2017–18 Melbourne Boomers season

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2017–18 Melbourne Boomers season
Head CoachGuy Molloy
CaptainJenna O'Hea
VenueState Basketball Centre
Results
Record12–9
Ladder4th
FinalsGrand Final
(defeated by Townsville, 1–2)
Leaders
PointsCambage (23.1)
ReboundsCambage (10.4)
AssistsO'Hea (4.5)
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The 2017–18 Melbourne Boomers season is the 35th season for the franchise in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).

Roster[edit]

2017–18 Melbourne Boomers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
C 2 Australia Tomlinson, Louella 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
G 3 United States Smart, Brittany 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
G 4 Australia Cole, Rebecca 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
G 5 Australia Burton, Kasey 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
G 6 Australia Ott, Rebecca 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
G 7 Australia Gould, Cassidy 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
C 8 Australia Cambage, Liz 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
F 9 Australia Kalka, Peri 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
G/F 11 Australia O'Hea, Jenna (C) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
G 12 Australia D'Angelo, Chelsea 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
G 14 Australia Conti, Monique 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
F 15 Australia Grant, Ashleigh 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
G 23 Australia Garrick, Madeleine 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
F 32 New Zealand Purcell, Kalani 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
C 50 United States Duever, Courtney Injured 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 4 October 2017

Standings[edit]

# 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[edit]

Pre-season[edit]

Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record
1 September
9 		Invitational Team 90–76 O'Hea (16) Purcell (8) Cole (5) Boardman Stadium 1–0
2 September
15 		Adelaide 61–80 – – – Nunawading Basketball Centre 1–1
3 September
16 		Dandenong 79–75 Cole (19) Purcell (10) Cole (5) Kilsyth Sports Centre 2–1
4 September
22 		Bendigo 72–73 Grant (31) Purcell (9) O'Hea (7) MARS Minerdome 2–2

Regular season[edit]

Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record
1 October
5 		@ Dandenong 76–61 Cambage (17) O'Hea (11) Purcell, Smart (4) Dandenong Stadium 1–0
2 October
7 		Townsville 54–63 Cambage (15) O'Hea (14) Cole (4) State Basketball Centre 1–1
3 October
13 		Bendigo 90–63 Cambage (25) Cambage (14) O'Hea (5) Geelong Arena 2–1
4 October
15 		@ Canberra 92–63 Cambage (27) Cambage (9) Cole (5) National Convention Centre 3–1
5 October
21 		Perth 79–77
(OT) 		Cambage (23) Cambage (23) Cole (8) State Basketball Centre 4–1
6 October
27 		@ Sydney 56–65 Cambage (19) Purcell (8) Conti, Purcell,
Smart (3) 		Brydens Stadium 4–2
7 October
29 		@ Townsville 57–64 Smart (16) Cambage (6) Tomlinson (3) Townsville RSL Stadium 4–3
8 November
4 		@ Bendigo 66–71 Garrick (18) Tomlinson (11) Smart (5) Bendigo Stadium 4–4
9 November
6 		Dandenong 60–57 Cambage (27) Purcell (10) Smart (6) State Basketball Centre 5–4
10 November
11 		@ Sydney 88–65 O'Hea (22) Purcell (10) Purcell (6) Brydens Stadium 6–4
11 November
12 		Adelaide 77–74 Cambage (44) Cambage (12) Cole, Smart (4) State Basketball Centre 7–4
12 November
18 		Canberra 96–66 Cambage (32) Purcell (12) Purcell (5) State Basketball Centre 8–4
13 November
23 		@ Townsville 66–73 O'Hea (13) Purcell (11) Purcell (6) Townsville RSL Stadium 8–5
14 November
26 		Sydney 89–101 Cambage (22) Cole, Purcell, Tomlinson (5) Cambage (7) State Basketball Centre 8–6
15 December
2 		Canberra 92–72 Cambage (38) Cambage (13) O'Hea (6) State Basketball Centre 9–6
16 December
7 		Bendigo 86–42 O'Hea (18) Cambage (12) O'Hea (6) State Basketball Centre 10–6
17 December
9 		@ Adelaide 64–62 Cambage (32) Cambage,
Purcell (11) 		Cole, O'Hea,
Smart (4) 		Titanium Security Arena 11–6
18 December
17 		Perth 89–92 Cambage (38) Cambage (15) O'Hea (7) State Basketball Centre 11–7
19 December
21 		@ Adelaide 56–67 Cambage (21) Cambage (17) O'Hea (5) Titanium Security Arena 11–8
20 December
23 		@ Perth 66–84 O'Hea (15) Purcell (13) O'Hea (6) Bendat Basketball Centre 11–9
21 December
30 		Dandenong 80–45 Cambage (20) Purcell (10) Garrick (4) State Basketball Centre 12–9

