2020 Bendigo Spirit season
The 2020 Bendigo Spirit season is the 14th season for the franchise in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).
| 2020–21 Bendigo Spirit season | |
|---|---|
| Head Coach | Tracy York |
| Captain | Tessa Lavey |
| Venue | Bendigo Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 0–13 |
| Ladder | 8th |
| Finals | Did not qualify |
| Leaders | |
| Points | Lavey (15.2) |
| Rebounds | Ernst (7.5) |
| Assists | Lavey (5.9) |
Ahead of the 2020 season, the Spirit announced that local property development company, Villawood Properties, would serve as naming rights partners after signing a two-year deal in September 2020.[1] Their leadership team for the season was announced with Tessa Lavey as captain, alongside Carley Ernst and Amelia Todhunter as co-vice captains.[2]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a North Queensland hub is set to host the season.[3] The season was originally 2020–21 and would be traditionally played over several months across the summer, however this seasons scheduling has been condensed. The six-week season will see Townsville, Cairns and Mackay host a 56-game regular season fixture, plus a four-game final series (2 x semi-finals, preliminary final and grand final). Each team will contest 14 games starting on 12 November, with the grand final scheduled for 20 December.[4]
Roster
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Standings
| # | WNBL Championship ladder | ||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GP | |||||
| 1 | Southside Flyers | 11 | 2 | 83.3 | 13 | ||||
| 2 | Townsville Fire | 9 | 4 | 69.2 | 13 | ||||
| 3 | Canberra Capitals | 9 | 4 | 69.2 | 13 | ||||
| 4 | Melbourne Boomers | 9 | 4 | 69.2 | 13 | ||||
| 5 | Sydney Uni Flames | 5 | 8 | 38.4 | 13 | ||||
| 6 | Adelaide Lightning | 5 | 8 | 38.4 | 13 | ||||
| 7 | Perth Lynx | 4 | 9 | 30.7 | 13 | ||||
| 8 | Bendigo Spirit | 0 | 13 | 0.0 | 13 | ||||
Results
Regular season
| Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | November 12 |
Southside | 60–102 | Ernst (16) | Froling (11) | Lavey (3) | Townsville Stadium | 0–1 |
| 2 | November 14 |
Sydney | 63–100 | Lavey (15) | Goulding, Lavey (6) | Lavey (10) | Townsville Stadium | 0–2 |
| 3 | November 16 |
Canberra | 56–76 | Ernst (15) | Ernst (10) | Lavey, Todhunter (3) | Mackay Multisports Stadium | 0–3 |
| 4 | November 18 |
Perth | 65–78 | Ernst (28) | Ernst (10) | Lavey (9) | Mackay Multisports Stadium | 0–4 |
| 5 | November 21 |
Townsville | 81–91 | Goulding, Lavey (19) | Ernst (8) | Lavey (11) | Townsville Stadium | 0–5 |
| 6 | November 24 |
Townsville | 51–99 | Goulding, Rintala (10) | Ernst (6) | Todhunter (4) | Townsville Stadium | 0–6 |
| 7 | November 25 |
Adelaide | 83–89 | Lavey (33) | Ernst (10) | Lavey (6) | Townsville Stadium | 0–7 |
| 8 | November 28 |
Canberra | 51–87 | Lavey (17) | Price (5) | Lavey (4) | Townsville Stadium | 0–8 |
| 9 | December 1 |
Perth | 79–95 | Lavey (23) | Ernst (8) | Ernst, Lavey (5) | Townsville Stadium | 0–9 |
| 10 | December 5 |
Melbourne | 52–84 | Ernst (8) | Ernst (7) | Froling, McLean, Paalvast, Rintala (2) |
Cairns Pop-Up Arena | 0–10 |
| 11 | December 6 |
Sydney | 54–62 | Lavey (17) | Ernst (7) | Lavey (6) | Cairns Pop-Up Arena | 0–11 |
| 12 | December 9 |
Adelaide | 59–69 | Ernst (32) | Ernst (15) | Lavey (6) | Cairns Pop-Up Arena | 0–12 |
| 13 | December 11 |
Melbourne | 70–91 | Lavey (16) | Lavey (9) | Lavey (10) | Cairns Pop-Up Arena | 0–13 |
References
- "BENDIGO SPIRIT SHOOTS HOOPS WITH VILLAWOOD". Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- "Bendigo Spirit (@bendigo_spirit)". Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- Elkerton, Matthew; Charles, Caitlan (22 September 2020). "Townsville launches bid to host bubble for upcoming WNBL season". TownsvilleBulletin.com.au. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
A council report has detailed a proposal to host, and be central to, the 2020/21 WNBL season within a coronavirus 'bubble'. It's understood the WNBL has plans to host the games wholly within North Queensland, taking advantage of state government grants funding.
- "QUEENSLAND SET TO HOST 2020 CHEMIST WAREHOUSE WNBL SEASON". wnbl.basketball. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.