List of 2020 WNBL season transactions
# List of 2020 WNBL season transactions

This is a list of transactions that have taken place during the off-season and the 2020 WNBL season.

## Front office movements

### Head coach changes

**Off-season**

| Departure date | Team | Outgoing head coach | Reason for departure | Hire date | Incoming head coach | Last coaching position | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| March 12 | Perth Lynx | Andy Stewart | Did not seek contract renewal | June 5 | Ryan Petrik | Perth Lynx assistant coach (2015–2020) | |

## Player movement

### Free agency

| Player | Date signed | New team | Former team |
| - | - | - | - |
| Demi Skinner | March 11 | Bendigo Spirit | Bendigo Spirit |
| Stephanie Talbot | April 16 | Adelaide Lightning | Adelaide Lightning |
| Chelsea Brook | April 25 | Adelaide Lightning | Adelaide Lightning |
| Marianna Tolo | June 2 | Canberra Capitals | Canberra Capitals |
| Kelsey Griffin | June 3 | Canberra Capitals | Canberra Capitals |
| Keely Froling | June 4 | Canberra Capitals | Canberra Capitals |
| Maddison Rocci | June 4 | Canberra Capitals | Canberra Capitals |
| Abby Cubillo | June 4 | Canberra Capitals | Canberra Capitals |
| Alex Delaney | June 4 | Canberra Capitals | Canberra Capitals |
| Jenna O'Hea | June 4 | Southside Flyers | Southside Flyers |
| Mia Murray | June 6 | Townsville Fire | Townsville Fire |
| Shyla Heal | June 9 | Townsville Fire | Bendigo Spirit |
| Alanna Smith | June 10 | Adelaide Lightning | Incheon S-Birds (KOR) |
| Tessa Lavey | June 10 | Bendigo Spirit | Bendigo Spirit |
| Cassidy McLean | June 11 | Bendigo Spirit | Bendigo Spirit |
| Tahlia Tupaea | June 11 | Canberra Capitals | Sydney Uni Flames |
| Madeleine Garrick | June 11 | Melbourne Boomers | Melbourne Boomers |
| Tess Madgen | June 15 | Melbourne Boomers | Townsville Fire |
| Sami Whitcomb | June 17 | Perth Lynx | Basket Lattes (FRA) |
| Lauren Nicholson | June 17 | Townsville Fire | Adelaide Lightning |
| Brittany Smart | June 18 | Canberra Capitals | Sydney Uni Flames |
| Cayla George | June 18 | Melbourne Boomers | Melbourne Boomers |
| Katie Ebzery | June 19 | Perth Lynx | Perth Lynx |
| Nadeen Payne | June 19 | Townsville Fire | Perth Lynx |
| Darcee Garbin | June 20 | Perth Lynx | Townsville Fire |
| Paige Price | June 24 | Bendigo Spirit | Melbourne Boomers |
| Ezi Magbegor | June 24 | Melbourne Boomers | Melbourne Boomers |
| Anneli Maley | June 24 | Sydney Uni Flames | Southside Flyers |
| Lauren Mansfield | June 24 | Sydney Uni Flames | Perth Lynx |
| Megan McKay | June 25 | Townsville Fire | TSV 1880 Wasserburg (GER) |
| Alex Ciabattoni | June 26 | Perth Lynx | Battipaglia (ITA) |
| Jasmin Fejo | June 29 | Adelaide Lightning | Adelaide Lightning |
| Taylor Ortlepp | July 1 | Adelaide Lightning | Boston College Eagles (USA) |
| Kalani Purcell | July 1 | Melbourne Boomers | Melbourne Boomers |
| Alison Schwagmeyer | July 1 | Sydney Uni Flames | Perth Lynx |
| Piper Dunlop | July 2 | Bendigo Spirit | Bendigo Braves (VIC) |
| Maddison Allen | July 2 | Perth Lynx | Perth Lynx |
| Courtney Woods | July 2 | Townsville Fire | Northern Illinois Huskies (USA) |
| Antonia Farnworth | July 4 | Melbourne Boomers | Melbourne Boomers |
| Rebecca Cole | July 6 | Southside Flyers | Southside Flyers |
| Mary Goulding | July 8 | Bendigo Spirit | IK Eos Lund (SWE) |
| Funda Nakkaşoğlu | July 8 | Sydney Uni Flames | Galatasaray S.K. (TUR) |
| Nes'eya Parker-Williams | July 9 | Perth Lynx | Perth Lynx |
