Women's National Basketball League (2015-2016)
2014-15
2016-17

WNBL Standings
 1. Townsville 17-7 
 2. Perth 16-8 
 3. Dandenong 15-9 
 4. SEQ 15-9 
 5. Sydney 13-11 
 6. Bendigo 12-12 
 7. Adelaide 10-14 
 8. Melbourne 8-16 
 9. Canberra 2-22 
Points Per Game
 Suzy BATKOVIC-BROWN
  Towns.
  (195-C-80)
  Avg: 20.8
 1. Batkovic-B., Towns.20.8 
 2. Whitcomb, Perth19.4 
 3. Hooper, SEQ18.5 
 4. Griffin, Bendigo17.9 
 5. Ebzery, Sydney17.7 
 6. Mitchell, Adelaide17.4 
 7. Mansfield, SEQ15.9 
 8. Cumming, Dandenong15.8 
 9. Stallworth, Wisla15.7 
 10. Richards, Bendigo15.5 
Rebounds Per Game
 Cayla GEORGE
  Townsville
  (192-C-89)
  Avg: 11.9
 1. George, Townsville11.9 
 2. Ruef, Adelaide11.7 
 3. Griffin, Bendigo10.0 
 4. Richards, Bendigo9.1 
 5. Batkovic-B., Towns.8.8 
 6. Ibekwe, Girona8.8 
 7. Hooper, SEQ8.6 
 8. Laney, Perth7.8 
 9. Bishop, Canberra7.6 
 10. Penaluna, Melbo.7.1 
Assists Per Game
 Kelly WILSON
  Bendigo
  (170-G-84)
  Avg: 5.5
 1. Wilson, Bendigo5.5 
 2. Mansfield, SEQ5.5 
 3. Mitchell, Adelaide5.3 
 4. Madgen, Melbourne4.2 
 5. Montgomery, Canbe.4.0 
 6. Ebzery, Sydney3.9 
 7. Laney, Perth3.7 
 8. Snell, Bendigo3.6 
 9. Tupaea, Sydney3.5 
 10. Lavey, Perth3.4 
Steals Per Game
 Samantha WHITCOMB
  Perth
  (178-G/F-88)
  Avg: 2.8
 1. Whitcomb, Perth2.8 
 2. Mitchell, Adelaide2.1 
 3. Griffin, Bendigo2.0 
 4. Allen, SEQ1.8 
 5. Snell, Bendigo1.8 
 6. Blicavs, Dandenong1.4 
 7. Standish, Adelaide1.4 
 8. Ibekwe, Girona1.3 
 9. Montgomery, Canbe.1.3 
 10. Tupaea, Sydney1.3 
Blocks Per Game
 Louella TOMLINSON
  Perth
  (193-F-88)
  Avg: 2
 1. Tomlinson, Perth2.0 
 2. Batkovic-B., Towns.1.3 
 3. Penaluna, Melbo.1.3 
 4. Bishop, Canberra1.1 
 5. Stallworth, Wisla1.1 
 6. Tinkle, Sydney1.1 
 7. Richards, Bendigo1.1 
 8. George, Townsville1.1 
 9. Allen, SEQ1.0 
 10. Swords, Sydney1.0 
Season 2015-2016
All Games
List of Players
List of Imports
Abroad
Stats

Townsville Fire repeat as WNBL champions (Photo: WNBL)
Townsville Fire 2015-16
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Cayla George
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Natalie Novosel
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Kayla Steindl
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Jacqui Zelenka
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Kelly Wilson
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5 CiFli GRIQDR 025 (8'7'') C 98 Australian
90 XiUilaR XILIsRl 061 (3'00'') G 98 USA
97 KiFli AURajdl 021 (8'5'') y 98 USA
07 ziZEua cRlRjVi 082 (3'4'') y 95 Australian
0 KRllF WalsIj 041 (3'4'') G 50 Australian
09 SajslRF Wilsh y 02 Australian
01 ChRLijjih OiilLisU 060 (3'00'') G/y 97 New Zealand
93 ChRQaR GilliDhRQ 061 (3'00'') y 59 Australian
HRid CIiZh: Cliudai mQissiQd Australian
 Arrived: Tamara Tatham (Piestanske Cajky), Chevannah Paalvast (Southern Peninsula Sharks), Natalie Novosel (C.U.S. Cagliari), Kayla Steindl (Mackay Meteorettes), Jacqui Zelenka (Townsville Flames)
 Left: Tamara Tatham (Dynamo-GUVD Novosibirsk)
 Average Height: 180.4 cm (5'11.0'')
 Average Age: 25.9

