2016–17 WNBL season


















































2016–17 WNBL season
League Women's National Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration 7 October 2016 – March 2017
Number of teams 8
Regular season
Top seed Sydney Uni Flames
Season MVP
Suzy Batkovic Fire
Top scorer
Sami Whitcomb Lynx
Finals
Champions Sydney Uni Flames
  Runners-up Dandenong Rangers
Finals MVP
Leilani Mitchell Flames
WNBL seasons

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The 2016–17 WNBL season is the 37th season of competition since its establishment in 1981.[1] The regular season begins on October 7, 2016 when the Sydney Uni Flames host the Perth Lynx and is scheduled to conclude on February 19, 2017. Townsville Fire were the two-time defending champions, but they were defeated by the Sydney Uni Flames in the Semifinals. The Flames would go on to take home their fourth WNBL title, their first in sixteen years, after defeating the Dandenong Rangers in the final.




Contents






  • 1 Player Movement


  • 2 Team standings


  • 3 Finals


  • 4 Statistics


    • 4.1 Individual statistic leaders


    • 4.2 Individual game highs




  • 5 Awards


    • 5.1 Player of the Week Award


    • 5.2 Team of the Week Award


    • 5.3 Player & Coach of the Month Awards


    • 5.4 Postseason Awards




  • 6 Team Captains & Coaches


  • 7 References





Player Movement


Main article: List of 2016–17 WNBL season signings


Team standings


Main article: List of 2016–17 WNBL season results





















































































#
WNBL Championship Ladder
Team
W
L
PCT
GP
1
 Sydney Uni Flames 18 6 75.00 24
2
 Dandenong Rangers 15 9 62.50 24
3
 Perth Lynx 15 9 62.50 24
4
 Townsville Fire 14 10 58.33 24

5
 Canberra Capitals 13 11 54.17 24
6
 Bendigo Spirit 13 11 54.17 24
7
 Melbourne Boomers 5 19 20.83 24
8
 Adelaide Lightning 3 21 12.50 24


Finals


Main article: 2017 WNBL Finals

















































































Semifinals
 Grand Final
           
1
  Sydney Uni Flames
2
4
  Townsville Fire
 0
1
  Sydney Uni Flames
2

2
  Dandenong Rangers
 0
3
  Perth Lynx
 1
2
 Dandenong Rangers
2


Statistics



Individual statistic leaders







































Category
 Player
 Team
 Statistic
Points per game Sami Whitcomb Perth Lynx 23.6 PPG
Rebounds per game Mikaela Ruef Canberra Capitals 11.0 RPG
Assists per game Leilani Mitchell Sydney Uni Flames 6.2 APG
Steals per game Sami Whitcomb Perth Lynx 2.8 SPG
Blocks per game Jennifer Hamson Sydney Uni Flames 2.6 BPG


Individual game highs







































Category
 Player
 Team
 Statistic
Points Sami Whitcomb Perth Lynx 41
Rebounds Mikaela Ruef Canberra Capitals 22
Assists Leilani Mitchell Sydney Uni Flames 11
Steals Samantha Logic Adelaide Lightning 7
Blocks Suzy Batkovic Townsville Fire 6


Awards



Player of the Week Award







































































































Round #
 Player
 Team
Round 1 Suzy Batkovic
Townsville Fire
Round 2 Marianna Tolo
Canberra Capitals
Round 3 Sami Whitcomb
Perth Lynx
Round 4 Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe
Bendigo Spirit
Round 5 Lauren Mansfield
Canberra Capitals
Round 6 Asia Taylor
Sydney Uni Flames
Round 7 Kelsey Griffin
Bendigo Spirit
Round 8
Marianna Tolo (2)

Canberra Capitals
Round 9
Suzy Batkovic (2)

Townsville Fire
Round 10 Stephanie Cumming
Dandenong Rangers
Round 11
Kelsey Griffin (2)

Bendigo Spirit
Round 12
Asia Taylor (2)

Sydney Uni Flames
Round 13 Tayla Roberts
Adelaide Lightning
Round 14 Ally Malott
Dandenong Rangers
Round 15 Leilani Mitchell
Sydney Uni Flames
Round 16 Belinda Snell
Sydney Uni Flames
Round 17
Suzy Batkovic (3)

Townsville Fire
Round 18 Kelly Wilson
Townsville Fire
Round 19
Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe (2)

