The 2017–18 Bendigo Spirit season is the 11th season for the franchise in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).
Roster
Standings
Results Pre-season Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record 1 September 16 Adelaide 74–76 – – – Boardman Stadium 0–1 2 September 17 Dandenong 68–62 – – – Eagle Stadium 1–1 3 September 22 Melbourne 73–72 Banham (22) Laney (11) Karaitiana (4) MARS Minerdome 2–1
Regular season Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record 1 October 6 @ Canberra 80–93 Griffin (22) Oliver (8) Banham (4) National Convention Centre 0–1 2 October 13 @ Melbourne 63–90 Payne (16) Laney (7) Karaitiana, Laney, Rolph (2) Geelong Arena 0–2 3 October 14 Perth 123–65 Laney (27) Griffin (8) Laney (9) Bendigo Stadium 1–2 4 October 19 @ Perth 79–106 Griffin (22) Griffin (11) Banham, Rolph (3) Bendat Basketball Centre 1–3 5 October 21 @ Adelaide 75–79 Richards (22) Griffin (16) Karaitiana (6) Titanium Security Arena 1–4 6 October 27 Adelaide 66–79 Payne (17) Griffin (8) Banham (4) Bendigo Stadium 1–5 7 November 4 Melbourne 71–66 Banham (17) Griffin (8) Banham, Laney (4) Bendigo Stadium 2–5 8 November 9 Sydney 75–105 Banham (21) Oliver (7) Laney (8) Bendigo Stadium 2–6 9 November 11 @ Townsville 59–94 Laney (17) Laney (10) Laney, Spencer (2) Townsville RSL Stadium 2–7 10 November 17 Perth 59–83 Richards (14) Richards (13) Richards (3) Bendigo Stadium 2–8 11 November 19 @ Dandenong 70–80 Laney (17) Richards (11) Payne (5) Traralgon Sports Stadium 2–9 12 November 25 Canberra 83–80 Laney (23) Richards (7) Laney (6) State Basketball Centre 3–9 13 December 2 Dandenong 67–75 Laney (18) Richards (8) Oliver (5) Bendigo Stadium 3–10 14 December 7 @ Melbourne 42–86 Laney (16) Payne (12) Laney (5) State Basketball Centre 3–11 15 December 10 Townsville 62–99 Hurst (15) Laney (7) Laney, Richards (3) Bendigo Stadium 3–12 16 December 14 Canberra 80–91 Banham (20) Richards (10) Banham (6) Bendigo Stadium 3–13 17 December 16 @ Sydney 57–90 Laney (15) Richards (7) Laney, Payne (4) Brydens Stadium 3–14 18 December 21 Dandenong 64–47 Banham, Payne (16) Richards (10) Karaitiana, Laney, Payne (4) Bendigo Stadium 4–14 19 December 23 @ Townsville 62–120 Banham (16) Banham, Karaitiana, Spencer (4) Richards (3) Townsville RSL Stadium 4–15 20 December 29 @ Adelaide 74–87 Laney (20) Richards (10) Payne (4) Titanium Security Arena 4–16 21 December 31 Sydney 63–75 Banham (17) Laney (10) Laney (4) Bendigo Stadium 4–17
Signings Returning Player Signed Contract Nadeen Payne 28 April 2017 1-year contract Kelsey Griffin 18 May 2017 1-year contract Gabrielle Richards 21 June 2017 1-year contract Kara Tessari 28 June 2017 1-year contract Ashleigh Spencer 5 July 2017 1-year contract Heather Oliver 12 July 2017 1-year contract Ashleigh Karaitiana 19 July 2017 1-year contract Ebony Rolph 26 July 2017 1-year contract
Incoming Player Signed Contract Betnijah Laney 27 April 2017 1-year contract Rachel Banham 8 May 2017 1-year contract Ahlise Hurst 9 August 2017 1-year development player contract Jessie Rennie 9 August 2017 1-year development player contract Maddison Wild 9 August 2017 1-year development player contract
Awards In-season Award Recipient Round(s) / Date Ref. Team of the Week Nadeen Payne Round 2 Rachel Banham Round 5 Betnijah Laney Round 8
References
External links Bendigo Spirit Official website