2017–18 WNBL season

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2017–18 WNBL season
League
Top scorer
Liz Cambage (MEL)
Finals
ChampionsTownsville Fire
  Runners-upMelbourne Boomers
Finals MVPSuzy Batkovic (TSV)
WNBL seasons

The 2017–18 WNBL season was the 38th season of the competition since its establishment in 1981.

Sydney Uni Flames were the defending champions but were defeated in the semi-finals by Townsville. The Townsville Fire took home their third WNBL championship after defeating Melbourne, 2–0.[2]

This season sees the return to television, with

Spalding
once again provided equipment including the official game ball, whilst iAthletic took over supplying team apparel.

Player movement

Main article: List of 2017–18 WNBL season signings

Standings

# WNBL Championship ladder
Team W L PCT GP
1
Perth Lynx
 15 6 71.4 21
2 Sydney Uni Flames 14 7 66.6 21
3 Townsville Fire 14 7 66.6 21
4 Melbourne Boomers 12 9 57.1 21
5 Adelaide Lightning 11 10 52.3 21
6 Canberra Capitals 7 14 33.3 21
7 Dandenong Rangers 7 14 33.3 21
8 Bendigo Spirit 4 17 19.1 21

Finals

Main article: 2018 WNBL Finals
Semifinals Grand Final
      
1  Perth Lynx 0
4  Melbourne Boomers 2
4  Melbourne Boomers 1
3  Townsville Fire 2
3  Townsville Fire 2
2  
Sydney Uni Flames
0

Statistics

Individual statistic leaders

Category Player Statistic
Points per game Liz Cambage (MEL) 23.7 PPG
Rebounds per game Liz Cambage (MEL) 10.4 RPG
Assists per game
CAN
)		 6.7 APG
Steals per game Sami Whitcomb (PER) 2.5 SPG
Blocks per game
SYD
)		 2.6 BPG

Individual game highs

Category Player Statistic
Points Liz Cambage (MEL) 44
Rebounds Liz Cambage (MEL) 23
Assists
CAN
)		 14
Steals Natalie Novosel (ADL) 8
Blocks
SYD
)		 7

Awards

Player of the Week

Round # Player Ref.
Round 1 Cayla George (TSV) [3]
Round 2 Abby Bishop (ADL) [4]
Round 3 Liz Cambage (MEL) [5]
Round 4 Suzy Batkovic (TSV) [6]
Round 5 Liz Cambage (MEL) (2) [7]
Round 6 Liz Cambage (MEL) (3) [8]
Round 7
Courtney Williams (PER
) 		[9]
Round 8
SYD
) 		[10]
Round 9 Liz Cambage (MEL) (4) [11]
Round 10 Sami Whitcomb (PER) [12]
Round 11
Courtney Williams (PER
) (2) 		[13]
Round 12
SYD
) 		[14]
Round 13
SYD
) 		[15]

Team of the Week

Round # Team
Round 1[16]
CAN
)
SYD
) 		Natalie Novosel (ADL)
CAN
) 		Cayla George (TSV)
Round 2[17] Nicole Seekamp (ADL) Nadeen Payne (BEN) Abby Bishop (ADL) Suzy Batkovic (TSV) Liz Cambage (MEL)
Round 3[18]
SYD
) 		Colleen Planeta (ADL)
DAN
)
DAN
) 		Liz Cambage (MEL) (2)
Round 4[19] Natalie Novosel (ADL) (2) Sami Whitcomb (PER)
SYD
) 		Abby Bishop (ADL) (2) Suzy Batkovic (TSV) (2)
Round 5[20] Rachel Banham (BEN) Alice Kunek (PER)
SYD
) (2)
SYD
) 		Liz Cambage (MEL) (3)
Round 6[21]
Courtney Williams (PER
)
SYD
) (2) 		Jenna O'Hea (MEL)
DAN
) 		Liz Cambage (MEL) (4)
Round 7
Courtney Williams (PER
) (2)
DAN
) 		Micaela Cocks (TSV)
SYD
) (3) 		Suzy Batkovic (TSV) (3)
Round 8
Courtney Williams (PER
) (3) 		Sami Whitcomb (PER) (2)
SYD
) (2)
SYD
) (4) 		Betnijah Laney (BEN)
Round 9
Courtney Williams (PER
) (4) 		Sami Whitcomb (PER) (3)
DAN
) (2) 		Suzy Batkovic (TSV) (4) Liz Cambage (MEL) (5)
Round 10
Courtney Williams (PER
) (5) 		Sami Whitcomb (PER) (4)
SYD
) (3) 		Suzy Batkovic (TSV) (5) Liz Cambage (MEL) (6)
Round 11
Courtney Williams (PER
) (6) 		Sami Whitcomb (PER) (5)
SYD
) (2) 		Suzy Batkovic (TSV) (6) Liz Cambage (MEL) (7)
Round 12
Courtney Williams (PER
) (7)
SYD
) (3)
SYD
) (5) 		Abby Bishop (ADL) (3) Darcee Garbin (TSV)
Round 13 Nicole Seekamp (ADL) (2) Brittany Smart (MEL)
SYD
) (6)
CAN
) (2)
SYD
) (3)

