2025–26 WNBL season

2025–26 WNBL season
2025–26 WNBL season
League	Women's National Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
Duration	18 October 2025 – 1 March 2026
Teams	8
TV partner(s)	9Now ; ESPN ; Disney+
Regular season
Top seed	Townsville Fire
Season MVP	Isobel Borlase (BEN)
Top scorer	Isobel Borlase (BEN)
Finals
Champions	Townsville Fire
Runners-up	Perth Lynx
Finals MVP	Courtney Woods (TSV)
WNBL seasons
	← 2024–25 2026–27 →

The 2025–26 WNBL season is the 46th season of the competition since its establishment in 1981.^[1] The Bendigo Spirit were the defending champions,^[2] but were defeated in the Semi Finals. The Townsville Fire won their fifth championship title after defeating Perth, 2–0 in the Grand Final series.^[3]

LeagueWomen's National Basketball League

SportBasketball

Duration18 October 2025 – 1 March 2026

Teams8

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This marks the first season since a change in league ownership in April 2025, after Basketball Australia sold the league to a new consortium co-managed by the National Basketball League.^[4]^[5] The league released a new logo and brand to mark this new era for the league.^[6] Several clubs also launched new club logos, including a name change for the newly branded Geelong Venom.^[7]

In June 2025, the season schedule was confirmed to feature a 92-game regular season with clubs playing an increased 23 games over 17 rounds.^[8] The Finals Series will again feature best-of-three Semi-Finals’ & Championship series. In September 2025, the WNBL signed a two-year broadcast deal which sees all regular season & Finals games live and free on 9Now for the fourth consecutive season, plus majority of games broadcast on ESPN. Every game will also be available for streaming via ESPN on Disney+^[9]^[10] This season sees the WNBL's broadcast expand to additional games on 9Go! and ESPN2, with additional paid coverage via Kayo, Foxtel and Fetch.

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#	2025–26 WNBL Championship ladder
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GP
1	Townsville Fire	19	4	118.3	23
2	Perth Lynx	18	5	113.2	23
3	Bendigo Spirit	16	7	106.3	23
4	Southside Melbourne Flyers	11	12	101.2	23

5	Canberra Capitals	9	14	92.4	23
6	Geelong Venom	7	16	94.4	23
7	Adelaide Lightning	6	17	89.9	23
8	Sydney Flames	6	17	88.7	23

18 October 2025	Southside Melbourne Flyers	71–80	Canberra Capitals	John Cain Arena, Melbourne
2:00 PM (AEDT)	Scoring by quarter: 16–24, 22–24, 18–18, 15–14
9Now, 9Go!, ESPN	Pts: Reed 22 Rebs: Bourne 9 Asts: Rocci 7	Box Score	Pts: Blicavs 19 Rebs: Blicavs, Morrell 9 Asts: Melbourne 8	Attendance: 4,342

18 October 2025	Geelong Venom	77–85	Sydney Flames	Geelong Arena, Geelong
7:00 PM (AEDT)	Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 8–22, 22–16, 25–21
9Now, ESPN 2	Pts: Holmes 20 Rebs: Holmes 11 Asts: Rotunno 8	Box Score	Pts: Nicholson 27 Rebs: Froling 12 Asts: Cann, Froling 7

19 October 2025	Bendigo Spirit	66–74	Townsville Fire	Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo
12:30 PM (AEDT)	Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 15–21, 19–10, 13–20
9Now, 9Go!	Pts: Borlase 17 Rebs: Borlase, Tolo 8 Asts: Wehrung 5	Box Score	Pts: Ellis 31 Rebs: Ellis, Fowler 10 Asts: Ellis 4	Attendance: 1,269

19 October 2025	Adelaide Lightning	72–75	Perth Lynx	SA State Basketball Centre, Adelaide
6:00 PM (ACDT)	Scoring by quarter: 9–26, 24–18, 18–13, 21–18
9Now, ESPN	Pts: Feagin 16 Rebs: Talbot 10 Asts: Talbot 8	Box Score	Pts: Ciabattoni 23 Rebs: Maley 15 Asts: Turner 6	Attendance: 1,964

