List of 2019–20 WNBL season transactions

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This is a list of transactions that have taken place during the off-season and the 2019–20 WNBL season.

Front office movements[edit]

Head coach changes[edit]

Off-season
Departure date Team Outgoing head coach Reason for departure Hire date Incoming head coach Last coaching position Ref.
January 7 Sydney Uni Flames Australia Cheryl Chambers Did not seek contract renewal March 5 Australia Katrina Hibbert Basketball Victoria U/20 [1]
January 23 Bendigo Spirit Australia Simon Pritchard Contract not renewed February 22 Australia Tracy York Adelaide 36ers assistant coach (2014–2019) [2]
February 5 Southside Flyers Australia Larissa Anderson Did not seek contract renewal July 2 Australia Cheryl Chambers Sydney Uni Flames head coach (2016–2019) [3]
May 16 Townsville Fire Canada Claudia Brassard Resigned June 14 Australia Shannon Seebohm Australian Opals assistant coach (2019) [4][5]

Player movement[edit]

Free agency[edit]

Player Date signed New team Former team Ref
New Zealand Micaela Cocks February 28 Townsville Fire [6]
Australia Marianna Tolo March 7 Canberra Capitals [7]
Australia Alex Wilson Sydney Uni Flames [8]
Australia Tahlia Tupaea March 11 Sydney Uni Flames [9]
United States Rebecca Tobin March 13 Bendigo Spirit [10]
Australia Lara McSpadden March 15 Sydney Uni Flames [11]
Australia Lauren Nicholson March 19 Adelaide Lightning [12]
Australia Tess Madgen March 20 Townsville Fire [13]
Australia Stephanie Talbot March 25 Adelaide Lightning Melbourne Boomers [14]
Canada Kia Nurse March 26 Canberra Capitals [15]
United States Natalie Novosel April 2 Adelaide Lightning [16]
Australia Abigail Wehrung Bendigo Spirit [17]
Australia Maddison Rocci Canberra Capitals [18]
Australia Tessa Lavey April 4 Bendigo Spirit Dandenong Rangers [19]
Belgium Julie Vanloo Townsville Fire PEAC-Pécs (HUN) [20]
United States Alison Schwagmeyer April 6 Perth Lynx [21]
Australia Nicole Seekamp April 9 Adelaide Lightning [22]
Australia Nadeen Payne Perth Lynx Bendigo Spirit [23]
Australia Marena Whittle Perth Lynx Bendigo Spirit [24]
Australia Shyla Heal April 11 Bendigo Spirit Perth Lynx [25]
Australia Kelly Wilson April 26 Bendigo Spirit Canberra Capitals [26]
Australia Chelsea Brook May 2 Adelaide Lightning [27]
Australia Carley Ernst Bendigo Spirit Dandenong Rangers [28]
Australia Kate Gaze Townsville Fire Canberra Capitals [29]
United States Ariel Atkins May 3 Perth Lynx Gorzów Wielkopolski (POL) [30]
United States Brianna Turner May 7 Adelaide Lightning Notre Dame Fighting Irish (USA) [31]
Canada Bridget Carleton May 9 Townsville Fire Iowa State Cyclones (USA) [32]
Australia Lauren Scherf May 10 Sydney Uni Flames Canberra Capitals [33]
Australia Gabrielle Richards May 21 Bendigo Spirit Bendigo Braves (VIC) [34]
Australia Sarah Graham Sydney Uni Flames [35]
United States Jessica Kuster May 30 Sydney Uni Flames Ragusa (ITA) [36]
Australia Natalie Hurst June 11 Adelaide Lightning Bendigo Spirit [37]
United States Imani McGee-Stafford June 13 Perth Lynx Liaoning Flying Eagles (CHN) [38]
Australia Alex Delaney June 19 Canberra Capitals Sydney Uni Flames [39]
Australia Alicia Froling June 20 Bendigo Spirit SMU Mustangs (USA) [40]
New Zealand Stella Beck June 22 Melbourne Boomers Townsville Fire [41]
New Zealand Penina Davidson June 23 Melbourne Boomers Adelaide Lightning [42]
Australia Sarah Elsworthy June 26 Adelaide Lightning Werribee Devils (VIC) [43]
United States Colleen Planeta June 27 Sydney Uni Flames Adelaide Lightning [44]
United States Lindsay Allen June 30 Melbourne Boomers [45]
United States Sophie Cunningham Melbourne Boomers Missouri Tigers (USA) [46]
Australia Shanae Greaves July 1 Sydney Uni Flames [47]
Australia Abby Bishop July 3 Townsville Fire Atomerőmű KSC Szekszárd (HUN) [48]
Australia Madeleine O'Hehir July 8 Sydney Uni Flames [49]
New Zealand Antonia Farnworth July 18 Melbourne Boomers Perth Lynx [50]
Australia Laura Hodges July 30 Adelaide Lightning [51]
Australia Jenna O'Hea July 31 Southside Flyers Melbourne Boomers [52]
Australia Kara Tessari August 8 Bendigo Spirit [53]
Australia Kasey Burton August 9 Bendigo Spirit Melbourne Tigers (VIC) [54]
Australia Isabella Stratford Bendigo Spirit South Adelaide Panthers (SA)
Australia Hannah Kaser August 12 Adelaide Lightning Canberra Nationals (ACT) [55]
Australia Sara Blicavs Southside Flyers Dandenong Rangers [56]
Australia Rebecca Cole Southside Flyers Dandenong Rangers [57]
Australia Louella Tomlinson Southside Flyers Bendigo Spirit [58]
United States Martè Grays August 14 Bendigo Spirit DePaul Blue Demons (USA) [59]
France Olivia Époupa Canberra Capitals Beşiktaş (TUR) [60]
Australia Aimie Clydesdale August 15 Southside Flyers Adelaide Lightning [61]
Australia Alice Kunek August 23 Sydney Uni Flames Energa Toruń (POL) [62]
United States Crystal Langhorne August 26 Adelaide Lightning Seattle Storm (USA) [63]
Australia Stephanie Reid August 27 Southside Flyers Dandenong Rangers [64]
Australia Anneli Maley August 28 Southside Flyers TCU Horned Frogs (USA) [65]
Australia Kim Hodge Sydney Uni Flames Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (NSW) [66]
Australia Demi Skinner August 29 Bendigo Spirit Toowoomba Mountaineers (QLD) [67]
Australia Abby Cubillo Canberra Capitals [68]
Australia Alison Ebzery Townsville Fire Newcastle Hunters (NSW) [69]
Australia Aliza Fabbro Townsville Fire Townsville Flames (QLD)
Australia Hannah Young Townsville Fire Canberra Capitals [70]
Australia Leilani Mitchell August 31 Southside Flyers Canberra Capitals [71]
Australia Kiera Rowe September 1 Southside Flyers Dandenong Rangers [72]
Australia Rebecca Pizzey September 4 Southside Flyers Dandenong Rangers [73]
United States Mikaela Ruef September 5 Canberra Capitals Logan Thunder (QLD) [74]
United States Mercedes Russell September 8 Southside Flyers Wisła Kraków (POL) [75]
Australia Tayah Burrows September 9 Perth Lynx [76]
Australia Jewel Williams Perth Lynx Kalamunda Eastern Suns (WA)
Australia Nes'eya Williams Perth Lynx
Australia Gemma Potter September 10 Canberra Capitals Centre of Excellence (ACT) [77]
Australia Rachel Brewster September 12 Melbourne Boomers Utah State Aggies (USA) [78]
Australia Paige Price Melbourne Boomers Centre of Excellence (ACT)
Australia Christina Boag September 16 Townsville Fire Rockingham Flames (WA) [79]
Australia Shakera Riley September 25 Canberra Capitals Maitland Mustangs (NSW) [80]
Australia Pyper Thornberry Canberra Capitals Canberra Nationals (ACT)
Australia Maddison Wheatley Canberra Capitals Canberra Nationals (ACT)
Australia Lily Scanlon October 2 Canberra Capitals Centre of Excellence (ACT) [81]
United States Teige Morrell October 18 Bendigo Spirit Woodville Warriors (SA) [82]
United States Kathryn Westbeld November 17 Adelaide Lightning Atenienses de Manatí (PUR) [83]

