1985 WNBL season

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1985 WNBL season
League Women's National Basketball League (WNBL)
Sport Basketball
Number of teams11
TV partner(s) ABC
Regular season
Top seedNorth Adelaide Rockets
Season MVP Kathy Foster (North Adelaide Rockets)
Top scorer Julie Nykiel (Noarlunga Tigers)
Finals
ChampionsCoburg Cougars
  Runners-upNoarlunga Tigers
Finals MVP Karin Maar (Coburg Cougars)
WNBL seasons

The 1985 WNBL season was the fifth season of competition in the Australian Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) since its establishment in 1981. A total of 11 teams contested the league.

Contents

Ladder

TeamPlayedWonLostWon %
1North Adelaide Rockets1815383
2Nunawading Spectres1814478
3Noarlunga Tigers1813572
4Coburg Cougars1813572
5Brisbane Blazers127558
6 West Adelaide Bearcats 1810856
7St Kilda Saints189950
8 Bankstown Bruins 1971237
9 Australian Institute of Sport 1831517
10 Bulleen Melbourne Boomers 1831517
11Sutherland Sharks1931616

Finals

Semi Finals Grand Final
      
1 North Adelaide Rockets 52
4Coburg Cougars56
4Coburg Cougars73
3 Noarlunga Tigers 71
3Noarlunga Tigers64
2 Nunawading Spectres 54

Season Awards

AwardWinnerTeam
Most Valuable Player Award Kathy Foster North Adelaide Rockets
Grand Final MVP Award Karin Maar Coburg Cougars
Top Shooter Award Julie Nykiel Noarlunga Tigers

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References

    1. https://web.archive.org/web/20120318214857/http://www.wnbl.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Media_Guide/2011_12/Team_Profiles/10041_BASKAUST_MEDIA_GUIDE_2011-12_WNBL_BACK.pdf