2017–18 Canberra Capitals season

The 2017–18 Canberra Capitals season was the 34th season for the franchise in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).

2017–18 Canberra Capitals season
Head Coach	Paul Goriss
Captain	Natalie Hurst
Venue	National Convention Centre
Results
Record	7–14
Ladder	6th
Finals	Did not qualify
Leaders
Points	Bass (11.7)
Rebounds	Hooper (4.9)
Assists	Hurst (6.7)
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Roster

2017–18 Canberra Capitals roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. F 3 Bass, Mistie 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) F 5 Magbegor, Eziyoda 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) G 7 Hurst, Natalie (C) 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) G 9 Bourne, Callie 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) G 10 Gaze, Kate 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) F 12 Jarry, Rachel  1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) G 13 Wehrung, Abigail 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) G 20 Paalvast, Chevannah 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) F 21 Froling, Keely 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) C 22 Scherf, Lauren 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) G 23 Rocci, Maddison 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) F 35 Hooper, Jordan 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Head coach Paul Goriss Assistant coach(es) Peta Sinclair Carly Wilson Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player Injured Roster Updated: 28 September 2017

Standings

#	WNBL Championship ladder
	Team	W	L	PCT	GP
1	Perth Lynx	15	6	71.4	21
2	Sydney Uni Flames	14	7	66.6	21
3	Townsville Fire	14	7	66.6	21
4	Melbourne Boomers	12	9	57.1	21
5	Adelaide Lightning	11	10	52.3	21
6	Canberra Capitals	7	14	33.3	21
7	Dandenong Rangers	7	14	33.3	21
8	Bendigo Spirit	4	17	19.1	21

Results

Pre-season

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location	Record
1	September 15	Fujitsu Red Wave	75–73	–	–	–	Belconnen Basketball Centre	1–0
2	September 23	@ Sydney	69–72	Scherf (17)	–	–	Brydens Stadium	1–1

Regular season

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location	Record
1	October 6	Bendigo	93–80	Wehrung (22)	Hurst, Magbegor (8)	Hurst (14)	National Convention Centre	1–0
2	October 8	Adelaide	84–77	Hooper (19)	Hooper (7)	Hurst (7)	National Convention Centre	2–0
3	October 13	@ Townsville	65–76	Hurst, Scherf (13)	Scherf (8)	Hurst (6)	Townsville RSL Stadium	2–1
4	October 15	Melbourne	63–92	Magbegor (11)	Magbegor (4)	Rocci (4)	National Convention Centre	2–2
5	October 22	Dandenong	76–77	Wehrung (19)	Scherf (8)	Hurst (8)	National Convention Centre	2–3
6	October 25	@ Adelaide	77–80	Wehrung (14)	Hooper (7)	Hurst (6)	Titanium Security Arena	2–4
7	October 27	Townsville	68–83	Bass (11)	Hooper, Scherf, Wehrung (9)	Hurst (8)	National Convention Centre	2–5
8	November 2	@ Sydney	62–81	Bass (15)	Hooper (11)	Gaze, Hurst (3)	Brydens Stadium	2–6
9	November 4	Sydney	72–81	Hurst (13)	Scherf (6)	Hurst (8)	National Convention Centre	2–7
10	November 11	@ Perth	67–85	Hooper (13)	Scherf (10)	Hurst (5)	Bendat Basketball Centre	2–8
11	November 18	@ Melbourne	66–96	Bass (12)	Magbegor (9)	Hurst (7)	State Basketball Centre	2–9
12	November 25	Bendigo	80–83	Magbegor (16)	Bass, Hurst (7)	Hurst (7)	State Basketball Centre	2–10
13	November 30	@ Perth	76–89	Hooper (20)	Hooper (6)	Hurst (7)	Bendat Basketball Centre	2–11
14	December 2	@ Melbourne	72–92	Hurst (21)	Scherf (5)	Rocci (3)	State Basketball Centre	2–12
15	December 7	Sydney	67–73	Bass (16)	Hurst (7)	Hurst (8)	National Convention Centre	2–13
16	December 9	@ Dandenong	81–78	Hooper (21)	Bass (8)	Hurst (9)	Dandenong Stadium	3–13
17	December 14	@ Bendigo	91–80	Hurst (18)	Gaze (5)	Hurst (6)	Bendigo Stadium	4–13
18	December 17	Adelaide	88–87	Bass (21)	Gaze, Hooper, Wehrung (5)	Wehrung (8)	National Convention Centre	5–13
19	December 21	Townsville	66–99	Bass (18)	Bass, Scherf (5)	Hurst, Rocci (5)	National Convention Centre	5–14
20	December 23	@ Dandenong	63–59	Gaze (14)	Gaze, Scherf (5)	Paalvast, Rocci (5)	Dandenong Stadium	6–14
21	December 29	Perth	74–69	Hooper (22)	Magbegor (8)	Hurst (8)	National Convention Centre	7–14

Signings

Returning

Player	Signed	Contract
Keely Froling	8 June 2016	2-year contract[1]
Abigail Wehrung	18 May 2017	1-year contract[2]
Kate Gaze	7 June 2017	1-year contract[3]

Incoming

Player	Signed	Contract
Rachel Jarry	20 April 2017	1-year contract[4]
Lauren Scherf	4 May 2017	2-year contract[5]
Jordan Hooper	30 May 2017	1-year contract[6]
Natalie Hurst	9 June 2017	1-year contract[7]
Maddison Rocci	21 June 2017	1-year contract[8]
Eziyoda Magbegor	6 July 2017	1-year contract[9]
Mistie Bass	3 August 2017	1-year contract[10]
Chevannah Paalvast	14 September 2017	1-year contract[11]

Awards

In-season

Award	Recipient	Round(s) / Date	Ref.
Team of the Week	Jordan Hooper	Round 1	[12]
	Natalie Hurst	Round 1