2017–18 Melbourne Boomers season

The 2017–18 Melbourne Boomers season is the 35th season for the franchise in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).

2017–18 Melbourne Boomers season
Head CoachGuy Molloy
CaptainJenna O'Hea
VenueState Basketball Centre
Results
Record12–9
Ladder4th
FinalsGrand Final
(defeated by Townsville, 1–2)
Leaders
PointsCambage (23.1)
ReboundsCambage (10.4)
AssistsO'Hea (4.5)

Roster
2017–18 Melbourne Boomers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.
C 2 Tomlinson, Louella 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
G 3 Smart, Brittany 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
G 4 Cole, Rebecca 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
G 5 Burton, Kasey 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
G 6 Ott, Rebecca 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
G 7 Gould, Cassidy 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
C 8 Cambage, Liz 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
F 9 Kalka, Peri 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
G/F 11 O'Hea, Jenna (C) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
G 12 D'Angelo, Chelsea 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
G 14 Conti, Monique 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
F 15 Grant, Ashleigh 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
G 23 Garrick, Madeleine 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
F 32 Purcell, Kalani 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
C 50 Duever, Courtney  1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured
Updated: 4 October 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
9		 Invitational Team 90–76 O'Hea (16) Purcell (8) Cole (5) Boardman Stadium 1–0
2 September
15		 Adelaide 61–80 – – – Nunawading Basketball Centre 1–1
3 September
16		 Dandenong 79–75 Cole (19) Purcell (10) Cole (5) Kilsyth Sports Centre 2–1
4 September
22		 Bendigo 72–73 Grant (31) Purcell (9) O'Hea (7) MARS Minerdome 2–2

Regular season
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record
1 October
5		 @ Dandenong 76–61 Cambage (17) O'Hea (11) Purcell, Smart (4) Dandenong Stadium 1–0
2 October
7		 Townsville 54–63 Cambage (15) O'Hea (14) Cole (4) State Basketball Centre 1–1
3 October
13		 Bendigo 90–63 Cambage (25) Cambage (14) O'Hea (5) Geelong Arena 2–1
4 October
15		 @ Canberra 92–63 Cambage (27) Cambage (9) Cole (5) National Convention Centre 3–1
5 October
21		 Perth 79–77
(OT)		 Cambage (23) Cambage (23) Cole (8) State Basketball Centre 4–1
6 October
27		 @ Sydney 56–65 Cambage (19) Purcell (8) Conti, Purcell,
Smart (3)		 Brydens Stadium 4–2
7 October
29		 @ Townsville 57–64 Smart (16) Cambage (6) Tomlinson (3) Townsville RSL Stadium 4–3
8 November
4		 @ Bendigo 66–71 Garrick (18) Tomlinson (11) Smart (5) Bendigo Stadium 4–4
9 November
6		 Dandenong 60–57 Cambage (27) Purcell (10) Smart (6) State Basketball Centre 5–4
10 November
11		 @ Sydney 88–65 O'Hea (22) Purcell (10) Purcell (6) Brydens Stadium 6–4
11 November
12		 Adelaide 77–74 Cambage (44) Cambage (12) Cole, Smart (4) State Basketball Centre 7–4
12 November
18		 Canberra 96–66 Cambage (32) Purcell (12) Purcell (5) State Basketball Centre 8–4
13 November
23		 @ Townsville 66–73 O'Hea (13) Purcell (11) Purcell (6) Townsville RSL Stadium 8–5
14 November
26		 Sydney 89–101 Cambage (22) Cole, Purcell, Tomlinson (5) Cambage (7) State Basketball Centre 8–6
15 December
2		 Canberra 92–72 Cambage (38) Cambage (13) O'Hea (6) State Basketball Centre 9–6
16 December
7		 Bendigo 86–42 O'Hea (18) Cambage (12) O'Hea (6) State Basketball Centre 10–6
17 December
9		 @ Adelaide 64–62 Cambage (32) Cambage,
Purcell (11)		 Cole, O'Hea,
Smart (4)		 Titanium Security Arena 11–6
18 December
17		 Perth 89–92 Cambage (38) Cambage (15) O'Hea (7) State Basketball Centre 11–7
19 December
21		 @ Adelaide 56–67 Cambage (21) Cambage (17) O'Hea (5) Titanium Security Arena 11–8
20 December
23		 @ Perth 66–84 O'Hea (15) Purcell (13) O'Hea (6) Bendat Basketball Centre 11–9
21 December
30		 Dandenong 80–45 Cambage (20) Purcell (10) Garrick (4) State Basketball Centre 12–9

