2017–18 Melbourne Boomers season | |
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Head Coach | Guy Molloy |
Captain | Jenna O'Hea |
Venue | State Basketball Centre |
Results | |
Record | 12–9 |
Ladder | 4th |
Finals | Grand Final (defeated by Townsville, 1–2) |
Leaders | |
Points | Cambage (23.1) |
Rebounds | Cambage (10.4) |
Assists | O'Hea (4.5) |
The 2017–18 Melbourne Boomers season is the 35th season for the franchise in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).
Roster
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Updated: 4 October 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 9 |
Invitational Team | 90–76 | O'Hea (16) | Purcell (8) | Cole (5) | Boardman Stadium | 1–0 |
2 | September 15 |
Adelaide | 61–80 | – | – | – | Nunawading Basketball Centre | 1–1 |
3 | September 16 |
Dandenong | 79–75 | Cole (19) | Purcell (10) | Cole (5) | Kilsyth Sports Centre | 2–1 |
4 | September 22 |
Bendigo | 72–73 | Grant (31) | Purcell (9) | O'Hea (7) | MARS Minerdome | 2–2 |
Regular season
Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location | Record |
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1 | October 5 |
@ Dandenong | 76–61 | Cambage (17) | O'Hea (11) | Purcell, Smart (4) | Dandenong Stadium | 1–0 |
2 | October 7 |
Townsville | 54–63 | Cambage (15) | O'Hea (14) | Cole (4) | State Basketball Centre | 1–1 |
3 | October 13 |
Bendigo | 90–63 | Cambage (25) | Cambage (14) | O'Hea (5) | Geelong Arena | 2–1 |
4 | October 15 |
@ Canberra | 92–63 | Cambage (27) | Cambage (9) | Cole (5) | National Convention Centre | 3–1 |
5 | October 21 |
Perth | 79–77 (OT) |
Cambage (23) | Cambage (23) | Cole (8) | State Basketball Centre | 4–1 |
6 | October 27 |
@ Sydney | 56–65 | Cambage (19) | Purcell (8) | Conti, Purcell, Smart (3) |
Brydens Stadium | 4–2 |
7 | October 29 |
@ Townsville | 57–64 | Smart (16) | Cambage (6) | Tomlinson (3) | Townsville RSL Stadium | 4–3 |
8 | November 4 |
@ Bendigo | 66–71 | Garrick (18) | Tomlinson (11) | Smart (5) | Bendigo Stadium | 4–4 |
9 | November 6 |
Dandenong | 60–57 | Cambage (27) | Purcell (10) | Smart (6) | State Basketball Centre | 5–4 |
10 | November 11 |
@ Sydney | 88–65 | O'Hea (22) | Purcell (10) | Purcell (6) | Brydens Stadium | 6–4 |
11 | November 12 |
Adelaide | 77–74 | Cambage (44) | Cambage (12) | Cole, Smart (4) | State Basketball Centre | 7–4 |
12 | November 18 |
Canberra | 96–66 | Cambage (32) | Purcell (12) | Purcell (5) | State Basketball Centre | 8–4 |
13 | November 23 |
@ Townsville | 66–73 | O'Hea (13) | Purcell (11) | Purcell (6) | Townsville RSL Stadium | 8–5 |
14 | November 26 |
Sydney | 89–101 | Cambage (22) | Cole, Purcell, Tomlinson (5) | Cambage (7) | State Basketball Centre | 8–6 |
15 | December 2 |
Canberra | 92–72 | Cambage (38) | Cambage (13) | O'Hea (6) | State Basketball Centre | 9–6 |
16 | December 7 |
Bendigo | 86–42 | O'Hea (18) | Cambage (12) | O'Hea (6) | State Basketball Centre | 10–6 |
17 | December 9 |
@ Adelaide | 64–62 | Cambage (32) | Cambage, Purcell (11) |
Cole, O'Hea, Smart (4) |
Titanium Security Arena | 11–6 |
18 | December 17 |
Perth | 89–92 | Cambage (38) | Cambage (15) | O'Hea (7) | State Basketball Centre | 11–7 |
19 | December 21 |
@ Adelaide | 56–67 | Cambage (21) | Cambage (17) | O'Hea (5) | Titanium Security Arena | 11–8 |
20 | December 23 |
@ Perth | 66–84 | O'Hea (15) | Purcell (13) | O'Hea (6) | Bendat Basketball Centre | 11–9 |