Bendigo Spirit


Team of the Week Award































































































































































Round #
 Team
Round 1
Natalie Novosel Rangers

Sami Whitcomb Lynx

Laura Hodges Lightning

Suzy Batkovic Fire

Jennifer Hamson Flames
Round 2
Leilani Mitchell Flames

Sami Whitcomb (2) Lynx

Stephanie Cumming Rangers

Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe Spirit

Marianna Tolo Capitals
Round 3
Leilani Mitchell (2) Flames

Sami Whitcomb (3) Lynx

Stephanie Cumming (2) Rangers

Alice Kunek Boomers

Asia Taylor Flames
Round 4
Kerryn Harrington Spirit

Sami Whitcomb (4) Lynx

Sara Blicavs Rangers

Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe (2) Spirit

Mikaela Ruef Capitals
Round 5
Lauren Mansfield Capitals

Mia Murray Fire

Kelsey Griffin Spirit

Asia Taylor (2) Flames

Marianna Tolo (2) Capitals
Round 6
Amy Kame Fire

Sami Whitcomb (5) Lynx

Stephanie Cumming (3) Rangers

Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe (3) Spirit

Asia Taylor (3) Flames
Round 7
Kate Gaze Capitals

Sami Whitcomb (6) Lynx

Kelsey Griffin (2) Spirit

Asia Taylor (4) Flames

Mikaela Ruef (2) Capitals
Round 8
Leilani Mitchell (3) Flames

Sami Whitcomb (7) Lynx

Kayla Standish Fire

Lauren Scherf Rangers

Marianna Tolo (3) Capitals
Round 9
Mia Murray (2) Fire

Sami Whitcomb (8) Lynx

Sara Blicavs (2) Rangers

Suzy Batkovic (2) Fire

Mikaela Ruef (3) Capitals
Round 10
Stephanie Cumming (4) Rangers

Sara Blicavs (3) Rangers

Kelsey Griffin (3) Spirit

Suzy Batkovic (3) Fire

Jennifer Hamson (2) Flames
Round 11
Brittany Smart Boomers

Sami Whitcomb (9) Lynx

Kelsey Griffin (4) Spirit

Suzy Batkovic (4) Fire

Asia Taylor (5) Flames
Round 12
Leilani Mitchell (4) Flames

Sami Whitcomb (10) Lynx

Brittany Smart (2) Boomers

Suzy Batkovic (5) Fire

Asia Taylor (6) Flames
Round 13
Amy Kame (2) Fire

Sami Whitcomb (11) Lynx

Colleen Planeta Lightning

Tayla Roberts Lightning

Ruth Hamblin Lynx
Round 14
Leilani Mitchell (5) Flames

Samantha Logic Lightning

Ally Malott Rangers

Suzy Batkovic (6) Fire

Marianna Tolo (4) Capitals
Round 15
Leilani Mitchell (6) Flames

Sara Blicavs (4) Rangers

Asia Taylor (7) Flames

Suzy Batkovic (7) Fire

Marianna Tolo (5) Capitals
Round 16
Belinda Snell Flames

Sami Whitcomb (12) Lynx

Laura Hodges (2) Lightning

Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe (4) Spirit

Marianna Tolo (6) Capitals
Round 17
Mia Murray (3) Fire

Sami Whitcomb (13) Lynx

Asia Taylor (8) Flames

Suzy Batkovic (8) Fire

Marianna Tolo (7) Capitals
Round 18
Belinda Snell (2) Flames

Kelly Wilson Fire

Alex Ciabattoni Lightning

Abigail Wehrung Capitals

Carley Mijović Lynx
Round 19
Natalie Novosel (2) Rangers

Colleen Planeta (2) Lightning

Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe (5) Spirit

Suzy Batkovic (9) Fire

Marianna Tolo (8) Capitals


Player & Coach of the Month Awards










































For games played
 Player of the Month
 Coach of the Month
Player
 Team
 Coach
 Team
October 2016 Sami Whitcomb Perth Lynx Simon Pritchard
Bendigo Spirit
November 2016 Marianna Tolo Canberra Capitals Cheryl Chambers
Sydney Uni Flames
December 2016 Suzy Batkovic Townsville Fire Larissa Anderson
Dandenong Rangers
January 2017 Leilani Mitchell Sydney Uni Flames
Cheryl Chambers (2)

Sydney Uni Flames


Postseason Awards







































































Award
 Winner
 Position
 Team

Most Valuable Player Award
Suzy Batkovic
 Center
Townsville Fire

Grand Final MVP Award
Leilani Mitchell
 Guard
Sydney Uni Flames

Rookie of the Year Award
Monique Conti
 Guard
Melbourne Boomers

Defensive Player of the Year Award
Marianna Tolo
 Center
Canberra Capitals

Top Shooter Award
Sami Whitcomb
 Guard
Perth Lynx

Coach of the Year Award
Cheryl Chambers
 Coach
Sydney Uni Flames

All-Star Five
Leilani Mitchell
 Guard
Sydney Uni Flames

Sami Whitcomb
 Guard
Perth Lynx

Asia Taylor
 Forward
Sydney Uni Flames

Suzy Batkovic
 Center
Townsville Fire

Marianna Tolo
 Center
Canberra Capitals


Team Captains & Coaches


Main article: List of 2016–17 WNBL team rosters















































Team
 Captain
 Coach

Adelaide Lightning
Laura Hodges
Chris Lucas

Bendigo Spirit
Kelsey Griffin
Simon Pritchard

Canberra Capitals
Marianna Tolo / Carly Wilson (co)
Paul Goriss

Dandenong Rangers
Aimie Clydesdale / Stephanie Cumming (co)
Larissa Anderson

Melbourne Boomers
Alice Kunek
Guy Molloy

Perth Lynx
Tessa Lavey
Andy Stewart

Sydney Uni Flames
Belinda Snell
Cheryl Chambers

Townsville Fire
Suzy Batkovic
Claudia Brassard


References





  1. ^ http://wnbl.com.au/










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