The 2017–18 Melbourne Boomers season is the 35th 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 9 Invitational Team 90–76 O'Hea (16) Purcell (8) Cole (5) Boardman Stadium 1–0 2 September 15 Adelaide 61–80 – – – Nunawading Basketball Centre 1–1 3 September 16 Dandenong 79–75 Cole (19) Purcell (10) Cole (5) Kilsyth Sports Centre 2–1 4 September 22 Bendigo 72–73 Grant (31) Purcell (9) O'Hea (7) MARS Minerdome 2–2
Regular season Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record 1 October 5 @ Dandenong 76–61 Cambage (17) O'Hea (11) Purcell, Smart (4) Dandenong Stadium 1–0 2 October 7 Townsville 54–63 Cambage (15) O'Hea (14) Cole (4) State Basketball Centre 1–1 3 October 13 Bendigo 90–63 Cambage (25) Cambage (14) O'Hea (5) Geelong Arena 2–1 4 October 15 @ Canberra 92–63 Cambage (27) Cambage (9) Cole (5) National Convention Centre 3–1 5 October 21 Perth 79–77 (OT) Cambage (23) Cambage (23) Cole (8) State Basketball Centre 4–1 6 October 27 @ Sydney 56–65 Cambage (19) Purcell (8) Conti, Purcell, Smart (3) Brydens Stadium 4–2 7 October 29 @ Townsville 57–64 Smart (16) Cambage (6) Tomlinson (3) Townsville RSL Stadium 4–3 8 November 4 @ Bendigo 66–71 Garrick (18) Tomlinson (11) Smart (5) Bendigo Stadium 4–4 9 November 6 Dandenong 60–57 Cambage (27) Purcell (10) Smart (6) State Basketball Centre 5–4 10 November 11 @ Sydney 88–65 O'Hea (22) Purcell (10) Purcell (6) Brydens Stadium 6–4 11 November 12 Adelaide 77–74 Cambage (44) Cambage (12) Cole, Smart (4) State Basketball Centre 7–4 12 November 18 Canberra 96–66 Cambage (32) Purcell (12) Purcell (5) State Basketball Centre 8–4 13 November 23 @ Townsville 66–73 O'Hea (13) Purcell (11) Purcell (6) Townsville RSL Stadium 8–5 14 November 26 Sydney 89–101 Cambage (22) Cole, Purcell, Tomlinson (5) Cambage (7) State Basketball Centre 8–6 15 December 2 Canberra 92–72 Cambage (38) Cambage (13) O'Hea (6) State Basketball Centre 9–6 16 December 7 Bendigo 86–42 O'Hea (18) Cambage (12) O'Hea (6) State Basketball Centre 10–6 17 December 9 @ Adelaide 64–62 Cambage (32) Cambage, Purcell (11) Cole, O'Hea, Smart (4) Titanium Security Arena 11–6 18 December 17 Perth 89–92 Cambage (38) Cambage (15) O'Hea (7) State Basketball Centre 11–7 19 December 21 @ Adelaide 56–67 Cambage (21) Cambage (17) O'Hea (5) Titanium Security Arena 11–8 20 December 23 @ Perth 66–84 O'Hea (15) Purcell (13) O'Hea (6) Bendat Basketball Centre 11–9 21 December 30 Dandenong 80–45 Cambage (20) Purcell (10) Garrick (4) State Basketball Centre 12–9
Finals
Semi-finals Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Series 1 January 3 Perth 92–76 Cole (21) Cambage (9) O'Hea (11) State Basketball Centre 1–0 2 January 5 @ Perth 78–69 Cambage (25) Cambage (15) Purcell (6) Bendat Basketball Centre 2–0
Grand Final Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Series 1 January 13 @ Townsville 64–69 Cambage (26) Cambage (13) O'Hea, Purcell (4) Townsville RSL Stadium 0–1 2 January 18 Townsville 58–57 Cambage (19) Purcell (10) Cole, O'Hea (3) State Basketball Centre 1–1 3 January 21 @ Townsville 57–70 Cambage (18) Cambage (9) O'Hea (6) Townsville RSL Stadium 1–2
Signings
Returning Player Signed Contract Monique Conti March 2017 1-year contract Brittany Smart March 2017 1-year contract Madeleine Garrick March 2017 1-year contract Rebecca Ott March 2017 1-year contract Rebecca Cole March 2017 1-year contract
Incoming Player Signed Contract Jenna O'Hea 9 March 2017 2-year contract Liz Cambage 3 May 2017 1-year contract Louella Tomlinson 3 May 2017 1-year contract Kalani Purcell 7 June 2017 2-year contract Courtney Duever 28 June 2017 1-year contract Ashleigh Grant 31 August 2017 1-year development player contract
Awards
In-season Award Recipient Round(s) / Date Ref. Team of the Week Liz Cambage Rounds: 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11 Jenna O'Hea Round 6 Player of the Week Liz Cambage Rounds: 3, 5, 6, 9
References
External links Melbourne Boomers Official website