WNBL27 Free Agency: Every club's confirmed squad

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The WNBL27 off-season has turned into an arms race, and the reigning champions started it. Bendigo Spirit have signed Australian Opals and Seattle Storm point guard Jade Melbourne, the biggest move of the free agency period, and they have not stopped there.

Isobel Borlase has come back to Bendigo as well, and so has Marianna Tolo, the five-time champion and WNBL Life Member returning for a 13th season and her first since her daughter Mya was born in May.

Southside Melbourne Flyers have rebuilt in the other direction under new coach Sam Mackinnon. They lost Maddy Rocci, then landed Chinese international Wang Siyu to headline the backcourt and American centre Sakima Walker, a 196cm title winner with South Carolina in 2024 who averaged 11.9 points and 6.7 rebounds a game at Cal.

The import market has been just as busy elsewhere. Adelaide Lightning have taken two in Phoenix Mercury guard Shay Ciezki and WNBA import Maddy Westbeld, and Aja Parham-Ammar has built the rest around Opals pair Steph Talbot and Zitina Aokuso, with Jess McDowell-White arriving from Sydney and Kiara Waite from Perth.

Below is basketball.com.au's complete WNBL27 free agency and signings tracker, featuring every contracted player, new signing, departure and projected depth chart for all nine clubs. This page will be updated throughout the off-season as every roster move is confirmed.

Adelaide Lightning 2026-27 Roster Tracker

Head coach: Aja Parham-Ammar

Contracted

Shay Ciezki (I) - Jess McDowell-White - Steph Talbot - Maddy Westbeld (I) - Zitina Aokuso - Tayla Brazel - Gemma Potter - Aspen Crase - Kiara Waite - Elissa Brett - Coco Hodges (DP)

New arrivals

Maddy Westbeld (Import, WNBA) - Aspen Crase (Basketball Australia CoE) - Kiara Waite (Perth Lynx) - Shay Ciezki (Import, Phoenix Mercury) - Elissa Brett (Geelong Venom) - Gemma Potter (Geelong Venom) - Jess McDowell-White (Sydney Flames) - Zitina Aokuso (UC Capitals) - Coco Hodges (Development Player)

Departures

Ella Tofaeono (Tasmania Jewels) - Brooke Basham (Tasmania Jewels) - Dallas Loughridge (NCAA) - Charlotte Whittaker (UC Capitals) - Sharne Robati (UC Capitals)

Transactions

• September 3: Zitina Aokuso explains her move to the Lightning
• August 6: Aspen Crase signs out of the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence
• July 29: Maddy Westbeld signs as an import off her rookie WNBA season, pending league approval
• July 13: Brooke Basham departs for the Tasmania Jewels after five seasons
• July 9: Kiara Waite signs from the Perth Lynx
• July 2: Shay Ciezki signs from the Phoenix Mercury, filling the vacancy left by Dallas Loughridge
• July 2: Ella Tofaeono departs for the Tasmania Jewels
• June 25: Dallas Loughridge departs for a US college opportunity
• June 22: Elissa Brett signs from Geelong
• May 28: Charlotte Whittaker departs for the UC Capitals
• May 19: Gemma Potter signs a one-year deal

Bendigo Spirit 2026-27 Roster Tracker

Head coach: Kennedy Kereama

Contracted

Jade Melbourne - Isobel Borlase - Abbey Wehrung - Kelsey Griffin - Kelly Wilson - Georgia Booth - Casey Samuels - Kelsey Rees - Olivia Pollerd - Marianna Tolo

New arrivals

Jade Melbourne (UC Capitals) - Kelly Wilson (re-signed)

Still to sign

Departures

Megan McConnell (UC Capitals) - Emma Clarke (Townsville Fire)

Transactions

• September 11: Marianna Tolo re-signs with the Bendigo Spirit
• September 4: Kelly Wilson re-signs for a 23rd WNBL season, pending league approval
• July 16: Kelsey Griffin re-commits to the Spirit
• June 30: Jade Melbourne signs as a marquee player after six seasons in Canberra
• May 8: Kennedy Kereama signs a two-year extension after winning WNBL26 Coach of the Year
• April 29: Abbey Wehrung re-signs on a one-year contract
• March 30: Georgia Booth re-signs after her first full WNBL season
• March 27: Olivia Pollerd signs a new two-year contract
• March 20: Isobel Borlase re-signs on a one-year deal after her MVP season

