2019–20 Sydney Uni Flames season

2019–20 Sydney Uni Flames season
Head CoachKatrina Hibbert
CaptainSarah Graham
VenueBrydens Stadium
Results
Record7–14
Ladder6th
FinalsDid not qualify
Leaders
PointsKunek (18.9)
ReboundsScherf (8.0)
AssistsWilson (5.0)
< 2018–19 2020–21 >

The 2019–20 Sydney Uni Flames season is the 40th season for the franchise in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).[1]

Brydens Lawyers remain as the Flames' naming rights sponsor for the seventh consecutive season.[2][3]

Roster

2019–20 Sydney Uni Flames roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
F 1 Australia Kunek, Alice 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
G 3 United States Smart, Brittany 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
G 4 Australia Tupaea, Tahlia 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
F 7 Australia Hodge, Kim 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
G 8 Australia Wilson, Alex 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
F 10 Australia Greaves, Shanae 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
C 11 Australia Scherf, Lauren 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
F 14 Australia McSpadden, Lara 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
G 21 Australia Graham, Sarah (C) 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
G 22 Australia O'Hehir, Madeleine 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
F 30 United States Kuster, Jessica 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
F 42 United States Planeta, Colleen 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 11 October 2019

Standings

# WNBL Championship ladder
Team W L PCT GP
1 Southside Flyers 17 4 80.9 21
2 Canberra Capitals 15 6 71.4 21
3 Melbourne Boomers 15 6 71.4 21
4 Adelaide Lightning 12 9 57.1 21
5 Perth Lynx 8 13 38.0 21
6 Sydney Uni Flames 7 14 33.3 21
7 Bendigo Spirit 5 16 23.8 21
8 Townsville Fire 5 16 23.8 21

Results

Pre-season

Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record
1 September
17 		Aisin AW Wings 78–70 – – – Brydens Stadium 1–0
2 September
20 		China 74–67 – – – Brydens Stadium 2–0
3 September
28 		@ Townsville 77–58 – – – Townsville Stadium 3–0
4 September
29 		@ Townsville 93–87 – – – Townsville Stadium 4–0

Regular season

Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record
1 October
11 		@ Adelaide 79–89 Planeta (30) Scherf (17) Kunek (6) Titanium Security Arena 0–1
2 October
13 		@ Perth 62–79 Kunek (15) Planeta (9) Kunek, Scherf (3) Bendat Basketball Centre 0–2
3 October
19 		Southside 72–85 Kunek (17) Kuster (10) Kunek, Tupaea (4) Brydens Stadium 0–3
4 October
27 		Canberra 81–75 Kunek (24) Scherf (10) Tupaea (4) Brydens Stadium 1–3
5 November
2 		@ Canberra 66–91 Kunek (17) Scherf (9) Scherf, Wilson (4) AIS Arena 1–4
6 November
7 		Townsville 82–73 Kunek (22) Tupaea (8) Kunek (4) Brydens Stadium 2–4
7 November
9 		@ Perth 74–93 Planeta (23) Planeta (8) Kunek (5) Bendat Basketball Centre 2–5
8 November
22 		Perth 82–91 Planeta, Wilson (16) Kuster, Planeta (9) Wilson (9) Brydens Stadium 2–6
9 November
29 		@ Bendigo 80–75 Kuster (23) Scherf (13) Wilson (8) Bendigo Stadium 3–6
10 November
30 		@ Melbourne 81–94 Kunek (24) Planeta, Scherf (6) Wilson (8) State Basketball Centre 3–7
11 December
8 		Adelaide 81–69 Planeta (28) Planeta (12) Kunek, Kuster (4) Brydens Stadium 4–7
12 December
15 		@ Townsville 57–61 Wilson (20) Kuster (8) Wilson (5) Townsville Stadium 4–8
13 December
19 		@ Bendigo 88–81 Kunek, Kuster (20) Scherf (12) Wilson (5) Bendigo Stadium 5–8
14 December
21 		@ Southside 86–79 Kunek (27) Kunek (11) Wilson (9) Dandenong Stadium 6–8
15 December
29 		Adelaide 72–80 Kunek (26) Scherf (7) Kunek, Kuster,
Scherf, Wilson (4) 		Brydens Stadium 6–9
16 January
5 		Melbourne 63–86 Scherf (20) Scherf (9) Wilson (6) Brydens Stadium 6–10
17 January
12 		Townsville 76–83 Kunek (30) Scherf (10) Wilson (7) Brydens Stadium 6–11
18 January
18 		Melbourne 62–76 Smart (18) Scherf (11) Wilson (6) Brydens Stadium 6–12
19 January
26 		Canberra 66–82 Smart (21) Scherf (8) Kuster (8) National Convention Centre 6–13
20 January
30 		Bendigo 78–68 Smart (22) Kuster, Wilson (9) Wilson (8) Brydens Stadium 7–13
21 February
1 		@ Southside 61–78 Kuster (21) Kuster (6) Scherf (3) Dandenong Stadium 7–14

Awards

In-season

Award Recipient Round(s) Ref.
Player of the Week Colleen Planeta Round 8 [4]
Alice Kunek Round 10 [5]
Team of the Week Alice Kunek Rounds 3 & 10
Jessica Kuster Rounds 7 & 10
Colleen Planeta Round 8

Post-season

Award Recipient Date Ref.
All-WNBL Second Team Alice Kunek 17 February 2020 [6]

Club Awards

Award Recipient Date Ref.
Most Valuable Player Alice Kunek 7 February 2020 [7]
Most Improved Player Madeleine O'Hehir
Lauren Scherf
Players Player Sarah Graham
Coaches Award Colleen Planeta

References

  1. ^ "THE 2019/20 SCHEDULE HAS ARRIVED". Women's National Basketball League. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  2. ^ "BRYDENS CONTINUE AS FLAMES NAMING RIGHTS SPONSOR FOR 2019/20 SEASON". Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Corporate - Sydney Uni Flames". Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  4. ^ "#WNBL20 Round 8 Player of the Week". facebook.com.
  5. ^ "iAthletic Player of the Week". facebook.com.
  6. ^ "WNBL NAMES END OF SEASON AWARDS AND WNBL ALL-STAR FIRST & SECOND TEAMS". wnbl.basketball.
  7. ^ "RECAP: FLAMES ANNUAL PRESENTATION NIGHT". wnbl.basketball.