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2018–19 WNBL Season
The 2018–19 WNBL season is the 39th season of the competition since its establishment in 1981. The Townsville Fire were the defending champions, however they failed to qualify for the finals. Canberra Capitals won their record eighth championship, defeating Adelaide in the grand final series, 2–1. Chemist Warehouse was announced as the WNBL's naming rights partner for this season, after signing a three-year deal in July 2018. Spalding again provided equipment including the official game ball, alongside iAthletic supplying team apparel for a second year. Player movement Standings Finals Statistics Individual statistic leaders Individual game highs Awards Player of the Week Team of the Week Player & Coach of the Month Awards Postseason Awards Team captains and coaches References External links WNBL official website {{DEFAULTSORT:WNBL 2018-19 2018–19 in Australian basketball Australia Basketball Basketball Basketball is a team sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's National Basketball League
The Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) is the pre-eminent professional women's basketball league in Australia. It is currently composed of eight teams. The league was founded in 1981 and is the women's counterpart to the National Basketball League (NBL). Several WNBL teams have NBL counterparts. The Adelaide Lightning, Melbourne Boomers, Perth Lynx, Southside Flyers and Sydney Uni Flames are the current WNBL teams sharing a market with an NBL team (the Townsville Fire and University of Canberra Capitals shared a market with the Townsville Crocodiles and Canberra Cannons respectively, before both NBL clubs became defunct). The current league champions are the Melbourne Boomers, who won their second title in 2022. History Founding of the WNBL In August 1980, West Adelaide Bearcat Coach Ted Powell, after an encouraging exchange of letters with St Kilda'Coach Bill Palmer called a meeting at the Governor Hindmarsh Hotel in Adelaide. In attendance were Ted, North Adelai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kia Nurse
Kia Nurse (born February 22, 1996) is a Canadian basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA. She is also a basketball analyst featured on TSN. Nurse has played for the Canada Women's National Basketball team. She was selected to play in the 2020 Summer Olympics. Early years Kia Nurse began playing basketball at the age of four, and by the time she was seven years old, she was playing in a competitive league. Nurse attended St.Vincent de Paul Elementary School. Nurse played basketball while attending St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School in Hamilton, Ontario. During her playing career, she helped the team win three consecutive OFSAA high school championships in 2011, 2012 and 2013. She played for the Hamilton Transway Club team which won seven consecutive provincial championships. College Nurse played college basketball at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut for the Huskies. In her time at UConn, Nurse played under head coach Geno Auriemma, alo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brittany McPhee
Brittany McPhee (born 12 January 1996) is an American professional basketball player. College career McPhee began her college career at Stanford University in Stanford, California for the Cardinal. During her time at Stanford, McPhee achieved several accolades from a range of platforms and the Pac-12 Conference of NCAA Division I. This included the 2017 Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team and 2018 Pac-12 All-Academic First Team. College statistics , - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , style="text-align:left;", Stanford , 30 , , 8 , , 9.9 , , .359 , , .194 , , .780 , , 2.3 , , 0.3 , , 0.4 , , 0.5 , , 3.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , style="text-align:left;", Stanford , 34 , , 3 , , 16.6 , , .414 , , .343, , .737 , , 3.1 , , 0.6 , , 0.3 , , 0.4 , , 6.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , style="text-align:left;", Stanford , 37 , , 37 , , 29.0 , , .446 , , .709 , , .772 , , 4.9 , , 2.0 , , 0.8 , , 0.9 , , 13 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Tobin