UC Capitals 2026-27 Roster Tracker (Roster Complete)

Head coach: Paul Goriss

Contracted

Isabella Brancatisano - Amy Atwell - Nyadiew Puoch - Sharne Robati - Charlotte Whittaker - Megan McConnell (I) - Isabel Palmer - Nicole Munger (I) - Manuela Puoch - Caitlyn Jones - Jasmyn Boutzos (DP) - Zara Funnell (DP)

New arrivals

Jasmyn Boutzos (Development Player, NBL1 Canberra Nationals) - Zara Funnell (Development Player, NBL1 Canberra Nationals) - Megan McConnell (Bendigo Spirit) - Caitlyn Jones (NBL1 Canberra Nationals) - Manuela Puoch (Southside Melbourne Flyers) - Charlotte Whittaker (Adelaide Lightning) - Isabel Palmer (University of Utah) - Amy Atwell (Perth Lynx) - Sharne Robati (Adelaide Lightning)

Departures

Jade Melbourne (Bendigo Spirit) - Zitina Aokuso (Adelaide Lightning) - Teige Morrell (Perth Lynx)

Transactions

• ‍September 2: Jasmyn Boutzos and Zara Funnell join as development players‍
• August 18: Megan McConnell signs as the 10th and final player‍
• August 10: Caitlyn Jones joins for her WNBL debut, doubling as a club Community Coach‍
• July 29: Nat Hurst returns to the Capitals bench as lead assistant to Paul Goriss‍
• July 10: Nicole Munger re-signs with the Capitals‍
• May 14: Amy Atwell signs from the Perth Lynx‍
• April 30: Sharne Robati signs from the Adelaide Lightning‍
• March 31: Isabella Brancatisano re-signs for WNBL27‍
• Undated: Manuela Puoch joins the Caps

Geelong Venom 2026-27 Roster Tracker

Head coach: Cheryl Chambers

Contracted

Maddy Rocci - Bec Cole - Indiah Bowyer - Alex Sharp - Han Xu (I) - Lilly Rotunno - Wanglai Zhang (I) - Mackenzie Clinch Hoycard - Dakota Crichton - Millie McCarthy (DP) - Aleks Connolly (DP) - Poppy Stevens (DP) - Jasmine King (DP)

New arrivals

Millie McCarthy (Development Player) - Aleks Connolly (Development Player, NBL1 South Geelong United) - Poppy Stevens (Development Player) - Jasmine King (Development Player) - Han Xu (Import, Perth Lynx) - Wanglai Zhang (Import, Chinese National Team) - Indiah Bowyer (Southside Melbourne Flyers, via NBL1 Geelong United) - Dakota Crichton (Townsville Fire) - Maddy Rocci (Southside Melbourne Flyers) - Bec Cole (missed WNBL26)

Departures

Jaz Shelley (Sydney Flames) - Casey Benson (Import) - Bec Allen - Gemma Potter (Adelaide Lightning) - Kate Oliver - Shyla Heal (Europe) - Elissa Brett (Adelaide Lightning) - Taylor Mole (Tasmania Jewels)

Transactions

• ‍September 4: Millie McCarthy, Aleks Connolly, Poppy Stevens and Jasmine King named as development players‍
• July 28: Wanglai Zhang signs alongside Han Xu‍
• July 27: Han Xu commits to the Venom‍
• June 18: Indiah Bowyer promoted from Geelong United NBL1‍
• May 15: Mackenzie Clinch Hoycard re-signs‍
• May 8: Dakota Crichton signs from Townsville on a two-year deal‍
• May 5: Maddy Rocci signs from Southside Melbourne‍
• April 22: Bec Cole returns to the WNBL with Geelong on a two-year deal‍
• March 31: Alex Sharp re-signs for a third consecutive season

Perth Lynx 2026-27 Roster Tracker

Head coach: Ryan Petrik

Contracted

Georgia Amoore - Nya Lok - Haley Peters (I) - Anneli Maley - Teige Morrell - Alex Ciabattoni - Steph Gorman - Teonni Key (I) - Samantha Ashby - Sami Whitcomb (Out for WNBL27 with a knee injury)

New arrivals

Teonni Key (Import, Toronto Tempo) - Georgia Amoore (Washington Mystics) - Samantha Ashby (NBL1 West Perth Redbacks) - Haley Peters (Import, Southside Melbourne Flyers) - Sami Whitcomb (Phoenix Mercury) - Teige Morrell (UC Capitals)

