List of 2022–23 WNBL season transactions

This is a list of transactions that have taken place during the off-season and the 2022–23 WNBL season.[1]

Front office movements

Head coach changes
Off-season
Departure dateTeamOutgoing head coachReason for departureHire dateIncoming head coachLast coaching positionRef.
November 19, 2021 Melbourne Boomers Australia Guy Molloy Contract expired May 11 Australia Chris Lucas Adelaide Lightning head coach (2016–2022) [2][3]
April 5 Bendigo Spirit Australia Tracy York Resigned May 24 New Zealand Kennedy Kereama Canberra Capitals assistant coach (2021–2022) [4][5]
April 9 Canberra Capitals Australia Paul Goriss Resigned April 26 Australia Kristen Veal Centre for Excellence head coach (2018–2022) [6][7]
May 11 Adelaide Lightning Australia Chris Lucas Contract expired May 25 Australia Natalie Hurst Adelaide Lightning assistant coach (2020–2022) [8]

Player movement

Free agency
Player Date signed New team Former team Ref
Australia Lauren Nicholson March 22 Townsville Fire [9]
New Zealand Kalani Purcell April 29 Sydney Flames [10]
Australia Courtney Woods Townsville Fire [11]
Australia Keely Froling April 30 Sydney Flames [12]
Australia Zitina Aokuso May 2 Townsville Fire [13]
Australia Tahlia Tupaea May 5 Canberra Capitals [14]
United States Brittany Smart May 19 Canberra Capitals [15]
Australia Tiana Mangakahia May 25 Sydney Flames Dynamo Moscow (RUS) [16]
Australia Emma Clarke May 26 Sydney Flames Perth Lynx [17]
Australia Tayah Burrows May 31 Perth Lynx [18]
Australia Lauren Scherf June 3 Perth Lynx [19]
Australia Amy Atwell June 4 Perth Lynx Hawaii Rainbow Wahine (USA) [20]
Australia Jessie Edwards June 8 Perth Lynx Cockburn Cougars (WA) [21]
Australia Alex Bunton June 9 Canberra Capitals [22]
United States Mikaela Ruef Townsville Fire Canberra Capitals [23]
Australia Alexandra Sharp June 10 Perth Lynx [24]
Australia Sami Whitcomb June 11 Perth Lynx [25]
United States Hannah Sjerven June 8 Sydney Flames South Dakota Coyotes (USA) [26]
Australia Lauren Mansfield June 23 Adelaide Lightning Sydney Flames [27]
Australia Kelsey Griffin June 24 Bendigo Spirit Canberra Capitals [28]
Australia Brooke Basham June 28 Adelaide Lightning [29]
United Kingdom Karlie Samuelson June 29 Townsville Fire CB Avenida (ESP) [30]
Australia Stephanie Talbot July 1 Adelaide Lightning [31]
United States Jocelyn Willoughby Sydney Flames New York Liberty (USA) [32]
Australia Morgan Yaeger July 12 Townsville Fire Sydney Flames [33]
Australia Alex Wilson July 15 Bendigo Spirit [34]
Australia Vanessa Panousis Sydney Flames Sutherland Sharks (NSW) [35]
Australia Marena Whittle July 19 Adelaide Lightning [36]
Australia Emilee Whittle-Harmon July 21 Canberra Capitals Southside Flyers [37]
United States Tianna Hawkins July 25 Townsville Fire Atlanta Dream (USA) [38]
Australia Mackenzie Clinch Hoycard July 27 Perth Lynx [39]
Australia Rebecca Pizzey July 28 Canberra Capitals Sydney Flames [40]
Australia Rachel Brewster July 29 Melbourne Boomers [41]
Australia Louise Brown Melbourne Boomers
Australia Sophie Burrows Melbourne Boomers
New Zealand Penina Davidson Melbourne Boomers
Australia Cayla George Melbourne Boomers
New Zealand Lauryn Hippolite Melbourne Boomers
Australia Tess Madgen Melbourne Boomers
United States Tiffany Mitchell Melbourne Boomers
Australia Mia Murray Melbourne Boomers Townsville Fire
Australia Lily Scanlon Melbourne Boomers
Australia Kristy Wallace Melbourne Boomers Southside Flyers
Australia Emma Gandini Perth Lynx [42]
Australia Chloe Bibby August 2 Perth Lynx Maryland Terrapins (USA) [43]
Australia Indiah Bowyer August 3 Sydney Flames Logan Thunder (QLD) [44]
Australia Lilly Rotunno Sydney Flames Gold Coast Rollers (QLD)
