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{{short description|Women's basketball team}}
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| name            = Adelaide Lightning
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| leagues         = [[Women's National Basketball League|WNBL]]
| founded         = 1993
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| history         = '''Adelaide Lightning'''<br>1993–2005; 2006–present<br>'''Adelaide Fellas'''<br>2005–2006
| arena           = State Basketball Centre
| capacity        = 
| location        = [[Wayville, South Australia|Wayville]], [[South Australia]]
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| gm              = Bernadette Dodd (interim)<ref>{{cite news |title=Bernadette Dodd and Tess Madgen join Adelaide Lightning. |url=https://wnbl.com.au/adelaide/news/bernadette-dodd-and-tess-madgen-join-adelaide-lightning/ |access-date=6 June 2025 |work=Adelaide Lightning |date=6 June 2025 |language=en-AU}}</ref>
| coach           = Kerryn Mitchell
| captain         = 
| owner           = [[Women's National Basketball League|WNBL]]
| championships   = '''5''' ([[1994 WNBL season|1994]], [[1995 WNBL season|1995]], [[1996 WNBL season|1996]], [[1998 WNBL season|1998]], [[2007–08 WNBL season|2008]])
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The '''Adelaide Lightning''' are an Australian professional [[basketball]] team competing in the [[Women's National Basketball League]] (WNBL). The club is based in the city of [[Adelaide]], [[South Australia]], and will play their home games at the State Basketball Centre in [[Wayville, South Australia|Wayville]] from the 2025–26 season.

==History==
The Adelaide Lightning were formed in [[1993 WNBL season|1993]] as a South Australian composite team following multiple Adelaide team entries in the [[Women's National Basketball League]] (WNBL) since the league's inception in 1981. The Lightning originally played at the [[Adelaide Arena|Clipsal Powerhouse]].<ref name=history09>{{cite web |title=Club History |url=http://www.wnbl.com.au/index.php?id=347 |website=WNBL.com.au |access-date=2 May 2025 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090912032436/http://www.wnbl.com.au/index.php?id=347 |archive-date=12 September 2009}}</ref>

Under coach [[Jan Stirling]], the Lighting won three straight [[List of WNBL champions|WNBL championships]] between [[1994 WNBL season|1994]] and [[1996 WNBL season|1996]]. After a runner-up finish in [[1997 WNBL season|1997]], the Lighting won their fourth championship in [[1998 WNBL season|1998]]. They finished runners-up again in [[1999–2000 WNBL season|2000]].<ref name="history09" /> Between 1993 and 2009, the team played in the WNBL playoffs every year.<ref name="history09" />

The club's captain during its glory years of the 1990s was [[Rachael Sporn]]. Sporn represented [[Australia women's national basketball team|Australia]] at three Olympic Games, winning two silver and one bronze medal, and three World Championships. She played 377 WNBL games and was named MVP in 1996 and 1997 and was a key member of the Lightning's four championships. She was inducted into the Basketball Australia Hall of Fame in 2007.<ref name="history09" /> Her number 14 jersey was retired in 2007.<ref name=sporn14>{{cite news|url=https://wnbl.basketball/adelaide/news/rachael-sporns-no-14-jersey-returns-with-isobel-borlase/|title=RACHAEL SPORN'S NO. 14 JERSEY RETURNS WITH ISOBEL BORLASE|work=wnbl.basketball/adelaide|date=11 September 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240108131448/https://wnbl.basketball/adelaide/news/rachael-sporns-no-14-jersey-returns-with-isobel-borlase/|archive-date=8 January 2024 |author1=Minh }}</ref>

The team changed to private ownership in [[2005–06 WNBL season|2005–06]], with Fellas Gifts taking over the club and renaming the team to '''Adelaide Fellas'''. After one season, the team was sold to Link Engineering, with new owner Vince Marino changing the team name back to Adelaide Lightning for the [[2006–07 WNBL season]].<ref name="history09" />