Departures

Kiara Waite (Adelaide Lightning) - Ally Wilson (Sydney Flames) - Amy Atwell (UC Capitals) - Han Xu (Geelong Venom) - Brianna Turner (Import) - Yemiyah Morris (Import) - Nya Lok

Transactions

• September 13: Nya Lok and the Perth Lynx mutually part ways, the reason is undisclosed.
• August 31: Teonni Key signs with the Lynx, the 22nd pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft
• August 28: Georgia Amoore signs with the Lynx, the sixth pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft
• August 27: Sami Whitcomb ruled out of WNBL27 with an ongoing knee injury
• August 26: Samantha Ashby signs from NBL1 West
• August 25: Haley Peters signs as an import
• July 9: Kiara Waite departs for the Adelaide Lightning after two seasons
• May 21: Teige Morrell returns to the Lynx after one season with the UC Capitals
• May 14: Sami Whitcomb signs a two-year deal
• May 6: Nya Lok signs a two-year deal after leaving Southside Melbourne
• May 5: Alex Ciabattoni re-signs after a career-best WNBL26 season
• May 4: Steph Gorman re-commits to the Lynx

Southside Melbourne Flyers 2026-27 Roster Tracker

Head coach: Sam Mackinnon

Contracted

Wang Siyu (I) - Saffron Shiels - Lara Edmanson - Carly Ernst - Hannah Hank - Haylee Andrews - Tess Heal - Isobelle Wightman - Claire Jacobs - Cayla George - Holly Griffiths (DP) - Macey Boyle (DP)

New arrivals

Macey Boyle (Development Player, NBL1 South Keilor) - Holly Griffiths (Development Player, Grand Canyon) - Claire Jacobs (La Salle / Nevada, NBL1 West Mandurah) - Wang Siyu (Import, China) - Saffron Shiels (Townsville Fire) - Tess Heal (Kansas State) - Hannah Hank (Australian Gangurrus 3x3)

Promoted

Isobelle Wightman (development player to the full roster)

Departures

Manuela Puoch (UC Capitals) - Indiah Bowyer (Geelong Venom) - Isabelle Bourne (Sydney Flames) - Nya Lok (Perth Lynx) - Maddy Rocci (Geelong Venom) - Haley Peters (Perth Lynx)

Transactions

• August 27: Macey Boyle signs as a development player off a career-best NBL1 South season at Keilor
• August 21: Holly Griffiths returns on a development player contract after three US college seasons
• August 17: Claire Jacobs joins after five US college seasons across La Salle and Nevada
• August 14: Isobelle Wightman promoted from development player to the full roster
• June 18: Indiah Bowyer departs for the Geelong Venom
• June 17: Manuela Puoch departs for the UC Capitals
• June 2: Tess Heal signs after completing her NCAA career at Kansas State
• May 28: Wang Siyu signs with the Flyers
• May 26: Saffron Shiels signs from the Townsville Fire
• March 2025: Lara Edmanson earns her first WNBL contract

Sydney Flames 2026-27 Roster Tracker (Complete)

Head coach: Renae Garlepp

Contracted

Jaz Shelley - Ally Wilson - Lauren Nicholson - Isabelle Bourne - Isabelle Morgan - Charlise Dunn - Agnes Emma-Nnopu - Maya Dodson (I) - Yang Shuyu (I) - Darcy Rees - Shaneice Swain (Out for WNBL27 with an ACL injury) - Kaila Proctor (DP) - Zoey Miller (DP) - Peggy Schell (DP) - Alex Oliver (DP)

New arrivals

Kaila Proctor (Development Player, Bankstown) - Zoey Miller (Development Player, Manly-Warringah) - Peggy Schell (Development Player, Norths) - Alex Oliver (Development Player, Sydney Comets) - Darcy Rees (NBL1 Illawarra Hawks) - Yang Shuyu (Import, China) - Maya Dodson (Import) - Isabelle Bourne (Southside Melbourne Flyers) - Ally Wilson (Perth Lynx) - Jaz Shelley (Geelong Venom) - Charlise Dunn (Davidson Wildcats)

Departures

Keely Froling (Tasmania Jewels) - Ruby Perkins (California Golden Bears) - Jess McDowell-White (Adelaide Lightning)

