Wnbl Media Guide 2017/18 | Perth Lynx 60 Player Roster Roster No
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WNBL MEDIA GUIDE 2017/18 | PERTH LYNX 60 PLAYER ROSTER ROSTER NO. PLAYER HEIGHT (CM) POSITION DOB 1 Courtney Williams 173 Guard 11.05.94 3 Amanda Dowe 193 Centre 17.05.91 7 Toni Farnworth 181 Guard/Forward 10.05.87 8 Alex Ciabattoni 183 Guard 01.06.94 9 Natalie Burton 194 Forward/Centre 23.03.89 10 Alice Kunek 186 Forward 06.01.91 11 Olivia Thompson 185 Forward 20.01.93 12 Kayla Standish 187 Forward 19.11.89 24 Tahlia Fejo 171 Guard 20.03.98 32 Sami Whitcomb 178 Guard 20.07.88 CLUB INFO CLUB DETAILS CLUB CONTACTS CLUB NAME Perth Lynx Harrison Nayler CLUB 0400 971 315 CONTACT [email protected] MAJOR SPONSOR - 6272 0783 UNIFORM COLOURS Red (Home), Grey (away) Harrison Nayler CLUB MEDIA 0400 971 315 STADIUM NAME Bendat Basketball Centre OFFICER [email protected] 6272 0783 201 Underwood Avenue STADIUM ADDRESS HEAD Andy Stewart Floreat WA 6014 COACH [email protected] CAPACITY 1971 ASSISTANT Ryan Petrik COACH/S [email protected] TEAM Brett Havercroft MANAGER [email protected] PERTHLYNX STRENGTH & Darrell Morgan CONDITIONING [email protected] COACH PERTHLYNX CLUB GAME Pam Langhshaw COMMISSIONER [email protected] CLUB HEAD Marcus Langhsaw PERTHLYNX STATISTICIAN [email protected] WNBL MEDIA GUIDE 2017/18 | PERTH LYNX 61 2017/18 SCHEDULE ROUND DATE TIME HOME TEAM AWAY TEAM VENUE 1 Sun Oct 8 1:00pm Perth Sydney Uni PER 2 Thu Oct 12 7:30pm Adelaide Perth TSA 2 Sat Oct 14 3:00pm Bendigo Perth BEN 3 Thu Oct 19 6:30pm Perth Bendigo PER 3 Sat Oct 21 7:30pm Melbourne Perth SBC 4 Fri Oct 27 6:30pm Perth Dandenong PER 5 Thu Nov 2 6:30pm Perth Townsville PER 6 Sat Nov 11 6:30pm Perth UC Capitals PER 2017/18 SCHEDULE 7 Fri Nov 17 7:00pm Bendigo Perth BEN 7 Sun Nov 19 1:00pm Perth Sydney Uni PER 8 Thu Nov 23 7.30pm Dandenong Perth DAN 8 Sun Nov 26 1:30pm Perth Townsville SBC 9 Thu Nov 30 6:30pm Perth UC Capitals PER 9 Sat Dec 2 ** 2:30pm Adelaide Perth TSA 10 Thu Dec 7 6:30pm Perth Dandenong PER 10 Sat Dec 9** 3:00pm Sydney Uni Perth QBA 11 Fri Dec 15 6:30pm Perth Adelaide PER 11 Sun Dec 17 2:30pm Melbourne Perth SBC 12 Sat Dec 23 12:00pm Perth Melbourne PER 13 Fri Dec 29 7:30pm UC Capitals Perth NCC 13 Sun Dec 31 1:00pm Townsville Perth TSV FINALS GAMES 2017/18 VENUES SF1 Wed Jan 3 1st Vs 4th BEN Bendigo Stadium SF1 Fri Jan 5 4th Vs 1st BRY Brydens Stadium SF1 Sun Jan 7 1st Vs 4th DAN Dandenong Stadium GA Geelong Arena SF2 Thu Jan 4 2nd Vs 3rd NCC National Convention Centre SF2 Sat Jan 6 3rd Vs 2nd PER Bendat Basketball Centre SF2 Mon Jan 8 2nd Vs 3rd QBA Qudos Bank Arena SBC State Basketball Centre GF1 Sat Jan 13 Winner of SF1 Vs Winner of SF2 TRA Traralgon Sports Stadium GF2 Fri Jan 19 Winner of SF2 Vs Winner of SF1 TSA Titanium Security Arena GF3 Sun Jan 21 Winner of SF1 Vs Winner of SF2 TSV Townsville Stadium WNBL MEDIA GUIDE 2017/18 | PERTH LYNX 62 YEAR BY YEAR YEAR CLUB WINS LOSSES POSITION PLAYOFFS COACH 1988 Perth Breakers 6 16 9th Missed Playoffs Dave Hancock 1990 Perth Breakers 