In the 2007–08 season, the Lightning won their fifth WNBL championship with a 92–82 grand final victory over the [[Sydney Uni Flames]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Rampant Adelaide score grand final triumph |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-03-08/rampant-adelaide-score-grand-final-triumph/1066374 |access-date=2 May 2025 |work=ABC News |date=8 March 2008 |language=en-AU}}</ref>

In the 2013–14 season, the Lightning entered a one-year management agreement with the [[Adelaide 36ers]] of the [[National Basketball League (Australia)|NBL]], allowing the 36ers to oversee the club's marketing, membership, and sponsorship operations. This arrangement aimed to streamline resources between the two clubs.<ref name=history25>{{cite web |title=Our History - Adelaide Lightning |url=https://wnbl.basketball/adelaide/history/ |website=Adelaide Lightning |access-date=2 May 2025}}</ref> Following the 2014–15 season, Vince Marino relinquish the team's WNBL licence.<ref>{{cite news |title=Broke Adelaide Lightning given extra week to find investor |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-15/adelaide-lightning-given-extra-time-to-find-investor/6471910 |access-date=2 May 2025 |work=ABC News |date=15 May 2015 |language=en-AU}}</ref>

For the 2015–16 season, Basketball SA assumed control of the Lightning while seeking a new owner for the team.<ref name="history25" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Founten |first1=Loukas |title=Adelaide 36ers and Lightning merger saves women's team |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-23/adelaide-36ers-and-lightning-merger-saves-womens-team/7192624 |access-date=2 May 2025 |work=ABC News |date=23 February 2016 |language=en-AU}}</ref>

In 2016–17, the Adelaide Basketball consortium took over the club and appointed Chris Lucas as head coach. The consortium was later sold to Grant Kelley, who managed the team through the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons. At the end of the 2018–19 season—during which the Lightning reached the Grand Final, ultimately falling to Canberra in Game 3—Kelley announced that Adelaide Basketball would return the team's licence.<ref name="history25" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sutton |first1=Malcolm |title=Lightning's fight for survival and possible finals fairytale the stuff of Hollywood |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-07/adelaide-lightning-turns-around-fortunes-wnbl-final/10782526 |access-date=2 May 2025 |work=ABC News |date=7 February 2019 |language=en-AU}}</ref>

On 5 March 2019, Bruce Spangler and a group of business associates were granted the licence to operate the Lightning for the 2019–20 season. Following the conclusion of the 2021–22 season, Spangler announced that ownership of the club had been transferred to the Pelligra Group, a property development company.<ref name="history25" />

In September 2023, the Lightning and Rachael Sporn agreed to un-retire her number 14 jersey.<ref name="sporn14" />

