2017–18 Sydney Uni Flames season

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2017–18 Sydney Uni Flames season
Head CoachCheryl Chambers
CaptainBelinda Snell
VenueBrydens Stadium
Results
Record14–7
Ladder2nd
FinalsSemi Finals
(defeated by Townsville, 0–2)
Leaders
PointsTaylor (18.8)
ReboundsHamson (9.7)
AssistsSnell (5.3)
< 2016–17 2018–19 >

The 2017–18 Sydney Uni Flames season is the 38th season for the franchise in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).

Roster[]

2017–18 Sydney Uni Flames roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
G 2 Australia 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
G 3 Australia Moffatt, Hayley 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
G 4 Australia Tupaea, Tahlia Injured 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
C 5 United States Hamson, Jennifer 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
F 6 Australia 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
G 7 Australia Wilson, Alex 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
F 8 Australia Greaves, Shanae 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
G 10 Australia Ebzery, Katie-Rae 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
F 11 Australia Boag, Carly 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
G 12 Australia Snell, Belinda (C) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
F 14 Australia McSpadden, Lara 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
F 31 United States Taylor, Asia 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
G 44 Australia Graham, Sarah 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 21 December 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
11 		Fujitsu Red Wave 74–63 Snell (19) – – Brydens Stadium 1–0
2 September
12 		Fujitsu Red Wave 81–84 Ebzery (19) Boag (11) – Brydens Stadium 1–1
3 September
23 		Canberra 72–69 Wilson (20) – – Brydens Stadium 2–1

Regular season[]

Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record
1 October
6 		@ Adelaide 80–91 Ebzery (20) Taylor (10) Ebzery (7) Titanium Security Arena 0–1
2 October
8 		@ Perth 93–80 Hamson, Taylor (20) Hamson, Taylor (9) Snell (9) Bendat Basketball Centre 1–1
3 October
14 		Dandenong 70–65 Taylor (17) Taylor (11) Ebzery (5) Brydens Stadium 2–1
4 October
19 		@ Townsville 66–63 Ebzery (20) Taylor (9) Snell (5) Townsville RSL Stadium 3–1
5 October
27 		Melbourne 65–56 Taylor (27) Taylor (15) Ebzery (4) Brydens Stadium 4–1
6 October
29 		@ Dandenong 68–70 Taylor (24) Snell (10) Taylor, Wilson (5) Dandenong Stadium 4–2
7 November
2 		Canberra 81–62 Taylor (18) Hamson, Snell,
Taylor (10) 		Snell (4) Brydens Stadium 5–2
8 November
4 		@ Canberra 81–72 Taylor (29) Hamson (14) Snell (8) National Convention Centre 6–2
9 November
9 		@ Bendigo 105–75 Ebzery (26) Hamson (11) Wilson (7) Bendigo Stadium 7–2
10 November
11 		Melbourne 65–88 Taylor (23) Taylor (8) Ebzery (5) Brydens Stadium 7–3
11 November
19 		@ Perth 71–83 Taylor (31) Taylor (9) Ebzery (7) Bendat Basketball Centre 7–4
12 November
26 		@ Melbourne 101–89 Taylor (29) Greaves, Taylor, Wilson (6) Ebzery (10) State Basketball Centre 8–4
13 November
29 		Adelaide 74–77 Hamson (25) Hamson (17) Snell (4) Brydens Stadium 8–5
14 December
2 		Townsville 85–88 Ebzery (21) Hamson (9) Snell (6) Brydens Stadium 8–6
15 December
7 		@ Canberra 73–67 Ebzery, Wilson (17) Hamson (17) Snell (9) National Convention Centre 9–6
16 December
9 		Perth 79–84 Wilson (22) Hamson (16) Ebzery (11) Qudos Bank Arena 9–7
17 December
14 		@ Dandenong 70–65 Snell (20) Hamson (14) Wilson (5) Dandenong Stadium 10–7
18 December
16 		Bendigo 90–57 Wilson (21) Hamson (10) Snell (9) Brydens Stadium 11–7
19 December
23 		Adelaide 104–97
(OT) 		Taylor (35) Hamson (10) Snell (9) Brydens Stadium 12–7
20 December
29 		Townsville 107–81 Hamson (24) Taylor (11) Snell (10) Brydens Stadium 13–7
21 December
31 		@ Bendigo 75–63 Taylor (15) Hamson (10) Ebzery (6) Bendigo Stadium 14–7

Finals[]

Semifinals[]

Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Series
1 January
4 		@ Townsville 49–78 Snell (11) Hamson (10) Snell, Taylor (3) Townsville RSL Stadium 0–1
2 January
6 		Townsville 65–68 Taylor (18) Hamson (15) Snell (7) Brydens Stadium 0–2

Signings[]

Returning[]

Player Signed Contract
Belinda Snell September 2016 existing 2-year contract[1]
Shanae Greaves September 2016 existing 2-year contract[1]
Alex Wilson March 29, 2017 1-year contract[2]
Tahlia Tupaea April 18, 2017 2-year contract[3]
Jennifer Hamson May 9, 2017 1-year contract[4]
Carly Boag June 12, 2017 1-year contract[5]
Sarah Graham July 23, 2017 1-year contract[6]
Asia Taylor August 3, 2017 1-year contract[7]
August 22, 2017 1-year contract[8]
Lara McSpadden August 22, 2017 1-year contract[8]
August 22, 2017 1-year contract[8]

Incoming[]

Player Signed Contract
Katie-Rae Ebzery May 25, 2017 1-year contract[9]

Awards[]

In-season[]

Award Recipient Round(s) / Date Ref.
Team of the Week Belinda Snell Rounds: 1, 8, 10 [10]
Katie-Rae Ebzery Rounds: 3, 6, 12
Asia Taylor Rounds: 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13
Jennifer Hamson Rounds: 5, 11, 13
Player of the Week Belinda Snell Round 8 [11]
Asia Taylor Round 12 [12]
Jennifer Hamson Round 13 [13]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "WILL SYDNEY UNI FLAMES BE VICTIMS OF THEIR OWN WNBL SUCCESS WITH PLAYER DRAIN?". dailytelegraph.com.au.
  2. ^ "SYDNEY UNI FLAMES RE-SIGN YOUNG GUARD ALEX WILSON FOR DEFENCE OF WNBL CROWN IN MAJOR COUP". dailytelegraph.com.au.
  3. ^ "SYDNEY FLAMES GUN TAHLIA TUPAEA COULDN'T BELIEVE NEWS OF HER WNBA DRAFT PICK". dailytelegraph.com.au.
  4. ^ "Jennifer Hamson returning to Flames". susf.com.au.
  5. ^ "BOAG BACK AT THE FLAMES". wnbl.com.au.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "GRAHAM RETURNS TO FLAMES". wnbl.com.au.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Asia Taylor back for Sydney Uni Flames for 2017/18 WNBL season". news.com.au.
  8. ^ a b c "REPEAT RUN AT THE TITLE FOR SUSI, LARA & CASS". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 2017-09-05. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  9. ^ "KATIE RAE EBZERY SIGNS WITH SYDNEY UNI FLAMES FOR WNBL SEASON 2017/18". dailytelegraph.com.au.
  10. ^ "ROUND 1 TEAM OF THE WEEK". wnbl.com.au. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
  11. ^ "ROUND 8 PLAYER OF THE WEEK: BELINDA SNELL". wnbl.com.au.
  12. ^ "ROUND 12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK- ASIA TAYLOR". wnbl.com.au.
  13. ^ "ROUND 13 PLAYER OF THE WEEK- JENNIFER HAMSON". wnbl.com.au.

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