Rebecca Tobin (born April 21, 1988) is an American professional basketball player. College career Tobin played four seasons of college basketball at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona for the Sun Devils. Arizona State statistics Source Professional career Europe After going undrafted Tobin travelled to Europe to begin her professional career, signing with Basket Parma in the Italian league, Serie A1. In early 2012, Tobin would then sign with CSU Alba Iulia, playing two seasons in the Liga Națională in Romania. In 2013, Tobin would remain in eastern Europe, signing with DVTK Miskolc in Hungary's Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A. In 2014, Tobin would debut in the French Ligue Féminine de Basketball with Union Angers Basket 49. In 2016, Tobin returned to European basketball after signing with TSV 1880 Wasserburg in the DBBL. Tobin played here for two seasons. WNBA In 2015, Tobin was signed by the Phoenix Mercury to a training camp contract. However, Tobin was so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marena Whittle
Marena Whittle (born 28 January 1994) is an Australian professional basketball player. Early life Whittle was born in Melbourne, Victoria, in the suburb of Vermont South. She attended Caulfield Grammar School in Melbourne. College Whittle played four seasons of college basketball in the United States for the North Dakota State in the NCAA Division I. Statistics , - , 2012–13 , North Dakota State , 29 , 26 , 28.4 , .325 , .250 , .710 , 7.1 , 1.1 , 1.1 , 0.4 , 1.7 , 6.7 , - , 2013–14 , North Dakota State , 30 , 28 , 28.4 , .407 , .333 , .826 , 7.1 , 1.2 , 1.1 , 0.9 , 1.4 , 13.4 , - , 2014–15 , North Dakota State , 29 , 29 , 29.9 , .378 , .314 , .714 , 7.3 , 2.2 , 1.7 , 1.0 , 2.3 , 8.6 , - , 2015–16 , North Dakota State , 28 , 28 , 35.8 , .391 , .333 , .832 , 10.3 , 2.9 , 2.1 , 0.9 , 3.5 , 16.8 , - , Career , , 116 , 111 , 30.5 , .383 , .310 , .784 , 7.9 , 1.9 , 1.5 , 0.8 , 2.2 , 11.3 Professional career Whittle debuted in the South East Australian Basketball Leagu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leilani Mitchell
Leilani Seamah Mitchell (born June 15, 1985) is an American-Australian professional basketball player who is currently a free agent. Mitchell was drafted 25th overall by the Phoenix Mercury in the 2008 WNBA draft. A dual citizen of the United States and Australia, she is a member of Australian women's national basketball team (the Opals). In 2019 Mitchell became the first WNBA player to win the Most Improved Player Award twice. Mitchell was a member of the Australian Women's basketball team (Opals) at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The Opals were eliminated after losing to the USA in the quarterfinals. Early life Mitchell was born in Richland, Washington and is the only daughter of Dennis Mitchell and Eleanor Majid. Her father is American and her mother is Australian. She has five brothers: Tyler, Troy, Travis, Reggie, and Robbie. Mitchell has dual citizenship with both the United States of America and Australia. Mitchell's mother died from cancer in 2009. High school career Mitche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dandenong Rangers
The Dandenong Rangers were an Australian professional women's basketball team competing in the Women's National Basketball League ( WNBL). The club is based in Dandenong, Melbourne, Victoria. The team was founded as the Dandenong Rangers, however before the 2019–20 WNBL season began the team was rebranded to the Southside Flyers, adopting a new logo, colour scheme and nickname. History Historically, they have been one of the more successful franchises in league history, regularly making the playoffs, but have struggled over recent years to make the grand final, falling short in earlier stages. The Rangers appeared in the Grand Final six times, winning the championship in 2004 and 2005 both against Sydney, and then again in 2012 against Bulleen. The Rangers fell short in the Grand Final in 1992, 2006 and 2017 against Perth, Canberra & Sydney respectively. They are strong rivals with the cross-town Melbourne Boomers. On 31 July 2019, it was announced the Rangers would undergo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Cole (basketball)
Rebecca "Bec" Cole (born 19 March 1992) is an Australian professional basketball player. Cole is a starting shooting guard for the Southside Flyers in the WNBL, and has been a member of both the Australian 3x3 national team and the Australian Opals. Early life Cole was born on 19 March 1992 in Mount Waverley, Victoria. She is the daughter of Gary and Ros Cole and has two older sisters, Jessica and Emma. Cole began her career playing for the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) at the age of 16. Professional career WNBL Cole made her Women's National Basketball League debut with the AIS in 2009–10 season at 16 years old. Her professional career began when she moved to the Bulleen Boomers in the 2012–13 season. She re-signed with rebranded Melbourne Boomers for the 2013–14 season. In the 2014–15 season, and was named the Round 12 Player of the Week. Cole remained with the Boomers through the 2016–17 season. Following the 2018–19 season, Cole signed with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauren Nicholson
