2019–20 Adelaide Lightning season

The 2019–20 Adelaide Lightning season is the 28th season for the franchise in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).[1]

2019–20 Adelaide Lightning season
Head Coach	Chris Lucas
Captain	Nicole Seekamp
Venue	Titanium Security Arena
Results
Record	12–9
Ladder	4th
Finals	Semi-Finals (defeated by Southside, 0–2)
Leaders
Points	Turner (16.1)
Rebounds	Turner (10.8)
Assists	Seekamp (8.0)

Roster

2019–20 Adelaide Lightning roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. G 1 Nicholson, Lauren 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) G 3 Kaser, Hannah 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) G 6 Elsworthy, Sarah 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) G/F 7 Talbot, Stephanie 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) F/C 8 Brook, Chelsea 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) F 10 Hodges, Laura 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) F 11 Turner, Brianna 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) G 16 Hurst, Natalie 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) F 21 Porter, Ruby 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) F 33 Westbeld, Kathryn 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) G 35 Seekamp, Nicole (C) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Head coach Chris Lucas Assistant coach(es) Zach O'Brien Marcus Wong Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player Injured Roster Updated: 21 November 2019

Standings

#	WNBL Championship ladder
	Team	W	L	PCT	GP
1	Southside Flyers	17	4	80.9	21
2	Canberra Capitals	15	6	71.4	21
3	Melbourne Boomers	15	6	71.4	21
4	Adelaide Lightning	12	9	57.1	21
5	Perth Lynx	8	13	38.0	21
6	Sydney Uni Flames	7	14	33.3	21
7	Bendigo Spirit	5	16	23.8	21
8	Townsville Fire	5	16	23.8	21

Results

Pre-season

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location	Record
1	September 20	@ Perth	64–54	Edwards (19)	Brook (10)	Elsworthy, Porter (3)	Mandurah Aquatic & Recreation Centre	1–0
2	September 21	@ Perth	77–80	Porter (17)	Edwards (12)	Rintala (5)	Bendat Basketball Centre	1–1

Regular season

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location	Record
1	October 11	Sydney	89–79	Langhorne (20)	Langhorne (13)	Seekamp (8)	Titanium Security Arena	1–0
2	October 13	@ Canberra	83–90	Nicholson (32)	Seekamp, Talbot (7)	Seekamp (8)	AIS Arena	1–1
3	October 18	@ Townsville	86–68	Turner (19)	Turner (9)	Seekamp (7)	Townsville Stadium	2–1
4	October 26	@ Perth	90–86 (OT)	Turner (26)	Turner (17)	Seekamp (12)	Bendat Basketball Centre	3–1
5	November 1	@ Bendigo	54–67	Turner (21)	Turner (12)	Seekamp (7)	Bendigo Stadium	3–2
6	November 9	Bendigo	105–77	Turner (22)	Turner (8)	Seekamp (9)	Titanium Security Arena	4–2
7	November 22	Melbourne	57–71	Seekamp (15)	Turner (14)	Nicholson (5)	Titanium Security Arena	4–3
8	December 1	Southside	85–91	Talbot (25)	Talbot, Turner (8)	Seekamp (6)	Titanium Security Arena	4–4
9	December 6	Perth	79–69	Turner (24)	Turner (13)	Seekamp (8)	Titanium Security Arena	5–4
10	December 8	@ Sydney	69–81	Turner (19)	Seekamp, Talbot, Turner (7)	Seekamp (7)	Brydens Stadium	5–5
11	December 15	Bendigo	91–75	Turner (23)	Turner (13)	Talbot (9)	Titanium Security Arena	6–5
12	December 22	@ Melbourne	57–66	Turner (19)	Turner (11)	Seekamp (5)	State Basketball Centre	6–6
13	December 27	Canberra	78–68 (OT)	Talbot (21)	Talbot (16)	Seekamp (9)	Titanium Security Arena	7–6
14	December 29	@ Sydney	80–72	Westbeld (17)	Talbot (9)	Talbot (9)	Brydens Stadium	8–6
15	January 3	@ Townsville	87–61	Turner (17)	Seekamp, Talbot, Turner (7)	Seekamp (8)	Townsville Stadium	9–6
16	January 5	Southside	104–93	Turner (25)	Turner (9)	Seekamp (20)	Titanium Security Arena	10–6
17	January 10	Melbourne	69–74	Turner (23)	Turner (11)	Seekamp (11)	Titanium Security Arena	10–7
18	January 17	Townsville	77–60	Talbot (16)	Talbot (10)	Seekamp (9)	Titanium Security Arena	11–7
19	January 25	@ Southside	69–81	Turner (20)	Talbot (10)	Talbot (6)	Dandenong Stadium	11–8
20	January 30	Perth	75–74	Seekamp (17)	Turner (24)	Seekamp (8)	Titanium Security Arena	12–8
21	February 1	@ Canberra	71–73	Nicholson (16)	Talbot, Turner (12)	Talbot (9)	National Convention Centre	12–9

Semi-Finals

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location	Series
1	February 18	@ Southside	65–68	Nicholson (14)	Talbot, Turner (9)	Talbot (6)	Dandenong Stadium	0–1
2	February 22	Southside	79–82	Turner (25)	Turner (18)	Seekamp (11)	Titanium Security Arena	0–2

Awards

In-season

Award	Recipient	Round(s)	Ref.
Player of the Week	Brianna Turner	Rounds 3 & 9	[2][3]
	Stephanie Talbot	Round 11	[4]
	Nicole Seekamp	Round 12	[5]
Team of the Week	Brianna Turner	Rounds 3, 8, 9, 12 & 16
	Stephanie Talbot	Rounds 5, 9, 11 & 14
	Nicole Seekamp	Rounds 5 & 12

Post-season

Award	Recipient	Date	Ref.
All-WNBL First Team	Brianna Turner	February 17, 2020	[6]
All-WNBL Second Team	Stephanie Talbot

Club Awards

Award	Recipient	Date	Ref.
Most Valuable Player	Brianna Turner	March 2, 2020	[7]
Best Defensive Player	Lauren Nicholson		[8]
Players Player	Natalie Hurst		[9]
Coaches Award	Chelsea Brook		[10]
Rachael Sporn Award	Jasmin Fejo		[11]

References

1. "THE 2019/20 SCHEDULE HAS ARRIVED". Women's National Basketball League. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
2. "iAthletic Player of the Week in Round 3". facebook.com.
3. "#WNBL Round 9 Player of the Week". facebook.com.
4. "Round 11 iAthletic Player of the Week". facebook.com.
5. "#WNBL20 Rd 12 Player of the Week". facebook.com.
6. "WNBL NAMES END OF SEASON AWARDS AND WNBL ALL-STAR FIRST & SECOND TEAMS". wnbl.basketball.
7. https://www.facebook.com/AdelLightning/photos/a.593091110724495/3153016388065275/
8. https://www.facebook.com/AdelLightning/photos/a.593091110724495/3153002721399975/
9. https://www.facebook.com/AdelLightning/photos/a.593091110724495/3153007051399542/
10. https://www.facebook.com/AdelLightning/photos/a.593091110724495/3153004938066420/
11. https://www.facebook.com/AdelLightning/photos/a.593091110724495/3153014144732166/

External links

• Adelaide Lightning Official website