In September 2024, Pelligra informed the league of its intention to relinquish the licence at the end of the 2024–25 season. However, following the WNBL's announcement of a new ownership group set to assume control in 2025, Pelligra indicated it would reverse its decision.<ref name=stand-off>{{cite news |title=Adelaide Lightning in limbo amid stand-off with WNBL |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-30/adelaide-lightning-in-limbo-amid-stand-off-with-wnbl/105232820 |access-date=2 May 2025 |work=ABC News |date=30 April 2025 |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Brown |first1=Peter |title=Crisis averted: WNBL clubs join new owners {{!}} Basketball.com.au |url=https://www.basketball.com.au/news/wnbl-clubs-have-agreed-to-join-the-new-owners-of-the-wnbl-despite-11th-hour-crisis-talks-putting-deal-in-jeopardy |access-date=2 May 2025 |work=www.basketball.com.au |date=16 April 2025 |language=en}}</ref> In late April 2025, the WNBL denied the Lightning entry into the 2025–26 season<ref>{{cite news |last1=Crouch |first1=Will |title=Aussie basketball powerhouse on the brink of collapse |url=https://www.nine.com.au/sport/basketball/news-2025-wnbl-restructure-adelaide-lightning-situation-steve-wren-comments-20250429-p5lv8n.html |access-date=2 May 2025 |work=Nine |date=29 April 2025 |language=en}}</ref> after declining Pelligra's request to continue in the league.<ref name=Slessor>{{cite news |last1=Slessor |first1=Camron |title=Adelaide's WNBL team saved by SA government but no guarantees on 'Lightning' name |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-08/sa-government-adelaide-lightning-funding-agreement/105267472 |access-date=8 May 2025 |work=ABC News |date=8 May 2025 |language=en-AU}}</ref> As a result, all Lightning players were released from their contracts.<ref>{{cite news |title=Adelaide Lightning close to folding with only one thing that can keep WNBL in South Australia |url=https://www.codesports.com.au/basketball/wnbl/adelaide-lightning-close-to-folding-with-only-one-thing-can-keep-wnbl-in-south-australia/news-story/cd2d0037c45c44b71d402fa3bf8027e7?amp |access-date=2 May 2025 |work=codesports.com.au |date=1 May 2025 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250502054352/https://www.codesports.com.au/basketball/wnbl/adelaide-lightning-close-to-folding-with-only-one-thing-can-keep-wnbl-in-south-australia/news-story/cd2d0037c45c44b71d402fa3bf8027e7?amp&nk=f0843dfa10edf92f2aa15f823ee90d40-1746164637 |archive-date=2 May 2025}}</ref> On 8 May 2025, the club was saved from collapse after the South Australian Government agreed to fund a league-run team,<ref name=codesports8May>{{cite news |title=State government step in to save Adelaide's WNBL team but it may still be the end of the 'Lightning' |url=https://www.codesports.com.au/basketball/wnbl/state-government-step-in-to-save-adelaides-wnbl-team-but-it-may-still-be-the-end-of-the-lightning/news-story/63561a2dc277be9265743e826f7bc628?amp |access-date=8 May 2025 |work=codesports.com.au |date=8 May 2025 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250508033839/https://www.codesports.com.au/basketball/wnbl/state-government-step-in-to-save-adelaides-wnbl-team-but-it-may-still-be-the-end-of-the-lightning/news-story/63561a2dc277be9265743e826f7bc628?amp&nk=79b7a6e0de38eda9d1a3459691c1e5e4-1746675524 |archive-date=8 May 2025}}</ref> with the government providing $571,000 to the club per year over three years while supporting the league in a transition to new ownership.<ref name="Slessor" /> The club subsequently gained access to train at the newly-opened South Australian Sports Institute<ref>{{cite news |title=WNBL, South Australian Government secure Adelaide's future |url=https://nbl.com.au/news/wnbl-south-australian-government-secure-adelaides-future |access-date=8 May 2025 |work=nbl.com.au |date=8 May 2025 |language=en}}</ref> and moved its home games from Adelaide Arena to the State Basketball Centre in [[Wayville, South Australia|Wayville]].<ref name="Slessor" />

On 30 May 2025, the WNBL acquired the intellectual property of the ''Lightning'' name from former owner Pelligra.<ref name="Slessor" /><ref name="codesports8May" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Adelaide Lightning to Retain Iconic Name |url=https://wnbl.com.au/blog/news/adelaide-lightning-to-retain-iconic-name/ |access-date=5 June 2025 |work=WNBL |date=30 May 2025 |language=en-AU}}</ref>

