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2017–18 Adelaide Lightning season

{{Short description|National Basketball League team season}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox WNBL team season

| team = Adelaide Lightning

| end_year = 2018

| mgrtitle = Head Coach

| coach = Chris Lucas

| captain = Abby Bishop

| venue = Titanium Security Arena

| record = 11–10

| ladder = 5th

| finals = Did not qualify

| points = Bishop (15.7)

| rebounds = Bishop (9.2)

| assists = Seekamp (5.1)

}}

The 2017–18 Adelaide Lightning season is the 26th season of the franchise in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).

Roster

{{Basketball roster header|type=|age=n|wt=n|team=2017–18 Adelaide Lightning|color1=#F77FBE|bg1=#002147|color2=#D3D3D3|bg2=#002147}}

{{player3 | pos = G | num = 1 | nat = AUS | first = Lauren | last = Nicholson | m = 1.80 }}

{{player3 | pos = F/C | num = 4 | nat = AUS | first = Abby | last = Bishop | m = 1.89 | note = C }}

{{player3 | pos = G | num = 5 | nat = AUS | first = Aimie | last = Clydesdale | m = 1.78 }}

{{player3 | pos = G | num = 6 | nat = AUS | first = Shannon | last = McKay | m = 1.69 }}

{{player3 | pos = G | num = 7 | nat = AUS | first = Sarah | last = Elsworthy | m = 1.71 }}

{{player3 | pos = F/C | num = 8 | nat = AUS | first = Chelsea | last = Brook | m = 1.88 }}

{{player3 | pos = G | num = 9 | nat = AUS | first = Vanessa | last = Panousis | m = 1.70 }}

{{player3 | pos = F | num = 10 | nat = AUS | first = Laura | last = Hodges | m = 1.88 }}

{{player3 | pos = G/F | num = 12 | nat = AUS | first = Jessica | last = Good | m = 1.85 }}

{{player3 | pos = G | num = 21 | nat = USA | first = Natalie | last = Novosel | m = 1.80 | inj = yes }}

{{player3 | pos = G | num = 35 | nat = AUS | first = Nicole | last = Seekamp | m = 1.78 }}

{{player3 | pos = F | num = 42 | nat = USA | first = Colleen | last = Planeta | m = 1.88 }}

{{player3 | pos = C | num = 44 | nat = CAN | first = Ruth | last = Hamblin | m = 1.98 }}

{{Basketball roster footer

| head_coach =

| asst_coach =

| C = y | I = y | DP = y

| roster_url = http://wnbl.com.au/adelaide/players/

| accessdate = 21 December 2017

}}

Standings

{{2017–18 WNBL Championship ladder}}

Results

=Pre-season=

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style="background:#eee; width: 5%;"| Game

! style="background:#eee; width: 5%;"| Date

! style="background:#eee; width: 10%;"| Team

! style="background:#eee; width: 5%;"| Score

! style="background:#eee; width: 10%;"| High points

! style="background:#eee; width: 10%;"| High rebounds

! style="background:#eee; width: 10%;"| High assists

! style="background:#eee; width: 15%;" | Location

! style="background:#eee; width: 10%;"| Record

style= "background:#bfb;"

| 1

| September
15

| @ Melbourne

| 80–61

| –

| –

| –

| Nunawading Basketball Centre

| 1–0

style= "background:#bfb;"

| 2

| September
16

| @ Bendigo

| 76–74

| –

| –

| –

| Boardman Stadium

| 2–0

=Regular season=

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style="background:#eee; width: 5%;"| Game

! style="background:#eee; width: 5%;"| Date

! style="background:#eee; width: 10%;"| Team

! style="background:#eee; width: 5%;"| Score

! style="background:#eee; width: 10%;"| High points

! style="background:#eee; width: 10%;"| High rebounds

! style="background:#eee; width: 10%;"| High assists

! style="background:#eee; width: 15%;" | Location

! style="background:#eee; width: 10%;"| Record

style= "background:#bfb;"

| 1

| October
6

| Sydney

| 91–80

| Novosel (21)

| Hamblin, Novosel (8)

| Novosel (9)

| Titanium Security Arena

| 1–0

style= "background:#fbb;"

| 2

| October
8

| @ Canberra

| 77–84

| Bishop (21)

| Hamblin (13)

| Novosel (8)

| National Convention Centre

| 1–1

style= "background:#bfb;"

| 3

| October
12

| Perth

| 89–81

| Bishop (35)

| Nicholson (12)

| Seekamp (7)

