2017–18 Sydney Uni Flames season

The 2017–18 Sydney Uni Flames season is the 38th season for the franchise in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).

2017–18 Sydney Uni Flames season
Head CoachCheryl Chambers
CaptainBelinda Snell
VenueBrydens Stadium
Results
Record14–7
Ladder2nd
FinalsSemi Finals
(defeated by Townsville, 0–2)
Leaders
PointsTaylor (18.8)
ReboundsHamson (9.7)
AssistsSnell (5.3)

Roster
2017–18 Sydney Uni Flames roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.
G 2 Walmsley, Susannah 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
G 3 Moffatt, Hayley 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
G 4 Tupaea, Tahlia  1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
C 5 Hamson, Jennifer 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
F 6 McLean, Cassidy 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
G 7 Wilson, Alex 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
F 8 Greaves, Shanae 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
G 10 Ebzery, Katie-Rae 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
F 11 Boag, Carly 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
G 12 Snell, Belinda (C) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
F 14 McSpadden, Lara 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
F 31 Taylor, Asia 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
G 44 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
Updated: 21 December 2017

Standings
# WNBL Championship ladder
Team W L PCT GP
1 Perth Lynx15671.421
2 Sydney Uni Flames14766.621
3 Townsville Fire14766.621
4 Melbourne Boomers12957.121
5 Adelaide Lightning111052.321
6 Canberra Capitals71433.321
7 Dandenong Rangers71433.321
8 Bendigo Spirit41719.121

Results

Pre-season
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record
1 September
11		 Fujitsu Red Wave 74–63 Snell (19) – – Brydens Stadium 1–0
2 September
12		 Fujitsu Red Wave 81–84 Ebzery (19) Boag (11) – Brydens Stadium 1–1
3 September
23		 Canberra 72–69 Wilson (20) – – Brydens Stadium 2–1

Regular season
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record
1 October
6		 @ Adelaide 80–91 Ebzery (20) Taylor (10) Ebzery (7) Titanium Security Arena 0–1
2 October
8		 @ Perth 93–80 Hamson, Taylor (20) Hamson, Taylor (9) Snell (9) Bendat Basketball Centre 1–1
3 October
14		 Dandenong 70–65 Taylor (17) Taylor (11) Ebzery (5) Brydens Stadium 2–1
4 October
19		 @ Townsville 66–63 Ebzery (20) Taylor (9) Snell (5) Townsville RSL Stadium 3–1
5 October
27		 Melbourne 65–56 Taylor (27) Taylor (15) Ebzery (4) Brydens Stadium 4–1
6 October
29		 @ Dandenong 68–70 Taylor (24) Snell (10) Taylor, Wilson (5) Dandenong Stadium 4–2
7 November
2		 Canberra 81–62 Taylor (18) Hamson, Snell,
Taylor (10)		 Snell (4) Brydens Stadium 5–2
8 November
4		 @ Canberra 81–72 Taylor (29) Hamson (14) Snell (8) National Convention Centre 6–2
9 November
9		 @ Bendigo 105–75 Ebzery (26) Hamson (11) Wilson (7) Bendigo Stadium 7–2
10 November
11		 Melbourne 65–88 Taylor (23) Taylor (8) Ebzery (5) Brydens Stadium 7–3
11 November
19		 @ Perth 71–83 Taylor (31) Taylor (9) Ebzery (7) Bendat Basketball Centre 7–4
12 November
26		 @ Melbourne 101–89 Taylor (29) Greaves, Taylor, Wilson (6) Ebzery (10) State Basketball Centre 8–4
13 November
29		 Adelaide 74–77 Hamson (25) Hamson (17) Snell (4) Brydens Stadium 8–5
14 December
2		 Townsville 85–88 Ebzery (21) Hamson (9) Snell (6) Brydens Stadium 8–6
15 December
7		 @ Canberra 73–67 Ebzery, Wilson (17) Hamson (17) Snell (9) National Convention Centre 9–6
16 December
9		 Perth 79–84 Wilson (22) Hamson (16) Ebzery (11) Qudos Bank Arena 9–7
17 December
14		 @ Dandenong 70–65 Snell (20) Hamson (14) Wilson (5) Dandenong Stadium 10–7
18 December
16		 Bendigo 90–57 Wilson (21) Hamson (10) Snell (9) Brydens Stadium 11–7
19 December
23		 Adelaide 104–97
(OT) 		Taylor (35) Hamson (10) Snell (9) Brydens Stadium 12–7
20 December
29		 Townsville 107–81 Hamson (24) Taylor (11) Snell (10) Brydens Stadium 13–7
21 December
31		 @ Bendigo 75–63 Taylor (15) Hamson (10) Ebzery (6) Bendigo Stadium 14–7