2025–26 WNBL season

Player movement

Ladder

Regular season

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Statistics

Individual statistic leaders

Individual game highs

Awards

Postseason Awards

Finals

Team captains and coaches

References

External links

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Timelines

Top Qs

Fact Checks

24 October 2025	Sydney Flames	76–81	Southside Melbourne Flyers	State Sports Centre, Sydney
7:00 PM (AEDT)	Scoring by quarter: 28–22, 15–21, 16–19, 17–19
9Now, ESPN	Pts: Nicholson 17 Rebs: Froling, Thompson 9 Asts: Nicholson 4	Box Score	Pts: George 19 Rebs: George 11 Asts: Andrews 7	Attendance: 1,407

25 October 2025	Geelong Venom	110–76	Adelaide Lightning	Geelong Arena, Geelong
3:00 PM (AEDT)	Scoring by quarter: 16–25, 32–13, 32–22, 30–16
9Now, ESPN 2	Pts: Holmes 33 Rebs: Three players 6 Asts: Potter, Shelley 5	Box Score	Pts: Loughridge 18 Rebs: Robati, Talbot 5 Asts: Talbot 6	Attendance: 1,236

25 October 2025	Canberra Capitals	70–105	Townsville Fire	AIS Arena, Canberra
7:00 PM (AEDT)	Scoring by quarter: 21–28, 12–26, 25–21, 12–30
9Now, 9Go!, ESPN 2	Pts: Sissoko 20 Rebs: Sissoko 8 Asts: Melbourne 6	Box Score	Pts: Horvat 20 Rebs: Horvat, Froling 9 Asts: Woods 14	Attendance: 3,166

26 October 2025	Perth Lynx	73–67	Sydney Flames	Perth High Performance Centre, Perth
3:30 PM (AWST)	Scoring by quarter: 16–22, 18–20, 14–16, 25–9
9Now, ESPN	Pts: Atwell 24 Rebs: Maley 17 Asts: Ciabattoni 4	Box Score	Pts: Nicholson 25 Rebs: Thompson 12 Asts: Cann 9	Attendance: 2,115

28 October 2025	Bendigo Spirit	62–55	Geelong Venom	Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo
7:00 PM (AEDT)	Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 22–12, 9–12, 13–13
9Now, ESPN	Pts: Borlase 20 Rebs: Tolo 9 Asts: Borlase 3	Box Score	Pts: Holmes 30 Rebs: Holmes 12 Asts: Shelley 5	Attendance: 1,685

31 October 2025	Southside Melbourne Flyers	89–83	Townsville Fire	State Basketball Centre, Melbourne
7:00 PM (AEDT)	Scoring by quarter: 19–14, 17–24, 21–14, 32–31
9Now, ESPN	Pts: George 26 Rebs: George 12 Asts: Rocci 5	Box Score	Pts: Woods 23 Rebs: Froling 10 Asts: Woods 9	Attendance: 2,762

1 November 2025	Adelaide Lightning	73–65	Canberra Capitals	SA State Basketball Centre, Adelaide
2:30 PM (ACDT)	Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 19–19, 17–10, 15–15
9Now, ESPN	Pts: Feagin 19 Rebs: Feagin 10 Asts: Talbot 4	Box Score	Pts: Morrell 15 Rebs: Sissoko 9 Asts: Melbourne 9	Attendance: 1,806

1 November 2025	Geelong Venom	76–77	Perth Lynx	Geelong Arena, Geelong
7:00 PM (AEDT)	Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 22–20, 20–18, 19–19
9Now, ESPN 2	Pts: Holmes 22 Rebs: Holmes 16 Asts: Three players 3	Box Score	Pts: Maley 15 Rebs: Turner 16 Asts: Ciabattoni, Atwell 3	Attendance: 1,280

2 November 2025	Bendigo Spirit	88–75	Sydney Flames	Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo
12:30 PM (AEDT)	Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 17–18, 30–21, 18–18
9Now, 9Go!, ESPN	Pts: Borlase 26 Rebs: Griffin 14 Asts: McConnell 6	Box Score	Pts: Nicholson 27 Rebs: Époupa 9 Asts: Cann, Morgan 4	Attendance: 846

4 November 2025	Perth Lynx	70–79	Townsville Fire	Perth High Performance Centre, Perth
6:00 PM (AWST)	Scoring by quarter: 17–26, 26–18, 7–18, 20–17
9Now, ESPN	Pts: Maley 21 Rebs: Maley 14 Asts: Turner 5	Box Score	Pts: Sowah 26 Rebs: Cox 12 Asts: Woods 9	Attendance: 1,621

