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2017–18 Bendigo Spirit season

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{{Infobox WNBL team season

| team = Bendigo Spirit

| end_year = 2018

| mgrtitle = Head Coach

| coach = Simon Pritchard

| captain = Kelsey Griffin

| venue = Bendigo Stadium

| record = 4–17

| ladder = 8th

| finals = Did not qualify

| points = Laney (14.6)

| rebounds = Richards (6.8)

| assists = Laney (3.8)

}}

The 2017–18 Bendigo Spirit season is the 11th season for the franchise in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).

Roster

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{{player3 | pos = G | num = 1 | nat = USA | first = Rachel | last = Banham | m = 1.75 }}

{{player3 | pos = G | num = 3 | nat = AUS | first = Kara | last = Tessari | m = 1.65 }}

{{player3 | pos = G | num = 7 | nat = AUS | first = Heather | last = Oliver | m = 1.78 }}

{{player3 | pos = G | num = 8 | nat = AUS | first = Ahlise | last = Hurst | m = 1.71 }}

{{player3 | pos = F | num = 11 | nat = AUS | first = Ashleigh | last = Spencer | m = 1.83 }}

{{player3 | pos = F | num = 12 | nat = AUS | first = Nadeen | last = Payne | m = 1.88 }}

{{player3 | pos = G | num = 15 | nat = AUS | first = Jessie | last = Rennie | m = 1.70 }}

{{player3 | pos = F | num = 20 | nat = AUS | first = Gabrielle | last = Richards | m = 1.88 }}

{{player3 | pos = F | num = 21 | nat = AUS | first = Ebony | last = Rolph | m = 1.80 }}

{{player3 | pos = F | num = 22 | nat = NZL | first = Ashleigh | last = Karaitiana | m = 1.80 }}

{{player3 | pos = F | num = 23 | nat = AUS | first = Kelsey | last = Griffin | m = 1.88 | note = C | inj = yes}}

{{player3 | pos = F | num = 34 | nat = AUS | first = Maddison | last = Wild | m = 1.90 }}

{{player3 | pos = G/F | num = 44 | nat = USA | first = Betnijah | last = Laney | m = 1.80 }}

{{Basketball roster footer

| head_coach =

| asst_coach =

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

| roster_url = http://wnbl.com.au/bendigo/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

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| 1

| September
16

| Adelaide

| 74–76

| –

| –

| –

| Boardman Stadium

| 0–1

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| 2

| September
17

| Dandenong

| 68–62

| –

| –

| –

| Eagle Stadium

| 1–1

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| 3

| September
22

| Melbourne

| 73–72

| Banham (22)

| Laney (11)

| Karaitiana (4)

| MARS Minerdome

| 2–1

=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:#fbb;"

| 1

| October
6

| @ Canberra

| 80–93

| Griffin (22)

| Oliver (8)

| Banham (4)

| National Convention Centre

| 0–1

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| 2

| October
13

| @ Melbourne

| 63–90

| Payne (16)

| Laney (7)

| Karaitiana, Laney, Rolph (2)

| Geelong Arena

| 0–2

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| 3

| October
14

| Perth

| 123–65

| Laney (27)

| Griffin (8)

| Laney (9)

| Bendigo Stadium

| 1–2

style= "background:#fbb;"

| 4

| October
19

| @ Perth

| 79–106

| Griffin (22)

| Griffin (11)

| Banham, Rolph (3)

| Bendat Basketball Centre

| 1–3

style= "background:#fbb;"

| 5

| October
21

| @ Adelaide

| 75–79

| Richards (22)

| Griffin (16)

| Karaitiana (6)

| Titanium Security Arena

| 1–4

style= "background:#fbb;"

| 6

| October
27

| Adelaide

| 66–79

| Payne (17)

| Griffin (8)

| Banham (4)

| Bendigo Stadium

| 1–5

style= "background:#bfb;"

| 7

| November
4

| Melbourne

| 71–66

| Banham (17)

| Griffin (8)

| Banham, Laney (4)

| Bendigo Stadium

| 2–5

style= "background:#fbb;"

