The 2020 Townsville Fire season was the 20th season for the franchise in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).
James Cook University remain as the Fire's naming rights partner after signing a three-year extension in September 2019. The Fire announced a different leadership team for this season, with Kate Gaze, Mia Murray, Lauren Nicholson & Nadeen Payne acting as a leadership group rather than a captaincy.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a North Queensland hub is set to host the season. 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).
Roster
Standings
Results Regular season Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record 1 November 11 Perth 73–48 Nicholson (16) Payne (12) Reid (3) Mackay Multisports Stadium 1–0 2 November 15 Canberra 67–78 Nicholson (19) McSpadden (6) Heal (4) Mackay Multisports Stadium 1–1 3 November 17 Sydney 81–78 Nicholson (17) Aokuso, McKay (7) Heal (6) Townsville Stadium 2–1 4 November 19 Southside 89–101 Nicholson (21) Aokuso (8) Heal (4) Townsville Stadium 2–2 5 November 21 Bendigo 91–81 Heal (22) McKay (14) McKay (5) Townsville Stadium 3–2 6 November 22 Melbourne 87–75 Nicholson (24) Payne (6) Nicholson (6) Townsville Stadium 4–2 7 November 24 Bendigo 99–51 McKay, Payne (18) McKay, Payne (8) Reid (8) Townsville Stadium 5–2 8 November 28 Southside 70–94 Heal (17) Payne (6) Heal, Murray, Woods (3) Cairns Pop-Up Arena 5–3 9 November 29 Sydney 73–59 Aokuso (16) Aokuso (10) Heal (6) Cairns Pop-Up Arena 6–3 10 December 4 Perth 75–84 Nicholson (28) Payne (12) Gaze (5) Townsville Stadium 6–4 11 December 6 Canberra 84–71 Heal (27) Heal, Payne (8) Heal (3) Townsville Stadium 7–4 12 December 11 Adelaide 95–66 Nicholson (21) Heal, McKay, Payne (7) Payne (5) Cairns Pop-Up Arena 8–4 13 December 13 Melbourne 70–64 Nicholson (23) Aokuso, Payne (7) Gaze (5) Townsville Stadium 9–4
Finals Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record SF December 16 Southside 93–106 Heal, Nicholson (30) Aokuso (6) Heal (7) Townsville Stadium 0–1 PF December 18 Melbourne 65–62 Heal (28) McKay, Nicholson (8) Payne (4) Townsville Stadium 1–1 GF December 20 Southside 82–99 Nicholson (20) Heal, McKay,Nicholson (7) Nicholson (4) Townsville Stadium 1–2
References
External links Townsville Fire Official website