2016–17 Sydney Uni Flames season

2016–17 Sydney Uni Flames season
Head CoachCheryl Chambers
CaptainBelinda Snell
VenueBrydens Stadium
Results
Record18–6
Ladder1st
FinalsWNBL Champions
(defeated Dandenong, 2–0)
Leaders
PointsTaylor (16.7)
ReboundsHamson (8.3)
AssistsMitchell (6.2)
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The 2016–17 Sydney Uni Flames season is the 37th season for the franchise in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).

Roster

2016–17 Sydney Uni Flames roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
G 1 Australia Nicholson, Lauren 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
G 3 Australia Moffatt, Hayley 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
G 4 Australia Tupaea, Tahlia 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
C 5 United States Hamson, Jennifer 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
G 6 Australia Mitchell, Leilani 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
G 7 Australia Wilson, Alex 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
F 8 Australia Greaves, Shanae 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
F 11 Australia Boag, Carly 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
G 12 Australia Snell, Belinda (C) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
F 14 Australia McSpadden, Lara 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
F 31 United States Taylor, Asia 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
G 33 Australia McLean, Cassidy 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
G 44 Australia Graham, Sarah 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 27 November 2016

Standings

# WNBL Championship Ladder
Team W L PCT GP
1 Sydney Uni Flames 18 6 75.00 24
2 Dandenong Rangers 15 9 62.50 24
3 Perth Lynx 15 9 62.50 24
4 Townsville Fire 14 10 58.33 24
5 Canberra Capitals 13 11 54.17 24
6 Bendigo Spirit 13 11 54.17 24
7 Melbourne Boomers 5 19 20.83 24
8 Adelaide Lightning 3 21 12.50 24

Results

Regular season

Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record
1 October
7 		Perth 90–93 Hamson (19) Hamson (17) Mitchell, Snell (9) Brydens Stadium 0–1
2 October
16 		Canberra 80–89 Mitchell (20) Hamson (10) Mitchell (9) Brydens Stadium 0–2
3 October
21 		@ Bendigo 74–69 Taylor, Wilson (15) Boag (7) Mitchell (5) Bendigo Stadium 1–2
4 October
22 		Townsville 69–68 Mitchell (20) Taylor (13) Snell (7) Brydens Stadium 2–2
5 November
5 		@ Townsville 83–85
(OT) 		Mitchell (16) Taylor (13) Taylor (6) Townsville RSL Stadium 2–3
6 November
11 		Melbourne 87–75 Taylor (20) Boag (10) Mitchell, Snell (8) Brydens Stadium 3–3
7 November
20 		Townsville 78–72 Taylor (25) Taylor (11) Mitchell (8) Brydens Stadium 4–3
8 November
25 		Bendigo 93–86
(OT) 		Mitchell (18) Hamson, Taylor (10) Mitchell (11) Brydens Stadium 5–3
9 December
3 		@ Dandenong 83–91 Snell (27) Hamson, Snell (7) Mitchell (7) Dandenong Stadium 5–4
10 December
4 		@ Melbourne 80–71 Mitchell (25) Hamson (11) Snell (6) State Basketball Centre 6–4
11 December
8 		@ Canberra 84–73 Mitchell (23) Hamson (10) Mitchell (6) Southern Cross Stadium 7–4
12 December
10 		Bendigo 55–70 Hamson (16) Hamson (8) Graham (4) Brydens Stadium 7–5
13 December
17 		Dandenong 82–67 Taylor (18) Hamson (12) Mitchell (10) Brydens Stadium 8–5
14 December
29 		@ Adelaide 89–72 Taylor (26) Hamson, Taylor (14) Wilson (7) Adelaide Arena 9–5
15 December
30 		@ Perth 93–69 Mitchell (27) Taylor (13) Taylor (8) Bendat Basketball Centre 10–5
16 January
8 		Canberra 73–76 Wilson (16) Boag (8) Mitchell (8) Brydens Stadium 10–6
17 January
12 		@ Adelaide 77–74 Wilson (15) Hamson (8) Mitchell (5) Adelaide Arena 11–6
18 January
13 		@ Bendigo 71–68 Mitchell (25) Taylor (10) Mitchell, Snell (5) Bendigo Stadium 12–6
19 January
21 		Perth 90–78 Taylor (32) Taylor (9) Mitchell (11) Brydens Stadium 13–6
20 January
26 		@ Canberra 77–75 Snell (30) Snell (8) Mitchell (5) Southern Cross Stadium 14–6
21 January
28 		@ Townsville 76–75 Mitchell (15) Hamson (10) Snell (6) Townsville RSL Stadium 15–6
22 February
5 		@ Melbourne 72–67 Taylor (28) Taylor (15) Mitchell (7) State Basketball Centre 16–6
23 February
11 		Dandenong 81–77 Mitchell (19) Hamson (14) Snell (7) Brydens Stadium 17–6
24 February
18 		Adelaide 98–83 Mitchell (17) Taylor (7) Mitchell (6) Brydens Stadium 18–6

Finals

Semifinals

Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Series
1 February
25 		Townsville 111–69 Wilson (27) Hamson (10) Snell (5) Brydens Stadium 1–0
2 March
3 		@ Townsville 76–61 Tupaea (18) Tupaea (10) Mitchell (7) Townsville RSL Stadium 2–0

Grand Final

Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Series
1 March
11 		Dandenong 91–82 Wilson (22) Hamson (8) Mitchell (6) Brydens Stadium 1–0
2 March
17 		@ Dandenong 75–62 Mitchell, Snell (15) Snell (11) Mitchell (4) Dandenong Stadium 2–0

Awards

In-season

Award Recipient Round(s) / Date Ref.
Team of the Week Jennifer Hamson Rounds: 1, 10
Leilani Mitchell Rounds: 2, 3, 8, 12, 14, 15
Asia Taylor Rounds: 3, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 15, 17
Belinda Snell Rounds: 16, 18
Player of the Week Asia Taylor Rounds: 6, 12
Leilani Mitchell Round 15
Belinda Snell Round 16
Coach of the Month Cheryl Chambers November, January
Player of the Month Leilani Mitchell January

Postseason

Award Recipient Date Ref.
Coach of the Year Cheryl Chambers 23 February 2017 [1]
All-Star Five Leilani Mitchell 7 March 2017 [2]
Asia Taylor 7 March 2017 [2]
Grand Final Most Valuable Player Leilani Mitchell 17 March 2017 [3]

References

  1. ^ "Cheryl Chambers left her family in Melbourne to coach Sydney Flames WNBL team to the top". heraldsun.com.au.
  2. ^ a b "2016/17 ALL-STAR FIVE - WNBL". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 23 April 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  3. ^ "brydens sydney uni flames claim first wnbl championship since 2001". wnbl.com.au.[dead link‍]