Transactions

• August 28: Zoey Miller, Peggy Schell, Alex Oliver and Kaila Proctor named as development players
• July 13: Darcy Rees signs from NBL1 Illawarra Hawks
• June 11: Maya Dodson signs a one-year deal
• May 8: Isabelle Bourne signs from the Southside Melbourne Flyers
• May 4: Ally Wilson returns to the Flames on a two-year deal
• May 1: Jaz Shelley signs a two-year deal
• April 17: Charlise Dunn signs a two-year deal after her NCAA career at Davidson
• April 2025: Shaneice Swain signs a three-year extension
• July 2026: Shaneice Swain suffers a season-ending ACL injury playing NBL1 South
• Undated: Yang Shuyu commits to the Flames

WNBL26 roster: Olivia Epoupa, Lauren Nicholson, Isabelle Morgan, Mikhaela Cann, Carla Pittman, Shaneice Swain, Zoey Miller, Agnes Emma-Nnopu, Caitlin Martin, Lara McSpadden, Keely Froling, Ruby Perkins, Madeleine Norris, Unique Thompson (Import)

Tasmania Jewels 2026-27 Roster Tracker (Roster Complete)

Head coach: Claudia Brassard

Contracted

Steph Reid - Gianna Kneepkens (I) - Darcee Garbin - Keely Froling - Madina Okot (I) - Katie Deeble - Brooke Basham - Taylor Mole - Mia Jacobs - Ella Tofaeono - Andie Smith (DP) - Chloe Broomhall (DP) - Portia Chopping (DP) - Ava McDonald (DP) - Georgia Taylor (DP)

New arrivals

Madina Okot (Import, Atlanta Dream) - Gianna Kneepkens (Import, Connecticut Sun) - Brooke Basham (Adelaide Lightning) - Mia Jacobs (Oregon Ducks) - Katie Deeble - Steph Reid (Sopron Basket) - Taylor Mole (Geelong Venom) - Ella Tofaeono (Adelaide Lightning) - Darcee Garbin (NBL1 Cockburn Cougars) - Keely Froling (Sydney Flames) - Andie Smith (Basketball Australia CoE)

Transactions

• August 5: Madina Okot signs as the club second import and the final player on the inaugural roster
• July 26: Gianna Kneepkens signs as the club first import
• July 13: Brooke Basham signs with the Jewels
• July 7: Mia Jacobs signs after four years in NCAA basketball
• June 25: Chloe Broomhall, Portia Chopping, Ava McDonald and Georgia Taylor named as development players
• June 15: Taylor Mole becomes the first Tasmanian-born player signed by the Jewels
• June 1: Steph Reid signs from Sopron Basket
• May 10: Darcee Garbin signs with Tasmania
• April 17: Keely Froling signs after departing the Sydney Flames
• April 7: Andie Smith joins as a development player

Townsville Fire 2026-27 Roster Tracker

Head coach: Shannon Seebohm

Contracted

Abbey Ellis - Miela Sowah - Courtney Woods - Alex Fowler - Marie Gulich (I) - Chloe Forster - Lauren Jensen (I) - Emma Clarke - Alicia Froling - Cheyenne Bobongie - Catelyn Van Es (DP) - Bree Stephens (DP)

New arrivals

Cheyenne Bobongie (North Queensland junior) - Emma Clarke (NBL1 North) - Lauren Jensen (Import) - Catelyn Van Es (Development Player) - Bree Stephens (Development Player)

Departures

Dakota Crichton (Geelong Venom) - Saffron Shiels (Southside Melbourne Flyers)

Transactions

• September 3: Cheyenne Bobongie completes the champion WNBL27 roster
• July 24: Lauren Jensen signs as an American import guard
• June 2: Emma Clarke signs with the defending champions ahead of the FIBA Women 3x3 World Cup
• May 26: Saffron Shiels departs for the Southside Melbourne Flyers
• May 8: Dakota Crichton departs for the Geelong Venom after helping Townsville win the WNBL26 championship
• Undated: Catelyn Van Es signs, finalising the roster

WNBL27 FREE AGENCY MOVES - BY DATE

Millie McCarthy, Point Guard (WNBL26: NBL1 South Waverley Falcons)

• September 4 - Joins the Geelong Venom as a development player under incoming coach Cheryl Chambers, the only one of the four raised outside the region, through Perth's Perry Lakes Hawks and a bigger role at Waverley Falcons in 2026.

