Where In The World Are The Aces?
Many WNBA players take their talents overseas during the “offseason,” and the Aces are no exception. Check the official online home of the Aces each week for updates on how your favorite players are performing in their adopted countries.
AUSTRALIA (WNBL)
The WNBL regular season concluded on January 19, and Lindsay Allen and Nia Coffey both advanced to the Australian League Playoffs. Allen’s Melbourne squad finished in second place, one game behind the UC Capitals. Coffey’s Adelaide Lightning are the three seed in the postseason, two games back of the Boomers.
Melbourne and Adelaide began their semifinal match-up on Sunday, January 27, while Perth (#4) took on the top-seeded Capitals in the other semifinal.
Coffey’s Adelaide squad upended Melbourne, 76-60, in Game One of the semifinals, while the Capitals topped Perth by 19, 95-76. Adelaide swept the Boomers with a 100-92 victory on January 31, and the the Capitals did likewise, vanquishing Perth, 91-75.
The Lightning and Capitals began their Grand Final series on February 9 with Adelaide dropping an 88-67 decision.
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| Nia Coffey—Adelaide Lightning (0-1) |
| Recent Game: Feb. 9—L, 88-67, vs. UC Capitals |
| 15 points, 11 rebounds, 3 blocked shots |
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| Final Regular Season Stats |
| 18.0 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 2.1 apg |
| 45.2 FG%, 43.6 3G%, 74.8 FT% |
| Next Game: Feb. 13 vs. UC Capitals |
| Feb. 16 vs. UC Capitals |
| Final WNBL Standings | ||
| 1 | UC Capitals | 16-5 |
| 2 | Melbourne Boomers | 15-6 |
| 3 | Adelaide Lightning | 13-8 |
| 4 | Perth Lynx | 13-8 |
| 5 | Dandenong Rangers | 9-12 |
| 6 | Townsville Fire | 9-12 |
| 7 | Bendigo Spirit | 7-14 |
| 8 | Sydney Uni Flames | 2-19 |
ITALY
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| Dearica Hamby—Ragusa (12-4) |
| Recent Game: Feb. 10—W, 69-64, vs. San Martino |
| 28 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals |
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| Next Game: Feb. 17 vs. Empoli |
| Italian League A1 Standings | ||
| 1 | Venezia | 13-2 |
| 2 | Familia Schio | 12-3 |
| 3 | Ragusa | 12-4 |
| 4 | Broni | 11-5 |
| 5 | San Martino | 9-6 |
| 6 | Lucca | 7-9 |
| 7 | Vigarano | 7-9 |
| 8 | Sesto SG | 6-10 |
| 9 | Empoli | 3-12 |
| 10 | Battipaglia | 2-12 |
| 11 | Torino | 2-13 |
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| Napoli | 9-5 | |
TURKEY (KBSL)
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| Moriah Jefferson—Galatasaray (10-8) | Kelsey Plum—Fenerbahce (15-3) |
| Recent Game: Feb. 9—W, 74-71, vs. OGM Orman | Recent Game: Feb. 10—W, 89-58, vs. Istanbul U. |
| 27 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds, 3 steals | |
| Next Game: Feb. 16 vs. Adana Basket | Next Game: Feb. 17 vs, Hatay |
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| Kelsey Bone—Cukurova (18-0) | |
| Recent Game: Feb. 9—W, 140-58, vs. Kircicegi B. | |
| 26 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists | |
| Next Game: Feb. 16 vs. Istanbul U. | |
