2019–20 WNBL Finals

2020 WNBL finals

Team Coach Wins Canberra Capitals Paul Goriss 2 Southside Flyers Cheryl Chambers 0
Dates	16 February – March 2020
MVP	Olivia Époupa (CBR)
Preliminary final	Southside def. Adelaide, 2–0 Canberra def. Melbourne, 2–1

The 2020 WNBL Finals is the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2019–20 season. The Canberra Capitals were the defending champions and they successfully defended their title, taking home their ninth WNBL Championship.

The WNBL Finals schedule was announced 2 February 2020.

Standings

#	WNBL Championship ladder
	Team	W	L	PCT	GP
1	Southside Flyers	17	4	80.9	21
2	Canberra Capitals	15	6	71.4	21
3	Melbourne Boomers	15	6	71.4	21
4	Adelaide Lightning	12	9	57.1	21
5	Perth Lynx	8	13	38.0	21
6	Sydney Uni Flames	7	14	33.3	21
7	Bendigo Spirit	5	16	23.8	21
8	Townsville Fire	5	16	23.8	21

Bracket

	Semifinals					Preliminary final					Grand final
	Southside Flyers		106								Southside Flyers		99
	Townsville Fire		93								Townsville Fire		82
						Townsville Fire		65
						Melbourne Boomers		62
	Canberra Capitals		68
	Melbourne Boomers		78

Semi-Finals

(1) Southside Flyers vs. (4) Adelaide Lightning

18 February, 2020 7:30 PM (AEDT)

Boxscore

Southside Flyers	68–65	Adelaide Lightning
Scoring by quarter: 17–25,  17–14, 22–7, 12–19
Pts: Russell 20 Rebs: Russell 19 Asts: Cole, Mitchell 4		Pts: Nicholson 14 Rebs: Talbot, Turner 9 Asts: Talbot 6

Dandenong Stadium, Dandenong, Victoria Attendance: 1,269 Referees: Calia Hanks, Jason Kelly, Jack Taylor

22 February, 2020 7:00 PM (ACDT)

Boxscore

Adelaide Lightning	79–82	Southside Flyers
Scoring by quarter: 26–27, 17–24, 20–15, 16–16
Pts: Turner 25 Rebs: Turner 18 Asts: Seekamp 11		Pts: Cole 19 Rebs: Cole 10 Asts: Mitchell 9
Southside win series, 2–0

Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide, South Australia Attendance: 1,806 Referees: Craig Copes, Madi Crowley-Long, Shahrad Shafaghi

(2) Canberra Capitals vs. (3) Melbourne Boomers

16 February, 2020 5:30 PM (AEDT)

Boxscore

Canberra Capitals	84–70	Melbourne Boomers
Scoring by quarter: 23–22,  16–17, 18–16, 27–15
Pts: Nurse 25 Rebs: Griffin 12 Asts: Époupa 6		Pts: Allen 17 Rebs: George 8 Asts: Allen 5

AIS Arena, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Attendance: 2,492 Referees: Daniel Battye, Vanessa Devlin, Jacqui Dover

23 February, 2020 6:00 PM (AEDT)

Boxscore

Melbourne Boomers	88–76	Canberra Capitals
Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 26–16, 15–16, 24–26
Pts: Allen 25 Rebs: Magbegor 9 Asts: George 5		Pts: Griffin, Nurse 17 Rebs: Froling, Griffin 7 Asts: Nurse 4

State Basketball Centre, Melbourne, Victoria Attendance: 3,116 Referees: James Griguol, Guy Richards, Kylie Voevodin

26 February, 2020 7:30 PM (AEDT)

Boxscore

Canberra Capitals	77–64	Melbourne Boomers
Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 15–12, 22–22, 18–14
Pts: Tolo 20 Rebs: Griffin 9 Asts: Époupa 9		Pts: Cunningham 14 Rebs: George 12 Asts: George 4
Canberra win series, 2–1

AIS Arena, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Attendance: 2,201 Referees: Daniel Battye, Jason Kelly, Madi Crowley-Long

Grand Final

(1) Southside Flyers vs. (2) Canberra Capitals

1 March, 2020 5:00 PM (AEDT)

Boxscore

Southside Flyers	80–82	Canberra Capitals
Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 27–21, 22–20, 11–19
Pts: Cole 23 Rebs: Russell 9 Asts: Cole 7		Pts: Nurse 19 Rebs: Griffin 12 Asts: Époupa 6

Dandenong Stadium, Dandenong, Victoria Attendance: 1,956 Referees: Craig Copes, Jack Taylor, Kylie Voevodin

4 March, 2020 7:30 PM (AEDT)

Boxscore

Canberra Capitals	71–68	Southside Flyers
Scoring by quarter: 16–24, 19–21, 21–9, 15–14
Pts: Tolo 19 Rebs: Griffin 13 Asts: Époupa 11		Pts: Cole 23 Rebs: Russell 13 Asts: Cole, O'Hea 3
Canberra win series, 2–0

AIS Arena, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Attendance: 4,481 Referees: James Griguol, Jason Kelly, Guy Richards

Rosters

2019–20 Southside Flyers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. G 1 Cole, Rebecca 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) C 2 Tomlinson, Louella 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) G 3 Clydesdale, Aimie 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) G/F 4 O'Hea, Jenna (C) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) G 5 Mitchell, Leilani 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) F 8 Pizzey, Rebecca 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) F 10 Rowe, Kiera 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) G 11 O'Neill, Amy 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) G 12 Reid, Stephanie 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) F 15 Blicavs, Sara 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) C 21 Russell, Mercedes 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) G/F 24 Maley, Anneli 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Head coach Cheryl Chambers Assistant coach(es) Belinda Snell Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player Injured

2019–20 Canberra Capitals roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. G 0 Époupa, Olivia 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) G 5 Reilly, Shakera 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) G 6 Scanlon, Lily 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) G 8 Cubillo, Abby 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) G 9 Rocci, Maddison 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) G 11 Nurse, Kia 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) C 12 Tolo, Marianna (C) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) F 14 Delaney, Alex 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) F 21 Froling, Keely 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) F 23 Griffin, Kelsey (C) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Head coach Paul Goriss Assistant coach(es) Carly Wilson Kristen Veal Jenny Lonergan Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player Injured