==Season-by-season records==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align: center; width: 85%; margin:1em auto;"
|-
! rowspan=2 style="background:#eee; width: 10%;"| Season
! rowspan=2 style="background:#eee; width: 12%;" | Standings
! colspan=3 style="background:#eee; width: 15%;"| Regular season
! rowspan=2 style="background:#eee; width: 30%;"| Finals 
! rowspan=2 style="background:#eee; width: 13%;"| Head coach
|-
! style="background:#eee; width: 5%;"|W
! style="background:#eee; width: 5%;"|L
! style="background:#eee; width: 5%;"|PCT
|-
! colspan=7 style="background:#FF0000; color:#191970;"| Adelaide Lightning
|- 
! scope="row" style="background:#eee;"| [[1993 WNBL season|1993]]
| 2nd
| 16
| 2
| 88.8
| '''Lost''' Semi Final ([[Sydney Uni Flames|Sydney]], 59–64) <br> '''Lost''' Preliminary Final ([[Perth Lynx|Perth]], 66–68) 
| [[Jan Stirling]]
|- 
! scope="row" style="background:#eee;"| [[1994 WNBL season|1994]]
| 1st
| 16
| 2
| 88.8
| '''Won''' Semi Final ([[Melbourne Tigers|Melbourne]], 84–82) <br> '''Won''' Grand Final ([[Melbourne Tigers|Melbourne]], 84–77) 
| [[Jan Stirling]]
|- 
! scope="row" style="background:#eee;"| [[1995 WNBL season|1995]]
| 1st
| 16
| 2
| 88.8
| '''Won''' Semi Final ([[Sydney Uni Flames|Sydney]], 73–63) <br> '''Won''' Grand Final ([[Melbourne Tigers|Melbourne]], 50–43) 
| [[Jan Stirling]]
|- 
! scope="row" style="background:#eee;"| [[1996 WNBL season|1996]]
| 2nd
| 16
| 2
| 88.8
| '''Lost''' Semi Final ([[Sydney Uni Flames|Sydney]], 54–57) <br> '''Won''' Preliminary Final ([[Perth Lynx|Perth]], 87–55) <br> '''Won''' Grand Final ([[Sydney Uni Flames|Sydney]], 80–65)
| [[Jan Stirling]]
|- 
! scope="row" style="background:#eee;"| [[1997 WNBL season|1997]]
| 2nd
| 14
| 4
| 77.7
| '''Won''' Semi Final ([[Sydney Uni Flames|Sydney]], 58–54) <br> '''Lost''' Grand Final ([[Sydney Uni Flames|Sydney]], 56–61) 
| [[Jan Stirling]]
|- 
! scope="row" style="background:#eee;"| [[1998 WNBL season|1998]]
| 2st
| 9
| 3
| 75.0
| '''Lost''' Semi Final ([[Sydney Uni Flames|Sydney]], 42–61) <br> '''Won''' Preliminary Final ([[Australian Institute of Sport (WNBL team)|AIS]], 81–54) <br> '''Won''' Grand Final ([[Sydney Uni Flames|Sydney]], 67–57)
| [[Jan Stirling]]
|- 
! scope="row" style="background:#eee;"| [[1998–99 WNBL season|1998–99]]
| 3rd
| 12
| 9
| 57.1
| '''Won''' Semi Final ([[Melbourne Tigers|Melbourne]], 63–54) <br> '''Lost''' Preliminary Final ([[Perth Lynx|Perth]], 46–67)
| [[Jan Stirling]]
|- 
! scope="row" style="background:#eee;"| [[1999–00 WNBL season|1999–00]]
| 2nd
| 13
| 8
| 61.9
| '''Won''' Semi Final ([[Canberra Capitals|Canberra]], 91–84) <br> '''Lost''' Grand Final ([[Canberra Capitals|Canberra]], 50–67)
| [[Jan Stirling]]
|- 
! scope="row" style="background:#eee;"| [[2000–01 WNBL season|2000–01]]
| 3rd
| 15
| 6
| 71.4
| '''Lost''' Semi Final ([[Dandenong Rangers|Dandenong]], 71–83)
| [[Jan Stirling]]
|- 
! scope="row" style="background:#eee;"| [[2001–02 WNBL season|2001–02]]
| 1st
| 17
| 4
| 80.9
| '''Lost''' Semi Final ([[Canberra Capitals|Canberra]], 62–66) <br> '''Lost''' Preliminary Final ([[Sydney Uni Flames|Sydney]], 64–66) 
| [[Jan Stirling]]
|- 
! scope="row" style="background:#eee;"| [[2002–03 WNBL season|2002–03]]
| 4th
| 12
| 9
| 57.1
| '''Lost''' Semi Final ([[Sydney Uni Flames|Sydney]], 70–72)
| [[Jan Stirling]]
|- 
! scope="row" style="background:#eee;"| [[2003–04 WNBL season|2003–04]]
| 3rd
| 13
| 8
| 61.9
| '''Won''' Semi Final ([[Canberra Capitals|Canberra]], 72–63) <br> '''Lost''' Preliminary Final ([[Sydney Uni Flames|Sydney]], 61–65)
| [[Jan Stirling]]
|- 
! scope="row" style="background:#eee;"| [[2004–05 WNBL season|2004–05]]
| 4th
| 13
| 8
| 61.9
| '''Lost''' Semi Final ([[Sydney Uni Flames|Sydney]], 93–94)
| [[Chris Lucas (basketball)|Chris Lucas]]
|-
! colspan=7 style="background:#0000CD; color:#87CEFA;"| Adelaide Fellas
|- 
! scope="row" style="background:#eee;"| [[2005–06 WNBL season|2005–06]]
| 2nd
| 14
| 7
| 66.6
| '''Lost''' Semi Final ([[Dandenong Rangers|Dandenong]], 70–75) <br> '''Lost''' Preliminary Final ([[Canberra Capitals|Canberra]], 81–83) 
| [[Chris Lucas (basketball)|Chris Lucas]]
|-
! colspan=7 style="background:#002147; color:#adafaf;"| Adelaide Lightning
