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2020 WNBL Season
The 2020 WNBL season was the 41st season of the competition since its establishment in 1981. The Canberra Capitals were the two-time defending champions, but were defeated in the semi-finals by Melbourne. The Southside Flyers won the Grand Final, defeating the Townsville Fire, 99–82. The Flyers took home the franchise's fourth WNBL title overall, this being their first since rebranding as ''Southside''. Chemist Warehouse was again the WNBL's naming rights partner for this season, after signing a three-year deal in July 2018. Spalding again provided equipment including the official game ball, alongside iAthletic supplying team apparel for the fourth consecutive season. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a North Queensland hub was set to host the season. The season was originally ''2020–21'' and would be traditionally played over several months across the summer, however this season's scheduling had been condensed. The six-week season saw Townsville, Cairns and Mackay host a 52-game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's National Basketball League
The Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) is a professional women's basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Australia composed of eight teams. The league was founded in 1981 and is the Women's sports, women's counterpart to the National Basketball League (Australia), National Basketball League (NBL). History Founding of the WNBL In August 1980, West Adelaide Bearcat Coach Ted Owens (basketball), Ted Powell, after an encouraging exchange of letters with St Kilda'Coach Bill Palmer called a meeting at the Governor Hindmarsh Hotel in Adelaide. In attendance were Ted, North Adelaide Coach Kay McFarlane and Noarlunga Coach Brendan Flynn. At this meeting it was decided to approach three Victorian teams (St Kilda, CYMS and Nunawading) with the idea of forming a home and away Interstate Competition. The six teams' delegates all met and confirmed the new League at the Town and Country Motel in Sydney during the 1980 Australian Club Championships. The meeting resolved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alison Schwagmeyer
Alison Renee Schwagmeyer (born July 31, 1990) is an American former professional basketball player. She played college basketball for the Charleston Southern Buccaneers and the Quincy Hawks before playing in Germany, Australia, Romania, Spain, and Serbia. In Australia, she helped the Lakeside Lightning win the SBL championship in 2018 and earned three consecutive SBL Most Valuable Player awards. She also played in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) for the Perth Lynx, Sydney Uni Flames and UC Capitals. High school career Schwagmeyer attended Central High School in Camp Point, Illinois. She earned four varsity letters in basketball and holds school career records for points (1,950) and steals (500). She was a two-time all-state selection for basketball and was the Herald-Whig Player of the Year in volleyball in 2007. College career Schwagmeyer played her first two college basketball seasons with the Charleston Southern Buccaneers. She averaged 8.5 points and 6.8 rebo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katie Ebzery
Katie-Rae Ebzery (born 8 January 1990), also known as Katie Ebzery, is an Australian former professional basketball player who played 15 seasons in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). She was a three-time All-WNBL First Team member and a two-time Olympian with the Australian Opals. Early life Ebzery was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, in the suburb of Waratah. From a young age, she would watch her mum and cousins play basketball. She started playing socially at the age of five, and by the age of nine she was playing representative basketball for the Newcastle Hunters. She attended St Mary's High School in Newcastle. Professional career Ebzery debuted in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) in 2005 with the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS). The talented guard left the AIS after three seasons with 65 WNBL games to her name at just 18 years of age. After playing for the Dandenong Rangers in the 2008–09 season, she stepped away from the WNBL for the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauren Scherf
Lauren Marie Scherf (born 7 March 1996) is an Australian-Latvian professional basketball player. Early life Scherf was born in Melbourne, Victoria, in the suburb of East Melbourne. Professional career WNBL Scherf debuted in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) in the 2013–14 season with the Dandenong Rangers. She played four seasons with the Rangers, where she won the WNBL Rookie of the Year Award in the 2014–15 season. Between 2017 and 2019, Scherf played for the Canberra Capitals. She then played two seasons with the Sydney Uni Flames in 2019–20 and the 2020 Hub season. Scherf joined the Perth Lynx for the 2021–22 WNBL season. She returned to the Lynx for the 2022–23 season. On 7 January 2023, she had 33 points and 14 rebounds in a 75–64 win over the Sydney Flames, with 27 of her points coming in the first half. Later that month, she played her 200th WNBL game. State Leagues In 2012, Scherf played for the Melbourne Tigers in the Big V. Betwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauren Nicholson
Lauren Nicholson (born 26 March 1993) is an Australian professional basketball player. College Nicholson played college basketball at Saint Mary's College of California in Moraga, California for the Saint Mary's Gaels. Statistics , - , 2012–13 , Saint Mary's , 31 , 0 , 13.9 , 31.6% , 28.6% , 76.7% , 1.6 , 0.3 , 0.1 , 0.3 , 0.6 , 3.0 , - , 2013–14 , Saint Mary's , 18 , 16 , 29.7 , 49.4% , 48.0% , 80.0% , 2.7 , 1.3 , 0.0 , 0.7 , 1.8 , 12.4 , - , 2014–15 , Saint Mary's , 33 , 33 , 33.1 , 47.0% , 33.6% , 81.7% , 3.5 , 1.8 , 0.2 , 1.1 , 3.2 , 17.6 , - , 2015–16 , Saint Mary's , 28 , 25 , 31.6 , 45.4% , 30.1% , 89.0% , 3.9 , 2.1 , 0.1 , 0.6 , 2.3 , 17.0 , - , Career , , 110 , 74 , 26.7 , 45.4% , 36.0% , 84.3% , 2.9 , 1.4 , 0.1 , 0.7 , 2.0 , 12.5 Career WNBL Nicholson would begin her WNBL career in her home town, as a development player, with the Sydney Uni Flames. Nicholson remained a member of the Flames squad through to 2011. She then departed to begin her coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jade Melbourne
