List of 2018–19 WNBL season transactions

This is a list of transactions that have taken place during the off-season and the 2018–19 WNBL season.

Front office movements

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Head coach changes

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Off-season
Departure date Team Outgoing head coach Reason for departure Hire date Incoming head coach Last coaching position Ref.
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Player movement

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Free agency

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Player Date signed New team Former team Ref
  Suzy Batkovic February 5 Townsville Fire [1]
  Micaela Cocks February 18 Townsville Fire [2]
  Tess Madgen February 21 Townsville Fire AZS UMCS Lublin (POL) [3]
  Brittany Smart March 6 Sydney Uni Flames Melbourne Boomers [4]
  Abigail Wehrung March 8 Bendigo Spirit Canberra Capitals [5]
  Kelsey Griffin Canberra Capitals Bendigo Spirit [6]
  Tahlia Tupaea March 9 Sydney Uni Flames [7]
  Kate Gaze March 13 Adelaide Lightning Canberra Capitals [8]
  Lauren Mansfield Perth Lynx Energa Toruń (POL) [9]
  Lara McSpadden March 14 Sydney Uni Flames [10]
  Jazmin Shelley March 16 Melbourne Boomers Southern Peninsula Sharks (VIC) [11]
  Belinda Snell Sydney Uni Flames [12]
  Cayla George March 17 Melbourne Boomers Townsville Fire [13]
  Madeleine Garrick March 18 Melbourne Boomers [14]
  Stephanie Talbot March 19 Melbourne Boomers USO Mondeville (FRA) [15]
  Shanae Greaves Sydney Uni Flames [16]
  Leilani Mitchell March 23 Canberra Capitals Hatay (TUR) [17]
  Alex Wilson March 26 Sydney Uni Flames [18]
  Eziyoda Magbegor March 27 Melbourne Boomers Canberra Capitals [19]
  Keely Froling March 29 Canberra Capitals [20]
  Zitina Aokuso April 3 Townsville Fire [21]
  Laurin Mincy April 11 Townsville Fire [22]
  Nadeen Payne April 13 Bendigo Spirit [23]
  Maddison Rocci April 17 Canberra Capitals [24]
  Mikhaela Donnelly Townsville Fire [25]
  Marianna Tolo April 19 Canberra Capitals AGÜ Spor (TUR) [26]
  Lindsay Allen Melbourne Boomers Dynamo Moscow (RUS) [27]
  Natalie Hurst April 24 Bendigo Spirit Canberra Capitals [28]
  Stephanie Blicavs May 1 Adelaide Lightning Dandenong Rangers [29]
  Marena Whittle May 2 Bendigo Spirit Townsville Fire [30]
  Kristy Wallace May 3 Canberra Capitals Baylor Lady Bears (USA) [31]
  Alex Bunton May 7 Sydney Uni Flames Dynamo Moscow (RUS) [32]
  Kara Tessari May 9 Bendigo Spirit [33]
  Sara Blicavs May 11 Dandenong Rangers [34]
  Kayla Pedersen May 15 Dandenong Rangers [35]
  Rebecca Tobin May 16 Bendigo Spirit TSV 1880 Wasserburg (GER) [36]
  Rebecca Cole May 17 Dandenong Rangers Melbourne Boomers [37]
  Casey Samuels May 18 Townsville Fire North Gold Coast Seahawks (QLD) [38]
  Kayla Alexander May 21 Adelaide Lightning Indiana Fever (USA) [39]
  Nia Coffey Adelaide Lightning Maccabi Ramat Hen (ISR)
  Cassidy McLean Bendigo Spirit Sydney Uni Flames [40]
  Tayla Roberts May 28 Dandenong Rangers [41]
  Isobel Anstey May 29 Melbourne Boomers Dandenong Rangers (VIC) [42]
  Lara Edmanson Melbourne Boomers Hawthorn Magic (VIC)
  Rachel Jarry June 1 Dandenong Rangers Canberra Capitals [43]
  Jade Melbourne Melbourne Boomers Latrobe City Energy (VIC) [44]
  Asia Taylor June 6 Perth Lynx Sydney Uni Flames [45]
  Louella Tomlinson June 8 Bendigo Spirit Melbourne Boomers [46]
  Carley Mijović Dandenong Rangers [47]
  Maddison Allen Perth Lynx Rockingham Flames (WA) [48]
  Antonia Farnworth June 14 Perth Lynx [49]
  Alison Schwagmeyer Perth Lynx [50]
  Kayla Standish Perth Lynx [51]
  Katie-Rae Ebzery June 15 Perth Lynx Sydney Uni Flames [52]
  Nicole Seekamp June 18 Adelaide Lightning [53]
  Lauren Nicholson June 19 Adelaide Lightning [54]
  Stella Beck Townsville Fire Saint Mary's Gaels (USA) [55]
  Colleen Planeta June 20 Adelaide Lightning [56]
  Chelsea Brook June 21 Adelaide Lightning [57]
  Kelly Wilson June 22 Canberra Capitals Townsville Fire [58]
  Jamie Scott July 5 Bendigo Spirit Universitario de Ferrol (ESP) [59]
  Shyla Heal Perth Lynx Sutherland Sharks (NSW) [60]
  Amanda Johnson July 6 Sydney Uni Flames Ipswich Force (QLD) [61]
  Olivia Pollerd July 10 Melbourne Boomers BA Centre of Excellence (ACT) [62]
  Alexandra Fowler Townsville Fire Townsville Flames (QLD) [63]
  Penina Davidson July 17 Adelaide Lightning California Golden Bears (USA) [64]
  Maddison Wild July 25 Bendigo Spirit [65]
  Hannah Young Canberra Capitals SCM Timișoara (ROU) [66]
  Sarah Boothe Melbourne Boomers Montana 2003 (BUL) [67]
  Sarah Graham August 2 Sydney Uni Flames [68]
  Kia Nurse August 9 Canberra Capitals Connecticut Huskies (USA) [69]
  Kaela Davis August 10 Perth Lynx Galatasaray S.K. (TUR) [70]
  Vanessa Panousis August 15 Sydney Uni Flames Adelaide Lightning [71]
  Amelia Todhunter August 20 Dandenong Rangers [72]
  Kaili McLaren August 21 Canberra Capitals Bornova (TUR) [73]
  Bianca Dufelmeier August 22 Bendigo Spirit Bendigo Braves (VIC) [74]
  Caitlin McLachlan Bendigo Spirit Bendigo Braves (VIC)
  Josephine Stockill August 23 Melbourne Boomers Sunbury Jets (VIC) [75]
  Stephanie Reid August 24 Dandenong Rangers Buffalo Bulls (USA) [76]
  Courtenay Wragg August 27 Bendigo Spirit Melbourne Boomers [77]
  Ally Malott August 28 Townsville Fire TTT Riga (LAT) [78]
  Ellie Collins September 3 Perth Lynx Launceston Tornadoes (TAS) [79]
  Susannah Walmsley September 5 Sydney Uni Flames [80]
  Mikayla Pirini September 7 Adelaide Lightning Perth Lynx [81]
  Ashley Taia Adelaide Lightning Indiana State Sycamores (USA)
  Brittany McPhee September 12 Perth Lynx Stanford Cardinal (USA) [82]
  Ruby Porter September 18 Adelaide Lightning Sturt Sabres (SA) [83]
  Taylah Gilliam September 21 Dandenong Rangers [84]
  Saraid Taylor Dandenong Rangers
  Briahna Whatman Dandenong Rangers Diamond Valley Eagles (VIC)
  Barbara Turner October 18 Bendigo Spirit Hatay (TUR) [85]

