The 2016–17 WNBL season is the 37th season of competition since its establishment in 1981. 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.

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were the two-time defending champions, but they were defeated by the

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 wo ...

in the Semifinals. The Flames would go on to take home their fourth WNBL title, their first in sixteen years, after defeating the

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in the final.

Player Movement

Team standings

Finals

Statistics

Individual statistic leaders

Individual game highs

Awards

Player of the Week Award

Team of the Week Award

Player & Coach of the Month Awards

Postseason Awards

Team Captains & Coaches

References

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