Lauren Nicholson (born 26 March 1993) is an Australian professional basketball player. College Nicholson played college basketball at Saint Mary's College of California in Moraga, California for the Saint Mary's Gaels. Statistics , - , 2012–13 , Saint Mary's , 31 , 0 , 13.9 , 31.6% , 28.6% , 76.7% , 1.6 , 0.3 , 0.1 , 0.3 , 0.6 , 3.0 , - , 2013–14 , Saint Mary's , 18 , 16 , 29.7 , 49.4% , 48.0% , 80.0% , 2.7 , 1.3 , 0.0 , 0.7 , 1.8 , 12.4 , - , 2014–15 , Saint Mary's , 33 , 33 , 33.1 , 47.0% , 33.6% , 81.7% , 3.5 , 1.8 , 0.2 , 1.1 , 3.2 , 17.6 , - , 2015–16 , Saint Mary's , 28 , 25 , 31.6 , 45.4% , 30.1% , 89.0% , 3.9 , 2.1 , 0.1 , 0.6 , 2.3 , 17.0 , - , Career , , 110 , 74 , 26.7 , 45.4% , 36.0% , 84.3% , 2.9 , 1.4 , 0.1 , 0.7 , 2.0 , 12.5 Career WNBL Nicholson would begin her WNBL career in her home town, as a development player, with the Sydney Uni Flames. Nicholson remained a member of the Flames squad through to 2011. She then departed to begin her coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Uni Flames
The Sydney Flames are an Australian professional basketball team based in Sydney, New South Wales. The Flames compete in the Women's National Basketball League The Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) is the pre-eminent professional women's basketball league in Australia. It is currently composed of eight teams. The league was founded in 1981 and is the women's counterpart to the National Baske ... (WNBL) and play their home games at Quaycentre. Formerly known as the Sydney Uni Flames, the team rebranded in August 2022 to have a new look, new colours (changing from navy and gold to silver and black) and a new home venue. The Flames have won four WNBL championships, in 1993, 1997, 2001 and 2017. They have also finished as runners-up a further 10 times. Players Current roster Coaches and staff Head coaches ;Notes * Across the years of 1981–1989, Robbie Cadee coached four seasons (1981–1982, 1987–1989) * Across the years of 1997–2000, Bill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brittany Smart
Brittany Smart (born May 28, 1985) is an American professional basketball player. Early career High school Smart attended 3 different high schools in the Ohio area, ending her high school career at Shawnee High School, Springfield Ohio. Her father, Mike Smart, coached her throughout her high school career. She made the 1st-Team-All-Conference for all four years and led her team to the State Championships. In her senior year, Smart was the leading scorer in the whole of Ohio high school basketball averaging 32.5 points per game and 2,181 points for the season. College Smart signed early to Cedarville University near her hometown of Xenia, Ohio. Declining several Division 1 scholarships, she opted to stay local and go to the same school her grandparents and parents attended. Smart remains one of Ohio's all-time leading scorers in college basketball, and at the time of her graduation, she was the top scorer in the state of Ohio, men's and women's, with 3,236 Career Points. She rema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne Boomers
The Melbourne Boomers are an Australian professional basketball team based in Melbourne, Victoria. The Boomers compete in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) and play the majority of their home games at Melbourne Sports Centre – Parkville and the State Basketball Centre. For sponsorship reasons, they are known as the Deakin Melbourne Boomers. Entering the WNBL in 1984, the club is both the oldest WNBL club and the longest-running elite-level women's sports team in Australia (in any sport). History The club was established in 1969 and, after missing out in 1983, was accepted into the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) in 1984 under the name of Bulleen Boomers, named after the suburb of the same name. Applications were prepared and presented by Jan Collinson, who remained the club's delegate to the League for many years with her efforts being rewarded with a Life Membership to the League in 2001. Other workers crucial to Bulleen's entry in the WNBL in the cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