United States Robbi Ryan August 4 Perth Lynx Grindavík (ISL) [45]
Australia Abby Cubillo August 9 Adelaide Lightning Canberra Capitals [46]
Australia Rebecca Cole August 16 Southside Flyers [47]
United States Dekeiya Cohen August 18 Canberra Capitals Hapoel Rishon LeZion (ISR) [48]
Australia Sara Blicavs Southside Flyers [49]
Australia Madelyn Allen Sydney Flames Southern Districts Spartans (QLD) [50]
Australia Maddison Rocci August 23 Southside Flyers [51]
Australia Lauren Jackson August 24 Southside Flyers Albury Wodonga Bandits (NSW) [52]
Australia Abigail Wehrung August 25 Bendigo Spirit Adelaide Lightning [53]
Australia Sherrie Calleia Canberra Capitals Sydney Flames [54]
Australia Abby Bishop August 26 Southside Flyers [55]
New Zealand Krystal Leger-Walker Townsville Fire Washington State Cougars (USA) [56]
Australia Megan McKay August 29 Bendigo Spirit [57]
Australia Aimie Rocci Southside Flyers [58]
United States Rae Burrell August 30 Canberra Capitals Tennessee Lady Volunteers (USA) [59]
Australia Alicia Froling August 31 Bendigo Spirit [60]
Australia Tessa Lavey September 5 Bendigo Spirit [61]
Australia Carley Ernst September 7 Southside Flyers Melbourne Boomers [62]
Australia Nyadiew Puoch September 8 Southside Flyers Centre of Excellence (ACT) [63]
Australia Dallas Loughridge September 9 Southside Flyers Centre of Excellence (ACT) [64]
Australia Aliza Fabbro September 16 Townsville Fire [65]
Australia Tia Hay Townsville Fire Ipswich Force (QLD)
Australia Nes'eya Parker-Williams Townsville Fire Joondalup Wolves (WA)
Australia Chloe Forster September 20 Perth Lynx Warwick Senators (WA) [66]
Australia Desiree Kelley Perth Lynx Willetton Tigers (WA)
Australia Sophia Locandro September 21 Bendigo Spirit UC Irvine Anteaters (USA) [67]
Australia Cassidy McLean Bendigo Spirit
Australia Isobel Borlase September 27 Adelaide Lightning [68]
Australia Piper Dunlop Bendigo Spirit [69]
Australia Kelly Wilson September 30 Bendigo Spirit Canberra Capitals [70]
Australia Elizabeth Tonks October 4 Canberra Capitals Canberra Nationals (ACT) [71]
United States Jacinta Monroe October 5 Adelaide Lightning Flammes Carolo Basket (FRA) [72]
Australia Ruby Vlahov October 11 Perth Lynx Perry Lakes Hawks (WA) [73]
United States Olivia Nelson-Ododa October 12 Melbourne Boomers Los Angeles Sparks (USA) [74]
Australia Abby Solway October 13 Canberra Capitals [75]
Australia Chloe Tugliach Perth Lynx Canberra Nationals (ACT)
United States Kayla Thornton October 24 Southside Flyers Reyer Venezia (ITA) [76]
Australia Dyani Anaviev October 26 Bendigo Spirit [77]
Sweden Ida Andersson Bendigo Spirit Sunbury Jets (VIC)
Australia Aneta Bandilovska Bendigo Spirit Keilor Thunder (VIC)
Australia Erin Condron Bendigo Spirit Bendigo Braves (VIC)
Australia Emma Mahady Bendigo Spirit Sydney Flames
Australia Ruby Porter Bendigo Spirit Nebraska Cornhuskers (USA)
Australia Micah Simpson Bendigo Spirit Launceston Tornadoes (TAS)
Australia Holly Griffiths November 2 Southside Flyers Bulleen Boomers (VIC) [78]
Australia Lana Hollingsworth Southside Flyers Santa Clara Broncos (USA)
Australia Georgia Pineau Southside Flyers Bendigo Spirit
Australia Stephanie Bairstow November 11 Sydney Flames South West Metro Pirates (QLD) [79]
Australia Monique Conti November 28 Southside Flyers Casey Cavaliers (VIC) [80]
United States Nicole Monger November 30 Canberra Capitals CB Aridane (ESP) [81]
Australia Miela Goodchild December 2 Melbourne Boomers Duke Blue Devils (USA) [82]
Australia Kate Gaze December 6 Townsville Fire Southside Flyers [83]
United States Alison Schwagmeyer-Belger December 9 Canberra Capitals ŽKK Crvena zvezda (SRB) [84]
Australia Taylor Ortlepp January 28 Melbourne Boomers Adelaide Lightning [85]