Released[edit]

Player Date Former team Reason Ref
United States Natalie Novosel July 16 Adelaide Lightning ACL injury [84]
Australia Alicia Froling September 13 Bendigo Spirit Injury [85]
Australia Zitina Aokuso September 19 Townsville Fire ACL injury [86]
United States Crystal Langhorne November 17 Adelaide Lightning Knee injury [87]
United States Rebecca Tobin December 12 Bendigo Spirit Personal [88]
United States Mikaela Ruef January 14 Canberra Capitals Immigration issues [89]
United States Imani McGee-Stafford Perth Lynx Disciplinary [90]

Going overseas[edit]

Player Date signed New team Former team Ref
Australia Jazmin Shelley October 15 Oregon Ducks (USA) Melbourne Boomers [91]
Australia Jessie Rennie April 18 Tennessee Lady Volunteers (USA) Bendigo Spirit [92]
United States Brittany McPhee July 5 CD Zamarat (ESP) Perth Lynx [93]
Australia Vanessa Panousis July 22 Niki Lefkadas (GRE) Sydney Uni Flames [94]
United States Barbara Turner August 7 Çankaya (TUR) Bendigo Spirit
Canada Kayla Alexander August 11 Çukurova (TUR) Adelaide Lightning [95]
United States Nia Coffey August 14 Çukurova (TUR) Adelaide Lightning [96]
United States Sarah Boothe September 1 OA Chania (GRE) Melbourne Boomers [97]
United States Asia Taylor October 12 Explosivas de Moca (PUR) Perth Lynx [98]

Retirement[edit]

Name Date Team(s) played (years) Notes Ref.
Australia Suzy Batkovic September 26 Australian Institute of Sport (1996–1999)
Sydney Uni Flames (1999–2001, 2009–10)
Townsville Fire (2001–02)
Canberra Capitals (2010–11)
Adelaide Lightning (2011–2013)
Townsville Fire (2013–2019) 		5x WNBL champion (1999, 2001, 2015, 2016, 2018)
6x WNBL Most Valuable Player (2012–2014, 2016–2018)
7x WNBL All-Star Five (2010, 2012–2014, 2016–2018)
WNBL Grand Final Most Valuable Player (2018)
Also played overseas in the WNBA, France, Spain, Russia & Italy. 		[99]
Australia Belinda Snell October 25 Australian Institute of Sport (1998–2000)
Sydney Uni Flames (2000–2006, 2011–12)
Bendigo Spirit (2014–2016)
Sydney Uni Flames (2016–2019) 		3x WNBL champion (1999, 2001, 2017)
4x WNBL All-Star Five (2001, 2004, 2005, 2012)
Also played overseas in the WNBA, Italy, France, Russia, Spain & Poland. 		[100]
United States Kayla Pedersen January 18 Dandenong Rangers (2013–14, 2017–2019) WNBL Defensive Player of the Year (2018)
Played college basketball, in the WNBA, Slovakia, Turkey & Italy. 		[101]

See also[edit]

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