Jade Melbourne (born 18 August 2002) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the UC Capitals of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). Melbourne was selected in the third round of the 2022 WNBA Draft by the Seattle Storm. Melbourne has played for the Australian national team since 2021, making her debut at the 2021 FIBA Women's Asia Cup, where she won a bronze medal. She was also part of the squad for the 2024 Paris Olympics, securing another bronze medal and being named the Rising Star of the tournament. Professional career WNBL Melbourne signed with the UC Capitals of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) for the 2020 WNBL season. She then continued with the Capitals for the 2021–22 WNBL season, turning down a full basketball scholarship from Arizona State. She re-signed with the Capitals in 2023, 2024, and 2025. WNBA Seattle Storm (2023) Melbourne was selected in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cayla George
Cayla George (née Francis; born 1 May 1989) is an Australian professional basketball player. She has played in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) and Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). In 2023, she was named WNBL Most Valuable Player and won a WNBA championship. George made her Opals debut in 2008 and played at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She currently sits on the board of the Australian Basketball Players' Association. Early life George was born on 1 May 1989 in Mount Barker, South Australia. Her mother, older sister and half sister live in South Australia, while her father lives in Cairns. She lived with her father in Fiji for four months during 2001. George is tall The WNBL lists her height at though ''The Advertiser'' of Adelaide, list her height as and Logan Thunder and FIBA lists her height as . George started out playing netball, but ultimately chose basketball because she preferred the contact aspect of the sport. Playing career George play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tess Madgen
Tess Madgen (born 12 August 1990) is an Australian professional basketball player. She currently plays for the Melbourne Boomers in the WNBL. She was also a member of the Australian Opals until September 3, 2024 when she retired from international duties. Madgen was a member of the Australian Women's basketball team (Opals) at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The Opals were eliminated after losing to the USA in the quarterfinals. Personal life Madgen was born 12 August 1990 in Barossa Valley, South Australia, where she lived while growing up. In 2011, she was attending the University of South Australia. Madgen is tall. She was featured in the WNBL's 2009 league calendar. She is the sister of former South East Melbourne Phoenix and Boomers guard Ben Madgen and Collingwood Magpies player Jack Madgen. Basketball Madgen plays guard and forward and is an offensive player. In 2008, she was featured as a basketball star on myFiba. Madgen played junior basketball starting in Under 10s fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maddison Rocci
Maddison Louise Rocci (born 1 June 1998) is an Australian professional basketball player. She played for the Southside Flyers of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) between 2021 and 2025. Early life Rocci was born in Melbourne, Victoria, in the suburb of East Melbourne. While at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in Canberra, Rocci attended Lake Ginninderra College. Professional career WNBL Rocci joined the Canberra Capitals of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) for the 2017–18 season. She continued with the Capitals in 2018–19 and 2019–20, winning championships both years. She played a fourth season for the Capitals in the 2020 WNBL Hub season in Queensland. For the 2021–22 WNBL season, Rocci joined the Southside Flyers. She continued with the Flyers in 2022–23, 2023–24 and 2024–25. State leagues Rocci played for the Geelong Supercats of the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) in 2015. She played for the BA Centre of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauren Mansfield
Lauren Mansfield (born 18 December 1989) is an Australian professional basketball player. Career College Lauren played college basketball for two years at Midland College in Texas before strong showings earned her a transfer to Iowa State University to play for the Iowa State Cyclones in the Big 12 Conference where she was starting point guard. Australia After returning from college, Mansfield signed on with her home team the Adelaide Lightning. She has also played in the South East Australian Basketball League for the Launceston Tornadoes since the 2013 season. After not playing the 2014–2015 season, Mansfield signed on for the South East Queensland Stars inaugural season making her return to the WNBL. Mansfield played a larger role than originally anticipated due to the untimely injury of Erin Phillips. She made the most of opportunity, finishing in the league's top 10 scorers with 15.5 points per game, and 2nd in the league for assists with 5.4 per game. Her excellent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perth Lynx
The Perth Lynx are an Australian professional basketball team based in Perth, Western Australia. The Lynx compete in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) and play their home games at both WA Basketball Centre, Bendat Basketball Centre and Perth High Performance Centre. For sponsorship reasons, they are known as the Northern Star Resources Perth Lynx. The Lynx were established in 1988 as the Perth Breakers. After being owned and operated by Basketball Western Australia from 2001 to 2015, the Perth Wildcats took over ownership and operation of the team for a period of five years. In 2020, the licence was transferred back to Basketball Western Australia. In 2024, the licence was transferred to Sports Entertainment Group's sporting teams business, SEN Teams. The Lynx have reached six WNBL Grand Finals, winning their only List of WNBL champions, championship in 1992. History WAIS Rockets (1987) In 1985, the Basketball Western Australia, Western Australian Basketball Fed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darcee Garbin
Darcee Garbin (born 24 June 1994) is an Australian professional basketball player. Early life and family Garbin is originally from Western Australia. Born in Kalgoorlie, she was raised in Kambalda before moving to Perth with her family. Garbin's younger sister, Sophie Garbin, is an Australia Fast5 netball international. Garbin attended Kolbe Catholic College in the Perth suburb of Rockingham before moving to Canberra in 2011 to attend the Australian Institute of Sport. Playing career WNBL Garbin made her professional debut with the Australian Institute of Sport WNBL team during the 2011–12 season. She then returned to her home state and joined the West Coast Waves, where she played three seasons. In 2015, she moved to Queensland to play for the Townsville Fire. She played five seasons for the Fire and won two championships. For the 2020–21 season, she returned to the WA franchise, now known as the Perth Lynx. She was named captain of the Lynx for the 2021–22 season. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