|- 
! scope="row" style="background:#eee;"| [[2006–07 WNBL season|2006–07]]
| 3rd
| 15
| 6
| 71.4
| '''Won''' Semi Final ([[Dandenong Rangers|Dandenong]], 66–61) <br> '''Lost''' Preliminary Final ([[Canberra Capitals|Canberra]], 74–82) 
| [[Chris Lucas (basketball)|Chris Lucas]]
|- 
! scope="row" style="background:#eee;"| [[2007–08 WNBL season|2007–08]]
| 1st
| 21
| 3
| 87.5
| '''Lost''' Semi Final ([[Sydney Uni Flames|Sydney]], 71–90) <br> '''Won''' Preliminary Final ([[Dandenong Rangers|Dandenong]], 74–64) <br> '''Won''' Grand Final ([[Sydney Uni Flames|Sydney]], 92–82)
| [[Vicki Daldy|Vicki Valk]]
|- 
! scope="row" style="background:#eee;"| [[2008–09 WNBL season|2008–09]]
| 4th
| 15
| 7
| 68.1
| '''Won''' Elimination Final ([[Bendigo Spirit|Bendigo]], 81–73) <br> '''Lost''' Semi Final ([[Townsville Fire|Townsville]], 78–91) 
| [[Vicki Daldy|Vicki Valk]]
|- 
! scope="row" style="background:#eee;"| [[2009–10 WNBL season|2009–10]]
| 6th
| 13
| 9
| 59.0
| Did not qualify
| [[Vicki Daldy|Vicki Valk]]
|- 
! scope="row" style="background:#eee;"| [[2010–11 WNBL season|2010–11]]
| 9th
| 3
| 19
| 13.6
| Did not qualify
| Stephen Breheny
|- 
! scope="row" style="background:#eee;"| [[2011–12 WNBL season|2011–12]]
| 1st
| 18
| 4
| 81.8
|  '''Lost''' Semi Final ([[Melbourne Boomers|Bulleen]], 70–73) <br> '''Lost''' Preliminary Final ([[Dandenong Rangers|Dandenong]], 78–91) 
| Peter Buckle
|- 
! scope="row" style="background:#eee;"| [[2012–13 WNBL season|2012–13]]
| 3rd
| 18
| 6
| 75.0
|  '''Lost''' Semi Final ([[Townsville Fire|Townsville]], 53–60) 
| Peter Buckle
|- 
! scope="row" style="background:#eee;"| [[2013–14 WNBL season|2013–14]]
| 5th
| 12
| 12
| 50.0
| Did not qualify
| Peter Buckle <br> [[Richard Dickel]]
|- 
! scope="row" style="background:#eee;"| [[2014–15 WNBL season|2014–15]]
| 7th
| 7
| 15
| 31.8
| Did not qualify
| Jeremi Moule
|- 
! scope="row" style="background:#eee;"| [[2015–16 WNBL season|2015–16]]
| 7th
| 10
| 14
| 41.6
| Did not qualify
| Tracy York
|- 
! scope="row" style="background:#eee;"| [[2016–17 WNBL season|2016–17]]
| 8th
| 3
| 21
| 12.5
| Did not qualify
| [[Chris Lucas (basketball)|Chris Lucas]]
|- 
! scope="row" style="background:#eee;"| [[2017–18 WNBL season|2017–18]]
| 5th 
| 11
| 10
| 52.3
| Did not qualify
| [[Chris Lucas (basketball)|Chris Lucas]]
|- 
! scope="row" style="background:#eee;"| [[2018–19 WNBL season|2018–19]]
| 3rd
| 13
| 8
| 61.9
| '''Won''' Semi Final ([[Melbourne Boomers|Melbourne]], 2–0) <br> '''Lost''' Grand Final ([[Canberra Capitals|Canberra]], 1–2) 
| [[Chris Lucas (basketball)|Chris Lucas]]
|- 
! scope="row" style="background:#eee;"| [[2019–20 WNBL season|2019–20]]
| 4th
| 12
| 9
| 57.1
| '''Lost''' Semi Final ([[Southside Flyers|Southside]], 0–2) 
| [[Chris Lucas (basketball)|Chris Lucas]]
|-
! scope="row" style="background:#eee;"| [[2020 WNBL season|2020]]
|6th
|5
|8
|38.5
|Did not qualify
| [[Chris Lucas (basketball)|Chris Lucas]]
|-
! scope="row" style="background:#eee;"| [[2021–22 WNBL season|2021–22]] 
|4th
|10
|7
|58.8
|'''Lost''' Semi Final ([[Melbourne Boomers]], 0–2)
| [[Chris Lucas (basketball)|Chris Lucas]]
|-
! scope="row" style="background:#eee;"| [[2022–23 WNBL season|2022–23]] 
|7th
|5
|16
|23.8
|Did not qualify
|[[Natalie Hurst]]
|-
! scope="row" style="background:#eee;"| [[2023–24 WNBL season|2023–24]]
|7th
|8
|13
|38.0
|Did not qualify
|[[Natalie Hurst]]
|-
! scope="row" style="background:#eee;"| [[2024–25 WNBL season|2024–25]]
|6th
|7
|14
|33.3
|Did not qualify
|[[Natalie Hurst]]<br>[[Scott Ninnis]]
|-
! colspan="2" style="background:#eee;" |Regular season
| style="background:#eee;" | 402
| style="background:#eee;" | 275
| style="background:#eee;" | 59.3
! colspan="2" style="background:#eee;" | 5 Minor Premierships
|-
! colspan="2" style="background:#eee;" |Finals
| style="background:#eee;" | 19
| style="background:#eee;" | 27
| style="background:#eee;" | 41.3
! colspan="2" style="background:#eee;" | '''5 WNBL Championships'''
|}
Source: [http://wnbl.com.au/league/media-guide/ Adelaide Lightning] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822095131/http://wnbl.com.au/league/media-guide/ |date=22 August 2019 }}

