2001–02 WNBL season

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2001–02 WNBL season
League Women's National Basketball League
Sport Basketball
DurationOctober 2001 – February 2002
Number of teams8
TV partner(s) ABC
Regular season
Top seed Adelaide Lightning
Season MVP Penny Taylor (Dandenong Rangers)
Top scorer Penny Taylor (Dandenong Rangers)
Finals
Champions Canberra Capitals
  Runners-up Sydney Panthers
Finals MVP Lauren Jackson (Canberra Capitals)
WNBL seasons

The 2001–02 WNBL season was the 22nd season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of 8 teams contested the league.

Contents

Team standings

#WNBL Championship Ladder
Team W L PCT GP
1 Adelaide Lightning 17480.9521
2 Canberra Capitals 15671.4321
3 Dandenong Rangers 15671.4321
4 Sydney Panthers 13861.921
5 AIS 111052.3821
6 Bulleen Boomers 61528.5721
7 Perth Lynx 41719.0521
8 Townsville Fire 31814.2921

Finals

SemifinalsPreliminary finalGrand final
Adelaide Lightning 62 Canberra Capitals 75
Canberra Capitals 66 Sydney Panthers 69
Adelaide Lightning 64
Sydney Panthers 66
Dandenong Rangers 85
Sydney Panthers 98

Season award winners

AwardWinnerTeam
Most Valuable Player Award Penny Taylor Dandenong Rangers
Grand Final MVP Award Lauren Jackson Canberra Capitals
Rookie of the Year Award Alison Downie
Kamala Lamshed
Dandenong Rangers
Adelaide Lightning
Defensive Player of the Year Award Emily McInerny Dandenong Rangers
Coach of the Year Award Karen Dalton Sydney Panthers
Top Shooter Award Penny Taylor Dandenong Rangers

Statistics leaders

CategoryPlayerTeamGPTotalsAverage
Points Per Game Penny Taylor Dandenong Rangers 2057028.5
Rebounds Per Game Suzy Batkovic Townsville Fire 2125612.2
Assists Per Game Jae Kingi-Cross Adelaide Lightning 211004.8
Steals Per Game Melissa McClure Perth Lynx 21522.5
Blocks per game Lauren Jackson Canberra Capitals 13443.4
Field Goal % Lauren Jackson Canberra Capitals 13(118/224)52.7%
Three-Point Field Goal % Jessica Foley AIS(31/76)40.8%
Free Throw % Deanna Smith Adelaide Lightning 15(19/19)100%

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References

    1. https://web.archive.org/web/20141227122005/http://www.wnbl.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Media_Guide/12284_BASKAUST_WNBL_MEDIA_GUIDE_2014-15_BACK.pdf