10 14 8th Missed Playoffs Don Sheppard 1991 Perth Breakers 15 7 3rd Lost Preliminary Final Don Sheppard 1992 Perth Breakers 17 3 1st Won Championship Tom Maher 1993 Perth Breakers 12 6 3rd Lost Grand Final Guy Molloy 1994 Perth Breakers 12 6 4th Lost Preliminary Final Guy Molloy 1995 Perth Breakers 12 6 4th Lost Semi Final Guy Molloy 1996 Perth Breakers 11 7 4th Lost Preliminary Final Guy Molloy 1997 Perth Breakers 5 13 8th Missed Playoffs Murray Treseder 1998 Perth Breakers 8 4 3rd Lost Semi Final Murray Treseder 1998/99 Perth Breakers 14 7 2nd Lost Grand Final Murray Treseder 1999/00 Perth Breakers 11 10 4th Lost Semi Final Murray Treseder 2000/01 Perth Breakers 4 17 7th Missed Playoffs James Crawford 2001/02 Perth Lynx 4 17 7th Missed Playoffs Rick Morcom 2002/03 Perth Lynx 6 15 7th Missed Playoffs Rick Morcom 2003/04 Perth Lynx 0 21 8th Missed Playoffs Murray Treseder 2004/05 Perth Lynx 1 20 8th Missed Playoffs Craig Friday YEAR YEAR BY 2005/06 Perth Lynx 4 7 7th Missed Playoffs Paul O'Brien 2006/07 Perth Lynx 3 18 7th Missed Playoffs Paul O'Brien 2007/08 Perth Lynx 5 19 10th Missed Playoffs Joe McKay 2008/09 Perth Lynx 4 18 9th Missed Playoffs Joe McKay 2009/10 Perth Lynx 2 20 9th Missed Playoffs Joe McKay/Vlad Alava 2010/11 West Coast Waves 8 14 8th Missed Playoffs David Herbert 2011/12 West Coast Waves 2 20 9th Missed Playoffs David Herbert 2012/13 West Coast Waves 4 20 9th Missed Playoffs Kennedy Kereama 2013/14 West Coast Waves 1 23 9th Missed Playoffs Kennedy Kereama 2014/15 West Coast Waves 4 18 8th Missed Playoffs Kennedy Kereama 2015/16 Perth Lynx 16 8 2nd Lost Grand Final Andy Stewart 2016/17 Perth Lynx 15 9 3rd Lost preliminary Finals Andy Stewart * Perth's record deleted in 1989 due to pilot strike WNBL MEDIA GUIDE 2017/18 | PERTH LYNX 63 HEAD COACH - ANDY STEWART A product of Western Australian Basketball, Andy Stewart has held head coaching positions at Athletes in Action Australia and the Lakeside Lightning in Western Australia’s State Basketball League, winning four championships and five coach of the year awards at the helm of the club. Stewart also served as an Assistant Coach at NBL club Perth Wildcats, playing a part in two championship seasons in 2009/10 and 2013/14. In just two seasons as Head Coach of the Perth Lynx, Stewart has been named WNBL Coach of the year, leading his side to the finals in both years. REGULAR SEASON FINALS YEAR TEAM WIN LOSS POS WIN LOSS NOTES 2015/16 Perth 16 8 2nd 1 2 Lost Grand Final 2016/17 Perth Lynx 15 9 3rd 1 2 Lost Semi Finals Totals 31 17 2 4 COACH INFO COACH WNBL MEDIA GUIDE 2017/18 | PERTH LYNX 64 2017/18 PLAYER INFO #1 COURTNEY WILLIAMS GUARD DOB 11.05.94 Height 173cm Nationality American Career Highlights WNBA Draft Selection: 2016 | AAC First Team: 2016, 2014 | AAC Scholar-Athlete: 2016 | World University Games: 2015 Junior Association Charlton County High School (USA) Player Bio Courtney Williams is a WNBA star with the Connecticut Sun, and joins the Perth Lynx after a breakout season in the USA. Williams became