Finals[edit]

Semi-finals[edit]

Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Series
1 January
3 		Perth 92–76 Cole (21) Cambage (9) O'Hea (11) State Basketball Centre 1–0
2 January
5 		@ Perth 78–69 Cambage (25) Cambage (15) Purcell (6) Bendat Basketball Centre 2–0

Grand Final[edit]

Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Series
1 January
13 		@ Townsville 64–69 Cambage (26) Cambage (13) O'Hea, Purcell (4) Townsville RSL Stadium 0–1
2 January
18 		Townsville 58–57 Cambage (19) Purcell (10) Cole, O'Hea (3) State Basketball Centre 1–1
3 January
21 		@ Townsville 57–70 Cambage (18) Cambage (9) O'Hea (6) Townsville RSL Stadium 1–2

Signings[edit]

Returning[edit]

Player Signed Contract
Monique Conti March 2017 1-year contract[1]
Brittany Smart March 2017 1-year contract[2]
Madeleine Garrick March 2017 1-year contract[3]
Rebecca Ott March 2017 1-year contract[4]
Rebecca Cole March 2017 1-year contract[5]

Incoming[edit]

Player Signed Contract
Jenna O'Hea 9 March 2017 2-year contract[6]
Liz Cambage 3 May 2017 1-year contract[7]
Louella Tomlinson 3 May 2017 1-year contract[8]
Kalani Purcell 7 June 2017 2-year contract[9]
Courtney Duever 28 June 2017 1-year contract[10]
Ashleigh Grant 31 August 2017 1-year development player contract[11]

Awards[edit]

In-season[edit]

Award Recipient Round(s) / Date Ref.
Team of the Week Liz Cambage Rounds: 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11
Jenna O'Hea Round 6
Player of the Week Liz Cambage Rounds: 3, 5, 6, 9 [12][13][14][15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Young Gun Conti Ready For More WNBL Action With Boomers". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Boomers Make Another Smart Move". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  3. ^ "MADDIE GARRICK COMMITS TO BOOMERS FOR 2017/18". wnbl.com.au.
  4. ^ "BEC OTT READY FOR NEXT STEP AT BOOMERS". wnbl.com.au.
  5. ^ "TODHUNTER RE-SIGNS WITH RANGERS". wnbl.com.au.
  6. ^ "Jenna O'Hea Bound For Boomers". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 8 June 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Cambage signs for Melbourne Boomers". espn.co.uk.
  8. ^ "Louella Tomlinson Returns Home To Be A Boomer". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 18 May 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  9. ^ "DEAKIN MELBOURNE BOOMERS LAND KEY TALL FERNS FORWARD". wnbl.com.au.
  10. ^ "DEAKIN MELBOURNE BOOMERS WELCOME TEXAN COURTNEY DUEVER". wnbl.com.au.
  11. ^ "ASH GRANT JOINS BOOMERS TO CONTINUE WNBL CAREER". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  12. ^ "ROUND 3 PLAYER OF THE WEEK- LIZ CAMBAGE". wnbl.com.au.
  13. ^ "ROUND 5 PLAYER OF THE WEEK- LIZ CAMBAGE". wnbl.com.au.
  14. ^ "ROUND 6 PLAYER OF THE WEEK- LIZ CAMBAGE". wnbl.com.au.
  15. ^ "ROUND 9 PLAYER OF THE WEEK- LIZ CAMBAGE". wnbl.com.au.

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