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2017–18 Bendigo Spirit season

The 2017–18 Bendigo Spirit season is the 11th season for the franchise in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).

2017–18 Bendigo Spirit season
Head CoachSimon Pritchard
CaptainKelsey Griffin
VenueBendigo Stadium
Results
Record4–17
Ladder8th
FinalsDid not qualify
Leaders
PointsLaney (14.6)
ReboundsRichards (6.8)
AssistsLaney (3.8)
< 2016–17 2018–19 >

Roster

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

Standings

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# WNBL Championship ladder
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

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Pre-season

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Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record
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

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Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record
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

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Returning

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Player Signed Contract
Nadeen Payne 28 April 2017 1-year contract[1]
Kelsey Griffin 18 May 2017 1-year contract[2]
Gabrielle Richards 21 June 2017 1-year contract[3]
Kara Tessari 28 June 2017 1-year contract[4]
Ashleigh Spencer 5 July 2017 1-year contract[5]
Heather Oliver 12 July 2017 1-year contract[6]
Ashleigh Karaitiana 19 July 2017 1-year contract[7]
Ebony Rolph 26 July 2017 1-year contract[8]

Incoming

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Player Signed Contract
Betnijah Laney 27 April 2017 1-year contract[9]
Rachel Banham 8 May 2017 1-year contract[10]
Ahlise Hurst 9 August 2017 1-year development player contract[11]
Jessie Rennie 9 August 2017 1-year development player contract[11]
Maddison Wild 9 August 2017 1-year development player contract[11]

Awards

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In-season

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Award Recipient Round(s) / Date Ref.
Team of the Week Nadeen Payne Round 2 [12]
Rachel Banham Round 5
Betnijah Laney Round 8

References

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  1. ^ Sod (27 April 2017). "PAYNE TRAIN RETURNS FOR SPIRIT". WNBL. wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  2. ^ "UNFINISHED BUSINESS FOR GRIFFIN WITH THE SPIRIT". wnbl.com.au.[dead link‍]
  3. ^ Sod (20 June 2017). "THE SPIRIT OF BENDIGO RETURNS". WNBL. wnbl.com.au.
  4. ^ Sod (27 June 2017). "YOUNG GUN RETURNS FOR SPIRIT". WNBL. wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  5. ^ Sod (4 July 2017). "SPLASH MAKES WAVES FOR SPIRIT". WNBL. wnbl.com.au.
  6. ^ Sod (12 July 2017). "BENDIGO'S OLIVER BACK FOR MORE". WNBL. wnbl.com.au.
  7. ^ Sod (19 July 2017). "BENDIGO SPIRIT WELCOME BACK 'SPECIAL K'". WNBL. wnbl.com.au.
  8. ^ Sod (26 July 2017). "ROLPH BACK ON BOARD WITH THE SPIRIT". WNBL. wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  9. ^ Bendigo (29 May 2017). "SPIRIT REACHES FOR THE SKY". Bendigo Spirit. wnbl.com.au.
  10. ^ Sod (11 June 2017). "SPIRIT SIGN SCORING SENSATION RACHEL BANHAM". WNBL. wnbl.com.au.
  11. ^ a b c Bendigo (9 August 2017). "Bendigo Braves Young Guns Score Spirit Development Spots". Bendigo Spirit. wnbl.com.au.
  12. ^ Townsville (17 October 2017). "BATKOVIC NAMED IN THE TEAM OF THE WEEK". Townsville Fire. wnbl.com.au.
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