==Statistics==
{| class="wikitable" style="clear:both; font-size:88%; text-align: center; width: 95%; margin:1.5em auto;"
|-
! colspan=8 style="background:#002147; color:white;"|Adelaide Lightning statistics
|- valign="top"
! colspan=8 | 2010s
|-
! width="4%"|Season
! width="8%"|PPG
! width="8%"|RPG
! width="8%"|APG
! width="8%"|SPG
! width="8%"|BPG
|-
| '''[[2010–11 WNBL season|2010–11]]'''
| [[Angela Marino|A. Marino]] (15.2)
| [[DeMya Walker|D. Walker]] (6.5)
| [[Angela Marino|A. Marino]] (4.2)
| [[DeMya Walker|D. Walker]] (1.9)
| [[DeMya Walker|D. Walker]] (1.9)
|-
| '''[[2011–12 WNBL season|2011–12]]'''
| [[Suzy Batkovic|S. Batkovic]] (24.6)
| [[Suzy Batkovic|S. Batkovic]] (10.2)
| [[Angela Marino|A. Marino]] (3.5)
| [[Suzy Batkovic|S. Batkovic]] (2.6)
| [[Suzy Batkovic|S. Batkovic]] (1.6)
|-
| '''[[2012–13 WNBL season|2012–13]]'''
| [[Suzy Batkovic|S. Batkovic]] (21.0)
| [[Suzy Batkovic|S. Batkovic]] (9.7)
| [[Jennifer Screen|J. Screen]] (4.3)
| [[Suzy Batkovic|S. Batkovic]] (1.5)
| [[Suzy Batkovic|S. Batkovic]] (2.6)
|-
| '''[[2013–14 WNBL season|2013–14]]'''
| [[Laura Hodges|L. Hodges]] (17.8)
| [[Laura Hodges|L. Hodges]] (7.7)
| [[Angela Marino|A. Marino]] (3.4)
| [[Jessica Foley|J. Foley]] (1.0)
| [[Chay Shegog|C. Shegog]] (1.1)
|-
| '''[[2014–15 WNBL season|2014–15]]'''
| [[Laura Hodges|L. Hodges]] (16.5)
| [[Jennifer Screen|J. Screen]] (6.9)
| [[Jennifer Screen|J. Screen]] (3.7)
| [[Jessica Foley|J. Foley]] (1.3)
| [[Kathleen Scheer|K. Scheer]] (0.7)
|-
| '''[[2015–16 WNBL season|2015–16]]'''
| [[Leilani Mitchell|L. Mitchell]] (16.8)
| [[Mikaela Ruef|M. Ruef]] (9.9)
| [[Leilani Mitchell|L. Mitchell]] (4.5)
| [[Leilani Mitchell|L. Mitchell]] (2.1)
| [[Kayla Standish|K. Standish]] (0.8)
|-
| '''[[2016–17 WNBL season|2016–17]]'''
| [[Laura Hodges|L. Hodges]] (17.5)
| [[Laura Hodges|L. Hodges]] (7.1)
| [[Samantha Logic|S. Logic]] (5.4)
| [[Samantha Logic|S. Logic]] (1.8)
| [[Colleen Planeta|C. Planeta]] (1.5)
|-
| '''[[2017–18 WNBL season|2017–18]]'''
| [[Abby Bishop|A. Bishop]] (15.7)
| [[Abby Bishop|A. Bishop]] (9.2)
| [[Nicole Seekamp|N. Seekamp]] (5.0)
| [[Natalie Novosel|N. Novosel]] (2.4)
| [[Ruth Hamblin|R. Hamblin]] (1.0)
|-
| '''[[2018–19 WNBL season|2018–19]]'''
| [[Nia Coffey|N. Coffey]] (17.5)
| [[Kayla Alexander|K. Alexander]] (8.9)
| [[Nicole Seekamp|N. Seekamp]] (6.0)
| [[Nicole Seekamp|N. Seekamp]] (2.2)
| [[Nia Coffey|N. Coffey]] (1.3)
|}

