# List of 2021–22 WNBL season transactions

This is a list of transactions that have taken place during the off-season and the 2021–22 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 | Sydney Uni Flames | Katrina Hibbert | Contract expired | March 16 | Shane Heal | Sutherland Sharks head coach (2018–20) | |

## Player movement
### Free agency

| Player | Date signed | New team | Former team |
| Lauren Mansfield | April 5 | Sydney Uni Flames | Sydney Uni Flames |
| Funda Nakkaşoğlu | April 5 | Sydney Uni Flames | Sydney Uni Flames |
| Mia Murray | April 8 | Townsville Fire | Townsville Fire |
| Stephanie Reid | April 8 | Townsville Fire | Townsville Fire |
| Darcee Garbin | April 15 | Perth Lynx | Perth Lynx |
| Lauren Nicholson | April 15 | Townsville Fire | Townsville Fire |
| Ezi Magbegor | April 21 | Melbourne Boomers | Melbourne Boomers |
| Nadeen Payne | April 22 | Townsville Fire | Townsville Fire |
| Tessa Lavey | April 23 | Bendigo Spirit | Bendigo Spirit |
| Cayla George | April 28 | Melbourne Boomers | Melbourne Boomers |
| Ashleigh Isenbarger | April 28 | Perth Lynx | Perth Lynx |
| Leilani Mitchell | April 29 | Bendigo Spirit | Southside Flyers |
| Lauren Scherf | April 30 | Perth Lynx | Sydney Uni Flames |
| Shyla Heal | April 30 | Sydney Uni Flames | Townsville Fire |
| Stephanie Talbot | May 3 | Adelaide Lightning | Adelaide Lightning |
| Kiera Rowe | May 3 | Sydney Uni Flames | Sydney Uni Flames |
| Anneli Maley | May 4 | Bendigo Spirit | Sydney Uni Flames |
| Tess Madgen | May 6 | Melbourne Boomers | Melbourne Boomers |
| Lara McSpadden | May 6 | Townsville Fire | Townsville Fire |
| Demi Skinner | May 7 | Bendigo Spirit | Bendigo Spirit |
| Keely Froling | May 7 | Sydney Uni Flames | Canberra Capitals |
| Madeleine Garrick | May 11 | Bendigo Spirit | Melbourne Boomers |
| Emma Clarke | May 12 | Perth Lynx | Perth Lynx |
| Sam Simons | May 13 | Adelaide Lightning | Saint Mary's Gaels (USA) |
| Rebecca Pizzey | May 13 | Sydney Uni Flames | Southside Flyers |
| Piper Dunlop | May 14 | Bendigo Spirit | Bendigo Spirit |
| Megan McKay | May 18 | Bendigo Spirit | Townsville Fire |
| Cassidy McLean | May 21 | Bendigo Spirit | Bendigo Spirit |
| Louise Brown | May 22 | Melbourne Boomers | Nunawading Spectres (VIC) |
| Taylor Ortlepp | May 24 | Adelaide Lightning | Adelaide Lightning |
| Mary Goulding | May 25 | Bendigo Spirit | Bendigo Spirit |
| Stephanie Watts | May 25 | Sydney Uni Flames | North Carolina Tar Heels (USA) |
| Lily Scanlon | May 31 | Melbourne Boomers | Gonzaga Bulldogs (USA) |
| Chelsea Brook | June 3 | Adelaide Lightning | Adelaide Lightning |
| Kelsey Griffin | June 3 | Canberra Capitals | Canberra Capitals |
| Jenna O'Hea | June 8 | Southside Flyers | Southside Flyers |
| Kelly Wilson | June 10 | Canberra Capitals | Bendigo Spirit |
| Sara Blicavs | June 10 | Southside Flyers | Southside Flyers |
| Kalani Purcell | June 10 | Sydney Uni Flames | Melbourne Boomers |
| Ella Batish | June 11 | Adelaide Lightning | Adelaide Lightning |
| Lindsay Allen | June 11 | Melbourne Boomers | NIKA Syktyvkar (RUS) |
| Monique Billings | June 15 | Townsville Fire | Nadezhda Orenburg (RUS) |
| Rebecca Cole | June 16 | Southside Flyers | Southside Flyers |
| Tahlia Tupaea | June 17 | Canberra Capitals | Canberra Capitals |
| Alanna Smith | June 18 | Adelaide Lightning | Adelaide Lightning |
| Aimie Clydesdale | June 18 | Southside Flyers | Southside Flyers |
| Tayla Brazel | June 22 | Adelaide Lightning | Sturt Sabres (SA) |
| Alicia Froling | June 22 | Canberra Capitals | Bendigo Spirit |
| Rachel Jarry | June 22 | Southside Flyers | Southside Flyers |
| Maddison Rocci | June 23 | Southside Flyers | Canberra Capitals |
| Alex Ciabattoni | June 24 | Perth Lynx | Perth Lynx |
| Kate Gaze | June 24 | Southside Flyers | Townsville Fire |
| Brittney Sykes | June 25 | Canberra Capitals | OGM Ormanspor (TUR) |
| Leaonna Odom | June 25 | Sydney Uni Flames | New York Liberty (USA) |
