2020 Adelaide Lightning season
| 2020–21 Adelaide Lightning season | |||
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| Head Coach | Chris Lucas | ||
| Captain | Stephanie Talbot | ||
| Venue | Titanium Security Arena | ||
| Results | |||
| Record | 5–8 | ||
| Ladder | 6th | ||
| Finals | Did not qualify | ||
| Leaders | |||
| Points | Talbot (18.2) | ||
| Rebounds | Talbot (9.0) | ||
| Assists | Wilson (4.3) | ||
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The 2020 Adelaide Lightning season is the 29th season for the franchise in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a North Queensland hub is set to host the season.[1] 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.[2]
Roster
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Standings
| # | WNBL Championship ladder | ||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GP | |||||
| 1 | Southside Flyers | 11 | 2 | 84.6 | 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 | 38.5 | 13 | ||||
| 6 | Adelaide Lightning | 5 | 8 | 38.5 | 13 | ||||
| 7 | Perth Lynx | 4 | 9 | 30.8 | 13 | ||||
| 8 | Bendigo Spirit | 0 | 13 | 0.0 | 13 | ||||
Results
Regular season
| Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location | Record |
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| 1 | November 11 | Canberra | 85–73 (OT) | Talbot (31) | Talbot (13) | Wilson (6) | Mackay Multisports Stadium | 1–0 |
| 2 | November 15 | Perth | 74–69 | Talbot (24) | Whittle (12) | Wilson (5) | Mackay Multisports Stadium | 2–0 |
| 3 | November 24 | Melbourne | 51–91 | Wilson (13) | Talbot (7) | Batish (3) | Townsville Stadium | 2–1 |
| 4 | November 25 | Bendigo | 89–83 | Wilson (23) | Talbot (12) | Talbot (5) | Townsville Stadium | 3–1 |
| 5 | November 28 | Sydney | 75–53 | Talbot (30) | Talbot (12) | Wilson (10) | Cairns Pop-Up Arena | 4–1 |
| 6 | November 29 | Southside | 79–110 | Wehrung (21) | Whittle (9) | Talbot (7) | Cairns Pop-Up Arena | 4–2 |
| 7 | December 2 | Southside | 72–111 | Wilson (13) | Wilson (9) | Wilson (4) | Cairns Pop-Up Arena | 4–3 |
| 8 | December 4 | Canberra | 65–85 | Talbot (21) | Talbot (8) | Wilson (4) | Townsville Stadium | 4–4 |
| 9 | December 6 | Perth | 78–80 | Talbot (23) | Talbot (13) | Talbot, Wehrung (7) | Townsville Stadium | 4–5 |
| 10 | December 8 | Melbourne | 55–76 | Wilson (14) | Talbot (6) | Tomlinson (3) | Cairns Pop-Up Arena | 4–6 |
| 11 | December 9 | Bendigo | 69–59 | Talbot (15) | Talbot (6) | Wehrung, Wilson, Tomlinson (3) | Cairns Pop-Up Arena | 5–6 |
| 12 | December 11 | Townsville | 66–95 | Wehrung (15) | Smith, Talbot, Tomlinson, Whittle (5) | Wehrung (4) | Cairns Pop-Up Arena | 5–7 |
| 13 | December 13 | Sydney | 60–86 | Talbot (22) | Talbot (13) | Wilson (7) | Townsville Stadium | 5–8 |
References
- ^ 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.
External links
- Adelaide Lightning Official website