==Players==
===Current roster===
{{Basketball roster header|type=|age=n|wt=n|team=2024–25 Adelaide Lightning|color1=white|bg1=#0c2c52|color2=#ffcb3d|bg2=#b50000}}
{{player3 | pos = G | num = 3 | nat = AUS | first = Brooke | last = Basham | m = 1.72 |DOB = 1997-12-16}}
{{player3 | pos = F | num = 5 | nat = AUS | first = Georgia | last = Pineau | m = 1.85 |DOB = 1997-01-12}}
{{player3 | pos = G/F | num = 7 | nat = AUS | first = Stephanie | last = Talbot | m = 1.88 | note = C |DOB = 1994-06-15}}
{{player3 | pos = G | num = 9 | nat = AUS | first = Jess  | last = Simons | m = 1.78 |DOB = 2004-04-11}}
{{player3 | pos = F | num = 10 | nat = AUS | first = Maddy | last = Freer | m = 1.8 |DOB = 2003-09-15}}
{{player3 | pos = G | num = 14 | nat = AUS | first = Isobel | last = Borlase | m = 1.8 |DOB = 2004-09-12}}
{{player3 | pos = F | num = 18 | nat = AUS | first = Ella | last = Gordon | m = 1.84 |DOB = 2004-12-09}}
{{player3 | pos = F | num = 19 | nat = AUS | first = Haylee | last = Andrews | m = 1.78 |DOB = 2004-04-11}}
{{player3 | pos = F | num = 21 | nat = USA | first = Brianna | last = Turner | m = 1.91 | note = I |DOB = 1996-07-05}}
{{player3 | pos = F | num = 22 | nat = AUS | first = Grace  | last = Graham | m = 1.84 |DOB = 2003-12-04}}
{{player3 | pos = G | num = 24 | nat = USA | first = Japreece | last = Dean | m = 1.7 | note = I |DOB = 1996-06-04}}
{{player3 | pos = F | num = 34 | nat = AUS | first = Isabelle | last = Bourne | m = 1.88 |DOB = 2000-11-21}}
{{player3 | pos = G/F | num = 41 | nat = AUS | first = Tayla | last = Brazel | m = 1.82 |DOB = 2004-03-09}}
{{Basketball roster footer
| head_coach =
* {{player||AUS|[[Scott Ninnis]]}}
| asst_coach =
* {{player||AUS|Matt Clarke}}
* {{player||AUS|Georgia Crouch}}
| C = y | I = y | DP = y
| roster_url = https://wnbl.basketball/adelaide/players/
| accessdate = 17 December 2024
}}

