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List of 2015–16 WNBL season signings

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2015–16 WNBL season
LeagueWNBL
SportBasketball
WNBL seasons
← 2014–15

This is a list of all personnel changes that occurred during the 2015 Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) off-season and 2015–16 WNBL season.[1]

Incoming Player Movement

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Re-signings

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Team Player Nationality
Adelaide Lightning Jessica Good
Tara Robinson
 Australia
 Australia
Bendigo Spirit Heather Oliver
Jane Chalmers
Andrea Wilson
 Australia
 Australia
 Australia
Canberra Capitals Stephanie Talbot
Abigail Wehrung
Alice Coddington
Ellie Junod
Carly Wilson
Hanna Zavecz
Abby Bishop
 Australia
 Australia
 Australia
 Australia
 Australia
 Australia
 Australia
Dandenong Rangers Aimie Clydesdale
Lauren Scherf
Annalise Pickrel
Chloe Bibby
Alison Downie
 Australia
 Australia
 United States
 Australia
 Australia
Melbourne Boomers Tess Madgen
Olivia Thompson
Rebecca Cole
Shanae Greaves
 Australia
 Australia
 Australia
 Australia
Perth Lynx
(formerly West Coast Waves)
Louella Tomlinson
Antonia Edmondson
 Australia
 New Zealand
Sydney Uni Flames Katie-Rae Ebzery
Tahlia Tupaea
Rohanee Cox
Hayley Moffatt
Nicole How
Kathryn Rendell
Kate Seebohm
 Australia
 Australia
 Australia
 Australia
 United Kingdom
 Australia
 Australia
Townsville Fire Cayla George
Kate Gaze
Mia Murray
Micaela Cocks
Jacqui Zelenka
 Australia
 Australia
 Australia
 New Zealand
 Australia

Internal signings

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New Team Player Nationality Former team
Adelaide Lightning Leilani Mitchell
Mikaela Ruef
Kelly Bowen
Mikaela Dombkins
Mikayla Pirini
 Australia
 United States
 Australia
 Australia
 Australia
Sydney
Sydney
Melbourne
Canberra
West Coast
Bendigo Spirit Kerryn Harrington
Sarah McAppion
 Australia
 Australia
Adelaide
Canberra
Canberra Capitals Rosemary Fadljevic
DeNesha Stallworth
 Australia
 United States
Townsville
South East Queensland
Dandenong Rangers Stephanie Cumming
Alexandra Bunton
Sara Blicavs
Amelia Todhunter
 Australia
 Australia
 Australia
 Australia
Townsville
Adelaide
Bendigo
Melbourne
Melbourne Boomers Alice Kunek
Madeleine Garrick
Elyse Penaluna
Kate Oliver
Tayla Roberts
Kristen Veal
 Australia
 Australia
 Australia
 Australia
 Australia
 Australia
Dandenong
Bendigo
Bendigo
Sydney
Bendigo
Canberra
Perth Lynx Natalie Burton
Carley Mijovic
Tessa Lavey
 Australia
 Australia
 Australia
Melbourne
Adelaide
Bendigo
SEQ Stars Rachel Jarry
Rebecca Allen
Amy Lewis
 Australia
 Australia
 Australia
Melbourne
Melbourne
Adelaide
Sydney Uni Flames Alex Wilson  Australia Townsville
Townsville Fire Darcee Garbin
Natalie Novosel
 Australia
 United States
West Coast
Dandenong

New signings

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New Team Player Nationality Former team Location
Adelaide Lightning Jess Bygate
Morgan Yaeger
Taylor Ortlepp
Alex Ciabattoni
Mollie McKendrick
 New Zealand
 Australia
 Australia
 Australia
 Australia
Gladstone
Forestville
Norwood
Stetson
Boston
Queensland Queensland
South Australia South Australia
South Australia South Australia
 United States
 United States
Bendigo Spirit Joy Burke
Ashleigh Spencer
Molly Matthews
 Taiwan
 Australia
 Australia
Hørsholm
Hannibal
Ballarat
 Denmark
 United States
Victoria (state) Victoria
Canberra Capitals Renee Montgomery  United States Vologda  Russia
Dandenong Rangers Jacinta Kennedy  Australia Dandenong Victoria (state) Victoria
Melbourne Boomers Brittany Smart  United States Sandringham Victoria (state) Victoria
Perth Lynx Samantha Whitcomb
Eliza Chilcott
Klara Wischer
Stacey Barr
Betnijah Laney
 United States
 Australia
 Australia
 Australia
 United States
Rockingham
Hobart
Hobart
Idaho
Rutgers
Western Australia Western Australia
Tasmania Tasmania
Tasmania Tasmania
 United States
 United States
SEQ Stars Nadeen Payne
Bree Farley
Stephanie Bairstow
DeNesha Stallworth*
Ify Ibekwe
Lauren Mansfield
Emma McKenzie
Jordan Hooper
 Australia
 Australia
 Australia
 United States
 United States
 Australia
 Australia
 United States
Northside
Ipswich
Utah
Ferrol
Girona
Launceston
Gold Coast
Beşiktaş
Queensland Queensland
Queensland Queensland
 United States
 Spain
 Spain
Tasmania Tasmania
Queensland Queensland
 Turkey
Sydney Uni Flames Carolyn Swords
Joslyn Tinkle
Carly Boag
 United States
 United States
 Australia
Umbertide
Samsun
Minot
 Italy
 Turkey
 United States
Townsville Fire Cherie Gallagher
Tamara Tatham
Chevannah Paalvast
 Australia
 Canada
 New Zealand
Townsville
Piešťany
Southern Peninsula
Queensland Queensland
 Slovakia
Victoria (state) Victoria
  • DeNesha Stallworth was released from the SEQ Stars mid-season and later signed by the Canberra Capitals.

Released signings

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Team Player Nationality
Canberra Capitals Ann Wauters
Kathleen MacLeod
 Belgium
 Australia
Dandenong Rangers Elizabeth Cambage  Australia
SEQ Stars Erin Phillips  Australia
Townsville Fire Briana Butler  United States

Outgoing Player Movement

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Retirement

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Former Team Player Nationality
Adelaide Lightning Jessica Foley
Jennifer Screen
 Australia
 Australia
Bendigo Spirit Kristi Harrower  Australia
Townsville Fire Rachael McCully  Australia

Going overseas

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Former Team Player Nationality New team Location
Adelaide Lightning Laura Hodges  Australia Bourges  France
Dandenong Rangers Rachel Antoniadou
Penny Taylor
Cappie Pondexter
 Australia
 Australia
 United States
Florida
Shanxi
Beşiktaş
 United States
 China
 Turkey
Townsville Fire Jillian Harmon  New Zealand Lucca  Italy

Coaching changes

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Team Incoming Coach Nationality Outgoing Coach Nationality
Adelaide Lightning Tracy York  Australia Jeremi Moule  Australia
Bendigo Spirit Simon Pritchard  Australia Bernie Harrower  Australia
Dandenong Rangers Larissa Anderson  Australia Mark Wright  Australia
Perth Lynx Andy Stewart  Australia Kennedy Kereama  New Zealand
SEQ Stars Shane Heal  Australia inaugural season

References

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  1. ^ "WNBL.com.au: WNBL". Archived from the original on 11 May 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2020.