2019–20 WNBL season

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2019–20 WNBL season
League Women's National Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Number of teams8
TV partner(s) Fox Sports
Regular season
Top seedSouthside Flyers
Season MVP Kia Nurse (CBR)
Top scorer Kia Nurse (CBR)
Finals
Champions Canberra Capitals
  Runners-up Southside Flyers
Finals MVP Olivia Époupa (CBR)
WNBL seasons

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.

Contents

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

Standings

#WNBL Championship ladder
Team W L PCT GP
1 Southside Flyers 17480.921
2 Canberra Capitals 15671.421
3 Melbourne Boomers 15671.421
4 Adelaide Lightning 12957.121
5 Perth Lynx 81338.021
6 Sydney Uni Flames 71433.321
7 Bendigo Spirit 51623.821
8 Townsville Fire 51623.821

Finals

Semifinals 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

Individual statistic leaders

CategoryPlayerStatistic
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

CategoryPlayerStatistic
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

Player of the Week

Round #PlayerRef.
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

Round #TeamRef.
Round 1 Lindsay Allen (MEL) Leilani Mitchell (STH) Kia Nurse (CBR) Alison Schwagmeyer (PER) Kelsey Griffin (CBR) [18]
Round 2 Jenna O'Hea (STH) Alison Schwagmeyer (PER) (2) Carley Ernst (BEN) Abby Bishop (TSV) Cayla George (MEL) [19]
Round 3 Lindsay Allen (MEL) (2) Katie Ebzery (PER) Alice Kunek (SYD) Sara Blicavs (STH) Brianna Turner (ADL) [20]
Round 4 Olivia Époupa (CBR) Micaela Cocks (TSV) Rebecca Cole (STH) Abby Bishop (TSV) (2) Mercedes Russell (STH) [21]
Round 5 Katie Ebzery (PER) (2) Nicole Seekamp (ADL) Kia Nurse (CBR) (2) Stephanie Talbot (ADL) Kelsey Griffin (CBR) (2) [22]
Round 6 Lindsay Allen (MEL) (3) Jenna O'Hea (STH) (2) Alison Schwagmeyer (PER) (3) Kelsey Griffin (CBR) (3) Cayla George (MEL) (2) [23]
Round 7 Leilani Mitchell (STH) (2) Madeleine Garrick (MEL) Jessica Kuster (SYD) Kelsey Griffin (CBR) (4) Mercedes Russell (STH) (2) [24]
Round 8 Jenna O'Hea (STH) (3) Kia Nurse (CBR) (3) Colleen Planeta (SYD) Darcee Garbin (TSV) Brianna Turner (ADL) (2) [25]
Round 9 Lauren Mansfield (PER) Stephanie Talbot (ADL) (2) Darcee Garbin (TSV) (2) Brianna Turner (ADL) (3) Mercedes Russell (STH) (3) [26]
Round 10 Lindsay Allen (MEL) (4) Katie Ebzery (PER) (3) Alice Kunek (SYD) (2) Jessica Kuster (SYD) (2) Keely Froling (CBR) [27]
Round 11 Olivia Époupa (CBR) (2) Abigail Wehrung (BEN) Stephanie Talbot (ADL) (3) Cayla George (MEL) (3) Marianna Tolo (CBR) [28]
Round 12 Nicole Seekamp (ADL) (2) Shyla Heal (BEN) Rebecca Cole (STH) (2) Brianna Turner (ADL) (4) Mercedes Russell (STH) (4) [29]
Round 13 Leilani Mitchell (STH) (3) Julie Vanloo (TSV) Marena Whittle (PER) Bridget Carleton (TSV) Ezi Magbegor (MEL) [30]
Round 14 Katie Ebzery (PER) (4) Olivia Époupa (CBR) (3) Kia Nurse (CBR) (4) Stephanie Talbot (ADL) (4) Ezi Magbegor (MEL) (2) [31]
Round 15 Katie Ebzery (PER) (5) Maddison Rocci (CBR) Rebecca Cole (STH) (3) Kia Nurse (CBR) (5) Ezi Magbegor (MEL) (3) [32]
Round 16 Tessa Lavey (BEN) Kia Nurse (CBR) (6) Sara Blicavs (STH) Brianna Turner (ADL) (5) Cayla George (MEL) (4) [33]

Postseason Awards

AwardWinnerPositionTeam
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 Center 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 Center Southside Flyers

Team captains and coaches

TeamCaptainCoach
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

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