The 2020 Canberra Capitals season is the 37th season for the franchise in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).
| 2020–21 Canberra Capitals season | |
|---|---|
| Head Coach | Paul Goriss |
| Captain | Kelsey Griffin Marianna Tolo (co) |
| Venue | National Convention Centre |
| Results | |
| Record | 9–4 |
| Ladder | 3rd |
| Finals | Semi-Finals (defeated by Melbourne) |
| Leaders | |
| Points | Rocci (16.0) |
| Rebounds | Griffin (8.1) |
| Assists | Tupaea (4.2) |
University of Canberra remain as the owners and naming rights partner of the Capitals for the seventh consecutive season.[1]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a North Queensland hub is set to host the season.[2] The season was originally 2020–21 and would be traditionally played over several months across the summer, however this season's 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.[3]
Roster
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Standings
edit| # | WNBL Championship ladder | ||||||||
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| 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
editRegular season
edit| Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | November 11 |
Adelaide | 73–85 (OT) |
Rocci (21) | Delaney (9) | Rocci (7) | Mackay Multisports Stadium | 0–1 |
| 2 | November 15 |
Townsville | 78–67 | Rocci (24) | Ruef (13) | Rocci (7) | Mackay Multisports Stadium | 1–1 |
| 3 | November 16 |
Bendigo | 76–56 | Melbourne (14) | Ruef (11) | Cubillo, Tolo (4) | Mackay Multisports Stadium | 2–1 |
| 4 | November 18 |
Melbourne | 67–50 | Melbourne (20) | Tolo (7) | Tupaea (4) | Mackay Multisports Stadium | 3–1 |
| 5 | November 21 |
Sydney | 68–63 | Rocci (17) | Froling (10) | Tupaea (5) | Cairns Pop-Up Arena | 4–1 |
| 6 | November 23 |
Southside | 95–72 | Tolo (19) | Griffin (9) | Melbourne (6) | Cairns Pop-Up Arena | 5–1 |
| 7 | November 26 |
Perth | 73–70 | Griffin (21) | Griffin (12) | Tupaea (7) | Cairns Pop-Up Arena | 6–1 |
| 8 | November 28 |
Bendigo | 87–51 | Tolo (14) | Griffin, Ruef (9) | Tupaea (6) | Townsville Stadium | 7–1 |
| 9 | December 1 |
Melbourne | 67–73 | Griffin (16) | Tolo (12) | Tupaea (4) | Townsville Stadium | 7–2 |
| 10 | December 4 |
Adelaide | 85–65 | Rocci (18) | Griffin (9) | Tupaea (5) | Townsville Stadium | 8–2 |
| 11 | December 6 |
Townsville | 71–84 | Rocci (19) | Ruef (12) | Smart (4) | Townsville Stadium | 8–3 |
| 12 | December 10 |
Perth | 96–69 | Rocci (27) | Griffin (9) | Cubillo (7) | Townsville Stadium | 9–3 |
| 13 | December 13 |
Southside | 82–101 | Tolo (23) | Ruef (12) | Rocci (5) | Townsville Stadium | 9–4 |
Finals
edit| Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF | December 16 |
Melbourne | 68–78 | Smart (15) | Griffin (11) | Rocci (7) | Townsville Stadium | 0–1 |
References
edit- ^ "CORPORATE PARTNERS". Retrieved 8 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.