| Rachel Brewster | June 28 | Melbourne Boomers | Melbourne Boomers |
| Brittany Smart | June 29 | Canberra Capitals | Canberra Capitals |
| Emilee Harmon | June 29 | Southside Flyers | Dandenong Rangers (VIC) |
| Marina Mabrey | July 1 | Perth Lynx | Bnot Hertzeliya (ISR) |
| Jade Melbourne | July 8 | Canberra Capitals | Canberra Capitals |
| Brooke Basham | July 9 | Adelaide Lightning | Adelaide Lightning |
| Ashleigh Karaitiana | July 13 | Melbourne Boomers | Melbourne Boomers |
| Marena Whittle | July 14 | Adelaide Lightning | Adelaide Lightning |
| Tiffany Mitchell | July 15 | Melbourne Boomers | Elitzur Ramla (ISR) |
| Sug Sutton | July 15 | Townsville Fire | Ślęza Wrocław (POL) |
| Emma Mahady | July 20 | Sydney Uni Flames | Albury Wodonga Bandits (NSW) |
| Micaela Cocks | July 21 | Townsville Fire | Townsville Flames (QLD) |
| Mackenzie Clinch Hoycard | July 22 | Perth Lynx | Perth Lynx |
| Katherine Plouffe | July 30 | Bendigo Spirit | Basket Landes (FRA) |
| Katie Deeble | July 31 | Sydney Uni Flames | Centre of Excellence (ACT) |
| Chyra Evans | July 31 | Sydney Uni Flames | Centre of Excellence (ACT) |
| Jackie Young | August 3 | Perth Lynx | Ramat Hasharon (ISR) |
| Carla Drennan | September 1 | Townsville Fire | Logan Thunder (QLD) |
| Aliza Fabbro | September 1 | Townsville Fire | Townsville Fire |
| Alana Goodchild | September 8 | Bendigo Spirit | Centre of Excellence (ACT) |
| Bella Stratford | September 8 | Bendigo Spirit | Cal State Fullerton Titans (USA) |
| Tayah Burrows | September 10 | Perth Lynx | Perth Lynx |
| Tess Heal | September 13 | Melbourne Boomers | Eltham Wildcats (VIC) |
| Jasmin Fejo | September 17 | Adelaide Lightning | Adelaide Lightning |
| Emma Gandini | September 21 | Perth Lynx | Willetton Tigers (WA) |
| Mia Jacobs | September 21 | Perth Lynx | Kalamunda Eastern Suns (WA) |
| Mia Satie | September 21 | Perth Lynx | Perry Lakes Hawks (WA) |
| Abby Cubillo | September 22 | Canberra Capitals | Canberra Capitals |
| Alex Bunton | October 4 | Canberra Capitals | Canberra Capitals |
| Shaneice Swain | October 9 | Canberra Capitals | Centre of Excellence (ACT) |
| Izzy Wright | October 12 | Melbourne Boomers | Melbourne Boomers |
| Carly Boag | October 18 | Bendigo Spirit | Sydney Uni Flames |
| Abby Bishop | October 20 | Southside Flyers | Virtus Bologna (ITA) |
| Kristy Wallace | October 21 | Southside Flyers | Melbourne Tigers (VIC) |
| Sherrie Calleia | October 22 | Sydney Uni Flames | Sydney Uni Flames |
| Morgan Yaeger | October 22 | Sydney Uni Flames | Adelaide Lightning |
| Kiana Williams | October 25 | Adelaide Lightning | Stanford Cardinal (USA) |
| Bronte Corke | October 27 | Canberra Capitals | Mandurah Magic (WA) |
| Casey Samuels | October 27 | Canberra Capitals | Gold Coast Rollers (QLD) |
| Abigail Wehrung | November 1 | Adelaide Lightning | Adelaide Lightning |
| Abby Solway | November 4 | Canberra Capitals | South Georgia Jets (USA) |
| Chelsea Dungee | November 8 | Sydney Uni Flames | Galatasaray S.K. (TUR) |
| Sophie Burrows | November 9 | Melbourne Boomers | Diamond Valley Eagles (VIC) |
| Kylee Shook | November 16 | Adelaide Lightning | Kayseri (TUR) |
| Charlise Dunn | November 25 | Melbourne Boomers | Centre of Excellence (ACT) |
| Jacqueline Trotto | November 27 | Melbourne Boomers | Ringwood Hawks (VIC) |
| Alex Wilson | December 16 | Bendigo Spirit | Adelaide Lightning |
| Rennia Davis | December 24 | Sydney Uni Flames | Tennessee Lady Volunteers (USA) |
| Sami Whitcomb | December 25 | Perth Lynx | Perth Lynx |
| Isobel Borlase | January 21 | Adelaide Lightning | Centre of Excellence (ACT) |
| Carley Ernst | January 21 | Melbourne Boomers | Bendigo Spirit |
| Shaquita Snow | January 23 | Sydney Uni Flames | Free agent |
| Lauryn Hippolite | February 5 | Melbourne Boomers | Canterbury Wildcats (NZL) |
| Maria Blazejewski | February 6 | Sydney Uni Flames | Montaneras de Morovis (PUR) |
| Jennie Rintala | February 11 | Bendigo Spirit | Bendigo Spirit |

