2020 Perth Lynx season
The 2020 Perth Lynx season is the 35th season for the franchise in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).
| 2020–21 Perth Lynx season | |
|---|---|
| Head Coach | Ryan Petrik |
| Captain | Katie Ebzery |
| Venue | WA Basketball Centre |
| Results | |
| Record | 4–9 |
| Ladder | 7th |
| Finals | Did not qualify |
| Leaders | |
| Points | Ebzery (18.0) |
| Rebounds | Sharp (8.0) |
| Assists | Ebzery (3.8) |
The 2020 season will mark the first season with Ryan Petrik as head coach, after he overtook the role from Andy Stewart who spent five seasons in the position.[1] In November 2020, the Lynx announced that local mining and development company, Westgold Resources Limited, would serve as naming rights partners for the upcoming season.[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 11 |
Townsville | 48–73 | Garbin (12) | Sharp (11) | Burrows, Garbin, Sharp (2) | Mackay Multisports Stadium | 0–1 |
| 2 | November 15 |
Adelaide | 69–74 | Ebzery (25) | Sharp (9) | Burrows, Garbin (3) | Mackay Multisports Stadium | 0–2 |
| 3 | November 16 |
Melbourne | 56–62 | Sharp (15) | Sharp (12) | Clarke (3) | Mackay Multisports Stadium | 0–3 |
| 4 | November 18 |
Bendigo | 78–65 | Ebzery (24) | Steindl (12) | Ciabattoni (4) | Mackay Multisports Stadium | 1–3 |
| 5 | November 21 |
Southside | 71–117 | Garbin (24) | Garbin (7) | Ebzery (5) | Cairns Pop-Up Arena | 1–4 |
| 6 | November 23 |
Sydney | 67–74 | Garbin (22) | Steindl (12) | Ebzery (5) | Cairns Pop-Up Arena | 1–5 |
| 7 | November 25 |
Southside | 62–102 | Sharp (17) | Edwards (7) | Ebzery (4) | Cairns Pop-Up Arena | 1–6 |
| 8 | November 26 |
Canberra | 70–73 | Ebzery (17) | Garbin (11) | Ebzery (5) | Cairns Pop-Up Arena | 1–7 |
| 9 | December 1 |
Bendigo | 95–79 | Garbin (28) | Sharp (17) | Ciabattoni, Sharp (6) | Townsville Stadium | 2–7 |
| 10 | December 4 |
Townsville | 84–75 | Ebzery, Garbin (21) | Garbin (11) | Ebzery (4) | Townsville Stadium | 3–7 |
| 11 | December 6 |
Adelaide | 80–78 | Garbin (31) | Garbin, Steindl (11) | Ebzery (10) | Townsville Stadium | 4–7 |
| 12 | December 8 |
Sydney | 68–71 | Ebzery (24) | Sharp (12) | Garbin (4) | Townsville Stadium | 4–8 |
| 13 | December 10 |
Canberra | 69–96 | Ebzery (24) | Sharp (8) | Ciabattoni (5) | Townsville Stadium | 4–9 |
References
- "RYAN PETRIK – NEW HEAD COACH TO PERTH LYNX". wnbl.com.au. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
- "Perth Lynx (@perthlynx) on Instagram". wnbl.com.au. Retrieved November 10, 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.