Aleks Connolly, Development Player (WNBL26: NBL1 South Geelong United)

• September 4 - A fixture of Geelong United's NBL1 rotation and the club's 2026 Big V VYC Women's MVP, promoted into the Venom's WNBL27 program.

Poppy Stevens, Development Player (WNBL26: NBL1 South Geelong United)

• September 4 - Completes the climb from Geelong United's junior ranks through the NBL1 and into the Venom's inaugural WNBL squad.

Jasmine King, Development Player (WNBL26: NBL1 South Geelong United)

• September 4 - The second of the Geelong United juniors elevated to the Venom, with Chambers pointing to her scoring instincts.

Kelly Wilson, Point Guard (WNBL26: Bendigo Spirit)

• September 4 - The WNBL's all-time games record holder and a five-time champion re-signs with the Spirit for a 23rd season, pending league approval.

Cheyenne Bobongie, Development Player (WNBL26: Did not play)

• September 3 - The Mackay junior and Australian Under-17 representative completes the reigning champion Townsville Fire's WNBL27 roster.

Jasmyn Boutzos, Guard (WNBL26: NBL1 Canberra Nationals)

• September 2 - The Canberra local joins the UC Capitals as a development player after a season with the Nationals under Caps assistant coach Nat Hurst.

Zara Funnell, Guard (WNBL26: NBL1 Canberra Nationals)

• September 2 - The second Canberra Nationals guard added to the Capitals' development list on the same day.

Teonni Key, Forward (WNBL26: Did not play)

• August 31 - The 6ft5in forward, taken 22nd in the 2026 WNBA Draft by Toronto, commits to the Perth Lynx.

Georgia Amoore, Guard (WNBL26: Did not play)

• August 28 - The Ballarat-born Washington Mystics guard, sixth pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft, comes home to the Perth Lynx.

Zoey Miller, Development Player (WNBL26: Sydney Flames)

• August 28 - Returns to the Flames for a second season after averaging 14.5 points, five assists and 4.5 rebounds for Manly-Warringah, who reached the NBL1 East final.

Peggy Schell, Forward (WNBL26: NBL1 East Norths Bears)

• August 28 - Joins the Flames as a development player after 6.6 points and 4.7 rebounds a game for the Bears.

Alex Oliver, Development Player (WNBL26: NBL1 East Sydney Comets)

• August 28 - Added to the Flames list off career-best figures of 7.5 points and 7.5 rebounds for the Comets.

Kaila Proctor, Development Player (WNBL26: NBL1 East Bankstown Bruins)

• August 28 - The younger sister of Cleveland Cavaliers guard Tyrese Proctor joins the Flames after driving Bankstown to the NBL1 East title and second at the national finals.

Sami Whitcomb, Guard (WNBL26: Perth Lynx)

• August 27 - The Lynx confirm Whitcomb will miss the WNBL27 season with an ongoing knee injury, and the FIBA World Cup with it.

Macey Boyle, Development Player (WNBL26: NBL1 South Keilor)

• August 27 - The 22-year-old joins the Southside Melbourne Flyers as a development player after a season of career highs at Keilor.

Samantha Ashby, Guard (WNBL26: NBL1 West Perth Redbacks)

• August 26 - The Western Australian guard joins her hometown Lynx after averaging 21.4 points a game for the Redbacks and an NBL1 West All-Second Team selection.

Haley Peters, Forward (WNBL26: Southside Melbourne Flyers)

• August 25 - The Duke alum, who played 33 games for Connecticut in the 2025 WNBA season, joins the Perth Lynx as an import.

Holly Griffiths, Forward (WNBL26: NCAA Grand Canyon)

• August 21 - Returns to the Southside Melbourne Flyers on a development contract after three US college seasons, having played WNBL23 with the club.