Released
Player Date signed Team Reason Ref
Australia Gemma Potter November 5 Canberra Capitals ACL injury [86]
Australia Lily Scanlon November 9 Melbourne Boomers Achilles injury [87]
New Zealand Kalani Purcell November 11 Sydney Flames Personal reasons [79]
United States Dekeiya Cohen November 28 Canberra Capitals Personal decision [88]
Australia Dallas Loughridge Southside Flyers Knee injury [80]
Australia Stephanie Bairstow December 1 Sydney Flames Coach's decision [89]
United States Kierstan Bell December 29 Adelaide Lightning Personal decision [90]

Outgoing movement

Going overseas
Player Date signed New team Former team Ref
Australia Katie Deeble November 11 Wake Forest Demon Deacons (USA) Sydney Flames [91]
Australia Tess Heal November 21 Santa Clara Broncos (USA) Melbourne Boomers [92]
United States Sug Sutton April 2 Poznań (POL) Townsville Fire [93]
Australia Ezi Magbegor May 7 Sopron Basket (HUN) Melbourne Boomers [94][95]
United States Brittney Sykes Sopron Basket (HUN) Canberra Capitals [94]
United States Marina Mabrey June 10 PF Schio (ITA) Perth Lynx [96]
Australia Darcee Garbin June 12 DVTK Miskolc (HUN) Perth Lynx [97][98]
Australia Alanna Smith June 21 Gorzów Wielkopolski (POL) Adelaide Lightning [99]
Australia Madeleine Garrick June 22 Geas Basket (ITA) Bendigo Spirit [100]
United States Jackie Young July 14 Hatayspor (TUR) Perth Lynx [101]
United States Kylee Shook July 22 Olympiacos (GRE) Adelaide Lightning [102]
United States Kiana Williams July 28 Cekk Cegléd (HUN) Adelaide Lightning [103]
United States Monique Billings September 1 Al-Fuheis (JOR) Townsville Fire [104]
Australia Chyra Evans August 11 Michigan Wolverines (USA) Sydney Flames [105]
United States Lindsay Allen August 23 Gorzów Wielkopolski (POL) Melbourne Boomers [106]

Retirement
Name Date Team(s) played (years) Notes Ref.
Australia Jenna O'Hea March 8 Australian Institute of Sport (2003–2005)
Dandenong Rangers (2005–2007, 2011–2014)
Bendigo Spirit (2007–08)
Bulleen / Melbourne Boomers (2009–2011, 2017–2019)
Southside Flyers (2019–2022)
 3x WNBL Champion (2011, 2012, 2020)
6x All-WNBL First Team (2010–2014, 2020)
Also played overseas in the WNBA & France.
Represented Australia national team over 11 years.		 [107]
Australia Izzy Wright May 25 Logan Thunder (2012–13)
Perth Lynx (2015–16)
Melbourne Boomers (2020–2022)
WNBL Champion (2022) [108]

See also

References
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  38. "FIRE WELCOME WNBA CHAMPION TIANNA HAWKINS". July 25, 2022.
  39. "MAC IS BACK". July 27, 2022.
  40. "UC Capitals sign Rebecca Pizzey". July 28, 2022.
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  45. "WELCOME ROBBI RYAN". August 4, 2022.
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  47. "Fan Favourite Ready for a New Season". August 16, 2022.
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  55. "ABBY BISHOP BACK FOR A BIG SEASON". August 26, 2022.
  56. "FIRE SIGN KIWI TALENT KRYSTAL LEGER WALKER". August 26, 2022.
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  58. "THE QUIET ACHIEVER AIMIE ROCCI STICKING WITH THE FLYERS". August 29, 2022.
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  82. "Grill'd Post-Game Report Round 4". December 3, 2022.
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  96. "Serie A1 femminile, Marina Mabrey è una nuova giocatrice del Famila Wuber Schio". vicenzatoday.it (in Italian). June 10, 2022.
  97. "Darcee Garbin a DVTK - Hun-Therm játékosa". dvtk.eu (in Hungarian). June 12, 2022.
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  104. "Billings to join Fuhais for Arab Women's Club Basketball Championship". jordannews.jo. September 1, 2022.
  105. "Newcastle Falcons young gun Chyra Evans wants to take her game to another level with the NCAA powerhouse University of Michigan: Basketball". newcastleherald.com.au. August 11, 2022.
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