a WNBA starter in her second professional season, and comes to the Lynx as one of the highest credentialed signings in the club’s 30 year history. The USA Gold medallist will look to display her elite athleticism and knockdown mid-range jumpshot during her time in Australia. #3 AMANDA DOWE CENTRE DOB 17.05.91 Height 193cm Nationality American Career Highlights German DBBL Champions Cup: 2016 | All-Atlantic Third Team: 2013 Junior Association South Columbus High School (USA) Player Bio Amanda Dowe played 121 for Charlotte during her time in college, starting every game throughout her junior and senior years. Dowe has played professionally in Spain, Germany and France, and joins the Perth Lynx after averaging a league-leading 10.1 rebounds per game for France’s Bretagne Basket. #7 TONI FARNWORTH GUARD/FORWARD DOB 10.05.87 Height 181cm Nationality New Zealander Career Highlights FIBA Asia Cup: 2017 | FIBA Oceania Championships: 2011, 2013, 2015 Junior Association Canterbury (NZ) Player Bio Toni Farnworth is an experienced guard who has played in the WNBL since 2007, building an impressive résumé of 211 WNBL games. Farnworth began her career as Toni Edmondson, before changing to her married name ahead of the 2017/18 season. The hard-working New Zealander has captained the Tall Ferns, winning four silver medals in her time with the national team, and started all 27 games for the Perth Lynx in 2016/17. REGULAR SEASON STATS FIELD GOALS 3 PTS FREE THROWS REBOUNDS AVERAGES TEAM YEAR G FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT% PTS OR DR REB FLS ASS BLK STL TO PTS REB ASS PLAYER INFO PLAYER Christchurch 2007/08 19 84 37 44.0 14 4 28.6 26 18 69.2 96 19 27 46 33 17 1 13 22 5.1 2.4 0.9 Dandenong 2009/10 22 116 42 36.2 27 11 40.7 23 15 65.2 110 15 34 49 25 10 7 5 15 5.0 2.2 0.5 Bendigo 2010/11 24 101 35 34.7 34 10 29.4 34 23 67.6 103 24 43 67 30 12 5 10 26 4.3 2.8 0.5 Adelaide 2011/12 24 115 45 39.1 16 3 18.8 14 8 57.1 101 29 29 58 48 20 9 8 19 4.2 2.4 0.8 West Coast 2012/13 24 255 90 35.3 44 12 27.3 47 34 72.3 226 26 57 83 62 58 12 2 51 9.4 3.5 2.4 West Coast 2013/14 22 271 115 42.4 59 19 32.2 51 41 80.4 290 19 72 91 52 52 11 19 61 13.2 4.1 2.4 West Coast 2014/15 22 138 48 34.8 40 13 32.5 15 8 53.3 117 10 31 41 45 14 3 10 20 5.3 1.9 0.6 Perth 2015/16 27 122 41 33.6 57 11 19.3 11 7 63.6 100 21 35 56 44 39 9 8 19 3.7 2.1 1.4 Perth 2016/17 27 229 87 38 90 31 34.4 42 32 76.2 237 45 53 98 74 65 4 22 43 8.8 3.6 2.4 211 1431 540 37.7 381 114 29.9 263 186 70.7 1380 208 381 589 483 287 61 97 276 6.5 2.8 1.4 WNBL MEDIA GUIDE 2017/18 | PERTH LYNX 65 #8 ALEX CIABATTONI GUARD DOB 01.06.94 Height 183cm Nationality Australian Career Highlights WNBL Rookie of the Year: 2016 | Heartland Conference Player of the Year: 2014 | Heartland Conference Freshman of the Year: 2014, 2013 | All-Heartland Conference First Team: 2013 Junior Association Southern Tigers Player Bio Alex Ciabattoni began her career at Newman College in Wichita, where she quickly established herself as the go-to player on the team.