23.8 | 21 | ||||
8 | Townsville Fire | 5 | 16 | 23.8 | 21 |
Finals
editSemifinals | Grand Final | ||||||||
1 | Southside Flyers | 2 | |||||||
4 | Adelaide Lightning | 0 | |||||||
1 | Southside Flyers | 0 | |||||||
2 | Canberra Capitals | 2 | |||||||
3 | Melbourne Boomers | 1 | |||||||
2 | Canberra Capitals | 2 |
Statistics
editIndividual statistic leaders
editKategorie | Player | Statistic |
---|---|---|
Points per game | Kia Nurse (CBR) | 21.3 PPG |
Rebounds per game | Kelsey Griffin (CBR) | 10.9 RPG |
Assists per game | Nicole Seekamp (ADL) | 8.0 APG |
Steals per game | Olivia Époupa (CBR) | 3.1 SPG |
Blocks per game | Brianna Turner (ADL) | 2.2 BPG |
Individual game highs
editKategorie | Player | Statistic |
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Points | Alison Schwagmeyer (PER) | 34 |
Rebounds | Brianna Turner (ADL) | 24 |
Assists | Nicole Seekamp (ADL) | 20 |
Steals | Olivia Époupa (CBR) | 7 |
Kelsey Griffin (CBR) | ||
Blocks | Brianna Turner (ADL) | 5 |
Awards
editPlayer of the Week
editRound # | Player | Ref. |
---|---|---|
Round 1 | Kelsey Griffin (CBR) | [3] |
Round 2 | Jenna O'Hea (STH) | [4] |
Round 3 | Brianna Turner (ADL) | [5] |
Round 4 | ||
Round 5 | Kia Nurse (CBR) | [6] |
Round 6 | Lindsay Allen (MEL) | [7] |
Round 7 | Mercedes Russell (STH) | [8] |
Round 8 | Colleen Planeta (SYD) | [9] |
Round 9 | Brianna Turner (ADL) (2) | [10] |
Round 10 | Alice Kunek (SYD) | [11] |
Round 11 | Stephanie Talbot (ADL) | [12] |
Round 12 | Nicole Seekamp (ADL) | [13] |
Round 13 | Bridget Carleton (TSV) | [14] |
Round 14 | Kia Nurse (CBR) (2) | [15] |
Round 15 | Rebecca Cole (STH) | [16] |
Round 16 | Sara Blicavs (STH) | [17] |
Team of the Week
editPostseason Awards
editAward | Winner | Position | Team |
---|---|---|---|
Most Valuable Player | Kia Nurse | Guard | Canberra Capitals[34] |
Grand Final MVP | Olivia Époupa | Guard | Canberra Capitals[35] |
Defensive Player of the Year | Mercedes Russell | Zentrum | Southside Flyers[36] |
Sixth Woman of the Year | Alison Schwagmeyer | Guard | Perth Lynx |
Youth Player of the Year | Ezi Magbegor | Forward | Melbourne Boomers |
Top Shooter Award | Kia Nurse | Guard | Canberra Capitals |
Coach of the Year | Paul Goriss | Coach | Canberra Capitals |
All-WNBL First Team | Leilani Mitchell | Guard | Southside Flyers |
Katie Ebzery | Guard | Perth Lynx | |
Kia Nurse | Guard | Canberra Capitals | |
Jenna O'Hea | Guard/Forward | Southside Flyers | |
Brianna Turner | Forward/Center | Adelaide Lightning | |
All-WNBL Second Team | Rebecca Cole | Guard | Southside Flyers |
Stephanie Talbot | Guard/Forward | Adelaide Lightning | |
Alice Kunek | Guard/Forward | Sydney Uni Flames | |
Cayla George | Forward/Center | Melbourne Boomers | |
Mercedes Russell | Zentrum | Southside Flyers |
Team captains and coaches
editTeam | Captain | Coach |
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Adelaide Lightning | Nicole Seekamp | Chris Lucas |
Bendigo Spirit[37] | Tessa Lavey / Kelly Wilson (co) | Tracy York |
Canberra Capitals[38] | Kelsey Griffin / Marianna Tolo (co) | Paul Goriss |
Melbourne Boomers[39] | Madeleine Garrick / Cayla George (co) | Guy Molloy |
Perth Lynx | Katie Ebzery / Lauren Mansfield (co) | Andy Stewart |
Southside Flyers | Jenna O'Hea | Cheryl Chambers |
Sydney Uni Flames[40] | Sarah Graham | Katrina Hibbert |
Townsville Fire[41] | Micaela Cocks | Shannon Seebohm |
References
edit- ^ WNBL official website
- ^ "CHEMIST WAREHOUSE SUPPORTING WOMEN'S BASKETBALL AS NAMING RIGHTS PARTNER OF WNBL AND AUSTRALIAN OPALS". Women's National Basketball League. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
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- ^ "KELLY WILSON, TESSA LAVEY AND CARLEY ERNST NAMED AS LEADERSHIP GROUP". wnbl.com.au. 11 October 2019.
- ^ "MARIANNA TOLO AND KELSEY GRIFFIN NAMED CAPTAINS FOR SECOND SEASON". wnbl.com.au. 11 October 2019.
- ^ "CO-CAPTAINS ANNOUNCED FOR BOOMERS 2019/20 SEASON!". wnbl.com.au. 27 September 2019.
- ^ "SARAH GRAHAM APPOINTED FLAMES CAPTAIN". wnbl.com.au. 10 October 2019.
- ^ "MICAELA COCKS NAMED CAPTAIN FOR UPCOMING SEASON". wnbl.com.au. 3 October 2019.