List of 2020 WNBL season transactions

This is a list of transactions that have taken place during the off-season and the 2020 WNBL season.[1]

Front office movements

Head coach changes
Off-season
Departure dateTeamOutgoing head coachReason for departureHire dateIncoming head coachLast coaching positionRef.
March 12 Perth Lynx Andy Stewart Did not seek contract renewal June 5 Ryan Petrik Perth Lynx assistant coach (2015–2020) [2]

Player movement

Free agency
Player Date signed New team Former team Ref
Demi Skinner March 11 Bendigo Spirit [3]
Stephanie Talbot April 16 Adelaide Lightning [4]
Chelsea Brook April 25 Adelaide Lightning [5]
Marianna Tolo June 2 Canberra Capitals [6]
Kelsey Griffin June 3 Canberra Capitals [7]
Keely Froling June 4 Canberra Capitals [8]
Maddison Rocci Canberra Capitals [9]
Abby Cubillo Canberra Capitals [10]
Alex Delaney Canberra Capitals [11]
Jenna O'Hea Southside Flyers [12]
Mia Murray June 6 Townsville Fire [13]
Shyla Heal June 9 Townsville Fire Bendigo Spirit [14]
Alanna Smith June 10 Adelaide Lightning Incheon S-Birds (KOR) [15][16]
Tessa Lavey Bendigo Spirit [17]
Cassidy McLean June 11 Bendigo Spirit [18]
Tahlia Tupaea Canberra Capitals Sydney Uni Flames [19]
Madeleine Garrick Melbourne Boomers [20]
Tess Madgen June 15 Melbourne Boomers Townsville Fire [21]
Sami Whitcomb June 17 Perth Lynx Basket Lattes (FRA) [22]
Lauren Nicholson Townsville Fire Adelaide Lightning [23]
Brittany Smart June 18 Canberra Capitals Sydney Uni Flames [24]
Cayla George Melbourne Boomers [25]
Katie Ebzery June 19 Perth Lynx [26]
Nadeen Payne Townsville Fire Perth Lynx [27]
Darcee Garbin June 20 Perth Lynx Townsville Fire [28]
Paige Price June 24 Bendigo Spirit Melbourne Boomers [29]
Ezi Magbegor Melbourne Boomers [30]
Anneli Maley Sydney Uni Flames Southside Flyers [31]
Lauren Mansfield Sydney Uni Flames Perth Lynx
Megan McKay June 25 Townsville Fire TSV 1880 Wasserburg (GER) [32]
Alex Ciabattoni June 26 Perth Lynx Battipaglia (ITA) [33]
Jasmin Fejo June 29 Adelaide Lightning [34]
Taylor Ortlepp July 1 Adelaide Lightning Boston College Eagles (USA) [35]
Kalani Purcell Melbourne Boomers [36]
Alison Schwagmeyer Sydney Uni Flames Perth Lynx [37]
Piper Dunlop July 2 Bendigo Spirit Bendigo Braves (VIC) [38]
Maddison Allen Perth Lynx [39]
Courtney Woods Townsville Fire Northern Illinois Huskies (USA) [40]
Antonia Farnworth July 4 Melbourne Boomers [41]
Rebecca Cole July 6 Southside Flyers [42]
Mary Goulding July 8 Bendigo Spirit IK Eos Lund (SWE) [43]
Funda Nakkaşoğlu Sydney Uni Flames Galatasaray S.K. (TUR) [44]
Nes'eya Parker-Williams July 9 Perth Lynx [45]
Stephanie Reid Townsville Fire Southside Flyers [46]
Sara Blicavs July 10 Southside Flyers [47]
Penina Davidson July 11 Melbourne Boomers [48]
Marena Whittle July 14 Adelaide Lightning Perth Lynx [49]
Shelby Britten July 15 Bendigo Spirit [50]
Kiera Rowe Sydney Uni Flames Southside Flyers [51]
Lara McSpadden Townsville Fire Sydney Uni Flames [52]
Stella Beck July 16 Melbourne Boomers [53]
Jessie Edwards Perth Lynx Adelaide Lightning [54]
Louella Tomlinson July 21 Adelaide Lightning Southside Flyers [55]
Amelia Todhunter July 22 Bendigo Spirit Sandringham Sabres (VIC) [56]
Aimie Clydesdale Southside Flyers [57]
Izzy Wright July 23 Melbourne Boomers Nunawading Spectres (VIC) [58]
Alexandra Sharp Perth Lynx Wake Forest Demon Deacons (USA) [59]
Shanae Greaves Sydney Uni Flames [60]
Rachel Brewster July 30 Melbourne Boomers [61]
Tayah Burrows Perth Lynx [62]
Natalie Burton Sydney Uni Flames Saint-Amand Porte du Hainaut (FRA) [63]
Mikaela Ruef August 4 Canberra Capitals [64]
Alicia Froling August 5 Bendigo Spirit [65]
Hope Terdich Melbourne Boomers Ringwood Hawks (VIC) [66]
Carly Boag August 6 Sydney Uni Flames Espoo Basket (FIN) [67]
Madeleine O'Hehir August 13 Sydney Uni Flames [68]
Liz Cambage August 18 Southside Flyers Shanxi Flame (CHN) [69]
Leilani Mitchell September 3 Southside Flyers [70]
Jennie Rintala September 9 Bendigo Spirit Adelaide Lightning [71]
Rebecca Pizzey September 14 Southside Flyers [72]
Georgia Pineau September 16 Bendigo Spirit Boston College Eagles (USA) [73]
Stephanie Blicavs September 18 Southside Flyers Adelaide Lightning [74]
Carlie Smith September 23 Adelaide Lightning Sunshine Coast Phoenix (QLD) [75]
Ashleigh Isenbarger September 24 Perth Lynx Lakeside Lightning (WA) [76]
Sharna Thompson October 2 Townsville Fire Hobart Phoenix (TAS) [77]
Rachel Antoniadou October 3 Melbourne Boomers Nunawading Spectres (VIC) [78]
Rachel Jarry October 13 Southside Flyers Sandringham Sabres (VIC) [79]
Alex Wilson October 15 Adelaide Lightning Sydney Uni Flames [80]
Abigail Wehrung October 16 Adelaide Lightning Bendigo Spirit [81]
Monique Conti October 20 Southside Flyers Melbourne Boomers [82]
Ashleigh Karaitiana October 22 Melbourne Boomers RedCity Roar (QLD) [83]
Hannah Kaser October 27 Canberra Capitals Adelaide Lightning [84]
Ella Batish October 28 Adelaide Lightning Frankston Blues (VIC) [85]
Kayla Steindl October 29 Perth Lynx Joondalup Wolves (WA) [86]
Jade Melbourne November 3 Canberra Capitals Centre of Excellence (ACT) [87]
Ashley Taia Canberra Capitals Logan Thunder (QLD)
Jewel Williams November 5 Perth Lynx [88]
Mackenzie Clinch Hoycard November 3 Perth Lynx Warwick Senators (WA) [89]
Kelsey McDermott Townsville Fire Newberry Wolves (USA) [90]
Emma Clarke November 7 Perth Lynx Colorado Buffaloes (USA) [91]
Brooke Basham November 10 Adelaide Lightning Eastern Mavericks (SA) [92]
Aimee Brett Adelaide Lightning Forestville Eagles (SA) [93]
Morgan Yaeger Adelaide Lightning Oregon Ducks (USA) [94]

