List of 2016–17 WNBL season signings

This is a list of all personnel changes that occurred during the 2016 Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) off-season and 2016–17 WNBL season.[1]

2016–17 WNBL season
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Incoming Player Movement

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Re-signings

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Team Player Nationality
Adelaide Lightning Alex Ciabattoni
Jessica Good
Ieva Nagy
  Australia
  Australia
  Australia
Bendigo Spirit Kerryn Harrington
Heather Oliver
Ashleigh Spencer
Andrea Wilson
Molly Matthews
Ebony Rolph
  Australia
  Australia
  Australia
  Australia
  Australia
  Australia
Canberra Capitals Carly Wilson   Australia
Dandenong Rangers Sara Blicavs
Stephanie Cumming
Chloe Bibby
Aimie Clydesdale
Lauren Scherf
Amelia Todhunter
Jacinta Kennedy
  Australia
  Australia
  Australia
  Australia
  Australia
  Australia
  Australia
Melbourne Boomers Rebecca Cole
Brittany Smart
Olivia Thompson
Elyse Penaluna
Alice Kunek
  Australia
  United States
  Australia
  Australia
  Australia
Perth Lynx Carley Mijovic
Antonia Edmondson
Natalie Burton
Ashleigh Grant
  Australia
  New Zealand
  Australia
  Australia
Sydney Uni Flames Hayley Moffatt
Alex Wilson
Carly Boag
Tahlia Tupaea
  Australia
  Australia
  Australia
  Australia
Townsville Fire Darcee Garbin
Micaela Cocks
Jacqui Zelenka
Ainsley Walsh
Chevannah Paalvast
  Australia
  New Zealand
  Australia
  Australia
  New Zealand

Internal signings

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Team Player Nationality Former team
Adelaide Lightning Tayla Roberts   Australia Melbourne
Bendigo Spirit Nadeen Payne   Australia South East Queensland
Canberra Capitals Mikaela Ruef
Lauren Mansfield
Stephanie Bairstow
Kate Gaze
  United States
  Australia
  Australia
  Australia
Adelaide
South East Queensland
South East Queensland
Townsville
Dandenong Rangers Natalie Novosel
Rosemary Fadljevic
  United States
  Australia
Townsville
Canberra
Melbourne Boomers Tegan Cunningham
Jessica Bygate
Kelly Bowen
  Australia
  New Zealand
  Australia
Dandenong
Adelaide
Adelaide
Perth Lynx Tenaya Phillips   Australia Dandenong
Sydney Uni Flames Shanae Greaves
Belinda Snell
Leilani Mitchell
  Australia
  Australia
  Australia
Melbourne
Bendigo
Adelaide
Townsville Fire Kelly Wilson
Kayla Standish
  Australia
  United States
Bendigo
Adelaide

New signings

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New Team Player Nationality Former team Location
Adelaide Lightning Laura Hodges
Samantha Logic
Colleen Planeta
Chelsea Brook
Sarah Elsworthy
Shannon McKay
Jordan Hunter
  Australia
  United States
  United States
  Australia
  Australia
  Australia
  New Zealand
Bourges
Calais
Hume City
Norwood
North Adelaide
North Adelaide
Sturt
  France
  France
  Victoria
  South Australia
  South Australia
  South Australia
  South Australia
Bendigo Spirit Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe
Blake Dietrick
Ashleigh Karaitiana
  Canada
  United States
  Australia
Wasserburg
Princeton
Hawaii
  Germany
  United States
  United States
Canberra Capitals Keely Froling
Marianna Tolo
Jazmon Gwathmey
  Australia
  Australia
  United States
Dallas
Bourges
James Madison
  United States
  France
  United States
Dandenong Rangers Ally Malott   United States Adana   Turkey
Melbourne Boomers Monique Conti
Chante Black
Rebecca Ott
  Australia
  United States
  Australia
Melbourne
Bendigo
Knox
  Victoria
  Victoria
  Victoria
Perth Lynx Ruth Hamblin
Monica Wright
Kisha Lee
  Canada
  United States
  United States
Oregon State
Keflavík
Ansett
  United States
  Iceland
  Northern Territory
Sydney Uni Flames Lauren Nicholson
Jennifer Hamson
Lara McSpadden
Sarah Graham
Asia Taylor
  Australia
  United States
  Australia
  Australia
  United States
Saint Mary's
Krasnoyarsk
Centre of Excellence
Hornsby
Yongin
  United States
  Russia
  Australian Capital Territory
  New South Wales
  South Korea
Townsville Fire Natasha Cloud
Haylee Andrews
Amy Kame
  United States
  Australia
  United States
Beşiktaş
Townsville
Nunawading
  Turkey
  Queensland
  Victoria

Outgoing Player Movement

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Retirement

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Former Team Player Nationality
Canberra Capitals Jessica Bibby
Lauren Jackson
Hanna Zavecz
  Australia
  Australia
  Australia
Melbourne Boomers Kristen Veal   Australia
Sydney Uni Flames Rohanee Cox   Australia
Townsville Fire Cherie Gallagher   Australia

Going overseas

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Former Team Player Nationality New Team Location
Adelaide Lightning Morgan Yaeger
Taylor Ortlepp
  Australia
  Australia
Oregon
Boston
  United States
  United States
Canberra Capitals Stephanie Talbot   Australia Gorzów Wlkp.   Poland
Dandenong Rangers Alexandra Bunton   Australia Moscow   Russia
Melbourne Boomers Tess Madgen   Australia Lublin   Poland
Perth Lynx Louella Tomlinson   Australia Logroño   Spain
South East Queensland Stars Rachel Jarry
Rebecca Allen
  Australia
  Australia
Lattes
Košice
  France
  Slovakia
Sydney Uni Flames Katie-Rae Ebzery
Maddison Penn
  Australia
  Australia
Moscow
Vancouver
  Russia
  Canada
Townsville Fire Cayla George
Tamara Tatham
  Australia
  Canada
Sopron
Novosibirsk
  Hungary
  Russia

Coaching changes

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Team Incoming Coach Nationality Outgoing Coach Nationality
Adelaide Lightning Chris Lucas   Australia Tracy York   Australia
Canberra Capitals Paul Goriss   Australia Carrie Graf   Australia
Sydney Uni Flames Cheryl Chambers   Australia Shannon Seebohm   Australia
Townsville Fire Claudia Brassard   Canada Chris Lucas   Australia

References

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  1. ^ "WNBL.com.au: WNBL". Archived from the original on 11 May 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2020.