Megan McConnell, Point Guard (WNBL26: Bendigo Spirit)

• August 19 - The American completes the UC Capitals roster as their tenth and final player, pending WNBL review and approval, after averaging 11.2 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.9 assists in her WNBL debut season

Claire Jacobs, Guard (WNBL26: Did not play)

• August 17 - The Perth-born 24-year-old joins the Southside Melbourne Flyers after five US college seasons across La Salle and Nevada, and 21.5 points a game for Mandurah in NBL1 West

Isobelle Wightman (WNBL26: Southside Melbourne Flyers)

• August 14 - Promoted from development player to the full Flyers roster after three appearances in WNBL26, two of them semi-finals

Caitlyn Jones, Guard (WNBL26: NBL1 Canberra Nationals)

• August 10 - Joins the UC Capitals for her WNBL debut and doubles as a club Community Coach, after 22.0 points a game as the Nationals' leading scorer

Aspen Crase, Position not stated (WNBL26: Centre of Excellence)‍

• August 6 - The Sapphires gold medallist signs with the Adelaide Lightning, pending league approval

Madina Okot, Centre (WNBA)

• August 5 - The Kenyan-born 21-year-old, the 13th pick in the 2026 WNBA draft and currently at the Atlanta Dream, becomes the Tasmania Jewels' second import and the final player on their inaugural roster

Bree Stephens (WNBL26: NBL1 Townsville Flames)

• August 5 - Earns her first WNBL contract with the Townsville Fire through the development player pathway

Catelyn Van Es (WNBL26: Townsville Fire)

• August 5 - Re-signs with the Fire for a second season as a development player after winning their Community Player of the Year award

Nat Hurst, Coach (WNBL26: UC Capitals)

• July 29 - The seven-time WNBL champion returns to the Capitals bench as lead assistant to Paul Goriss

Maddy Westbeld, Forward (WNBL26: Did not play)

• July 29 - The 24-year-old American signs with the Adelaide Lightning as an import off her rookie WNBA season, pending league approval. Her sister Kathryn played for the Lightning in 2019

Marie Gülich, Centre (Import)

• July 29 - The 196cm German international joins the reigning champion Townsville Fire as an import, having been the 12th pick in the 2018 WNBA draft with 66 WNBA games behind her

Han Xu, Centre (WNBL26: Perth Lynx – Import

• July 28 - The 211cm Chinese international joins the Geelong Venom on a one-year deal after being named WNBL26 Defensive Player of the Year and All-WNBL Second Team

Wanglai Zhang, Forward/Guard (Import)

• July 28 - The back-to-back WCBA champion signs with the Geelong Venom on a one-year deal, announced alongside Han Xu

Gianna Kneepkens (WNBL26: Import)

• July 26 - The 15th pick in the 2026 WNBA draft, off her rookie season at the Connecticut Sun, becomes the Tasmania Jewels' first import

Lauren Jensen, Guard (WNBL26: Did not play)

• July 24 - The 178cm American signs with Townsville as an import, arriving from AEO Proteas Voulas after a Creighton career that took her past 2,000 points

Kelsey Griffin (WNBL26: Bendigo Spirit)

• July 16 - The 2019 MVP and five-time champion re-signs for an 11th season at Bendigo and a 15th in the WNBL, after averaging 11.7 points and 10.3 rebounds in WNBL26

Brooke Basham, Combo Guard (WNBL26: Adelaide Lightning)

• July 13 - The 28-year-old South Australian rounds out the Tasmania Jewels' Australian rostered players after five seasons at the Lightning and 21.7 points a game for Cairns in NBL1

Darcy Rees, Centre (NBL1 Illawarra Hawks)

• July 13 - The 6'4" 26-year-old completes the Sydney Flames roster after five years at Washington and stints in Switzerland, England and Germany

Nicole Munger, Wing (WNBL26: UC Capitals)

• July 10 - The Capitals re-sign their longest-tenured player on a one-year import deal for a fifth straight season

Kiara Waite (WNBL26: Perth Lynx)

• July 9 - The 19-year-old joins the Adelaide Lightning after two seasons and 22 games at Perth. Adelaide call her a forward and the WNBL call her a 6'3" centre

Mia Jacobs, Forward (Oregon Ducks)

• July 7 - The 22-year-old 6'2" forward signs with the Tasmania Jewels after four US college years ending at Oregon and 1,774 career college points

Shay Ciezki, Guard (Import)

• July 2 - The 22-year-old Phoenix Mercury developmental guard signs her first international deal with the Adelaide Lightning, filling the vacancy left by Dallas Loughridge

Ella Tofeoana, Centre (WNBL26: Adelaide Lightning)

• July 2 - The New Zealand international and 40-game WNBL veteran joins the Tasmania Jewels. See the spelling note below, this name is published three different ways

Shuyu Yang, Guard (Import)