| 8

| November
9

| Sydney

| 75–105

| Banham (21)

| Oliver (7)

| Laney (8)

| Bendigo Stadium

| 2–6

style= "background:#fbb;"

| 9

| November
11

| @ Townsville

| 59–94

| Laney (17)

| Laney (10)

| Laney, Spencer (2)

| Townsville RSL Stadium

| 2–7

style= "background:#fbb;"

| 10

| November
17

| Perth

| 59–83

| Richards (14)

| Richards (13)

| Richards (3)

| Bendigo Stadium

| 2–8

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| 11

| November
19

| @ Dandenong

| 70–80

| Laney (17)

| Richards (11)

| Payne (5)

| Traralgon Sports Stadium

| 2–9

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| 12

| November
25

| Canberra

| 83–80

| Laney (23)

| Richards (7)

| Laney (6)

| State Basketball Centre

| 3–9

style= "background:#fbb;"

| 13

| December
2

| Dandenong

| 67–75

| Laney (18)

| Richards (8)

| Oliver (5)

| Bendigo Stadium

| 3–10

style= "background:#fbb;"

| 14

| December
7

| @ Melbourne

| 42–86

| Laney (16)

| Payne (12)

| Laney (5)

| State Basketball Centre

| 3–11

style= "background:#fbb;"

| 15

| December
10

| Townsville

| 62–99

| Hurst (15)

| Laney (7)

| Laney, Richards (3)

| Bendigo Stadium

| 3–12

style= "background:#fbb;"

| 16

| December
14

| Canberra

| 80–91

| Banham (20)

| Richards (10)

| Banham (6)

| Bendigo Stadium

| 3–13

style= "background:#fbb;"

| 17

| December
16

| @ Sydney

| 57–90

| Laney (15)

| Richards (7)

| Laney, Payne (4)

| Brydens Stadium

| 3–14

style= "background:#bfb;"

| 18

| December
21

| Dandenong

| 64–47

| Banham, Payne (16)

| Richards (10)

| Karaitiana,
Laney, Payne (4)

| Bendigo Stadium

| 4–14

style= "background:#fbb;"

| 19

| December
23

| @ Townsville

| 62–120

| Banham (16)

| Banham, Karaitiana,
Spencer (4)

| Richards (3)

| Townsville RSL Stadium

| 4–15

style= "background:#fbb;"

| 20

| December
29

| @ Adelaide

| 74–87

| Laney (20)

| Richards (10)

| Payne (4)

| Titanium Security Arena

| 4–16

style= "background:#fbb;"

| 21

| December
31

| Sydney

| 63–75

| Banham (17)

| Laney (10)

| Laney (4)

| Bendigo Stadium

| 4–17

Signings

= Returning =

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! style="background: #0000CD" width="10%"| Player

! style="background: #0000CD" width="10%"| Signed

! style="background: #0000CD" width="10%"| Contract

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| Nadeen Payne

| 28 April 2017

| 1-year contract{{cite news|url=https://wnbl.basketball/blog/news/payne-train-returns-spirit/|title=PAYNE TRAIN RETURNS FOR SPIRIT|newspaper=WNBL |date=27 April 2017 |publisher=wnbl.com.au|access-date=2017-09-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614060908/http://wnbl.com.au/payne-train-returns-spirit/|archive-date=2017-06-14|url-status=live |author1=Sod }}

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| Kelsey Griffin

| 18 May 2017

| 1-year contract{{cite web|url=http://wnbl.com.au/11243-2/|title=UNFINISHED BUSINESS FOR GRIFFIN WITH THE SPIRIT|publisher=wnbl.com.au}}{{dead link|date=April 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

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| Gabrielle Richards

| 21 June 2017

| 1-year contract{{cite news|url=https://wnbl.basketball/blog/news/spirit-bendigo-returns/|title=THE SPIRIT OF BENDIGO RETURNS|newspaper=WNBL |date=20 June 2017 |publisher=wnbl.com.au |author1=Sod }}

