2019–20 Canberra Capitals season

2019–20 Canberra Capitals season
Head CoachPaul Goriss
CaptainKelsey Griffin
Marianna Tolo (co)
VenueNational Convention Centre
Results
Record15–6
Ladder2nd
FinalsWNBL Champions
(defeated Southside, 2–0)
Leaders
PointsNurse (21.3)
ReboundsGriffin (10.9)
AssistsÉpoupa (6.7)
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The 2019–20 Canberra Capitals season was the 36th season for the franchise in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).[1] The Capitals were the defending champions and they successfully defended their title, taking home their ninth championship with a 2–0 win over the Southside Flyers.

University of Canberra remain as the owners and naming rights partner of the Capitals.[2]

Roster

2019–20 Canberra Capitals roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
G 0 France Époupa, Olivia 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
G 4 Australia Wallace, Kristy 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
G 8 Australia Cubillo, Abby 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
G 9 Australia Rocci, Maddison 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
F 10 Australia Potter, Gemma 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
G 11 Canada Nurse, Kia 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
C 12 Australia Tolo, Marianna (C) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
F 14 Australia Delaney, Alex 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
F 21 Australia Froling, Keely 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
F 23 Australia Griffin, Kelsey (C) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 16 January 2019

Standings

# WNBL Championship ladder
Team W L PCT GP
1 Southside Flyers 17 4 80.9 21
2 Canberra Capitals 15 6 71.4 21
3 Melbourne Boomers 15 6 71.4 21
4 Adelaide Lightning 12 9 57.1 21
5 Perth Lynx 8 13 38.0 21
6 Sydney Uni Flames 7 14 33.3 21
7 Bendigo Spirit 5 16 23.8 21
8 Townsville Fire 5 16 23.8 21

Results

Pre-season

Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record
1 September
14 		Aisin AW Wings 97–56 Froling (35) Froling (17) – Belconnen Basketball Stadium 1–0
2 September
16 		China 97–62 Froling (39) Froling (12) Cubillo (6) Tuggeranong Basketball Stadium 2–0

Regular season

Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record
1 October
13 		Adelaide 90–83 Nurse (28) Griffin (20) Époupa (8) AIS Arena 1–0
2 October
20 		Townsville 67–65 Griffin, Nurse (16) Griffin (13) Époupa, Griffin (4) National Convention Centre 2–0
3 October
25 		@ Melbourne 72–107 Froling (14) Griffin (10) Époupa (4) Geelong Arena 2–1
4 October
27 		@ Sydney 75–81 Nurse (21) Tolo (9) Époupa, Griffin (4) Brydens Stadium 2–2
5 November
2 		Sydney 91–66 Nurse (21) Tolo (9) Époupa (10) AIS Arena 3–2
6 November
7 		@ Southside 91–72 Nurse (21) Griffin (13) Époupa (7) Dandenong Stadium 4–2
7 November
9 		@ Melbourne 79–76 Nurse (22) Griffin (9) Époupa (8) State Basketball Centre 5–2
8 November
24 		Perth 84–66 Griffin (19) Griffin (15) Époupa, Nurse (6) National Convention Centre 6–2
9 November
30 		Townsville 87–78 Griffin (27) Époupa, Griffin (7) Époupa (6) National Convention Centre 7–2
10 December
6 		@ Bendigo 91–66 Nurse (32) Griffin (12) Époupa (6) Bendigo Stadium 8–2
11 December
15 		Southside 65–70 Tolo (16) Griffin (12) Époupa (7) National Convention Centre 8–3
12 December
21 		Bendigo 76–66 Froling (30) Époupa (12) Époupa (5) National Convention Centre 9–3
13 December
27 		@ Adelaide 68–78
(OT) 		Tolo (22) Époupa, Tolo (12) Nurse (5) Titanium Security Arena 9–4
14 December
29 		@ Perth 76–59 Nurse (23) Époupa (14) Époupa (7) Bendat Basketball Centre 10–4
15 January
3 		@ Bendigo 90–94 Tolo (26) Tolo (17) Époupa (11) Bendigo Stadium 10–5
16 January
10 		@ Townsville 69–102 Nurse, Tolo (17) Froling (10) Époupa (8) Townsville Stadium 10–6
17 January
17 		Melbourne 76–75
(OT) 		Nurse (23) Époupa (16) Époupa (7) National Convention Centre 11–6
18 January
19 		@ Southside 98–74 Nurse (33) Époupa (13) Époupa (8) Dandenong Stadium 12–6
19 January
22 		Perth 89–75 Tolo (22) Tolo (9) Époupa (8) National Convention Centre 13–6
20 January
26 		Sydney 82–66 Nurse (25) Griffin, Tolo (7) Époupa (8) National Convention Centre 14–6
21 February
1 		Adelaide 73–71 Nurse (28) Griffin (10) Griffin (7) National Convention Centre 15–6

Finals

Semi-finals

Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Series
1 February
16 		Melbourne 84–70 Nurse (25) Griffin (12) Époupa (6) AIS Arena 1–0
2 February
23 		@ Melbourne 76–88 Griffin, Nurse (17) Froling, Griffin (7) Nurse (4) State Basketball Centre 1–1
3 February
26 		Melbourne 77–64 Tolo (20) Griffin (9) Époupa (9) AIS Arena 2–1

Grand Final

Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Series
1 March
1 		Southside 82–80 Nurse (19) Griffin (12) Époupa (6) Dandenong Stadium 1–0
2 March
4 		@ Southside 71–68 Tolo (19) Griffin (13) Époupa (11) AIS Arena 2–0

Awards

In-season

Award Recipient Round(s) Ref.
Player of the Week Kelsey Griffin Round 1 [3]
Kia Nurse Rounds 3 & 9 [4][5]
Team of the Week Kelsey Griffin Rounds 1, 5, 6 & 7
Kia Nurse Rounds 1, 5, 8, 14, 15 & 16
Olivia Époupa Rounds 4, 11 & 14
Keely Froling Round 10
Marianna Tolo Round 11
Maddison Rocci Round 15

Post-season

Award Recipient Date Ref.
Top Shooter Award Kia Nurse 3 February 2020
Most Valuable Player Kia Nurse 14 February 2020 [6]
All-WNBL First Team Kia Nurse 17 February 2020 [7]
Coach of the Year Paul Goriss 17 February 2020 [8]
Grand Final MVP Olivia Époupa 4 March 2020 [9]

Club Awards

Award Recipient Date Ref.
Most Valuable Player Kia Nurse 10 March 2020 [10]
Best Defensive Player Olivia Époupa [11]
Players Player Marianna Tolo [12]
Capital on the Rise Award Abby Cubillo [13]

References

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  2. ^ "CORPORATE PARTNERS". Retrieved 19 September 2019.
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  4. ^ "Round 5 Player of the Week". facebook.com.
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  6. ^ "#WNBL20 MVP KIA NURSE". WNBL. wnbl.basketball. 13 February 2020.
  7. ^ "WNBL NAMES END OF SEASON AWARDS AND WNBL ALL-STAR FIRST & SECOND TEAMS". WNBL. wnbl.basketball. 17 February 2020.
  8. ^ "PAUL GORISS NAMED COACH OF THE YEAR". Uc Capitals. wnbl.basketball. 17 February 2020.
  9. ^ "UC CAPITALS WIN NINTH WNBL CHAMPIONSHIP, EPOUPA NAMED GRAND FINAL MVP". Uc Capitals. wnbl.basketball. 4 March 2020.
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