| Titanium Security Arena

| 2–1

style= "background:#bfb;"

| 4

| October
21

| Bendigo

| 79–75

| Planeta (21)

| Bishop (11)

| Novosel,
Seekamp (6)

| Titanium Security Arena

| 3–1

style= "background:#bfb;"

| 5

| October
25

| Canberra

| 80–77

| Bishop (21)

| Bishop (12)

| Seekamp (6)

| Titanium Security Arena

| 4–1

style= "background:#bfb;"

| 6

| October
27

| @ Bendigo

| 79–66

| Planeta (18)

| Hamblin (18)

| Novosel (8)

| Bendigo Stadium

| 5–1

style= "background:#fbb;"

| 7

| November
2

| Dandenong

| 81–83

| Seekamp (18)

| Bishop (10)

| Novosel (5)

| Titanium Security Arena

| 5–2

style= "background:#fbb;"

| 8

| November
5

| @ Townsville

| 42–84

| Bishop (11)

| Novosel (7)

| Bishop, Seekamp (3)

| Townsville RSL Stadium

| 5–3

style= "background:#bfb;"

| 9

| November
10

| @ Dandenong

| 69–63

| Bishop (15)

| Bishop (12)

| Novosel (4)

| Dandenong Stadium

| 6–3

style= "background:#fbb;"

| 10

| November
12

| @ Melbourne

| 74–77

| Novosel (19)

| Bishop (9)

| Seekamp (6)

| State Basketball Centre

| 6–4

style= "background:#fbb;"

| 11

| November
18

| Townsville

| 78–101

| Bishop (24)

| Bishop (13)

| Seekamp (5)

| Titanium Security Arena

| 6–5

style= "background:#bfb;"

| 12

| November
25

| Dandenong

| 70–49

| Seekamp (15)

| Bishop (12)

| Bishop, Seekamp (5)

| State Basketball Centre

| 7–5

style= "background:#bfb;"

| 13

| November
29

| @ Sydney

| 77–74

| Seekamp (22)

| Bishop (10)

| Novosel (7)

| Brydens Stadium

| 8–5

style= "background:#fbb;"

| 14

| December
2

| Perth

| 74–89

| Seekamp (14)

| Bishop (11)

| Bishop, Novosel (5)

| Titanium Security Arena

| 8–6

style= "background:#bfb;"

| 15

| December
7

| @ Townsville

| 89–74

| Novosel (21)

| Bishop, Hamblin
Seekamp (9)

| Clydesdale, Novosel,
Seekamp (4)

| Townsville RSL Stadium

| 9–6

style= "background:#fbb;"

| 16

| December
9

| Melbourne

| 62–64

| Seekamp (16)

| Bishop (14)

| Seekamp (6)

| Titanium Security Arena

| 9–7

style= "background:#fbb;"

| 17

| December
15

| @ Perth

| 82–99

| Bishop (20)

| Bishop (7)

| Seekamp (7)

| Bendat Basketball Centre

| 9–8

style= "background:#fbb;"

| 18

| December
17

| @ Canberra

| 87–88

| Clydesdale,
Planeta (18)

| Planeta (6)

| Nicholson,
Seekamp (6)

| National Convention Centre

| 9–9

style= "background:#bfb;"

| 19

| December
21

| Melbourne

| 67–56

| Bishop (22)

| Bishop (8)

| Seekamp (7)

| Titanium Security Arena

| 10–9

style= "background:#fbb;"

| 20

| December
23

| @ Sydney

| 97–104
(OT)

| Clydesdale (28)

| Bishop (14)

| Bishop (8)

| Brydens Stadium

| 10–10

style= "background:#bfb;"

| 21

| December
29

| Bendigo

| 87–74

| Hamblin (23)

| Bishop, Hamblin (9)

| Seekamp (6)

| Titanium Security Arena

| 11–10

Signings

=Returning=

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! style="background: #002147" width="10%"| Player

