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 | |
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Head Coach | Cheryl Chambers |
Captain | Belinda Snell |
Venue | Brydens Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 14–7 |
Ladder | 2nd |
Finals | Semi Finals (defeated by Townsville, 0–2) |
Leaders | |
Points | Taylor (18.8) |
Rebounds | Hamson (9.7) |
Assists | Snell (5.3) |
Roster
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Updated: 21 December 2017 |
Standings
# | WNBL Championship ladder | ||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GP | |||||
1 | Perth Lynx | 15 | 6 | 71.4 | 21 | ||||
2 | Sydney Uni Flames | 14 | 7 | 66.6 | 21 | ||||
3 | Townsville Fire | 14 | 7 | 66.6 | 21 | ||||
4 | Melbourne Boomers | 12 | 9 | 57.1 | 21 | ||||
5 | Adelaide Lightning | 11 | 10 | 52.3 | 21 | ||||
6 | Canberra Capitals | 7 | 14 | 33.3 | 21 | ||||
7 | Dandenong Rangers | 7 | 14 | 33.3 | 21 | ||||
8 | Bendigo Spirit | 4 | 17 | 19.1 | 21 |
Results
Pre-season
Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location | Record |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Katie-Rae Ebzery | May 25, 2017 | 1-year contract[9] |
Awards
In-season
Award | Recipient | Round(s) / Date | Ref. |
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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
- "WILL SYDNEY UNI FLAMES BE VICTIMS OF THEIR OWN WNBL SUCCESS WITH PLAYER DRAIN?". dailytelegraph.com.au.
- "SYDNEY UNI FLAMES RE-SIGN YOUNG GUARD ALEX WILSON FOR DEFENCE OF WNBL CROWN IN MAJOR COUP". dailytelegraph.com.au.
- "SYDNEY FLAMES GUN TAHLIA TUPAEA COULDN'T BELIEVE NEWS OF HER WNBA DRAFT PICK". dailytelegraph.com.au.
- "Jennifer Hamson returning to Flames". susf.com.au.
- "BOAG BACK AT THE FLAMES". wnbl.com.au.
- "GRAHAM RETURNS TO FLAMES". wnbl.com.au.
- "Asia Taylor back for Sydney Uni Flames for 2017/18 WNBL season". news.com.au.
- "REPEAT RUN AT THE TITLE FOR SUSI, LARA & CASS". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 2017-09-05. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
- "KATIE RAE EBZERY SIGNS WITH SYDNEY UNI FLAMES FOR WNBL SEASON 2017/18". dailytelegraph.com.au.
- "ROUND 1 TEAM OF THE WEEK". wnbl.com.au. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
- "ROUND 8 PLAYER OF THE WEEK: BELINDA SNELL". wnbl.com.au.
- "ROUND 12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK- ASIA TAYLOR". wnbl.com.au.
- "ROUND 13 PLAYER OF THE WEEK- JENNIFER HAMSON". wnbl.com.au.
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