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| Kara Tessari

| 28 June 2017

| 1-year contract{{cite news|url=https://wnbl.basketball/blog/news/young-gun-returns-spirit/|title=YOUNG GUN RETURNS FOR SPIRIT|newspaper=WNBL |date=27 June 2017 |publisher=wnbl.com.au|access-date=2017-09-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808235455/http://wnbl.com.au/young-gun-returns-spirit/|archive-date=2017-08-08|url-status=live |author1=Sod }}

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| Ashleigh Spencer

| 5 July 2017

| 1-year contract{{cite news|url=https://wnbl.basketball/blog/news/splash-makes-waves-spirit/|title=SPLASH MAKES WAVES FOR SPIRIT|newspaper=WNBL |date=4 July 2017 |publisher=wnbl.com.au |author1=Sod }}

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| Heather Oliver

| 12 July 2017

| 1-year contract{{cite news|url=https://wnbl.basketball/blog/news/bendigos-oliver-back/|title=BENDIGO'S OLIVER BACK FOR MORE|newspaper=WNBL |date=12 July 2017 |publisher=wnbl.com.au |author1=Sod }}

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| Ashleigh Karaitiana

| 19 July 2017

| 1-year contract{{cite news|url=https://wnbl.basketball/blog/news/bendigo-spirit-welcome-back-special-k/|title=BENDIGO SPIRIT WELCOME BACK 'SPECIAL K'|newspaper=WNBL |date=19 July 2017 |publisher=wnbl.com.au |author1=Sod }}

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| Ebony Rolph

| 26 July 2017

| 1-year contract{{cite news|url=https://wnbl.basketball/blog/news/rolph-back-board-spirit/|title=ROLPH BACK ON BOARD WITH THE SPIRIT|newspaper=WNBL |date=26 July 2017 |publisher=wnbl.com.au|access-date=2017-09-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729013220/http://wnbl.com.au/rolph-back-board-spirit/|archive-date=2017-07-29|url-status=live |author1=Sod }}

= Incoming =

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! style="background: #0000CD" width="10%"| Player

! style="background: #0000CD" width="10%"| Signed

! style="background: #0000CD" width="10%"| Contract

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| Betnijah Laney

| 27 April 2017

| 1-year contract{{cite news|url=https://wnbl.basketball/bendigo/news/spirit-reaches-sky/|title=SPIRIT REACHES FOR THE SKY|newspaper=Bendigo Spirit |date=29 May 2017 |publisher=wnbl.com.au |author1=Bendigo }}

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| Rachel Banham

| 8 May 2017

| 1-year contract{{cite news|url=https://wnbl.basketball/blog/news/spirit-sign-scoring-sensation-rachel-banham/|title=SPIRIT SIGN SCORING SENSATION RACHEL BANHAM|newspaper=WNBL |date=11 June 2017 |publisher=wnbl.com.au |author1=Sod }}

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| Ahlise Hurst

| 9 August 2017

| 1-year development player contract{{cite news|url=https://wnbl.basketball/bendigo/news/bendigo-braves-young-guns-score-spirit-development-spots/|title=Bendigo Braves Young Guns Score Spirit Development Spots |newspaper=Bendigo Spirit |date=9 August 2017 |publisher= wnbl.com.au |author1=Bendigo }}

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| Jessie Rennie

| 9 August 2017

| 1-year development player contract

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| Maddison Wild

| 9 August 2017

| 1-year development player contract

Awards

= In-season =

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! style="background: #0000CD" width="10%"| Award

! style="background: #0000CD" width="10%"| Recipient

! style="background: #0000CD" width="10%"| Round(s) / Date

! style="background: #0000CD" width="1%" class="unsortable" | Ref.

rowspan=3| Team of the Week

| Nadeen Payne

| Round 2

!rowspan=3|{{cite news|url=https://wnbl.basketball/townsville/news/batkovic-named-team-week/|title=BATKOVIC NAMED IN THE TEAM OF THE WEEK|newspaper=Townsville Fire |date=17 October 2017 |publisher=wnbl.com.au |author1=Townsville }}

Rachel Banham

| Round 5

Betnijah Laney

| Round 8

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • [https://wnbl.basketball/bendigo/ Bendigo Spirit Official website]

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