2017 WNBL Finals

2017 WNBL Finals
TeamCoachWins
Sydney Uni Flames Cheryl Chambers 2
Dandenong Rangers Larissa Anderson 0
DatesFebruary 25 – March 17
MVPLeilani Mitchell Flames
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The 2017 WNBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2016–17 season.[1] The Sydney Uni Flames defeated the Dandenong Rangers 2–0, to win their fourth WNBL Championship title.

Playoff qualifying

# 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

Bracket

Semifinals Grand Final
      
1  Sydney Uni Flames 2
4  Townsville Fire 0
1  Sydney Uni Flames 2
2  Dandenong Rangers 0
3  Perth Lynx 1
2  Dandenong Rangers 2

Finals

Semifinals

(1) Sydney Uni Flames vs. (4) Townsville Fire

25 February 2017
Boxscore
Sydney Uni Flames 111–69 Townsville Fire
Scoring by quarter: 25–16, 27–21, 38–14, 21–18
Pts: Wilson 27
Rebs: Hamson 10
Asts: Snell 5		 Pts: Batkovic 18
Rebs: Batkovic 10
Asts: Batkovic 5
Brydens Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales
3 March 2017
Boxscore
Townsville Fire 61–76 Sydney Uni Flames
Scoring by quarter: 13–21, 11–16, 24–18, 13–21
Pts: Murray 16
Rebs: Batkovic 17
Asts: Wilson 4		 Pts: Tupaea 18
Rebs: Tupaea 10
Asts: Mitchell 7
Sydney win series, 2–0

(2) Dandenong Rangers vs. (3) Perth Lynx

25 February 2017
Boxscore
Dandenong Rangers 73–66 Perth Lynx
Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 25–9, 16–17, 12–26
Pts: Cumming 25
Rebs: Blicavs 8
Asts: Clydesdale 5		 Pts: Whitcomb 24
Rebs: Whitcomb 13
Asts: Edmondson, Lavey 3
3 March 2017
Boxscore
Perth Lynx 91–71 Dandenong Rangers
Scoring by quarter: 30–22, 18–15, 15–24, 28–10
Pts: Whitcomb 41
Rebs: Whitcomb 9
Asts: Whitcomb 4		 Pts: Cumming 30
Rebs: Kennedy 9
Asts: Clydesdale 5
5 March 2017
Boxscore
Dandenong Rangers 81–63 Perth Lynx
Scoring by quarter: 26–12, 15–17, 19–25, 21–9
Pts: Cumming 22
Rebs: Kennedy 8
Asts: Cumming 4		 Pts: Whitcomb 20
Rebs: Mijović 7
Asts: Lavey 5
Dandenong win series, 2–1

Grand Final

(1) Sydney Uni Flames vs. (2) Dandenong Rangers

11 March 2017
Boxscore
Sydney Uni Flames 91–82 Dandenong Rangers
Scoring by quarter: 26–22, 20–26, 23–20, 22–14
Pts: Wilson 22
Rebs: Hamson 8
Asts: Mitchell 6		 Pts: Blicavs 25
Rebs: Blicavs 8
Asts: Cumming, Todhunter 6
Brydens Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales
17 March 2017
Boxscore
Dandenong Rangers 62–75 Sydney Uni Flames
Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 15–22, 11–20, 14–17
Pts: Cumming 17
Rebs: Blicavs, Novosel 6
Asts: Novosel 3		 Pts: Mitchell, Snell 15
Rebs: Snell 11
Asts: Mitchell 4
Sydney win series, 2–0

Rosters

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 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 10 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)
G 15 Australia Walmsley, Susannah 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
F 31 United States Taylor, Asia 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
G 44 Australia Graham, Sarah 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Australia Darren Allie
  • Australia Karen Dalton
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured
  • Roster
Updated: 27 November 2016


2016–17 Dandenong Rangers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
G 5 Australia Clydesdale, Aimie 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
G 6 Australia Antoniadou, Rachel 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
G 7 Australia Whatman, Briahna 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
G 8 Australia Cumming, Stephanie (C) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
C 9 Australia Kennedy, Jacinta 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
F 10 Australia Bibby, Chloe 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
C 11 Australia Scherf, Lauren 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
G 14 Australia Todhunter, Amelia 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
F 15 Australia Blicavs, Sara 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
G 21 United States Novosel, Natalie 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
G/F 22 Australia Fadljevic, Rosemary 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
F 33 United States Malott, Ally 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured
  • Roster
Updated: 27 November 2016

References

  1. ^ "MEDIA GUIDE - WNBL". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
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