! style="background: #002147" width="10%"| Signed

! style="background: #002147" width="10%"| Contract

style="text-align: center"

| Sarah Elsworthy

| 14 March 2017

| 1-year contract{{cite news|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/basketball/adelaide-lightning-rookie-sarah-elsworthy-signs-first-deal-for-201718-wnbl-season/news-story/feda12a2a8b0c466f221f4cd805e1259|title=Adelaide Lightning rookie Sarah Elsworthy signs first deal for 2017-18 WNBL season|work=Adelaide Now|first=Boti|last=Nagy|date=14 March 2017|accessdate=12 June 2022}}

style="text-align: center"

| Chelsea Brook

| 9 April 2017

| 1-year contract{{cite web|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/basketball/lightning-signs-sa-tyro-chelsea-brook-for-201718-wnbl-campaign/news-story/c4cb733a911f057ad388a0f1ccdbabe1|title=Lightning signs SA tyro Chelsea Brook for 2017-18 WNBL campaign|publisher=adelaidenow.com.au}}

style="text-align: center"

| Laura Hodges

| 15 June 2017

| 1-year contract{{cite web|url=https://wnbl.basketball/blog/news/mac-adelaide-lightning-resign-mvp/|title=Mac Adelaide Lightning Resign MVP|publisher=WNBL}}

style="text-align: center"

| Jessica Good

| 13 September 2017

| 1-year contract

style="text-align: center"

| Shannon McKay

| 13 September 2017

| 1-year contract

style="text-align: center"

| Colleen Planeta

| TBC

| TBC

=Incoming=

class="wikitable sortable sortable"

! style="background: #002147" width="10%"| Player

! style="background: #002147" width="10%"| Signed

! style="background: #002147" width="10%"| Contract

style="text-align: center"

| Aimie Clydesdale

| 27 April 2017

| 2-year contract{{cite web|url=https://wnbl.basketball/adelaide/news/aimie-clydesdale-joins-mac-adelaide-lightning-201718-201819/|title=Aimie Clydesdale Joins Mac Adelaide Lightning for 2017/18 and 2018/19|publisher=WNBL}}

style="text-align: center"

| Natalie Novosel

| 8 May 2017

| 2-year contract{{cite web|url=https://wnbl.basketball/adelaide/news/mac-adelaide-lightning-sign-natalie-novosel/|title=MAC Adelaide Lightning Sign Natalie Novosel|publisher=WNBL}}

style="text-align: center"

| Nicole Seekamp

| 10 May 2017

| 1-year contract{{cite web|url=https://wnbl.basketball/adelaide/news/another-south-australian-coming-home-play-mac-adelaide-lightning/|title=Another South Australian Is Coming Home to Play for MAC Adelaide Lightning|publisher=WNBL}}

style="text-align: center"

| Ruth Hamblin

| 17 May 2017

| 1-year contract{{cite web|url=https://wnbl.basketball/adelaide/news/mac-adelaide-lightning-sign-ruth-hamblin/|title=MAC Adelaide Lightning Sign Ruth Hamblin|publisher=WNBL}}

style="text-align: center"

| Lauren Nicholson

| 19 May 2017

| 1-year contract{{cite web|url=https://wnbl.basketball/adelaide/news/mac-adelaide-lightning-sign-future-star/|title=MAC Adelaide Lightning Sign Future Star|publisher=WNBL}}

style="text-align: center"

| Abby Bishop

| 22 June 2017

| 1-year contract{{cite web|url=https://wnbl.basketball/adelaide/news/lightning-strike-twice-eventually/|title=Lightning Does Strike Twice Eventually|publisher=WNBL}}

style="text-align: center"

| Vanessa Panousis

| 18 July 2017

| 1-year contract{{cite web|url=https://wnbl.basketball/adelaide/news/panousis-signs-mac-adelaide-lightning/|title=Panousis Signs with MAC Adelaide Lightning|publisher=WNBL}}

Awards

=In-season=

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="text-align: center"

! style="background: #002147" width="10%"| Award

! style="background: #002147" width="10%"| Recipient

! style="background: #002147" width="10%"| Round(s) / Date

! style="background: #002147" width="1%" class="unsortable" | Ref.

rowspan=4| Team of the Week

| Natalie Novosel

| Rounds: 1, 4

!rowspan=4|{{cite web|url=https://wnbl.basketball/blog/news/round-1-team-week/|title=ROUND 1 TEAM OF THE WEEK|publisher=wnbl.com.au|access-date=2017-10-10}}

Abby Bishop

| Rounds: 2, 4, 12

Nicole Seekamp

| Round 2

Colleen Planeta

| Round 3

rowspan=1| Player of the Week

| Abby Bishop

| Round 2

!rowspan=1|{{cite web|url=https://wnbl.basketball/blog/news/round-2-player-of-the-week-abby-bishop/|title=ROUND 2 PLAYER OF THE WEEK- ABBY BISHOP|publisher=wnbl.com.au}}

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • [https://wnbl.basketball/adelaide/ Adelaide Lightning Official website]

{{2017–18 WNBL season by team}}

{{Adelaide Lightning}}

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