• June 30 - The captain of the Chinese national team signs with the Sydney Flames as an import

Jade Melbourne, Guard (WNBL26: UC Capitals)

• June 29 - The Opals guard leaves Canberra after six seasons and signs with the Bendigo Spirit as a marquee player

Katie Deeble, Point Guard (WNBL26: Did not play)

• June 29 - The 22-year-old signs with the Tasmania Jewels

Jack Fleming, Zoe Mesman, Matt Clarke and Shakira Bone, Coaches (WNBL26: various)

• June 26 - The Tasmania Jewels name their assistant coaching staff, with Bone in a newly created development coach position

Chloe Broomhall, Portia Chopping, Ava McDonald and Georgia Taylor, Development Players (WNBL26: various)

• June 25 - Four development players signed out of the Tasmania Jewels' open try-outs, three Tasmanians and one Victorian

Dallas Loughridge (WNBL26: Adelaide Lightning)

• June 25 - The reigning WNBL Breakout Player of the Year departs the Lightning for a US college opportunity

Elissa Brett, Guard (WNBL26: Geelong Venom)

• June 22 - The South Australian returns home to the Adelaide Lightning, most recently with Ballarat in NBL1

Indiah Bowyer, Guard (WNBL26: Southside Melbourne Flyers)

- June 18 - The 23-year-old Cairns product commits to the Geelong Venom

Manuela Puoch, Forward (WNBL26: Southside Melbourne Flyers)

• June 17 - The 19-year-old signs a two-year deal with the UC Capitals, joining her sister Nyadiew, after Australian Gems silver in 2025

Taylor Mole, Wing (WNBL26: Geelong Venom)

• June 15 - The 27-year-old becomes the first Tasmanian-born player signed by the Tasmania Jewels

Maya Dodson, Centre (Import)

• June 11 - The 191cm American joins the Sydney Flames as their first import, arriving from Leganes in Spain

Ryan Petrik, Coach (WNBL26: Perth Lynx)

• June 3 - Re-appointed by the Lynx on a multi-year deal after three grand final series in five years

Tess Heal, Guard (WNBL26: Did not play)

• June 3 - Signs with the Southside Melbourne Flyers for two seasons after completing her NCAA career at Kansas State

Steph Reid, Point Guard (WNBL26: Sopron Basket)

• June 1 - The 29-year-old Opal signs as the Tasmania Jewels' marquee player, returning from Europe and Asia

Emma Clarke (WNBL26: Did not play)

• May 29 - The 26-year-old 3x3 star signs with the reigning champion Townsville Fire ahead of the FIBA 3x3 World Cup, with five WNBL seasons behind her

Wang Siyu, Guard (Import)

• May 28 - The Chinese national team guard, known as Rainy, signs with the Southside Melbourne Flyers as an import

Charlotte Whittaker, Power Forward (WNBL26: Adelaide Lightning)

• May 28 - The New Zealand Tall Fern signs a two-year deal with the UC Capitals, having been an injury replacement player at Adelaide

Saffron Shiels, Guard (WNBL26: Townsville Fire)

• May 26 - Shiels joins the Southside Flyers after missing the entire WNBL26 season through injury

Teige Morrell, Centre (WNBL26: UC Capitals)

• May 21 - Morrell returns to the Lynx after a season in the nation's capital

Coco Hodges, Guard (WNBL26: Juniors)

• May 21 - The star South Australian junior signs with the Adelaide Lightning as a development player

Steph Gorman, Guard (WNBL26: Perth Lynx)

• May 19 - The defensive stopper and three-point specialist rejoins the Perth Lynx on a one-year deal, making it her fourth season with the club

Gemma Potter, Forward (WNBL26: Geelong Venom)

• May 19 - Recovering from a devastating ACL injury. Potter signs a one-year deal with the Adelaide Lightning

Isabel Palmer, Guard (WNBL26: NCAA - University of Utah)

• May 19 - The former University of Utah standout guard signs a two-year deal with the UC Capitals. Palmer is currently playing NBL1 North with the Sunshine Coast Phoenix

Zitina Aokuso, Centre (WNBL26: UC Capitals)

• May 13 - The veteran Opals centre joins the Adelaide Lightning on a one-year deal

Darcy Garbin, Forward (WNBL26: Did not play, NBL1 Cockburn Cougars)

• May 10 – signs with the Tasmania Jewels.

