2017–18 Bendigo Spirit season

2017–18 Bendigo Spirit season
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

2017–18 Bendigo Spirit roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.
G 1 United States Banham, Rachel 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
G 3 Australia Tessari, Kara 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
G 7 Australia Oliver, Heather 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
G 8 Australia Hurst, Ahlise 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
F 11 Australia Spencer, Ashleigh 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
F 12 Australia Payne, Nadeen 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
G 15 Australia Rennie, Jessie 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
F 20 Australia Richards, Gabrielle 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
F 21 Australia Rolph, Ebony 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
F 22 New Zealand Karaitiana, Ashleigh 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
F 23 Australia Griffin, Kelsey  (C) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
F 34 Australia Wild, Maddison 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
G/F 44 United States Laney, Betnijah 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Head coach
  • Australia Simon Pritchard
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured
Updated: 21 December 2017

Standings

# WNBL Championship ladder
Team W L PCT GP
1 Perth Lynx15671.421
2 Sydney Uni Flames14766.621
3 Townsville Fire14766.621
4 Melbourne Boomers12957.121
5 Adelaide Lightning111052.321
6 Canberra Capitals71433.321
7 Dandenong Rangers71433.321
8 Bendigo Spirit41719.121

Results

Pre-season

Regular season

Signings

Returning

Player Signed Contract
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
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.
Team of the Week Nadeen Payne Round 2 [12]
Rachel Banham Round 5
Betnijah Laney Round 8

References

  1. ↑ "PAYNE TRAIN RETURNS FOR SPIRIT". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 2017-06-14. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
  2. ↑ "UNFINISHED BUSINESS FOR GRIFFIN WITH THE SPIRIT". wnbl.com.au.
  3. ↑ "THE SPIRIT OF BENDIGO RETURNS". wnbl.com.au.
  4. ↑ "YOUNG GUN RETURNS FOR SPIRIT". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
  5. ↑ "SPLASH MAKES WAVES FOR SPIRIT". wnbl.com.au.
  6. ↑ "BENDIGO'S OLIVER BACK FOR MORE". wnbl.com.au.
  7. ↑ "BENDIGO SPIRIT WELCOME BACK 'SPECIAL K'". wnbl.com.au.
  8. ↑ "ROLPH BACK ON BOARD WITH THE SPIRIT". wnbl.com.au.
  9. ↑ "SPIRIT REACHES FOR THE SKY". wnbl.com.au.
  10. ↑ "SPIRIT SIGN SCORING SENSATION RACHEL BANHAM". wnbl.com.au.
  11. 1 2 3 "Bendigo Braves Young Guns Score Spirit Development Spots". wnbl.com.au.
  12. ↑ "BATKOVIC NAMED IN THE TEAM OF THE WEEK". wnbl.com.au.
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