2019 WNBL Finals

2019 WNBL Finals

Team Coach Wins Canberra Capitals Paul Goriss 2 Adelaide Lightning Chris Lucas 1
Dates	25 January – February 2019
MVP	Kelsey Griffin (CAN)
Preliminary final	Canberra def. Perth, 2–0 Adelaide def. Melbourne, 2–0

The 2019 WNBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2018–19 season. The Townsville Fire were the defending champions, however they failed to qualify for the finals series.

Standings

#	WNBL Championship ladder
	Team	W	L	PCT	GP
1	Canberra Capitals	16	5	76.1	21
2	Melbourne Boomers	15	6	71.4	21
3	Adelaide Lightning	13	8	61.9	21
4	Perth Lynx	13	8	61.9	21
5	Dandenong Rangers	9	12	42.8	21
6	Townsville Fire	9	12	42.8	21
7	Bendigo Spirit	7	14	33.3	21
8	Sydney Uni Flames	2	19	9.5	21

Bracket

	Semifinals					Grand Final
	1	Canberra Capitals	2
	4	Perth Lynx	0
						1	Canberra Capitals	2
						3	Adelaide Lightning	1
	3	Adelaide Lightning	2
	2	Melbourne Boomers	0

Semi-finals

(1) Canberra Capitals vs. (4) Perth Lynx

25 January 2019 7:00 PM (AEDT)

Boxscore

Canberra Capitals	95–76	Perth Lynx
Scoring by quarter: 28–16, 10–27, 34–13, 23–20
Pts: Nurse 31 Rebs: Griffin 12 Asts: Griffin, Mitchell, Wilson 7		Pts: McPhee 25 Rebs: McPhee 8 Asts: Farnworth 4

AIS Arena, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Attendance: 2,212 Referees: Craig Copes, Vanessa Devlin, Jason Kelly

31 January 2019 6:30 PM (AWST)

Boxscore

Perth Lynx	75–91	Canberra Capitals
Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 12–28, 23–17, 17–32
Pts: Ebzery, Schwagmeyer 17 Rebs: McPhee 19 Asts: Allen, Ebzery 4		Pts: Nurse 27 Rebs: Griffin 13 Asts: Wilson 12
Canberra win series, 2–0

Bendat Basketball Centre, Perth, Western Australia Attendance: 1,155 Referees: Craig Copes, Vanessa Devlin, Jason Kelly

(2) Melbourne Boomers vs. (3) Adelaide Lightning

27 January 2019 5:00 PM (AEDT)

Boxscore

Melbourne Boomers	60–76	Adelaide Lightning
Scoring by quarter: 15–11, 20–24, 13–21, 12–20
Pts: Magbegor 14 Rebs: George 12 Asts: Allen 5		Pts: Seekamp 18 Rebs: Alexander 11 Asts: Seekamp 6

State Basketball Centre, Melbourne, Victoria Attendance: 2,213 Referees: Daniel Battye, Sarah Carey, Guy Richards

31 January 2019 7:00 PM (ACDT)

Boxscore

Adelaide Lightning	100–92	Melbourne Boomers
Scoring by quarter: 25–22, 22–26, 29–21, 24–23
Pts: Coffey 30 Rebs: Alexander, Coffey 9 Asts: Seekamp 12		Pts: Allen 29 Rebs: George 9 Asts: Allen 6
Adelaide win series, 2–0

Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide, South Australia Attendance: 1,017 Referees: Daniel Battye, Sarah Carey, Guy Richards

Grand Final

(1) Canberra Capitals vs. (3) Adelaide Lightning

9 February 2019 5:30PM (AEDT)

Boxscore

Canberra Capitals	88–67	Adelaide Lightning
Scoring by quarter: 18–25, 30–13, 20–18, 20–11
Pts: Nurse 23 Rebs: Griffin 12 Asts: Mitchell 8		Pts: Nicholson 21 Rebs: Coffey 11 Asts: Seekamp 8

AIS Arena, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Attendance: 4,120 Referees: Sarah Carey, Vanessa Devlin, Jason Kelly

13 February 2019 6:30PM (ACDT)

Boxscore

Adelaide Lightning	74–73	Canberra Capitals
Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 18–21, 18–12, 19–17
Pts: Seekamp 19 Rebs: Alexander 11 Asts: Seekamp 5		Pts: Griffin 24 Rebs: Griffin 23 Asts: Mitchell 9

Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide, South Australia Attendance: 3,702 Referees: Craig Copes, Vanessa Devlin, Jason Kelly

16 February 2019 5:00PM (AEDT)

Boxscore

Canberra Capitals	93–73	Adelaide Lightning
Scoring by quarter: 25–24, 24–21, 25–17, 19–11
Pts: Griffin 29 Rebs: Griffin 15 Asts: Mitchell 6		Pts: Planeta 15 Rebs: Alexander 7 Asts: Coffey, Nicholson 3
Canberra win series, 2–1

AIS Arena, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Attendance: 4,817 Referees: Daniel Battye, Craig Copes, Jason Kelly

Rosters

2018–19 Canberra Capitals roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. F 2 Young, Hannah 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) G 5 Mitchell, Leilani 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) C 7 Scherf, Lauren 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) G 8 Cubillo, Abby 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) G 9 Rocci, Maddison 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) G 11 Nurse, Kia 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) C 12 Tolo, Marianna (C) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) F 21 Froling, Keely 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) G 22 Wilson, Kelly 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) F 23 Griffin, Kelsey (C) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) G 25 Loader, Eliza-Jane 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) F 41 McLaren, Kaili 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Head coach Paul Goriss Assistant coach(es) Phil Brown Carly Wilson Bec Goddard Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player Injured Roster Updated: 9 February 2019

2018–19 Adelaide Lightning roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. G 1 Nicholson, Lauren 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) G/F 3 Taia, Ashley 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) G 5 Clydesdale, Aimie 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) G 6 Blicavs, Stephanie (C) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) F/C 8 Brook, Chelsea 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) G 9 Pirini, Mikayla 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) F 11 Davidson, Penina 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) G 12 Coffey, Nia 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) G 22 Porter, Ruby 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) G 35 Seekamp, Nicole (C) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) C 40 Alexander, Kayla 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) F 42 Planeta, Colleen 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Head coach Chris Lucas Assistant coach(es) Jason Chainey Marcus Wong Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player Injured Roster Updated: 9 February 2019