### Released

| Player | Date signed | Team | Reason |
| Leaonna Odom | October 6 | Sydney Uni Flames | Achilles injury |
| Katherine Plouffe | October 12 | Bendigo Spirit | Vaccination concerns |
| Ashleigh Karaitiana | October 19 | Melbourne Boomers | Personal reasons |
| Stephanie Watts | December 14 | Sydney Uni Flames | Knee injury |
| Chelsea Dungee | December 24 | Sydney Uni Flames | Coach's decision |
| Leilani Mitchell | January 19 | Bendigo Spirit | Pregnancy |
| Rennia Davis | January 28 | Sydney Uni Flames | Signed overseas |
| Shaquita Snow | January 28 | Sydney Uni Flames | Coach's decision |
| Casey Samuels | February 23 | Canberra Capitals | Disciplinary reasons |

### Going overseas

| Player | Date signed | New team | Former team |
| Paige Price | April 6, 2020 | Indiana Hoosiers (USA) | Bendigo Spirit |
| Marianna Tolo | May 25 | Basket Landes (FRA) | Canberra Capitals |
| Ashley Taia | August 4 | Wetterbygden Sparks (SWE) | Canberra Capitals |
| Alison Schwagmeyer | September 17 | WBC Montana 2003 (BUL) | Sydney Uni Flames |

### Retirement

| Name | Date | Team(s) played (years) | Notes |
| Louella Tomlinson | June 11 | Australian Institute of Sport (2004–07) Dandenong Rangers (2011–12) West Coast Waves / Perth Lynx (2014–16) Melbourne Boomers (2017–18) Bendigo Spirit (2018–19) Southside Flyers (2019–20) Adelaide Lightning (2020) | WNBL Champion (2012) Also played college basketball and overseas in Italy, Hungary & Spain. |
| Antonia Farnworth | August 27 | Christchurch Sirens (2007–08) Dandenong Rangers (2009–10) Bendigo Spirit (2010–11) Adelaide Lightning (2011–12) West Coast Waves / Perth Lynx (2012–19) Melbourne Boomers (2019–20) | Played across Australia and New Zealand. Represented New Zealand national team for 14 years. |
| Katie-Rae Ebzery | October 7 | Australian Institute of Sport (2005–08) Dandenong Rangers (2008–09) Sydney Uni Flames (2010–16, 2017–18) Perth Lynx (2018–20) | 3x All-WNBL Team (2016, 2019–20, 2020) Also played overseas in Russia. Represented Australia national team for 6 years. |