| 2019–20 Townsville Fire season | |||
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| Head Coach | Shannon Seebohm | ||
| Captain | Micaela Cocks | ||
| Venue | Townsville Stadium | ||
| Results | |||
| Record | 5–16 | ||
| Ladder | 8th | ||
| Finals | Did not qualify | ||
| Leaders | |||
| Points | Bishop (15.9) | ||
| Rebounds | Bishop (7.6) | ||
| Assists | Vanloo (4.4) | ||
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The 2019–20 Townsville Fire season is the 19th season for the franchise in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).[1]
James Cook University remain as the Fire's naming rights partner after signing a three-year extension in September 2019.[2] 2019–20 will be the Fire's first season under new head coach, Shannon Seebohm, who overtook the role from Claudia Brassard after she spent three seasons in the position.[3][4]
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| # | WNBL Championship ladder | ||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GP | |||||
| 1 | Southside Flyers | 17 | 4 | 80.9 | 21 | ||||
| 2 | Canberra Capitals | 15 | 6 | 71.4 | 21 | ||||
| 3 | Melbourne Boomers | 15 | 6 | 71.4 | 21 | ||||
| 4 | Adelaide Lightning | 12 | 9 | 57.1 | 21 | ||||
| 5 | Perth Lynx | 8 | 13 | 38.0 | 21 | ||||
| 6 | Sydney Uni Flames | 7 | 14 | 33.3 | 21 | ||||
| 7 | Bendigo Spirit | 5 | 16 | 23.8 | 21 | ||||
| 8 | Townsville Fire | 5 | 16 | 23.8 | 21 | ||||
| Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location | Record |
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| 1 | September 28 |
Sydney | 58–77 | – | – | – | Townsville Stadium | 0–1 |
| 2 | September 29 |
Sydney | 87–93 | – | – | – | Townsville Stadium | 0–2 |
| Award | Recipient | Round(s) | Ref. |
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| Player of the Week | Bridget Carleton | Round 13 | [5] |
| Team of the Week | Abby Bishop | Rounds 2 &4 | |
| Micaela Cocks | Round 4 | ||
| Darcee Garbin | Rounds 8 &9 | ||
| Bridget Carleton | Round 13 | ||
| Julie Vanloo | Round 13 |
| Award | Recipient | Date | Ref. |
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| Most Valuable Player | Darcee Garbin | 5 February 2020 | [6] |
| Players' Player | Micaela Cocks | [7] | |
| Coaches Award | Micaela Cocks | [8] | |
| Club Person of the Year | Kate Gaze | [9] | |
| Commitment to Excellence Award | Tess Madgen | [10] |
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