6 November 2025	Sydney Flames	73–64	Canberra Capitals	State Sports Centre, Sydney
7:00 PM (AEDT)	Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 14–12, 21–12, 21-26
9Now, ESPN	Pts: Swain, Thompson 19 Rebs: Thompson 9 Asts: Époupa 5	Box Score	Pts: Blicavs 18 Rebs: Morrell 10 Asts: Melbourne 6	Attendance: 1,467

7 November 2025	Geelong Venom	61–86	Townsville Fire	Geelong Arena, Geelong
5:30 PM (AEDT)	Scoring by quarter: 15-25, 12-20, 24–17, 10-24
9Now, ESPN	Pts: Holmes 24 Rebs: Holmes 8 Asts: Shelley 8	Box Score	Pts: Sowah 20 Rebs: Froling 13 Asts: Woods 6	Attendance: 1,110

8 November 2025	Bendigo Spirit	73–71	Canberra Capitals	Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo
7:00 PM (AEDT)	Scoring by quarter: 28–18, 16-19, 11-21, 18–13
9Now, ESPN	Pts: Borlase 25 Rebs: Griffin 16 Asts: Pollerd 4	Box Score	Pts: Sissoko 19 Rebs: Munger 7 Asts: Melbourne 4	Attendance: 1,122

9 November 2025	Adelaide Lightning	88–71	Sydney Flames	SA State Basketball Centre, Adelaide
12:00 PM (ACDT)	Scoring by quarter: 24–14, 22–19, 28–10, 14-28
9Now, ESPN	Pts: Sundell 20 Rebs: Feagin 9 Asts: Loughridge 6	Box Score	Pts: Swain 16 Rebs: Thompson 7 Asts: Three players 3	Attendance: 1,726

9 November 2025	Perth Lynx	79–76	Southside Melbourne Flyers	Perth High Performance Centre, Perth
3:30 PM (AWST)	Scoring by quarter: 18-22, 21–20, 13-24, 27–10
9Now, ESPN	Pts: Maley 22 Rebs: Maley 13 Asts: Wilson 4	Box Score	Pts: Bourne 22 Rebs: George 14 Asts: Rocci 10	Attendance: 1,146

11 November 2025	Geelong Venom	88–69	Perth Lynx	Geelong Arena, Geelong
7:00 PM (AEDT)	Scoring by quarter: 23-25, 15-19, 26–14, 24–11
9Now, ESPN	Pts: Holmes 22 Rebs: Holmes 12 Asts: Rotunno 10	Box Score	Pts: Atwell 22 Rebs: Morris, Turner 7 Asts: Wilson 6	Attendance: 815

14 November 2025	Geelong Venom	66–54	Southside Melbourne Flyers	Geelong Arena, Geelong
5:30 PM (AEDT)	Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 14–9, 15–17, 17–7
9Now, ESPN 2	Pts: Holmes 20 Rebs: Sharp 11 Asts: Rotunno, Shelley 4	Box Score	Pts: Bourne 21 Rebs: George 16 Asts: Rocci 5	Attendance: 1,264

15 November 2025	Canberra Capitals	96–56	Sydney Flames	AIS Arena, Canberra
3:00 PM (AEDT)	Scoring by quarter: 34–10, 21–16, 25–9, 16–21
9Now, 9Go!, ESPN	Pts: Blicavs 17 Rebs: Morrell 10 Asts: Melbourne 7	Box Score	Pts: Thompson 19 Rebs: Swain 6 Asts: Nicholson, Swain 5	Attendance: 3,168

15 November 2025	Townsville Fire	103–69	Adelaide Lightning	Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre, Townsville
6:00 PM (AEST)	Scoring by quarter: 26–22, 21–21, 31–15, 25–11
9Now, ESPN 2	Pts: Sowah, Woods 19 Rebs: Froling 8 Asts: Fowler, Woods 6	Box Score	Pts: Loughridge 26 Rebs: Feagin 6 Asts: Loughridge 6	Attendance: 2,971

16 November 2025	Perth Lynx	79–64	Bendigo Spirit	Perth High Performance Centre, Perth
3:30 PM (AWST)	Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 17–16, 28–15, 13–14
9Now, ESPN	Pts: Atwell 21 Rebs: Maley 16 Asts: Wilson 10	Box Score	Pts: Borlase 16 Rebs: Griffin 9 Asts: McConnell, Tolo 3	Attendance: 907

