2019–20 WNBL Finals

The 2020 WNBL Finals is the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2019–20 season.[1] The Canberra Capitals were the defending champions and they successfully defended their title, taking home their ninth WNBL Championship.

2020 WNBL Finals

Team Coach Wins Canberra Capitals Paul Goriss 2 Southside Flyers Cheryl Chambers 0
Dates	16 February – March 2020
MVP	Olivia Époupa (CBR)
Preliminary Final	Southside def. Adelaide, 2–0 Canberra def. Melbourne, 2–1

The WNBL Finals schedule was announced 2 February 2020.[2]

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

Bracket

	Semifinals					Grand Final
	1	Southside Flyers	2
	4	Adelaide Lightning	0
						1	Southside Flyers	0
						2	Canberra Capitals	2
	3	Melbourne Boomers	1
	2	Canberra Capitals	2

Semi-Finals

(1) Southside Flyers vs. (4) Adelaide Lightning

18 February, 2020 7:30 PM (AEDT)

Boxscore

Southside Flyers	68–65	Adelaide Lightning
Scoring by quarter: 17–25,  17–14, 22–7, 12–19
Pts: Russell 20 Rebs: Russell 19 Asts: Cole, Mitchell 4		Pts: Nicholson 14 Rebs: Talbot, Turner 9 Asts: Talbot 6

Dandenong Stadium, Dandenong, Victoria Attendance: 1,269 Referees: Calia Hanks, Jason Kelly, Jack Taylor

22 February, 2020 7:00 PM (ACDT)

Boxscore

Adelaide Lightning	79–82	Southside Flyers
Scoring by quarter: 26–27, 17–24, 20–15, 16–16
Pts: Turner 25 Rebs: Turner 18 Asts: Seekamp 11		Pts: Cole 19 Rebs: Cole 10 Asts: Mitchell 9
Southside win series, 2–0

Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide, South Australia Attendance: 1,806 Referees: Craig Copes, Madi Crowley-Long, Shahrad Shafaghi

(2) Canberra Capitals vs. (3) Melbourne Boomers

16 February, 2020 5:30 PM (AEDT)

Boxscore

Canberra Capitals	84–70	Melbourne Boomers
Scoring by quarter: 23–22,  16–17, 18–16, 27–15
Pts: Nurse 25 Rebs: Griffin 12 Asts: Époupa 6		Pts: Allen 17 Rebs: George 8 Asts: Allen 5

AIS Arena, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Attendance: 2,492 Referees: Daniel Battye, Vanessa Devlin, Jacqui Dover

23 February, 2020 6:00 PM (AEDT)

Boxscore

Melbourne Boomers	88–76	Canberra Capitals
Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 26–16, 15–16, 24–26
Pts: Allen 25 Rebs: Magbegor 9 Asts: George 5		Pts: Griffin, Nurse 17 Rebs: Froling, Griffin 7 Asts: Nurse 4

State Basketball Centre, Melbourne, Victoria Attendance: 3,116 Referees: James Griguol, Guy Richards, Kylie Voevodin

26 February, 2020 7:30 PM (AEDT)

Boxscore

Canberra Capitals	77–64	Melbourne Boomers
Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 15–12, 22–22, 18–14
Pts: Tolo 20 Rebs: Griffin 9 Asts: Époupa 9		Pts: Cunningham 14 Rebs: George 12 Asts: George 4
Canberra win series, 2–1

AIS Arena, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Attendance: 2,201 Referees: Daniel Battye, Jason Kelly, Madi Crowley-Long

Grand Final

(1) Southside Flyers vs. (2) Canberra Capitals

1 March, 2020 5:00 PM (AEDT)

Boxscore

Southside Flyers	80–82	Canberra Capitals
Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 27–21, 22–20, 11–19
Pts: Cole 23 Rebs: Russell 9 Asts: Cole 7		Pts: Nurse 19 Rebs: Griffin 12 Asts: Époupa 6

Dandenong Stadium, Dandenong, Victoria Attendance: 1,956 Referees: Craig Copes, Jack Taylor, Kylie Voevodin

4 March, 2020 7:30 PM (AEDT)

Boxscore

Canberra Capitals	71–68	Southside Flyers
Scoring by quarter: 16–24, 19–21, 21–9, 15–14
Pts: Tolo 19 Rebs: Griffin 13 Asts: Époupa 11		Pts: Cole 23 Rebs: Russell 13 Asts: Cole, O'Hea 3
Canberra win series, 2–0

AIS Arena, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Attendance: 4,481 Referees: James Griguol, Jason Kelly, Guy Richards

Rosters

2019–20 Southside Flyers roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. G 1 Cole, Rebecca 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) C 2 Tomlinson, Louella 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) G 3 Clydesdale, Aimie 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) G/F 4 O'Hea, Jenna (C) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) G 5 Mitchell, Leilani 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) F 8 Pizzey, Rebecca 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) F 10 Rowe, Kiera 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) G 11 O'Neill, Amy 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) G 12 Reid, Stephanie 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) F 15 Blicavs, Sara 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) C 21 Russell, Mercedes 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) G/F 24 Maley, Anneli 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Head coach Cheryl Chambers Assistant coach(es) Belinda Snell Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player Injured

2019–20 Canberra Capitals roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. G 0 Époupa, Olivia 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) G 5 Reilly, Shakera 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) G 6 Scanlon, Lily 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) G 8 Cubillo, Abby 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) G 9 Rocci, Maddison 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) G 11 Nurse, Kia 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) C 12 Tolo, Marianna (C) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) F 14 Delaney, Alex 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) F 21 Froling, Keely 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) F 23 Griffin, Kelsey (C) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Head coach Paul Goriss Assistant coach(es) Carly Wilson Kristen Veal Jenny Lonergan Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player Injured

References

1. "MEDIA GUIDE - WNBL". wnbl.com.au.
2. "WNBL20 Finals". wnbl.com.au.