| Stephanie Reid | July 9 | Townsville Fire | Southside Flyers |
| Sara Blicavs | July 10 | Southside Flyers | Southside Flyers |
| Penina Davidson | July 11 | Melbourne Boomers | Melbourne Boomers |
| Marena Whittle | July 14 | Adelaide Lightning | Perth Lynx |
| Shelby Britten | July 15 | Bendigo Spirit | Bendigo Spirit |
| Kiera Rowe | July 15 | Sydney Uni Flames | Southside Flyers |
| Lara McSpadden | July 15 | Townsville Fire | Sydney Uni Flames |
| Stella Beck | July 16 | Melbourne Boomers | Melbourne Boomers |
| Jessie Edwards | July 16 | Perth Lynx | Adelaide Lightning |
| Louella Tomlinson | July 21 | Adelaide Lightning | Southside Flyers |
| Amelia Todhunter | July 22 | Bendigo Spirit | Sandringham Sabres (VIC) |
| Aimie Clydesdale | July 22 | Southside Flyers | Southside Flyers |
| Izzy Wright | July 23 | Melbourne Boomers | Nunawading Spectres (VIC) |
| Alexandra Sharp | July 23 | Perth Lynx | Wake Forest Demon Deacons (USA) |
| Shanae Greaves | July 23 | Sydney Uni Flames | Sydney Uni Flames |
| Rachel Brewster | July 30 | Melbourne Boomers | Melbourne Boomers |
| Tayah Burrows | July 30 | Perth Lynx | Perth Lynx |
| Natalie Burton | July 30 | Sydney Uni Flames | Saint-Amand Porte du Hainaut (FRA) |
| Mikaela Ruef | August 4 | Canberra Capitals | Canberra Capitals |
| Alicia Froling | August 5 | Bendigo Spirit | Bendigo Spirit |
| Hope Terdich | August 5 | Melbourne Boomers | Ringwood Hawks (VIC) |
| Carly Boag | August 6 | Sydney Uni Flames | Espoo Basket (FIN) |
| Madeleine O'Hehir | August 13 | Sydney Uni Flames | Sydney Uni Flames |
| Liz Cambage | August 18 | Southside Flyers | Shanxi Flame (CHN) |
| Leilani Mitchell | September 3 | Southside Flyers | Southside Flyers |
| Jennie Rintala | September 9 | Bendigo Spirit | Adelaide Lightning |
| Rebecca Pizzey | September 14 | Southside Flyers | Southside Flyers |
| Georgia Pineau | September 16 | Bendigo Spirit | Boston College Eagles (USA) |
| Stephanie Blicavs | September 18 | Southside Flyers | Adelaide Lightning |
| Carlie Smith | September 23 | Adelaide Lightning | Sunshine Coast Phoenix (QLD) |
| Ashleigh Isenbarger | September 24 | Perth Lynx | Lakeside Lightning (WA) |
| Sharna Thompson | October 2 | Townsville Fire | Hobart Phoenix (TAS) |
| Rachel Antoniadou | October 3 | Melbourne Boomers | Nunawading Spectres (VIC) |
| Rachel Jarry | October 13 | Southside Flyers | Sandringham Sabres (VIC) |
| Alex Wilson | October 15 | Adelaide Lightning | Sydney Uni Flames |
| Abigail Wehrung | October 16 | Adelaide Lightning | Bendigo Spirit |
| Monique Conti | October 20 | Southside Flyers | Melbourne Boomers |
| Ashleigh Karaitiana | October 22 | Melbourne Boomers | RedCity Roar (QLD) |
| Hannah Kaser | October 27 | Canberra Capitals | Adelaide Lightning |
| Ella Batish | October 28 | Adelaide Lightning | Frankston Blues (VIC) |
| Kayla Steindl | October 29 | Perth Lynx | Joondalup Wolves (WA) |
| Jade Melbourne | November 3 | Canberra Capitals | Centre of Excellence (ACT) |
| Ashley Taia | November 3 | Canberra Capitals | Logan Thunder (QLD) |
| Jewel Williams | November 5 | Perth Lynx | Perth Lynx |
| Mackenzie Clinch Hoycard | November 6 | Perth Lynx | Warwick Senators (WA) |
| Kelsey McDermott | November 6 | Townsville Fire | Newberry Wolves (USA) |
| Emma Clarke | November 7 | Perth Lynx | Colorado Buffaloes (USA) |
| Brooke Basham | November 10 | Adelaide Lightning | Eastern Mavericks (SA) |
| Aimee Brett | November 10 | Adelaide Lightning | Forestville Eagles (SA) |
| Morgan Yaeger | November 10 | Adelaide Lightning | Oregon Ducks (USA) |