Finals

Semifinals
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Series
1 January
4		 @ Townsville 49–78 Snell (11) Hamson (10) Snell, Taylor (3) Townsville RSL Stadium 0–1
2 January
6		 Townsville 65–68 Taylor (18) Hamson (15) Snell (7) Brydens Stadium 0–2

Signings

Returning
Player Signed Contract
Belinda Snell September 2016 existing 2-year contract[1]
Shanae Greaves September 2016 existing 2-year contract[1]
Alex Wilson March 29, 2017 1-year contract[2]
Tahlia Tupaea April 18, 2017 2-year contract[3]
Jennifer Hamson May 9, 2017 1-year contract[4]
Carly Boag June 12, 2017 1-year contract[5]
Sarah Graham July 23, 2017 1-year contract[6]
Asia Taylor August 3, 2017 1-year contract[7]
Cassidy McLean August 22, 2017 1-year contract[8]
Lara McSpadden August 22, 2017 1-year contract[8]
Susannah Walmsley August 22, 2017 1-year contract[8]

Incoming
Player Signed Contract
Katie-Rae Ebzery May 25, 2017 1-year contract[9]

Awards

In-season
Award Recipient Round(s) / Date Ref.
Team of the Week Belinda Snell Rounds: 1, 8, 10 [10]
Katie-Rae Ebzery Rounds: 3, 6, 12
Asia Taylor Rounds: 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13
Jennifer Hamson Rounds: 5, 11, 13
Player of the Week Belinda Snell Round 8 [11]
Asia Taylor Round 12 [12]
Jennifer Hamson Round 13 [13]
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References
  1. "WILL SYDNEY UNI FLAMES BE VICTIMS OF THEIR OWN WNBL SUCCESS WITH PLAYER DRAIN?". dailytelegraph.com.au.
  2. "SYDNEY UNI FLAMES RE-SIGN YOUNG GUARD ALEX WILSON FOR DEFENCE OF WNBL CROWN IN MAJOR COUP". dailytelegraph.com.au.
  3. "SYDNEY FLAMES GUN TAHLIA TUPAEA COULDN'T BELIEVE NEWS OF HER WNBA DRAFT PICK". dailytelegraph.com.au.
  4. "Jennifer Hamson returning to Flames". susf.com.au.
  5. "BOAG BACK AT THE FLAMES". wnbl.com.au.
  6. "GRAHAM RETURNS TO FLAMES". wnbl.com.au.
  7. "Asia Taylor back for Sydney Uni Flames for 2017/18 WNBL season". news.com.au.
  8. "REPEAT RUN AT THE TITLE FOR SUSI, LARA & CASS". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 2017-09-05. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  9. "KATIE RAE EBZERY SIGNS WITH SYDNEY UNI FLAMES FOR WNBL SEASON 2017/18". dailytelegraph.com.au.
  10. "ROUND 1 TEAM OF THE WEEK". wnbl.com.au. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
  11. "ROUND 8 PLAYER OF THE WEEK: BELINDA SNELL". wnbl.com.au.
  12. "ROUND 12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK- ASIA TAYLOR". wnbl.com.au.
  13. "ROUND 13 PLAYER OF THE WEEK- JENNIFER HAMSON". wnbl.com.au.
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