Semi Finals
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Series
1 January
3		 Perth 92–76 Cole (21) Cambage (9) O'Hea (11) State Basketball Centre 1–0
2 January
5		 @ Perth 78–69 Cambage (25) Cambage (15) Purcell (6) Bendat Basketball Centre 2–0

Grand Final
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Series
1 January
13		 @ Townsville 64–69 Cambage (26) Cambage (13) O'Hea, Purcell (4) Townsville RSL Stadium 0–1
2 January
18		 Townsville 58–57 Cambage (19) Purcell (10) Cole, O'Hea (3) State Basketball Centre 1–1
3 January
21		 @ Townsville 57–70 Cambage (18) Cambage (9) O'Hea (6) Townsville RSL Stadium 1–2

Signings

Returning
Player Signed Contract
Monique Conti March 2017 1-year contract[1]
Brittany Smart March 2017 1-year contract[2]
Madeleine Garrick March 2017 1-year contract[3]
Rebecca Ott March 2017 1-year contract[4]
Rebecca Cole March 2017 1-year contract[5]

Incoming
Player Signed Contract
Jenna O'Hea March 9, 2017 2-year contract[6]
Liz Cambage May 3, 2017 1-year contract[7]
Louella Tomlinson May 3, 2017 1-year contract[8]
Kalani Purcell June 7, 2017 2-year contract[9]
Courtney Duever June 28, 2017 1-year contract[10]
Ashleigh Grant August 31, 2017 1-year development player contract[11]

Awards

In-season
Award Recipient Round(s) / Date Ref.
Team of the Week Liz Cambage Rounds: 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11
Jenna O'Hea Round 6
Player of the Week Liz Cambage Rounds: 3, 5, 6, 9 [12][13][14][15]

References
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  2. "Boomers Make Another Smart Move". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 2017-04-22. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  3. "MADDIE GARRICK COMMITS TO BOOMERS FOR 2017/18". wnbl.com.au.
  4. "BEC OTT READY FOR NEXT STEP AT BOOMERS". wnbl.com.au.
  5. "TODHUNTER RE-SIGNS WITH RANGERS". wnbl.com.au.
  6. "Jenna O'Hea Bound For Boomers". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 2017-06-08. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  7. "Cambage signs for Melbourne Boomers". espn.co.uk.
  8. "Louella Tomlinson Returns Home To Be A Boomer". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 2017-05-18. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  9. "DEAKIN MELBOURNE BOOMERS LAND KEY TALL FERNS FORWARD". wnbl.com.au.
  10. "DEAKIN MELBOURNE BOOMERS WELCOME TEXAN COURTNEY DUEVER". wnbl.com.au.
  11. "ASH GRANT JOINS BOOMERS TO CONTINUE WNBL CAREER". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 2017-08-31. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  12. "ROUND 3 PLAYER OF THE WEEK- LIZ CAMBAGE". wnbl.com.au.
  13. "ROUND 5 PLAYER OF THE WEEK- LIZ CAMBAGE". wnbl.com.au.
  14. "ROUND 6 PLAYER OF THE WEEK- LIZ CAMBAGE". wnbl.com.au.
  15. "ROUND 9 PLAYER OF THE WEEK- LIZ CAMBAGE". wnbl.com.au.
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