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List of 2016–17 WNBL season signings

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2016–17 WNBL season
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This is a list of all personnel changes that occurred during the 2016 Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) off-season and 2016–17 WNBL season.[1]

Incoming Player Movement

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Re-signings

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Team Player Nationality
Adelaide Lightning Alex Ciabattoni
Jessica Good
Ieva Nagy
 Australia
 Australia
 Australia
Bendigo Spirit Kerryn Harrington
Heather Oliver
Ashleigh Spencer
Andrea Wilson
Molly Matthews
Ebony Rolph
 Australia
 Australia
 Australia
 Australia
 Australia
 Australia
Canberra Capitals Carly Wilson  Australia
Dandenong Rangers Sara Blicavs
Stephanie Cumming
Chloe Bibby
Aimie Clydesdale
Lauren Scherf
Amelia Todhunter
Jacinta Kennedy
 Australia
 Australia
 Australia
 Australia
 Australia
 Australia
 Australia
Melbourne Boomers Rebecca Cole
Brittany Smart
Olivia Thompson
Elyse Penaluna
Alice Kunek
 Australia
 United States
 Australia
 Australia
 Australia
Perth Lynx Carley Mijovic
Antonia Edmondson
Natalie Burton
Ashleigh Grant
 Australia
 New Zealand
 Australia
 Australia
Sydney Uni Flames Hayley Moffatt
Alex Wilson
Carly Boag
Tahlia Tupaea
 Australia
 Australia
 Australia
 Australia
Townsville Fire Darcee Garbin
Micaela Cocks
Jacqui Zelenka
Ainsley Walsh
Chevannah Paalvast
 Australia
 New Zealand
 Australia
 Australia
 New Zealand

Internal signings

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Team Player Nationality Former team
Adelaide Lightning Tayla Roberts  Australia Melbourne
Bendigo Spirit Nadeen Payne  Australia South East Queensland
Canberra Capitals Mikaela Ruef
Lauren Mansfield
Stephanie Bairstow
Kate Gaze
 United States
 Australia
 Australia
 Australia
Adelaide
South East Queensland
South East Queensland
Townsville
Dandenong Rangers Natalie Novosel
Rosemary Fadljevic
 United States
 Australia
Townsville
Canberra
Melbourne Boomers Tegan Cunningham
Jessica Bygate
Kelly Bowen
 Australia
 New Zealand
 Australia
Dandenong
Adelaide
Adelaide
Perth Lynx Tenaya Phillips  Australia Dandenong
Sydney Uni Flames Shanae Greaves
Belinda Snell
Leilani Mitchell
 Australia
 Australia
 Australia
Melbourne
Bendigo
Adelaide
Townsville Fire Kelly Wilson
Kayla Standish
 Australia
 United States
Bendigo
Adelaide

New signings

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New Team Player Nationality Former team Location
Adelaide Lightning Laura Hodges
Samantha Logic
Colleen Planeta
Chelsea Brook
Sarah Elsworthy
Shannon McKay
Jordan Hunter
 Australia
 United States
 United States
 Australia
 Australia
 Australia
 New Zealand
Bourges
Calais
Hume City
Norwood
North Adelaide
North Adelaide
Sturt
 France
 France
Victoria (state) Victoria
South Australia South Australia
South Australia South Australia
South Australia South Australia
South Australia South Australia
Bendigo Spirit Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe
Blake Dietrick
Ashleigh Karaitiana
 Canada
 United States
 Australia
Wasserburg
Princeton
Hawaii
 Germany
 United States
 United States
Canberra Capitals Keely Froling
Marianna Tolo
Jazmon Gwathmey
 Australia
 Australia
 United States
Dallas
Bourges
James Madison
 United States
 France
 United States
Dandenong Rangers Ally Malott  United States Adana  Turkey
Melbourne Boomers Monique Conti
Chante Black
Rebecca Ott
 Australia
 United States
 Australia
Melbourne
Bendigo
Knox
Victoria (state) Victoria
Victoria (state) Victoria
Victoria (state) Victoria
Perth Lynx Ruth Hamblin
Monica Wright
Kisha Lee
 Canada
 United States
 United States
Oregon State
Keflavík
Ansett
 United States
 Iceland
Northern Territory Northern Territory
Sydney Uni Flames Lauren Nicholson
Jennifer Hamson
Lara McSpadden
Sarah Graham
Asia Taylor
 Australia
 United States
 Australia
 Australia
 United States
Saint Mary's
Krasnoyarsk
Centre of Excellence
Hornsby
Yongin
 United States
 Russia
Australian Capital Territory Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales New South Wales
 South Korea
Townsville Fire Natasha Cloud
Haylee Andrews
Amy Kame
 United States
 Australia
 United States
Beşiktaş
Townsville
Nunawading
 Turkey
Queensland Queensland
Victoria (state) Victoria

Outgoing Player Movement

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Retirement

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Former Team Player Nationality
Canberra Capitals Jessica Bibby
Lauren Jackson
Hanna Zavecz
 Australia
 Australia
 Australia
Melbourne Boomers Kristen Veal  Australia
Sydney Uni Flames Rohanee Cox  Australia
Townsville Fire Cherie Gallagher  Australia

Going overseas

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Former Team Player Nationality New Team Location
Adelaide Lightning Morgan Yaeger
Taylor Ortlepp
 Australia
 Australia
Oregon
Boston
 United States
 United States
Canberra Capitals Stephanie Talbot  Australia Gorzów Wlkp.  Poland
Dandenong Rangers Alexandra Bunton  Australia Moscow  Russia
Melbourne Boomers Tess Madgen  Australia Lublin  Poland
Perth Lynx Louella Tomlinson  Australia Logroño  Spain
South East Queensland Stars Rachel Jarry
Rebecca Allen
 Australia
 Australia
Lattes
Košice
 France
 Slovakia
Sydney Uni Flames Katie-Rae Ebzery
Maddison Penn
 Australia
 Australia
Moscow
Vancouver
 Russia
 Canada
Townsville Fire Cayla George
Tamara Tatham
 Australia
 Canada
Sopron
Novosibirsk
 Hungary
 Russia

Coaching changes

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Team Incoming Coach Nationality Outgoing Coach Nationality
Adelaide Lightning Chris Lucas  Australia Tracy York  Australia
Canberra Capitals Paul Goriss  Australia Carrie Graf  Australia
Sydney Uni Flames Cheryl Chambers  Australia Shannon Seebohm  Australia
Townsville Fire Claudia Brassard  Canada Chris Lucas  Australia

References

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  1. ^ "WNBL.com.au: WNBL". Archived from the original on 11 May 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2020.