Australiabasket.com All-Australian WNBL Awards 2016 - Mar 21, 2016

Australiabasket.com All-Australian WNBL 1st Team 2016
Leilani Mitchell
Mitchell
Samantha Whitcomb
Whitcomb
Katie-Rae Ebzery
Ebzery
Kelsey Griffin
Griffin
Suzy Batkovic-Brown
Batkovic-Brown

Finals MVP: Suzy Batkovic-Brown (195-C-80) of Townsville
Player of the Year: Suzy Batkovic-Brown (195-C-80) of Townsville
Guard of the Year: Samantha Whitcomb (178-G/F-88) of Perth
Forward of the Year: Kelsey Griffin (188-F-87) of Bendigo
Center of the Year: Suzy Batkovic-Brown (195-C-80) of Townsville
Domestic Player of the Year: Suzy Batkovic-Brown (195-C-80) of Townsville
Import Player of the Year: Kelsey Griffin (188-F-87) of Bendigo
Defensive Player of the Year: Samantha Whitcomb (178-G/F-88) of Perth
Coach of the Year: Chris Lucas of Townsville

1st Team
PG: Leilani Mitchell (165-PG-85) of Adelaide
G/F: Samantha Whitcomb (178-G/F-88) of Perth
SF: Katie-Rae Ebzery (177-SF-90) of Sydney
F: Kelsey Griffin (188-F-87) of Bendigo
C: Suzy Batkovic-Brown (195-C-80) of Townsville

2nd Team
G: Lauren Mansfield (170-G-89) of SEQ
G: Stephanie Cumming (178-G-90) of Dandenong
F: Annalise Pickrel (190-F-92) of Dandenong
F: Betnijah Laney (183-F-93) of Perth
C: Cayla George (192-C-89) of Townsville

Honorable Mention
Tamara Tatham (185-F-85) of Townsville
Carley Mijovic (196-F/C-94) of Perth
Ify Ibekwe (187-PF-89) of Girona
Rebecca Allen (185-G-92) of SEQ
Tahlia Tupaea (174-G-97) of Sydney
Jordan Hooper (188-F-92) of SEQ
Gabrielle Richards (191-C-84) of Bendigo
Belinda Snell (180-SF-81) of Bendigo
Mikaela Ruef (190-F-90) of Adelaide
Elyse Penaluna (193-C-88) of Melbourne
Abby Bishop (189-C-88) of Canberra


Townsville Fire repeat as WNBL champions - Mar 18, 2016

Townsville - Perth 80-70

The Townsville Fire earned the WNBL title. They swept the Grand Finals series versus the Perth Lynx. Perth Lynx was trailing by 9 points at halftime but managed to get 4-point lead after three quarters before a 23-9 charge of Townsville Fire, which allowed them to win the game. They made 18-of-23 free shots (78.3 percent) during the game. It was a great shooting night for Townsville Fire especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 66.7 percentage. The former international center Suzy Batkovic-Brown (195-80) had a double-double by scoring 16 points and 16 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and American guard Natalie Novosel (180-89, college: Notre Dame, agency: LBM Management) chipped in 18 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. American swingman Samantha Whitcomb (178-88, college: Washington) responded with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists and her fellow American import forward Betnijah Laney (183-93, college: Rutgers, agency: LBM Management) scored 16 points and 5 rebounds. Five Townsville Fire and four Perth Lynx players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Townsville: N.Novosel 18+5reb+3ast, M.Murray 16+3reb+4ast, S.Batkovic-Brown 16+16reb+2ast, M.Cocks 13+3reb+3ast, C.George 13+3reb+3ast, D.Garbin 4+3reb
Perth: C.Mijovic 16+5reb+1ast, B.Laney 16+5reb+3ast, S.Whitcomb 15+10reb+4ast, T.Lavey 10+8reb, N.Burton 6+3reb+1ast, L.Tomlinson 4+4reb
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