Dandenong Rangers

Dandenong Rangers
2011 WNBL Season
[[File:|center		Dandenong Rangers logo]]
Conference	Women's National Basketball League
Founded	1992
History	Dandenong Rangers (1992–present)
Arena	Dandenong Basketball Stadium
City	Dandenong, Victoria
Sponsor	Jayco
Team colors	Green, Gold
Head coach	Mark Wright
Assistant coaches	Cheryl Chambers
Championships	2 (2004, 2005)
Conference titles
Official website	wnba.com/

The Dandenong Jayco Rangers are an Australian Women's Basketball League (WNBL) team based in Melbourne, Australia. Historically, they have been one of the more successful franchises in league history, but over recent years have struggled to make the playoffs, generally finishing 5th or below. They are strong rivals with the cross-town Bulleen Boomers.

History

Historically one of the better teams in the league, the Rangers have appeared in the Grand Final four times: winning in 2003/04 against the Sydney Flames 65-53 and in 2004/05 also against the Flames 52-47. They lost the 1992 Grand Final against the Perth Breakers 58-54 and in 2005/06 against the Canberra Capitals 68-55.

Previous Coaches

Alex Palazzolo 1992 - 1995
Steve Barr 1996 - 1998
Mark Wright 1998/99 - 2001/02
Gary Fox 2002/03 - 2006/2007
Dale Waters 2007/08 - 2008/2009
Dean Kinsman 2009/10
Mark Wright 2010/11

Current Roster

Dandenong Rangers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. 2.5 !G/F 4 AUS ! O'Hea, Jenna 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 1.5 !G 5 AUS ! Clydesdale, Aimee (DP) 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 4.0 !F 6 AUS ! Woosnam, Samantha 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 4.0 !F 7 AUS ! Cunningham, Tegan 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 1.5 !G 8 AUS ! Cumming, Stephanie 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 4.0 !F 9 AUS ! Terdich, Hope 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 2.5 !G/F 10 AUS ! Downie, Alison 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 2.5 !G/F 11 AUS ! Papavs, Clare 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 1.5 !G 12 AUS ! Kaser, Hannah (DP) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 5.5 !F/C 22 AUS ! Tomlinson, Louella 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 6.0 !C 25 CAN ! Phillips, Krista (I) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 1.5 !G 44 AUS ! Macleod, Kathleen 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 5.5 !F/C 51 USA ! Wilkins, Brittany (I) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	Head coach Mark Wright Assistant coach(es) Andrew Sherwell Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (TP) Training player (I) Import player Injured Roster • updated 19/11/2011

External links

• Official Dandenong Jayco Rangers website
• Official Dandenong Basketball Association website