The 2019–20 Bendigo Spirit season is the 13th season for the franchise in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).
This is the Spirit's first season under new head coach, Tracy York, who overtook the role from Simon Pritchard after he spent four seasons in the position.
Roster
Standings
Results Pre-season Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record 1 September 11 China 88–66 Ernst (29) Grays (12) Ernst (5) Bendigo Stadium 1–0 2 September 15 Melbourne 64–62 Ernst (29) Tobin (10) Wilson (6) Traralgon Sports Stadium 2–0 3 September 21 BA Centre of Excellence 94–54 – – – Echuca Basketball Association 3–0 4 September 25 NBL1 All-Stars 120–63 – – – Sunbury Basketball Stadium 4–0 5 October 3 @ Southside 73–56 Tobin (15) Richards (8) Lavey, Wilson (6) Dandenong Stadium 5–0
Regular season Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record 1 October 12 Melbourne 72–87 Grays, Heal,Skinner (14) Grays (9) Wilson (8) Bendigo Stadium 0–1 2 October 19 @ Melbourne 70–74 Wilson (19) Ernst (9) Wilson (7) State Basketball Centre 0–2 3 October 20 Perth 91–79 Ernst (29) Ernst (16) Wilson (9) Bendigo Stadium 1–2 4 October 26 @ Southside 77–85 Grays (22) Grays (9) Lavey (7) Traralgon Sports Stadium 1–3 5 November 1 Adelaide 67–54 Wehrung (16) Tobin (12) Wilson (7) Bendigo Stadium 2–3 6 November 3 @ Southside 80–93 Tobin (16) Ernst, Tobin (6) Lavey, Wilson (7) Dandenong Stadium 2–4 7 November 9 @ Adelaide 77–105 Ernst (17) Ernst, Tobin (6) Heal, Lavey (3) Titanium Security Arena 2–5 8 November 24 Melbourne 59–75 Wehrung (13) Tobin (15) Wilson (9) Bendigo Stadium 2–6 9 November 29 Sydney 75–80 Lavey (16) Tobin (16) Lavey (11) Bendigo Stadium 2–7 10 December 6 Canberra 66–91 Lavey (17) Tobin (7) Wilson (7) Bendigo Stadium 2–8 11 December 8 @ Townsville 80–94 Skinner (26) Wilson (10) Wilson (7) Townsville Stadium 2–9 12 December 15 @ Adelaide 75–91 Ernst (21) Ernst (9) Wilson (6) Titanium Security Arena 2–10 13 December 19 Sydney 81–88 Ernst (20) Ernst (7) Ernst (5) Bendigo Stadium 2–11 14 December 21 @ Canberra 66–76 Skinner (15) Ernst (11) Lavey (3) National Convention Centre 2–12 15 December 28 Townsville 79–78 Ernst (24) Ernst, Wehrung,Wilson (6) Wilson (5) Bendigo Stadium 3–12 16 January 3 Canberra 94–90 Heal (24) Heal, Richards (8) Wilson (9) Bendigo Stadium 4–12 17 January 12 @ Perth 81–100 Heal (30) Ernst (10) Wilson (11) Bendat Basketball Centre 4–13 18 January 18 Southside 76–91 Lavey (20) Heal (8) Wilson (5) Bendigo Stadium 4–14 19 January 24 Perth 66–89 Heal (17) Heal (8) Lavey (5) Bendigo Stadium 4–15 20 January 30 @ Sydney 68–78 Heal (17) Richards (6) Lavey (6) Brydens Stadium 4–16 21 February 1 @ Townsville 89–69 Ernst (26) Ernst (10) Ernst, Lavey (7) Townsville Stadium 5–16
Awards In-season Award Recipient Round(s) Ref. Team of the Week Carley Ernst Round 2 Abigail Wehrung Round 11 Shyla Heal Round 12 Tessa Lavey Round 16
Club Awards Award Recipient Date Ref. Most Valuable Player Carley Ernst3 February 2020 Most Consistent Player Shyla Heal Team Spirit Award Tessa Lavey
References
External links Bendigo Spirit Official website