### Released

| Player | Date signed | Team | Reason |
| - | - | - | - |
| Chelsea D'Angelo | July 15 | Melbourne Boomers | Achilles injury |
| Maddison Allen | October 21 | Perth Lynx | Mental health concerns |
| Alanna Smith | October 22 | Adelaide Lightning | Ankle injury |
| Jasmin Fejo | October 24 | Adelaide Lightning | Pregnancy |
| Sami Whitcomb | November 4 | Perth Lynx | Family reasons |

### Going overseas

| Player | Date signed | New team | Former team |
| - | - | - | - |
| Gemma Potter | November 14 | UCLA Bruins (USA) | Canberra Capitals |
| Bridget Carleton | May 21 | Landerneau Bretagne Basket (FRA) | Townsville Fire |
| Ariel Atkins | May 31 | İzmit Belediyespor (TUR) | Perth Lynx |
| Julie Vanloo | June 27 | Casademont Zaragoza (ESP) | Townsville Fire |
| Alice Kunek | June 30 | Arka Gdynia (POL) | Sydney Uni Flames |
| Rebecca Tobin | July 5 | ACS Sepsi SIC (ROU) | Bendigo Spirit |
| Mercedes Russell | July 10 | Galatasaray S.K. (TUR) | Southside Flyers |
| Abby Bishop | July 23 | Virtus Bologna (ITA) | Townsville Fire |

### Retirement

| Name | Date | Team(s) played (years) | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| Sarah Graham | December 27 | Dandenong Rangers (2007–08) Logan Thunder (2008–2012, 2013–14) Sydney Uni Flames (2012–13, 2016–2020) West Coast Waves (2014–15) | WNBL Champion (2017) WNBL Rookie of the Year (2009) |
| Gabrielle Richards | January 24 | Australian Institute of Sport (2002–2004) Bendigo Spirit (2007–2009, 2010–2018, 2019–20) | 2x WNBL Champion (2013, 2014) 2x All-WNBL Team (2013, 2014) Also played college basketball. |
| Natalie Hurst | January 31 | Canberra Capitals (1999–2003, 2005–2010, 2013–14, 2017–18) Bendigo Spirit (2018–19) Adelaide Lightning (2019–20) | 7x WNBL Champion (2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010) WNBL Grand Final Most Valuable Player (2009) Also played overseas in France, Hungary, Turkey & Poland. |
| Jessica Kuster | July 10 | Sydney Uni Flames (2019–20) | Also played college basketball and overseas in Romania, Czech Republic, Hungary & Italy. |
