2020 Melbourne Boomers season

The 2020 Melbourne Boomers season is the 38th season for the franchise in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).

2020–21 Melbourne Boomers season
Head CoachGuy Molloy
CaptainMadeleine Garrick
Cayla George (co)
VenueState Basketball Centre
Results
Record9–4
Ladder4th
FinalsPreliminary Final
(defeated by Townsville)
Leaders
PointsMagbegor (15.4)
ReboundsGeorge (9.5)
AssistsMadgen (6.2)
< 2019–20 2021–22 >

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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2020 Melbourne Boomers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
G 4   Antoniadou, Rachel 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
G 6   Brewster, Rachel 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
G 7   Farnworth, Antonia 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
G 9   Madgen, Tess 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
G 10   Wright, Izzy 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
F 11   Davidson, Penina 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
F 13   Magbegor, Ezi 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
G 21   Beck, Stella 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
F/C 22   George, Cayla (C) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
G 23   Garrick, Madeleine (C) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
F 32   Purcell, Kalani 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
F 47   Karaitiana, Ashleigh 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  •   Injured

Updated: 8 November 2020

Standings

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# WNBL Championship ladder
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

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Regular season

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Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record
1 November
12
Sydney 85–70 Madgen (23) Magbegor (11) Madgen (5) Townsville Stadium 1–0
2 November
14
Southside 89–72 George, Madgen (24) Madgen (9) Madgen (5) Townsville Stadium 2–0
3 November
16
Perth 62–56 George (25) Magbegor (8) Garrick (4) Mackay Multisports Stadium 3–0
4 November
18
Canberra 50–67 George (10) George (6) Karaitiana (3) Mackay Multisports Stadium 3–1
5 November
22
Townsville 75–87 Magbegor (20) George (13) Madgen (7) Townsville Stadium 3–2
6 November
24
Adelaide 91–51 George, Madgen (16) George (15) George, Madgen (6) Townsville Stadium 4–2
7 December
1
Canberra 73–67 Garrick (19) Magbegor (13) Madgen (8) Townsville Stadium 5–2
8 December
3
Sydney 86–64 Magbegor (23) Magbegor (11) Madgen (9) Cairns Pop-Up Arena 6–2
9 December
5
Bendigo 84–52 Davidson, George (15) Magbegor (10) Madgen (6) Cairns Pop-Up Arena 7–2
10 December
6
Southside 79–94 Magbegor (20) George (10) George (7) Cairns Pop-Up Arena 7–3
11 December
8
Adelaide 76–55 George (22) George (11) Beck, George,
Purcell, Wright (4)
Cairns Pop-Up Arena 8–3
12 December
11
Bendigo 91–70 Beck (17) Magbegor (8) Garrick (8) Cairns Pop-Up Arena 9–3
13 December
13
Townsville 64–70 Magbegor (20) George (17) Madgen (8) Townsville Stadium 9–4

Finals

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Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record
SF December
16
Canberra 78–68 Magbegor (20) George (12) Madgen (6) Townsville Stadium 1–0
PF December
18
Townsville 62–65 Magbegor (19) George (10) Madgen (6) Townsville Stadium 1–1

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "QUEENSLAND SET TO HOST 2020 CHEMIST WAREHOUSE WNBL SEASON". wnbl.basketball. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
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