2017–18 Canberra Capitals season

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2017–18 Canberra Capitals season
Head CoachPaul Goriss
CaptainNatalie Hurst
VenueNational Convention Centre
Results
Record7–14
Ladder6th
FinalsDid not qualify
Leaders
PointsBass (11.7)
ReboundsHooper (4.9)
AssistsHurst (6.7)
< 2016–17 2018–19 >

The 2017–18 Canberra Capitals season was the 34th season for the franchise in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).

Roster[]

2017–18 Canberra Capitals roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
F 3 United States Bass, Mistie 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
F 5 Australia Magbegor, Eziyoda 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
G 7 Australia Hurst, Natalie (C) 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
G 9 Australia 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
G 10 Australia Gaze, Kate 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
F 12 Australia Jarry, Rachel Injured 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
G 13 Australia Wehrung, Abigail 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
G 20 New Zealand Paalvast, Chevannah 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
F 21 Australia Froling, Keely 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
C 22 Australia Scherf, Lauren 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
G 23 Australia Rocci, Maddison 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
F 35 United States Hooper, Jordan 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 28 September 2017

Standings[]

# WNBL Championship ladder
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
1 September
15 		Fujitsu Red Wave 75–73 – – – Belconnen Basketball Centre 1–0
2 September
23 		@ Sydney 69–72 Scherf (17) – – Brydens Stadium 1–1

Regular season[]

Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record
1 October
6 		Bendigo 93–80 Wehrung (22) Hurst, Magbegor (8) Hurst (14) National Convention Centre 1–0
2 October
8 		Adelaide 84–77 Hooper (19) Hooper (7) Hurst (7) National Convention Centre 2–0
3 October
13 		@ Townsville 65–76 Hurst, Scherf (13) Scherf (8) Hurst (6) Townsville RSL Stadium 2–1
4 October
15 		Melbourne 63–92 Magbegor (11) Magbegor (4) Rocci (4) National Convention Centre 2–2
5 October
22 		Dandenong 76–77 Wehrung (19) Scherf (8) Hurst (8) National Convention Centre 2–3
6 October
25 		@ Adelaide 77–80 Wehrung (14) Hooper (7) Hurst (6) Titanium Security Arena 2–4
7 October
27 		Townsville 68–83 Bass (11) Hooper, Scherf,
Wehrung (9) 		Hurst (8) National Convention Centre 2–5
8 November
2 		@ Sydney 62–81 Bass (15) Hooper (11) Gaze, Hurst (3) Brydens Stadium 2–6
9 November
4 		Sydney 72–81 Hurst (13) Scherf (6) Hurst (8) National Convention Centre 2–7
10 November
11 		@ Perth 67–85 Hooper (13) Scherf (10) Hurst (5) Bendat Basketball Centre 2–8
11 November
18 		@ Melbourne 66–96 Bass (12) Magbegor (9) Hurst (7) State Basketball Centre 2–9
12 November
25 		Bendigo 80–83 Magbegor (16) Bass, Hurst (7) Hurst (7) State Basketball Centre 2–10
13 November
30 		@ Perth 76–89 Hooper (20) Hooper (6) Hurst (7) Bendat Basketball Centre 2–11
14 December
2 		@ Melbourne 72–92 Hurst (21) Scherf (5) Rocci (3) State Basketball Centre 2–12
15 December
7 		Sydney 67–73 Bass (16) Hurst (7) Hurst (8) National Convention Centre 2–13
16 December
9 		@ Dandenong 81–78 Hooper (21) Bass (8) Hurst (9) Dandenong Stadium 3–13
17 December
14 		@ Bendigo 91–80 Hurst (18) Gaze (5) Hurst (6) Bendigo Stadium 4–13
18 December
17 		Adelaide 88–87 Bass (21) Gaze, Hooper,
Wehrung (5) 		Wehrung (8) National Convention Centre 5–13
19 December
21 		Townsville 66–99 Bass (18) Bass, Scherf (5) Hurst, Rocci (5) National Convention Centre 5–14
20 December
23 		@ Dandenong 63–59 Gaze (14) Gaze, Scherf (5) Paalvast, Rocci (5) Dandenong Stadium 6–14
21 December
29 		Perth 74–69 Hooper (22) Magbegor (8) Hurst (8) National Convention Centre 7–14

Signings[]

Returning[]

Player Signed Contract
Keely Froling June 8, 2016 2-year contract[1]
Abigail Wehrung May 18, 2017 1-year contract[2]
Kate Gaze June 7, 2017 1-year contract[3]

Incoming[]

Player Signed Contract
Rachel Jarry April 20, 2017 1-year contract[4]
Lauren Scherf May 4, 2017 2-year contract[5]
Jordan Hooper May 30, 2017 1-year contract[6]
Natalie Hurst June 9, 2017 1-year contract[7]
Maddison Rocci June 21, 2017 1-year contract[8]
Eziyoda Magbegor July 6, 2017 1-year contract[9]
Mistie Bass August 3, 2017 1-year contract[10]
Chevannah Paalvast September 14, 2017 1-year contract[11]

Awards[]

In-season[]

Award Recipient Round(s) / Date Ref.
Team of the Week Jordan Hooper Round 1 [12]
Natalie Hurst Round 1

References[]

  1. ^ "CAPS SIGN KEELY FROLING FOR TWO YEARS". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 2017-05-06. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
  2. ^ "Canberra Capitals re-sign Abbey Wehrung for 2017-18 WNBL season after horror injury". canberratimes.com.au.
  3. ^ "Kate Gaze resigns for 2017-18 season". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 2017-09-13. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
  4. ^ "AUSTRALIAN OPAL RACHEL JARRY JOINS UC CAPITALS". wnbl.com.au.
  5. ^ "UC CAPITALS SIGN RISING WNBL STAR LAUREN SCHERF". wnbl.com.au.
  6. ^ "UC CAPITALS SIGN WNBA FORWARD JORDAN HOOPER FOR 2017-18 SEASON". wnbl.com.au.
  7. ^ "NATALIE HURST, SEVEN-TIME WNBL CHAMPION RETURNS HOME FOR THE 2017-18 SEASON". wnbl.com.au.
  8. ^ "Canberra Capitals sign teenage star Maddison Rocci for 2018 WNBL season". canberratimes.com.au.
  9. ^ "Canberra Capitals sign teenage superstar Eziyoda Magbegor for 2017-18 WNBL season". wnbl.com.au.
  10. ^ "UC CAPITALS SIGN WNBA CHAMPION MISTIE BASS TO FILL THE FINAL PIECE OF THE PUZZLE". wnbl.com.au.
  11. ^ "WNBL: Canberra Capitals sign Chevannah Paalvast to fill the final roster spot". canberratimes.com.au.
  12. ^ "ROUND 1 TEAM OF THE WEEK". wnbl.com.au. Retrieved 2017-10-10.

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