Released
Player Date signed Team Reason Ref
Chelsea D'Angelo July 15 Melbourne Boomers Achilles injury [95]
Maddison Allen October 21 Perth Lynx Mental health concerns [96]
Alanna Smith October 22 Adelaide Lightning Ankle injury [97]
Jasmin Fejo October 24 Adelaide Lightning Pregnancy [98]
Sami Whitcomb November 4 Perth Lynx Family reasons [99]

Going overseas
Player Date signed New team Former team Ref
Gemma Potter November 14 UCLA Bruins (USA) Canberra Capitals [100]
Bridget Carleton May 21 Landerneau Bretagne Basket (FRA) Townsville Fire [101]
Ariel Atkins May 31 İzmit Belediyespor (TUR) Perth Lynx [102]
Julie Vanloo June 27 Casademont Zaragoza (ESP) Townsville Fire [103]
Alice Kunek June 30 Arka Gdynia (POL) Sydney Uni Flames [104]
Rebecca Tobin July 5 ACS Sepsi SIC (ROU) Bendigo Spirit [105]
Mercedes Russell July 10 Galatasaray S.K. (TUR) Southside Flyers [106]
Abby Bishop July 23 Virtus Bologna (ITA) Townsville Fire [107]

Retirement
Name Date Team(s) played (years) Notes Ref.
Sarah Graham December 27 Dandenong Rangers (2007–08)
Logan Thunder (2008–2012, 2013–14)
Sydney Uni Flames (2012–13, 2016–2020)
West Coast Waves (2014–15)		 WNBL Champion (2017)
WNBL Rookie of the Year (2009)		 [108][109]
Gabrielle Richards January 24 Australian Institute of Sport (2002–2004)
Bendigo Spirit (2007–2009, 2010–2018, 2019–20)		 2x WNBL Champion (2013, 2014)
2x All-WNBL Team (2013, 2014)
Also played college basketball.		 [108][110]
Natalie Hurst January 31 Canberra Capitals (1999–2003, 2005–2010, 2013–14, 2017–18)
Bendigo Spirit (2018–19)
Adelaide Lightning (2019–20)		 7x WNBL Champion (2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010)
WNBL Grand Final Most Valuable Player (2009)
Also played overseas in France, Hungary, Turkey & Poland.		 [108]
Jessica Kuster July 10 Sydney Uni Flames (2019–20) Also played college basketball and overseas in Romania, Czech Republic, Hungary & Italy. [111]

See also

References
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  77. https://wnbl.basketball/townsville/news/sharna-thompson-joins-fire/
  78. https://wnbl.basketball/melbourne/news/rachel-antoniadou-signing/
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