2017–18 Bendigo Spirit season
Appearance
2017–18 Bendigo Spirit season | |
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Head Coach | Simon Pritchard |
Captain | Kelsey Griffin |
Venue | Bendigo Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 4–17 |
Ladder | 8th |
Finals | Did not qualify |
Leaders | |
Points | Laney (14.6) |
Rebounds | Richards (6.8) |
Assists | Laney (3.8) |
The 2017–18 Bendigo Spirit season is the 11th season for the franchise in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).
Roster
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Updated: 21 December 2017 |
Standings
# | WNBL Championship ladder | ||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GP | |||||
1 | Perth Lynx | 15 | 6 | 71.4 | 21 | ||||
2 | Sydney Uni Flames | 14 | 7 | 66.6 | 21 | ||||
3 | Townsville Fire | 14 | 7 | 66.6 | 21 | ||||
4 | Melbourne Boomers | 12 | 9 | 57.1 | 21 | ||||
5 | Adelaide Lightning | 11 | 10 | 52.3 | 21 | ||||
6 | Canberra Capitals | 7 | 14 | 33.3 | 21 | ||||
7 | Dandenong Rangers | 7 | 14 | 33.3 | 21 | ||||
8 | Bendigo Spirit | 4 | 17 | 19.1 | 21 |
Results
Pre-season
Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location | Record |
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1 | September 16 |
Adelaide | 74–76 | – | – | – | Boardman Stadium | 0–1 |
2 | September 17 |
Dandenong | 68–62 | – | – | – | Eagle Stadium | 1–1 |
3 | September 22 |
Melbourne | 73–72 | Banham (22) | Laney (11) | Karaitiana (4) | MARS Minerdome | 2–1 |
Regular season
Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location | Record |
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1 | October 6 |
@ Canberra | 80–93 | Griffin (22) | Oliver (8) | Banham (4) | National Convention Centre | 0–1 |
2 | October 13 |
@ Melbourne | 63–90 | Payne (16) | Laney (7) | Karaitiana, Laney, Rolph (2) | Geelong Arena | 0–2 |
3 | October 14 |
Perth | 123–65 | Laney (27) | Griffin (8) | Laney (9) | Bendigo Stadium | 1–2 |
4 | October 19 |
@ Perth | 79–106 | Griffin (22) | Griffin (11) | Banham, Rolph (3) | Bendat Basketball Centre | 1–3 |
5 | October 21 |
@ Adelaide | 75–79 | Richards (22) | Griffin (16) | Karaitiana (6) | Titanium Security Arena | 1–4 |
6 | October 27 |
Adelaide | 66–79 | Payne (17) | Griffin (8) | Banham (4) | Bendigo Stadium | 1–5 |
7 | November 4 |
Melbourne | 71–66 | Banham (17) | Griffin (8) | Banham, Laney (4) | Bendigo Stadium | 2–5 |
8 | November 9 |
Sydney | 75–105 | Banham (21) | Oliver (7) | Laney (8) | Bendigo Stadium | 2–6 |
9 | November 11 |
@ Townsville | 59–94 | Laney (17) | Laney (10) | Laney, Spencer (2) | Townsville RSL Stadium | 2–7 |
10 | November 17 |
Perth | 59–83 | Richards (14) | Richards (13) | Richards (3) | Bendigo Stadium | 2–8 |
11 | November 19 |
@ Dandenong | 70–80 | Laney (17) | Richards (11) | Payne (5) | Traralgon Sports Stadium | 2–9 |
12 | November 25 |
Canberra | 83–80 | Laney (23) | Richards (7) | Laney (6) | State Basketball Centre | 3–9 |
13 | December 2 |
Dandenong | 67–75 | Laney (18) | Richards (8) | Oliver (5) | Bendigo Stadium | 3–10 |
14 | December 7 |
@ Melbourne | 42–86 | Laney (16) | Payne (12) | Laney (5) | State Basketball Centre | 3–11 |
15 | December 10 |
Townsville | 62–99 | Hurst (15) | Laney (7) | Laney, Richards (3) | Bendigo Stadium | 3–12 |
16 | December 14 |
Canberra | 80–91 | Banham (20) | Richards (10) | Banham (6) | Bendigo Stadium | 3–13 |
17 | December 16 |
@ Sydney | 57–90 | Laney (15) | Richards (7) | Laney, Payne (4) | Brydens Stadium | 3–14 |
18 | December 21 |
Dandenong | 64–47 | Banham, Payne (16) | Richards (10) | Karaitiana, Laney, Payne (4) |
Bendigo Stadium | 4–14 |
19 | December 23 |
@ Townsville | 62–120 | Banham (16) | Banham, Karaitiana, Spencer (4) |
Richards (3) | Townsville RSL Stadium | 4–15 |
20 | December 29 |
@ Adelaide | 74–87 | Laney (20) | Richards (10) | Payne (4) | Titanium Security Arena | 4–16 |
21 | December 31 |
Sydney | 63–75 | Banham (17) | Laney (10) | Laney (4) | Bendigo Stadium | 4–17 |
Signings
Returning
Player | Signed | Contract |
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Nadeen Payne | April 28, 2017 | 1-year contract[1] |
Kelsey Griffin | May 18, 2017 | 1-year contract[2] |
Gabrielle Richards | June 21, 2017 | 1-year contract[3] |
Kara Tessari | June 28, 2017 | 1-year contract[4] |
Ashleigh Spencer | July 5, 2017 | 1-year contract[5] |
Heather Oliver | July 12, 2017 | 1-year contract[6] |
Ashleigh Karaitiana | July 19, 2017 | 1-year contract[7] |
Ebony Rolph | July 26, 2017 | 1-year contract[8] |
Incoming
Player | Signed | Contract |
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Betnijah Laney | April 27, 2017 | 1-year contract[9] |
Rachel Banham | May 8, 2017 | 1-year contract[10] |
Ahlise Hurst | August 9, 2017 | 1-year development player contract[11] |
Jessie Rennie | August 9, 2017 | 1-year development player contract[11] |
Maddison Wild | August 9, 2017 | 1-year development player contract[11] |
Awards
In-season
Award | Recipient | Round(s) / Date | Ref. |
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Team of the Week | Nadeen Payne | Round 2 | [12] |
Rachel Banham | Round 5 | ||
Betnijah Laney | Round 8 |
References
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