18 November 2025	Adelaide Lightning	74–82	Bendigo Spirit	SA State Basketball Centre, Adelaide
6:30 PM (ACDT)	Scoring by quarter: 19–25, 17–20, 15–22, 23–15
9Now, ESPN	Pts: Feagin 22 Rebs: Robati 6 Asts: Talbot 6	Box Score	Pts: Borlase 24 Rebs: Griffin 12 Asts: Borlase 5	Attendance: 1,326

21 November 2025	Adelaide Lightning	99–93(OT)	Geelong Venom	SA State Basketball Centre, Adelaide
6:30 PM (ACDT)	Scoring by quarter: 27–24, 25–22, 13–21, 19–17, Overtime: 15–9
9Now, ESPN 2	Pts: Talbot 32 Rebs: Robati, Talbot 9 Asts: Feagin 11	Box Score	Pts: Shelley 24 Rebs: Holmes 9 Asts: Shelley 6	Attendance: 1,656

22 November 2025	Southside Melbourne Flyers	93–76	Sydney Flames	State Basketball Centre, Melbourne
3:00 PM (AEDT)	Scoring by quarter: 28–21, 23–20, 19–16, 23–19
9Now, ESPN	Pts: Bourne 26 Rebs: Peters 8 Asts: George 5	Box Score	Pts: Thompson 22 Rebs: McSpadden 7 Asts: Swain 7	Attendance: 1,867

22 November 2025	Townsville Fire	101–61	Canberra Capitals	Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre, Townsville
6:00 PM (AEST)	Scoring by quarter: 26–18, 31–13, 23–13, 21–17
9Now, ESPN 2	Pts: Woods 18 Rebs: Cox 10 Asts: Woods 5	Box Score	Pts: Clark 10 Rebs: Sissoko 8 Asts: Brancatisano 4	Attendance: 2,903

23 November 2025	Bendigo Spirit	87–58	Perth Lynx	Gippsland Regional Indoor Sports Stadium, Traralgon
12:30 PM (AEDT)	Scoring by quarter: 16–20, 21–13, 23–10, 27–15
9Now, 9Go!, ESPN	Pts: Borlase 26 Rebs: Griffin 11 Asts: Borlase, McConnell 5	Box Score	Pts: Wilson 16 Rebs: Maley 11 Asts: Wilson 5	Attendance: 559

25 November 2025	Adelaide Lightning	64–90	Townsville Fire	SA State Basketball Centre, Adelaide
7:00 PM (ACDT)	Scoring by quarter: 19–26, 17–21, 9–22, 19–21
9Now, ESPN	Pts: Feagin 18 Rebs: Robati 6 Asts: Talbot 5	Box Score	Pts: Froling 22 Rebs: Froling 11 Asts: Woods 7	Attendance: 1,444

26 November 2025	Sydney Flames	97–94(OT)	Geelong Venom	State Sports Centre, Sydney
7:00 PM (AEDT)	Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 24–24, 22–19, 20–19, Overtime: 16–13
9Now, ESPN	Pts: Froling 24 Rebs: Thompson 9 Asts: Swain 6	Box Score	Pts: Holmes 28 Rebs: Holmes 10 Asts: Shelley 4	Attendance: 956

28 November 2025	Sydney Flames	64–80	Bendigo Spirit	State Sports Centre, Sydney
7:30 PM (AEDT)	Scoring by quarter: 13–26, 19–16, 24–13, 8–25
9Now, ESPN	Pts: Thompson 14 Rebs: Thompson 10 Asts: Cann 4	Box Score	Pts: Three players 21 Rebs: McConnell 13 Asts: McConnell 6	Attendance: 1,086

29 November 2025	Canberra Capitals	67–91	Perth Lynx	AIS Arena, Canberra
5:00 PM (AEDT)	Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 19–20, 21–27, 10–21
9Now, ESPN	Pts: Munger 12 Rebs: Melbourne 6 Asts: Clark 4	Box Score	Pts: Atwell, Han 22 Rebs: Maley 12 Asts: Maley 4	Attendance: 3,015

29 November 2025	Townsville Fire	84–63	Southside Melbourne Flyers	Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre, Townsville
6:00 PM (AEST)	Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 16–16, 18–15, 27–14
9Now, ESPN	Pts: Sowah 20 Rebs: Froling 11 Asts: Woods 7	Box Score	Pts: Bourne 28 Rebs: George 13 Asts: Rocci 7	Attendance: 3,217