Released

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Player Date Former team Ref
  Kaela Davis September 4 Perth Lynx [86]
  Jamie Scott October 18 Bendigo Spirit [85]

Going overseas

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Player Date signed New team Former team Ref
  Callie Bourne November 27 Idaho State Bengals (USA) Canberra Capitals [87]
  Miela Goodchild March 15 Duke Blue Devils (USA) Townsville Fire
  Ahlise Hurst April 12 New Mexico Lobos (USA) Bendigo Spirit [88]
  Haylee Andrews March 15 Portland Pilots (USA) Townsville Fire [89]
  Laia Palau May 10 Uni Girona CB (ESP) Dandenong Rangers [90]
  Ruth Hamblin May 25 BC Castors Braine (BEL) Adelaide Lightning [91]
  Sami Whitcomb May 30 Basket Lattes (FRA) Perth Lynx [92]
  Jordan Hooper June 13 Elitzur Holon (ISR) Canberra Capitals [93]
  Alice Kunek August 12 Energa Toruń (POL) Perth Lynx [94]
  Jessica Good August 18 Sevenoaks Suns (GBR) Adelaide Lightning [95]
  Alex Ciabattoni August 28 Venezia (ITA) Perth Lynx [96]
  Natalie Burton August 31 Herner TC (GER) Perth Lynx [97]
  Abby Bishop September 1 KSC Szekszárd (HUN) Adelaide Lightning [98]
  Sydney Wiese September 5 Ramat Hasharon (ISR) Townsville Fire [99]

Retirement

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Name Date Team(s) played (years) Notes Ref.
  Heather Oliver June 15 Bendigo Spirit (2010–2018) WNBL champion (2014)
Also played college basketball in the US
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See also

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References

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