| 2020–21 Perth Lynx season | |
|---|---|
| Head Coach | Ryan Petrik |
| Captain | Katie Ebzery |
| Venue | WA Basketball Centre |
| Results | |
| Record | 4–9 |
| Ladder | 7th |
| Finals | Did not qualify |
| Leaders | |
| Points | Ebzery (18.0) |
| Rebounds | Sharp (8.0) |
| Assists | Ebzery (3.8) |
The 2020 Perth Lynx season is the 35th season for the franchise in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).
The 2020 season will mark the first season with Ryan Petrik as head coach, after he overtook the role from Andy Stewart who spent five seasons in the position.[1] In November 2020, the Lynx announced that local mining and development company, Westgold Resources Limited, would serve as naming rights partners for the upcoming season.[2]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a North Queensland hub is set to host the season.[3] The season was originally 2020–21 and would be traditionally played over several months across the summer, however this seasons scheduling has been condensed. The six-week season will see Townsville, Cairns and Mackay host a 56-game regular season fixture, plus a four-game final series (2 x semi-finals, preliminary final and grand final). Each team will contest 14 games starting on 12 November, with the grand final scheduled for 20 December.[4]
Roster
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Standings
| # | WNBL Championship ladder | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | PCT | GP | |||||
| 1 | Southside Flyers | 11 | 2 | 84.6 | 13 | ||||
| 2 | Townsville Fire | 9 | 4 | 69.2 | 13 | ||||
| 3 | Canberra Capitals | 9 | 4 | 69.2 | 13 | ||||
| 4 | Melbourne Boomers | 9 | 4 | 69.2 | 13 | ||||
| 5 | Sydney Uni Flames | 5 | 8 | 38.5 | 13 | ||||
| 6 | Adelaide Lightning | 5 | 8 | 38.5 | 13 | ||||
| 7 | Perth Lynx | 4 | 9 | 30.8 | 13 | ||||
| 8 | Bendigo Spirit | 0 | 13 | 0.0 | 13 | ||||
Results
Regular season
| Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | November 11 |
Townsville | 48–73 | Garbin (12) | Sharp (11) | Burrows, Garbin, Sharp (2) | Mackay Multisports Stadium | 0–1 |
| 2 | November 15 |
Adelaide | 69–74 | Ebzery (25) | Sharp (9) | Burrows, Garbin (3) | Mackay Multisports Stadium | 0–2 |
| 3 | November 16 |
Melbourne | 56–62 | Sharp (15) | Sharp (12) | Clarke (3) | Mackay Multisports Stadium | 0–3 |
| 4 | November 18 |
Bendigo | 78–65 | Ebzery (24) | Steindl (12) | Ciabattoni (4) | Mackay Multisports Stadium | 1–3 |
| 5 | November 21 |
Southside | 71–117 | Garbin (24) | Garbin (7) | Ebzery (5) | Cairns Pop-Up Arena | 1–4 |
| 6 | November 23 |
Sydney | 67–74 | Garbin (22) | Steindl (12) | Ebzery (5) | Cairns Pop-Up Arena | 1–5 |
| 7 | November 25 |
Southside | 62–102 | Sharp (17) | Edwards (7) | Ebzery (4) | Cairns Pop-Up Arena | 1–6 |
| 8 | November 26 |
Canberra | 70–73 | Ebzery (17) | Garbin (11) | Ebzery (5) | Cairns Pop-Up Arena | 1–7 |
| 9 | December 1 |
Bendigo | 95–79 | Garbin (28) | Sharp (17) | Ciabattoni, Sharp (6) | Townsville Stadium | 2–7 |
| 10 | December 4 |
Townsville | 84–75 | Ebzery, Garbin (21) | Garbin (11) | Ebzery (4) | Townsville Stadium | 3–7 |
| 11 | December 6 |
Adelaide | 80–78 | Garbin (31) | Garbin, Steindl (11) | Ebzery (10) | Townsville Stadium | 4–7 |
| 12 | December 8 |
Sydney | 68–71 | Ebzery (24) | Sharp (12) | Garbin (4) | Townsville Stadium | 4–8 |
| 13 | December 10 |
Canberra | 69–96 | Ebzery (24) | Sharp (8) | Ciabattoni (5) | Townsville Stadium | 4–9 |
References
- ↑ "RYAN PETRIK – NEW HEAD COACH TO PERTH LYNX". wnbl.com.au. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ↑ "Perth Lynx (@perthlynx) on Instagram". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ↑ Elkerton, Matthew; Charles, Caitlan (22 September 2020). "Townsville launches bid to host bubble for upcoming WNBL season". TownsvilleBulletin.com.au. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
A council report has detailed a proposal to host, and be central to, the 2020/21 WNBL season within a coronavirus 'bubble'. It's understood the WNBL has plans to host the games wholly within North Queensland, taking advantage of state government grants funding.
- ↑ "QUEENSLAND SET TO HOST 2020 CHEMIST WAREHOUSE WNBL SEASON". wnbl.basketball. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.