Issie Bourne, Forward/Centre (WNBL26: Southside Melbourne Flyers)

• May 8 - Bourne signs a one-year deal to join the Sydney Flames under Renae Garlepp

Dakota Crichton, Forward (WNBL26: Townsville Fire)

• May 8 - The WNBL26 champion with the Fire returns home to join the Geelong Venom

Kennedy Kereama, Coach (WNBL26: Bendigo Spirit)

• May 8 - The WNBL26 Coach of the Year extends with the Bendigo Spirit for two more seasons

Maddison Rocci, Guard (WNBL26: Southside Melbourne Flyers)

• May 5 - Rocci signs a deal to join former Flyers coach Cheryl Chambers and championship teammate Bec Cole at the Geelong Venom

Alex Ciabattoni, Guard (WNBL26: Perth Lynx)

• May 5 - The veteran combo guard re-signs with the Perth Lynx after a career-best season in WNBL 26

Nya Lock, Guard (WNBL26: Southside Melbourne Flyers)

• May 5 - Southside announced Lock would be on the move for next season with the defensive stopper reportedly switching to another playoff team from last season
• May 6 - Lock signs a two-year deal to join the Perth Lynx

Lilly Rotunno, Guard (WNBL26: Geelong Venom)

• May 4 - The Queensland product re-signs with the Geelong Venom after a breakout WNBL26 season

Alex Wilson, Guard (WNBL26: Perth Lynx)

• May 4 - The 2025-26 WNBL All-First Team member will return to the Sydney Flames where she played from 2015-2020, signing a two-year deal to join coach Renae Garlepp

Amy Atwell, Guard (WNBL26: Perth Lynx)

• May 4 - The Lynx announce Atwell will not be returning to Perth for next season with the sharpshooter believed to be making a big move east

Jaz Shelley, Guard (WNBL26: Geelong Venom)

• May 1 - The former Geelong Venom captain has moved to the Harbour City, signing a two-year deal with the Sydney Flames

Sharne Robati, Forward (WNBL26: Adelaide Lightning)

• April 30 - The Kiwi international has made an off-season move, joining the UC Capitals on a one-year deal

Tayla Brazel, Guard/Forward (WNBL26: Adelaide Lightning)

• April 29 - South Australian product Tayla Brazel returns to the Adelaide Lightning, signing a two-year extension with the club

Abigail Wehrung, Guard (WNBL26: Bendigo Spirit)

• April 29 - The former Sixth Woman of the Year announces her return to the Bendigo Spirit, re-signing a one-year deal with the regional Victorian club

Bec Cole, Guard/Forward (WNBL26: Missed last season)

• April 22 - The two-time WNBL champion with the Southside Flyers is back in the WNBL, reuniting with Cheryl Chambers at the Geelong Venom after missing WNBL26

Charlise Dunn, Forward (WNBL26: NCAA - Davidson Wildcats)

• April 17 - One of Australia's brightest young prospects signs a two-year deal with the Sydney Flames

Andie Smith, Forward/Centre (WNBL26: Basketball Australia CoE)

• April 7 - The sister of AustralianOpals star Alanna Smith signs on with the Tasmania Jewels as a development player

Isabella Brancatisano, Guard (WNBL26: UC Capitals)

• March 31 - One of Canberra's leaders in Isabella Brancatisano will return to the nation's capital for WNBL27

Alex Sharp, Forward (WNBL26: Geelong Venom)

• March 31 - Sharp has re-signed with the Geelong Venom, returning to the club for a third consecutive season

Georgia Booth, Guard (WNBL26: Bendigo Spirit)

• March 30 - Booth re-signs with the Bendigo Spirit after shining in her first season as a fully contracted player in WNBL26

Olivia Pollerd, Forward (WNBL26: Bendigo Spirit)

• March 27 - The young sharpshooting forward signed a new two-year deal with the Spirit after an impressive rookie campaign

Isobel Borlase, Guard (WNBL26: Bendigo Spirit)

• March 20 - Last season's MVP returns to the Bendigo Spirit on a one-year deal after leading the Spirit to the playoffs

OTHER NEWS

• March 31 - Southside Melbourne Flyers announce Australian basketball legend Sam Mackinnon as their new head coach, replacing Kristi Harrower after two seasons at the helm
• March 26 - Former Australian Opals skipper Tess Madgen was named the new general manager of the Adelaide Lightning