2017 WNBL Finals

The 2017 WNBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2016–17 season. [1] The Sydney Uni Flames defeated the Dandenong Rangers 2–0, to win their fourth WNBL Championship title.

2017 WNBL Finals

Team Coach Wins Sydney Uni Flames Cheryl Chambers 2 Dandenong Rangers Larissa Anderson 0
Dates	February 25 – March 17
MVP	Leilani Mitchell Flames

Playoff qualifying

#	WNBL Championship Ladder
	Team	W	L	PCT	GP
1	Sydney Uni Flames	18	6	75.00	24
2	Dandenong Rangers	15	9	62.50	24
3	Perth Lynx	15	9	62.50	24
4	Townsville Fire	14	10	58.33	24
5	Canberra Capitals	13	11	54.17	24
6	Bendigo Spirit	13	11	54.17	24
7	Melbourne Boomers	5	19	20.83	24
8	Adelaide Lightning	3	21	12.50	24

Bracket

	Semifinals					Grand Final
	1	Sydney Uni Flames	2
	4	Townsville Fire	0
						1	Sydney Uni Flames	2
						2	Dandenong Rangers	0
	3	Perth Lynx	1
	2	Dandenong Rangers	2

Finals

(1) Sydney Uni Flames vs. (4) Townsville Fire

25 February, 2017

Boxscore

Sydney Uni Flames	111–69	Townsville Fire
Scoring by quarter: 25–16, 27–21, 38–14, 21–18
Pts: Wilson 27 Rebs: Hamson 10 Asts: Snell 5		Pts: Batkovic 18 Rebs: Batkovic 10 Asts: Batkovic 5

Brydens Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales

3 March, 2017

Boxscore

Townsville Fire	61–76	Sydney Uni Flames
Scoring by quarter: 13–21, 11–16, 24–18, 13–21
Pts: Murray 16 Rebs: Batkovic 17 Asts: Wilson 4		Pts: Tupaea 18 Rebs: Tupaea 10 Asts: Mitchell 7
Sydney win series, 2–0

Townsville RSL Stadium, Townsville, Queensland

(2) Dandenong Rangers vs. (3) Perth Lynx

25 February, 2017

Boxscore

Dandenong Rangers	73–66	Perth Lynx
Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 25–9, 16–17, 12–26
Pts: Cumming 25 Rebs: Blicavs 8 Asts: Clydesdale 5		Pts: Whitcomb 24 Rebs: Whitcomb 13 Asts: Edmondson, Lavey 3

Dandenong Stadium, Dandenong, Victoria

3 March, 2017

Boxscore

Perth Lynx	91–71	Dandenong Rangers
Scoring by quarter: 30–22, 18–15, 15–24, 28–10
Pts: Whitcomb 41 Rebs: Whitcomb 9 Asts: Whitcomb 4		Pts: Cumming 30 Rebs: Kennedy 9 Asts: Clydesdale 5

Bendat Basketball Centre, Perth, Western Australia

5 March, 2017

Boxscore

Dandenong Rangers	81–63	Perth Lynx
Scoring by quarter: 26–12, 15–17, 19–25, 21–9
Pts: Cumming 22 Rebs: Kennedy 8 Asts: Cumming 4		Pts: Whitcomb 20 Rebs: Mijović 7 Asts: Lavey 5
Dandenong win series, 2–1

Dandenong Stadium, Dandenong, Victoria

(1) Sydney Uni Flames vs. (2) Dandenong Rangers

11 March, 2017

Boxscore

Sydney Uni Flames	91–82	Dandenong Rangers
Scoring by quarter: 26–22, 20–26, 23–20, 22–14
Pts: Wilson 22 Rebs: Hamson 8 Asts: Mitchell 6		Pts: Blicavs 25 Rebs: Blicavs 8 Asts: Cumming, Todhunter 6

Brydens Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales

17 March, 2017

Boxscore

Dandenong Rangers	62–75	Sydney Uni Flames
Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 15–22, 11–20, 14–17
Pts: Cumming 17 Rebs: Blicavs, Novosel 6 Asts: Novosel 3		Pts: Mitchell, Snell 15 Rebs: Snell 11 Asts: Mitchell 4
Sydney win series, 2–0

Dandenong Stadium, Dandenong, Victoria

Rosters

2016–17 Sydney Uni Flames roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. G 1 Nicholson, Lauren 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) G 4 Tupaea, Tahlia 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) C 5 Hamson, Jennifer 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) G 6 Mitchell, Leilani 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) G 7 Wilson, Alex 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) F 10 Greaves, Shanae 1.85 m (6 ft 1 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) G 15 Walmsley, Susannah 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) F 31 Taylor, Asia 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) G 44 Graham, Sarah 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) Head coach Cheryl Chambers Assistant coach(es) Darren Allie Karen Dalton Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player Injured Roster Updated: 27 November 2016

2016–17 Dandenong Rangers roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. G 5 Clydesdale, Aimie 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) G 6 Antoniadou, Rachel 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) G 7 Whatman, Briahna 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) G 8 Cumming, Stephanie (C) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) C 9 Kennedy, Jacinta 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) F 10 Bibby, Chloe 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) C 11 Scherf, Lauren 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) G 14 Todhunter, Amelia 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) F 15 Blicavs, Sara 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) G 21 Novosel, Natalie 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) G/F 22 Fadljevic, Rosemary 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) F 33 Malott, Ally 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Head coach Larissa Anderson Assistant coach(es) James Anderson Michelle Brogan John White Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player Injured Roster Updated: 27 November 2016

References

1. "MEDIA GUIDE - WNBL". wnbl.com.au.