21 | December 30 |
Dandenong | 80–45 | Cambage (20) | Purcell (10) | Garrick (4) | State Basketball Centre | 12–9 |
Finals
Semi-finals
Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location | Series |
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1 | January 3 |
Perth | 92–76 | Cole (21) | Cambage (9) | O'Hea (11) | State Basketball Centre | 1–0 |
2 | January 5 |
@ Perth | 78–69 | Cambage (25) | Cambage (15) | Purcell (6) | Bendat Basketball Centre | 2–0 |
Grand Final
Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location | Series |
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1 | January 13 |
@ Townsville | 64–69 | Cambage (26) | Cambage (13) | O'Hea, Purcell (4) | Townsville RSL Stadium | 0–1 |
2 | January 18 |
Townsville | 58–57 | Cambage (19) | Purcell (10) | Cole, O'Hea (3) | State Basketball Centre | 1–1 |
3 | January 21 |
@ Townsville | 57–70 | Cambage (18) | Cambage (9) | O'Hea (6) | Townsville RSL Stadium | 1–2 |
Signings
Returning
Player | Signed | Contract |
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Monique Conti | March 2017 | 1-year contract[1] |
Brittany Smart | March 2017 | 1-year contract[2] |
Madeleine Garrick | March 2017 | 1-year contract[3] |
Rebecca Ott | March 2017 | 1-year contract[4] |
Rebecca Cole | March 2017 | 1-year contract[5] |
Incoming
Player | Signed | Contract |
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Jenna O'Hea | 9 March 2017 | 2-year contract[6] |
Liz Cambage | 3 May 2017 | 1-year contract[7] |
Louella Tomlinson | 3 May 2017 | 1-year contract[8] |
Kalani Purcell | 7 June 2017 | 2-year contract[9] |
Courtney Duever | 28 June 2017 | 1-year contract[10] |
Ashleigh Grant | 31 August 2017 | 1-year development player contract[11] |
Awards
In-season
Award | Recipient | Round(s) / Date | Ref. |
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Team of the Week | Liz Cambage | Rounds: 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11 | |
Jenna O'Hea | Round 6 | ||
Player of the Week | Liz Cambage | Rounds: 3, 5, 6, 9 | [12][13][14][15] |
References
- ↑ "Young Gun Conti Ready For More WNBL Action With Boomers". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ↑ "Boomers Make Another Smart Move". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ↑ "MADDIE GARRICK COMMITS TO BOOMERS FOR 2017/18". wnbl.com.au.
- ↑ "BEC OTT READY FOR NEXT STEP AT BOOMERS". wnbl.com.au.
- ↑ "TODHUNTER RE-SIGNS WITH RANGERS". wnbl.com.au.
- ↑ "Jenna O'Hea Bound For Boomers". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 8 June 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ↑ "Cambage signs for Melbourne Boomers". espn.co.uk.
- ↑ "Louella Tomlinson Returns Home To Be A Boomer". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 18 May 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ↑ "DEAKIN MELBOURNE BOOMERS LAND KEY TALL FERNS FORWARD". wnbl.com.au.
- ↑ "DEAKIN MELBOURNE BOOMERS WELCOME TEXAN COURTNEY DUEVER". wnbl.com.au.
- ↑ "ASH GRANT JOINS BOOMERS TO CONTINUE WNBL CAREER". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ↑ "ROUND 3 PLAYER OF THE WEEK- LIZ CAMBAGE". wnbl.com.au.
- ↑ "ROUND 5 PLAYER OF THE WEEK- LIZ CAMBAGE". wnbl.com.au.
- ↑ "ROUND 6 PLAYER OF THE WEEK- LIZ CAMBAGE". wnbl.com.au.
- ↑ "ROUND 9 PLAYER OF THE WEEK- LIZ CAMBAGE". wnbl.com.au.
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