2017–18 Adelaide Lightning season

2017–18 Adelaide Lightning season
Head CoachChris Lucas
CaptainAbby Bishop
VenueTitanium Security Arena
Results
Record11–10
Ladder5th
FinalsDid not qualify
Leaders
PointsBishop (15.7)
ReboundsBishop (9.2)
AssistsSeekamp (5.1)
< 2016–17 2018–19 >

The 2017–18 Adelaide Lightning season is the 26th season of the franchise in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).

Roster

2017–18 Adelaide Lightning roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
G 1 Australia Nicholson, Lauren 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
F/C 4 Australia Bishop, Abby (C) 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
G 5 Australia Clydesdale, Aimie 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
G 6 Australia McKay, Shannon 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
G 7 Australia Elsworthy, Sarah 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
F/C 8 Australia Brook, Chelsea 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
G 9 Australia Panousis, Vanessa 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
F 10 Australia Hodges, Laura 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
G/F 12 Australia Good, Jessica 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
G 21 United States Novosel, Natalie Injured 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
G 35 Australia Seekamp, Nicole 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
F 42 United States Planeta, Colleen 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
C 44 Canada Hamblin, Ruth 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 21 December 2017

Standings

# 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

Pre-season

Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record
1 September
15 		@ Melbourne 80–61 – – – Nunawading Basketball Centre 1–0
2 September
16 		@ Bendigo 76–74 – – – Boardman Stadium 2–0

Regular season

Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record
1 October
6 		Sydney 91–80 Novosel (21) Hamblin, Novosel (8) Novosel (9) Titanium Security Arena 1–0
2 October
8 		@ Canberra 77–84 Bishop (21) Hamblin (13) Novosel (8) National Convention Centre 1–1
3 October
12 		Perth 89–81 Bishop (35) Nicholson (12) Seekamp (7) Titanium Security Arena 2–1
4 October
21 		Bendigo 79–75 Planeta (21) Bishop (11) Novosel,
Seekamp (6) 		Titanium Security Arena 3–1
5 October
25 		Canberra 80–77 Bishop (21) Bishop (12) Seekamp (6) Titanium Security Arena 4–1
6 October
27 		@ Bendigo 79–66 Planeta (18) Hamblin (18) Novosel (8) Bendigo Stadium 5–1
7 November
2 		Dandenong 81–83 Seekamp (18) Bishop (10) Novosel (5) Titanium Security Arena 5–2
8 November
5 		@ Townsville 42–84 Bishop (11) Novosel (7) Bishop, Seekamp (3) Townsville RSL Stadium 5–3
9 November
10 		@ Dandenong 69–63 Bishop (15) Bishop (12) Novosel (4) Dandenong Stadium 6–3
10 November
12 		@ Melbourne 74–77 Novosel (19) Bishop (9) Seekamp (6) State Basketball Centre 6–4
11 November
18 		Townsville 78–101 Bishop (24) Bishop (13) Seekamp (5) Titanium Security Arena 6–5
12 November
25 		Dandenong 70–49 Seekamp (15) Bishop (12) Bishop, Seekamp (5) State Basketball Centre 7–5
13 November
29 		@ Sydney 77–74 Seekamp (22) Bishop (10) Novosel (7) Brydens Stadium 8–5
14 December
2 		Perth 74–89 Seekamp (14) Bishop (11) Bishop, Novosel (5) Titanium Security Arena 8–6
15 December
7 		@ Townsville 89–74 Novosel (21) Bishop, Hamblin
Seekamp (9) 		Clydesdale, Novosel,
Seekamp (4) 		Townsville RSL Stadium 9–6
16 December
9 		Melbourne 62–64 Seekamp (16) Bishop (14) Seekamp (6) Titanium Security Arena 9–7
17 December
15 		@ Perth 82–99 Bishop (20) Bishop (7) Seekamp (7) Bendat Basketball Centre 9–8
18 December
17 		@ Canberra 87–88 Clydesdale,
Planeta (18) 		Planeta (6) Nicholson,
Seekamp (6) 		National Convention Centre 9–9
19 December
21 		Melbourne 67–56 Bishop (22) Bishop (8) Seekamp (7) Titanium Security Arena 10–9
20 December
23 		@ Sydney 97–104
(OT) 		Clydesdale (28) Bishop (14) Bishop (8) Brydens Stadium 10–10
21 December
29 		Bendigo 87–74 Hamblin (23) Bishop, Hamblin (9) Seekamp (6) Titanium Security Arena 11–10

Signings

Returning

Player Signed Contract
Sarah Elsworthy 14 March 2017 1-year contract[1]
Chelsea Brook 9 April 2017 1-year contract[2]
Laura Hodges 15 June 2017 1-year contract[3]
Jessica Good 13 September 2017 1-year contract[2]
Shannon McKay 13 September 2017 1-year contract [2]
Colleen Planeta TBC TBC

Incoming

Player Signed Contract
Aimie Clydesdale 27 April 2017 2-year contract[4]
Natalie Novosel 8 May 2017 2-year contract[5]
Nicole Seekamp 10 May 2017 1-year contract[6]
Ruth Hamblin 17 May 2017 1-year contract[7]
Lauren Nicholson 19 May 2017 1-year contract[8]
Abby Bishop 22 June 2017 1-year contract[9]
Vanessa Panousis 18 July 2017 1-year contract[10]

Awards

In-season

Award Recipient Round(s) / Date Ref.
Team of the Week Natalie Novosel Rounds: 1, 4 [11]
Abby Bishop Rounds: 2, 4, 12
Nicole Seekamp Round 2
Colleen Planeta Round 3
Player of the Week Abby Bishop Round 2 [12]

References

  1. ^ Nagy, Boti (14 March 2017). "Adelaide Lightning rookie Sarah Elsworthy signs first deal for 2017-18 WNBL season". Adelaide Now. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Lightning signs SA tyro Chelsea Brook for 2017-18 WNBL campaign". adelaidenow.com.au.
  3. ^ "Mac Adelaide Lightning Resign MVP". WNBL.
  4. ^ "Aimie Clydesdale Joins Mac Adelaide Lightning for 2017/18 and 2018/19". WNBL.
  5. ^ "MAC Adelaide Lightning Sign Natalie Novosel". WNBL.
  6. ^ "Another South Australian Is Coming Home to Play for MAC Adelaide Lightning". WNBL.
  7. ^ "MAC Adelaide Lightning Sign Ruth Hamblin". WNBL.
  8. ^ "MAC Adelaide Lightning Sign Future Star". WNBL.
  9. ^ "Lightning Does Strike Twice Eventually". WNBL.
  10. ^ "Panousis Signs with MAC Adelaide Lightning". WNBL.
  11. ^ "ROUND 1 TEAM OF THE WEEK". wnbl.com.au. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  12. ^ "ROUND 2 PLAYER OF THE WEEK- ABBY BISHOP". wnbl.com.au.