Postseason Awards

Award Winner Position Team
Most Valuable Player Suzy Batkovic Center Townsville Fire
Grand Final MVP Suzy Batkovic Center Townsville Fire
Rookie of the Year
Eziyoda Magbegor
 Forward
Canberra Capitals
Defensive Player of the Year Kayla Pedersen Forward
Dandenong Rangers
Top Shooter Award
 		Liz Cambage Center Melbourne Boomers
Coach of the Year Andy Stewart Coach Perth Lynx
All-Star Five
Courtney Williams
 Guard Perth Lynx
Sami Whitcomb Guard Perth Lynx
Asia Taylor Forward
Sydney Uni Flames
Suzy Batkovic Center Townsville Fire
Liz Cambage Center Melbourne Boomers

Team captains and coaches

Main article: List of 2017–18 WNBL team rosters
Team Captain Coach
Adelaide Lightning Abby Bishop Chris Lucas
Bendigo Spirit Kelsey Griffin Simon Pritchard
Canberra Capitals
 		Natalie Hurst Paul Goriss
Dandenong Rangers
 		Stephanie Blicavs Larissa Anderson
Melbourne Boomers Jenna O'Hea Guy Molloy
Perth Lynx Antonia Farnworth / Sami Whitcomb (co) Andy Stewart
Sydney Uni Flames
 		Belinda Snell Cheryl Chambers
Townsville Fire Suzy Batkovic Claudia Brassard

References

  1. ^ WNBL official website
  2. ^ "Suzy Batkovic stars as Townsville Fire defeats Melbourne Boomers to win 2018 WNBL Championship". foxsports.com.au.
  3. ^ "ROUND 1 PLAYER OF THE WEEK- CAYLA GEORGE". wnbl.com.au. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  4. ^ "ROUND 2 PLAYER OF THE WEEK- ABBY BISHOP". wnbl.com.au.
  5. ^ "ROUND 3 PLAYER OF THE WEEK- LIZ CAMBAGE". wnbl.com.au.
  6. ^ "ROUND 4 PLAYER OF THE WEEK- SUZY BATKOVIC". wnbl.com.au.
  7. ^ "ROUND 5 PLAYER OF THE WEEK- LIZ CAMBAGE". wnbl.com.au.
  8. ^ "ROUND 6 PLAYER OF THE WEEK- LIZ CAMBAGE". wnbl.com.au.
  9. ^ "ROUND 7 PLAYER OF THE WEEK- COURTNEY WILLIAMS". wnbl.com.au.
  10. ^ "ROUND 8 PLAYER OF THE WEEK: BELINDA SNELL". wnbl.com.au.
  11. ^ "ROUND 9 PLAYER OF THE WEEK- LIZ CAMBAGE". wnbl.com.au.
  12. ^ "ROUND 10 PLAYER OF THE WEEK- SAMI WHITCOMB". wnbl.com.au.
  13. ^ "ROUND 11 PLAYER OF THE WEEK- COURTNEY WILLIAMS". wnbl.com.au.
  14. ^ "ROUND 12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK- ASIA TAYLOR". wnbl.com.au.
  15. ^ "ROUND 13 PLAYER OF THE WEEK- JENNIFER HAMSON". wnbl.com.au.
  16. ^ "ROUND 1 TEAM OF THE WEEK". wnbl.com.au. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  17. ^ "BATKOVIC NAMED IN THE TEAM OF THE WEEK". wnbl.com.au.
  18. ^ "ROUND 3 TEAM OF THE WEEK". wnbl.com.au.
  19. ^ "ROUND 4 TEAM OF THE WEEK". wnbl.com.au.
  20. ^ "ALICE KUNEK NAMED TO WNBL TEAM OF THE WEEK". wnbl.com.au.
  21. ^ "ROUND 6 TEAM OF THE WEEK". wnbl.com.au.

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