2018–19 Canberra Capitals season
Appearance
2018–19 Canberra Capitals season | |
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Head Coach | Paul Goriss |
Captain | Kelsey Griffin and Marianna Tolo |
Venue | National Convention Centre and AIS Arena |
Results | |
Record | 16–5 |
Ladder | 1st |
Finals | WNBL Champions (defeated Adelaide, 2–1) |
Leaders | |
Points | Griffin (19.6) |
Rebounds | Griffin (12.2) |
Assists | Wilson (6.1) |
The 2018–19 Canberra Capitals season was the 35th season for the franchise in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). It saw the team's eighth premiership win.
Roster
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Updated: 9 February 2019 |
Standings
[edit]# | WNBL Championship ladder | ||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GP | |||||
1 | Canberra Capitals | 16 | 5 | 76.1 | 21 | ||||
2 | Melbourne Boomers | 15 | 6 | 71.4 | 21 | ||||
3 | Adelaide Lightning | 13 | 8 | 61.9 | 21 | ||||
4 | Perth Lynx | 13 | 8 | 61.9 | 21 | ||||
5 | Dandenong Rangers | 9 | 12 | 42.8 | 21 | ||||
6 | Townsville Fire | 9 | 12 | 42.8 | 21 | ||||
7 | Bendigo Spirit | 7 | 14 | 33.3 | 21 | ||||
8 | Sydney Uni Flames | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 21 |
Results
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Semi-finals
[edit]Round | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location | Record | Report |
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1 | 25 January 2019 | Perth Lynx | 95–76 | Kia Nurse (31) | Kelsey Griffin (12) | Leilani Mitchell (7) | AIS Arena | 1–0 | [22] |
2 | 25 January 2019 | @ Perth Lynx | 91–75 | Kia Nurse (27) | Kelsey Griffin (13) | Kelly Wilson (12) | Bendat Basketball Centre | 2–0 | [23] |
Grand Finals
[edit]Round | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location | Record | Report |
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1 | 9 February 2019 | Adelaide Lightning | 88-76 | Kia Nurse (23) | Kelsey Griffin (12) | Leilani Mitchell (8) | AIS Arena | 1–0 | [24] |
2 | 13 February 2019 | @ Adelaide Lightning | 73–74 | Kelsey Griffin (24) | Kelsey Griffin (23) | Leilani Mitchell (9) | Titanium Security Arena | 1–1 | [25] |
3 | 16 February 2019 | Adelaide Lightning | 93–73 | Kelsey Griffin (29) | Kelsey Griffin (15) | Leilani Mitchell (6) | AIS Arena | 2–1 | [26] |
Team Stats
[edit]Player | APG | BLK | FGA | FGM | FG% | FTA | FTMPG | FT% | PTS | PPG | DEF | OFF | REB | RPG | STL | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | TO |
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Marianna Tolo | 2.06 | 23 | 156 | 89 | 56 | 40 | 1.69 | 68 | 206 | 12.88 | 55 | 32 | 87 | 5.44 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 22 |
Leilani Mitchell | 5.46 | 3 | 249 | 102 | 41 | 35 | 1.42 | 97 | 298 | 12.42 | 57 | 23 | 80 | 3.33 | 41 | 144 | 60 | 42 | 44 |
Lauren Scherf | 1.23 | 21 | 196 | 86 | 44 | 29 | 0.81 | 72 | 194 | 7.46 | 92 | 57 | 149 | 5.73 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 32 |
Kelsey Griffin | 2.77 | 25 | 403 | 204 | 51 | 108 | 3.04 | 73 | 511 | 19.65 | 213 | 106 | 319 | 12.27 | 44 | 74 | 24 | 32 | 38 |
Keely Froling | 0.54 | 9 | 100 | 45 | 45 | 40 | 1.04 | 68 | 123 | 4.73 | 46 | 29 | 75 | 2.88 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 33 | 16 |
Isabelle Bourne | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Maddison Rocci | 1.96 | 2 | 129 | 45 | 35 | 41 | 1.31 | 83 | 139 | 5.35 | 32 | 14 | 46 | 1.77 | 21 | 46 | 15 | 33 | 34 |
Kristy Wallace | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 0.5 | 50 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 1 |
Hannah Young | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.17 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kelly Wilson | 6.19 | 9 | 201 | 80 | 40 | 31 | 1.04 | 87 | 208 | 8 | 87 | 31 | 118 | 4.54 | 37 | 67 | 21 | 31 | 62 |
Elizajane Loader | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Abby Cubillo | 0.14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.14 | 50 | 1 | 0.14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Kaili McLaren | 0.55 | 8 | 57 | 26 | 46 | 12 | 0.45 | 83 | 66 | 3 | 25 | 8 | 33 | 1.5 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 36 | 9 |
Kia Nurse | 2.12 | 7 | 391 | 155 | 40 | 118 | 3.38 | 75 | 478 | 18.38 | 107 | 21 | 128 | 4.92 | 39 | 201 | 80 | 40 | 48 |
Source:[1]
Signings
[edit]Returning
[edit]Player | Signed | Contract | Reference |
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Keely Froling | 29 March 2018 | 2-year contract | [2] |
Lauren Scherf | 4 May 2017 | 2-year contract | [3] |
Maddison Rocci | 17 April 2018 | 1-year contract | [4] |
Incoming
[edit]Player | Signed | Contract | Reference |
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Kelsey Griffin | 8 March 2018 | 1-year contract | [5] |
Leilani Mitchell | 22 March 2018 | 1-year contract | [6] |
Marianna Tolo | 19 April 2018 | 1-year contract | [7] |
Kristy Wallace | 3 May 2018 | 2-year contract | [8] |
Kelly Wilson | 22 June 2018 | 1-year contract | [9] |
Hannah Young | 25 July 2018 | 1-year contract | [10] |
Kia Nurse | 9 August 2018 | 1-year contract | [11] |
Kaili McLaren | 21 August 2018 | 1-year contract | [12] |
Awards
[edit]Post-season
[edit]Award | Recipient | Reference |
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WNBL Most Valuable Player Award | Kelsey Griffin | [13] |
WNBL Grand Final Most Valuable Player Award | Kelsey Griffin | [13] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Stats". UC Capitals. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ Jones, Amanda (29 March 2018). "Keely commits to two more years with UC Capitals". University of Canberra. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ "UC Capitals Sign Rising WNBL Star Lauren Scherf". Basketball Australia. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ Perry, Antony (17 April 2018). "Rocci commits to UC Capitals for 2018/19 WNBL season". University of Canberra. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ "UC Capitals sign Kelsey Griffin - UC Capitals". UC Capitals. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ Dutton, Chris (22 March 2018). "Canberra Capitals sign Australian Opal Leilani Mitchell for WNBL season". Canberra Times. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ "UC Caps go big, sign Tolo for 2018/2019 - UC Capitals". UC Capitals. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ "UC Capitals sign Kristy Wallace for 2 years". UC Capitals. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ Dutton, Chris (22 June 2018). "Canberra Capitals sign three-time WNBL champion Kelly Wilson". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ "UC Capitals welcome Hannah Young to the big show!". UC Capitals. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ "Kia Nurse set to GO BIG with the Capitals". UC Capitals. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ "UC Capitals sign big insurance policy in Kaili McLaren!". UC Capitals. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ a b Helmers, Caden (19 February 2019). "MVP Kelsey Griffin fires back at Capitals critics". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 March 2019.