==Honour roll==
{| class="wikitable"
|- align=left
| style="background:#efefef;" |  WNBL Championships: 
| 5 (1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2007/08)
|-
| style="background:#efefef;" | WNBL Finals Appearances:
| 19 (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1998/99, 1999/2000, 2000/01, 2001/02, 2002/03, 2003/04, 2004/05, 2005/06, 2006/07, 2007/08, 2008/09, 2011/12, 2012/13)
|-
| style="background:#efefef;" | WNBL Grand Final appearances: 
| 7 (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999/2000, 2007/08)
|-
| style="background:#efefef;" | WNBL Most Valuable Players: 
| [[Rachael Sporn]] (1996, 1997), [[Suzy Batkovic]] (2012, 2013)
|-
| style="background:#efefef;" | WNBL Grand Final MVPs: 
| [[Rachael Sporn]] (1994, 1995), [[Michelle Brogan]] (1996), [[Jo Hill]] (1998), [[Renae Camino]] (2008)
|-
| style="background:#efefef;" | WNBL Coach of the Year: 
| [[Jan Stirling]] (1993), Peter Buckle (2012)
|-
| style="background:#efefef;" | WNBL Rookie of the Year: 
| Kamala Lamshed (2002)
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://wnbl.basketball/adelaide/ Official team website]

{{Adelaide Lightning}}
{{Adelaide Lightning current roster}}
{{WNBL}}
{{Adelaide Sports Teams}}

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