| KBSL Standings | ||
| 1 | Cukurova | 18-0 |
| 2 | Hatay | 15-3 |
| 3 | Fenerbahce | 15-3 |
| 4 | Botas | 13-5 |
| 5 | Mersin BSB | 11-7 |
| 6 | Besiktas | 10-8 |
| 7 | Galatasaray | 10-8 |
| 8 | OGM Orman | 9-9 |
| 9 | Izmit | 8-10 |
| 10 | Canik Belediye | 6-12 |
| 11 | Adana Basket | 5-13 |
| 12 | Kayseri | 5-13 |
| 13 | Istanbul U. | 1-17 |
| 14 | Kircicegi B. | 0-18 |
RUSSIA (PBL)
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| Kayla McBride—UMMC Ekaterinburg (15-0) |
| Recent Games: Feb. 10—W, 85-48, vs. MBA |
| 10 points |
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| Next Game: Feb. 17 vs. Enisey |
| PBL Standings | ||
| 1 | UMMC | 15-0 |
| 2 | Dynamo K. | 14-1 |
| 3 | Nadezhda O. | 11-3 |
| 4 | Enisey | 8-7 |
| 5 | Inventa | 7-8 |
| 6 | Spartak&K MR | 6-8 |
| 7 | MBA | 6-8 |
| 8 | Dynamo NR | 4-10 |
| 9 | Spartak N. | 2-13 |
| 10 | Dynamo M. | 0-15 |
ISRAEL (D1)
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| Jaime Nared—Elitzur Ramla (14-4) | Tamera Young—Bnot Hertzeliya (9-9) |
| Recent Game: Feb. 11—W, 84-71, vs. Rishon Le-Zi | Recent Game: Feb. 11—W, 79-75, vs. Raanana |
| 27 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists | 18 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists |
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| Next Game: Feb. 18 vs. Bnot Hertzeliya | Next Game: Feb. 18 vs. Elitzur Ramla |
The First Stage of the Israel D1 Schedule is complete. Both Elitzur Ramla and Bnot Hertzeliya are in the top six, and still in the running for a league championship. The top six teams will play one game against each other over the next four weeks in the season’s Second Stage.
| D1 Standings | ||
| 1 | Elitzur Ramla | 14-4 |
| 2 | Ramat Hen | 12-6 |
| 3 | Ashdod | 12-6 |
| 4 | Elitzur Holon | 12-6 |
| 5 | Petah Tikva | 11-7 |
| 6 | Bnot Hertzeliya | 9-9 |
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| 7 | Rishon Le-Zion | 8-10 |
| 8 | Raanana | 7-11 |
| 9 | Ramat Hasharon | 5-13 |
| 10 | B. Yehuda | 0-18 |
CZECH REPUBLIC (ZBL)
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| Isabelle Harrison—USK Praha (15-2) |
| Recent Games: Feb. 10—W, 112-50, vs. MK Technic |
| 21 points, 14 rebounds |
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| Next Game: Feb. 18 vs. KP Bmo |
| ZBL Standings | ||
| 1 | USK Praha | 15-2 |
| 2 | KP Mbo | 12-3 |
| 3 | Zabiny Bmo | 12-3 |
| 4 | Sokol HK | 11-6 |
| 5 | Nymburk | 11-6 |
| 6 | Loko Trutnov | 10-6 |
| 7 | BLK Praha | 6-10 |
| 8 | SBS Ostrava | 5-11 |
| 9 | Slovanka MB | 4-11 |
| 10 | U19 Chance | 1-15 |
| 11 | MK Technic | 1-15 |
SOUTH KOREA (WKBL)
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| JiSu Park—KB Stars (22-5) |
| Recent Games: Feb. 9—W, 81-80, vs. Woori Bank |
| 19 points, 15 rebounds, 3 blocked shots |
| Feb. 11—W, 77-61, vs. KEB Hanabank |
| 11 points, 11 rebounds, 3 steals |
| Next Games: Feb. 15 vs. Samsung Life Insurance |
| Feb. 17 vs. OK Savings Bank |
| WKBL Standings | ||
| 1 | KB Stars | 22-5 |
| 2 | Woori Bank | 20-7 |
| 3 | Samsung Life Insurance | 16-11 |
| 4 | OK Savings Bank | 10-18 |
| 5 | KEB Hanabank | 10-18 |
| 6 | Shinhan Bank | 4-23 |