2016 WNBL Finals

The 2016 WNBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2015–16 season.

2016 WNBL Finals

Team Coach Wins Townsville Fire Chris Lucas 2 Perth Lynx Andy Stewart 0
Dates	March 12 – 18
MVP	Micaela Cocks Fire
Preliminary Final	Townsville defeated SEQ, 91–71

Playoff qualifying

#	WNBL Championship Ladder
	Team	W	L	PCT	GP
1	Townsville Fire	17	7	70.83	24
2	Perth Lynx	16	8	66.67	24
3	Dandenong Rangers	15	9	62.50	24
4	South East Queensland Stars	15	9	62.50	24
5	Sydney Uni Flames	13	11	54.17	24
6	Bendigo Spirit	12	12	50.00	24
7	Adelaide Lightning	10	14	41.67	24
8	Melbourne Boomers	8	16	33.33	24
9	University of Canberra Capitals	2	22	8.33	24

Bracket

Semi-finals					Preliminary final					Grand final
28 February 2016 – Townsville
1	Townsville Fire	72
2	Perth Lynx	91
					5 March 2016 – Townsville					12, 18 March 2016 – Perth / Townsville
					Townsville Fire		91			Perth Lynx	0
					South East Queensland Stars		71			Townsville Fire	2
27 February 2016 – Dandenong
3	Dandenong Rangers	82
4	South East Queensland Stars	86		Key:		Winning team advances			Losing team advances

Semifinals

Major semifinal: (1) Townsville vs. (2) Perth

February 28, 2016 3:00 PM

SF1

Townsville Fire 72, Perth Lynx 91
Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 18–27, 17–23, 17–15
Pts: Novosel 15 Rebs: George 11 Asts: Novosel 5		Pts: Laney 23 Rebs: Mijovic 9 Asts: Lavey 4
Perth wins

Townsville RSL Stadium, Townsville, Queensland Referees: Sean Myers, Sarah Carey, Nathan Durant

Regular-season series

Townsville won 2–1 in the regular-season series
November 28, 2015 Report Townsville Fire 91, Perth Lynx 81 Townsville RSL Stadium, Townsville, Queensland December 31, 2015 Report Perth Lynx 71, Townsville Fire 77 Bendat Basketball Centre, Perth, Western Australia February 19, 2016 Report Perth Lynx 82, Townsville Fire 69 Bendat Basketball Centre, Perth, Western Australia

Elimination semifinal: (3) Dandenong vs. (4) South East Queensland

February 27, 2016 7:00 PM

SF2

Dandenong Rangers 82, South East Queensland Stars 86
Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 19–17, 21–22, 20–31
Pts: Blicavs 38 Rebs: Blicavs 9 Asts: Pickrel 4		Pts: Jarry 25 Rebs: Ibekwe 14 Asts: Ibekwe 5
SEQ wins

Dandenong Stadium, Dandenong, Victoria Referees: Damian Lyons, Robyn Manhire, Jon Chapman

Regular-season series

Dandenong won 2–1 in the regular-season series
October 16, 2015 Report Dandenong Rangers 89, South East Queensland Stars 81 Dandenong Stadium, Dandenong, Victoria January 2, 2016 Report South East Queensland Stars 66, Dandenong Rangers 72 Logan Metro, Logan, Queensland February 21, 2016 Report Dandenong Rangers 64, South East Queensland Stars 88 Dandenong Stadium, Dandenong, Victoria

Preliminary final

(1) Townsville vs. (4) South East Queensland

March 6, 2016 3:00 PM

PF

Townsville Fire 91, South East Queensland Stars 71
Scoring by quarter: 31–14, 21–21, 22–21, 17–15
Pts: Batkovic 31 Rebs: George 16 Asts: Cocks 8		Pts: Hooper 20 Rebs: two tied 8 Asts: Jarry 7
Townsville wins

Townsville RSL Stadium, Townsville, Queensland Referees: David Bull, Jason Kelly, Todd Spain

Regular-season series

SEQ won 2–1 in the regular-season series
November 20, 2015 Report South East Queensland Stars 85, Townsville Fire 88 Logan Metro, Logan, Queensland December 18, 2015 Report South East Queensland Stars 95, Townsville Fire 75 Logan Metro, Logan, Queensland January 9, 2016 Report Townsville Fire 80, South East Queensland Stars 90 Townsville RSL Stadium, Townsville, Queensland

Grand Final

Perth Lynx vs. Townsville Fire

Game 1

March 12, 2016 7:00 PM

Game 1

Perth Lynx 57, Townsville Fire 73
Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 16–20, 16–7, 7–28
Pts: Whitcomb 20 Rebs: Laney 14 Asts: Whitcomb 4		Pts: Batkovic 25 Rebs: George 12 Asts: Cocks 5
Townsville leads series, 1–0

Bendat Basketball Centre, Perth, Western Australia Referees: Damian Lyons, Robyn Manhire, Sarah Carey

Game 2

March 18, 2016 7:00 PM

Game 2

Townsville Fire 80, Perth Lynx 70
Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 25–19, 12–25, 23–9
Pts: Novosel 18 Rebs: Batkovic 16 Asts: Murray 4		Pts: two tied 16 Rebs: Whitcomb 10 Asts: two tied 4
Townsville wins series, 2–0

Townsville RSL Stadium, Townsville, Queensland Referees: Damian Lyons, Nathan Duranti, Sarah Carey

Rosters

2015–16 Perth Lynx roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. C 2 Tomlinson, Louella 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) G 3 Edmondson, Antonia 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) G 5 Lavey, Tessa (C) 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) F 6 Wischer, Klara 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) G 7 Moyes, Brianna 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) G 9 Chilcott, Eliza 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) F/C 10 Burton, Natalie 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) F 11 Mijović, Carley 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) G 15 Barr, Stacey 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) F/C 25 Grant, Ashleigh 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) G/F 32 Whitcomb, Sami 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) G/F 44 Laney, Betnijah 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Head coach Andy Stewart Assistant coach(es) Ryan Petrik Tom Knowles Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player Injured Roster

2015–16 Townsville Fire roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. G 6 Walsh, Ainsley 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) C 8 Batkovic, Suzy (C) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) F 9 Gallagher, Cherie 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) G/F 10 Murray, Mia 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) G 11 Gaze, Kate 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) F 12 Zelenka, Jacqui 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) F 14 Garbin, Darcee 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) G/F 20 Paalvast, Chevannah 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) G 21 Novosel, Natalie 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) F 22 George, Cayla 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) G 32 Cocks, Micaela 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Head coach Chris Lucas Assistant coach(es) Claudia Brassard Mark Wrobel Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player Injured

References