2014 State Basketball League season

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2014 State Basketball League season
League State Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration14 March – 26 July (Regular season)
1 August – 30 August (Finals)
Number of games26 (men)
22 (women)
Number of teams14 (men)
12 (women)
Regular season
  Minor premiersM: Geraldton Buccaneers
W: Rockingham Flames
Season MVP M: Cooper Land (Flames)
W: Sami Whitcomb (Flames)
Top scorerM: Quinn McDowell (Tigers)
W: Sami Whitcomb (Flames)
Finals
ChampionsM: East Perth Eagles
W: Rockingham Flames
  Runners-upM: Geraldton Buccaneers
W: Lakeside Lightning
Grand Final MVP M: Joe-Alan Tupaea (Eagles)
W: Sami Whitcomb (Flames)
SBL seasons

The 2014 State Basketball League season was the 26th season of the State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season began on Friday 14 March and ended on Saturday 26 July. The finals began on Friday 1 August and concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 29 August and the men's grand final on Saturday 30 August.

Contents

Regular season

The regular season began on Friday 14 March and ended on Saturday 26 July after 20 rounds of competition.

Standings

Finals

The finals began on Friday 1 August and consisted of three rounds. The finals concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 29 August and the men's grand final on Saturday 30 August.

Men's bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Grand final
               
1 Geraldton Buccaneers 9993X
8 South West Slammers 88 92 X
1 Geraldton Buccaneers 10896X
4 Lakeside Lightning 102 86 X
4 Lakeside Lightning 94 112150
5 Stirling Senators 10599 144
  Geraldton Buccaneers 83 X X
Gold Cup icon.svg East Perth Eagles 99X X
2 Rockingham Flames 91 8181
7 East Perth Eagles 10278 92
7 East Perth Eagles 106105X
3 Perth Redbacks 98 94 X
3 Perth Redbacks 114116X
6 Mandurah Magic 91 94 X

Grand Final summary

30 August 2014
7:30 pm
Geraldton Buccaneers 83, East Perth Eagles 99
Pts: Carter Cook 26
Rebs: Mathew Wundenberg 10
Asts: Carter Cook 4
Pts: Tom Jervis 22
Rebs: Tom Jervis 19
Asts: Joe-Alan Tupaea 7
East Perth wins SBL Championship
Bendat Basketball Centre, Floreat
MVP: Joe-Alan Tupaea (Eagles)

Women's bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Grand final
               
1 Rockingham Flames 9889X
8 Willetton Tigers 84 70 X
1 Rockingham Flames 9584X
4 Kalamunda Eastern Suns 88 64 X
4 Kalamunda Eastern Suns 68 8472
5 Cockburn Cougars 7373 62
Gold Cup icon.svg Rockingham Flames 80X X
  Lakeside Lightning 75 X X
2 Lakeside Lightning 6986X
7 Mandurah Magic 56 73 X
2 Lakeside Lightning 8079X
3 Joondalup Wolves 77 66 X
3 Joondalup Wolves 7470X
6 Stirling Senators 71 58 X

Grand Final summary

29 August 2014
7:30 pm
Rockingham Flames 80, Lakeside Lightning 75
Pts: Sami Whitcomb 32
Rebs: Darcee Garbin 10
Asts: Kaye Tucker 5
Pts: Kari Pickens 25
Rebs: Stoneking, Pickens 8 each
Asts: Kari Pickens 5
Rockingham wins SBL Championship

All-Star game

A men's SBL All-Star game took place at the Eaton Recreation Centre on Sunday 7 September, [1] [2] marking the first North v South SBL All-Star event in over a decade. [3] [4]

Rosters

Game data

7 September 2014
5:30 pm
South107101North
Eaton Recreation Centre, Bunbury
MVP: Damien Scott (24 pts)

Awards

Player of the Week

RoundMen's PlayerTeamWomen's PlayerTeamRef
1Daniel Thomas Mandurah Magic Casey Mihovilovich Mandurah Magic [5]
2John Dickson Willetton Tigers Amy Patton South West Slammers [6]
3Odartey Blankson Geraldton Buccaneers Sami Whitcomb Rockingham Flames [7]
4Kyle Armour East Perth Eagles Kari Pickens Lakeside Lightning [8]
5 Jarrad Prue Lakeside Lightning Darcee Garbin Rockingham Flames [9]
6 Cooper Land Rockingham Flames Sami Whitcomb Rockingham Flames [10]
7Seb Salinas Joondalup Wolves Sami Whitcomb Rockingham Flames [11]
8 Quinn McDowell Willetton Tigers Jennie Rintala Kalamunda Eastern Suns [12]
9 Stan Okoye Perth Redbacks Sami Whitcomb Rockingham Flames [13]
10 Cooper Land Rockingham Flames Amy Patton South West Slammers [14]
11Corey Easley Perry Lakes Hawks Sami Whitcomb Rockingham Flames [15]
12Duran Blue Goldfields Giants Kari Pickens Lakeside Lightning [16]
13 Lee Roberts Perth Redbacks Darcee Garbin Rockingham Flames [17] [18]
14Aaron Ralph Geraldton Buccaneers Lauren Jeffers South West Slammers [19]
15 Luke Nevill Kalamunda Eastern Suns Alison Schwagmeyer Kalamunda Eastern Suns [20]
16Markus Monroe South West Slammers Kari Pickens Lakeside Lightning [21]
17Jordan Wild Stirling Senators Kari Pickens Lakeside Lightning [22]
18Seb Salinas Joondalup Wolves Gabby O'Sullivan Perth Redbacks [23]
19 Adrian Majstrovich Goldfields Giants Jacinta Bourne Rockingham Flames [24]
20Damien Scott Cockburn Cougars Emily Fielding Lakeside Lightning [25]

Statistics leaders

CategoryMen's PlayerTeamStatWomen's PlayerTeamStat
Points per game Quinn McDowell Willetton Tigers 30.09 Sami Whitcomb Rockingham Flames 22.55
Rebounds per game Jarrad Prue Lakeside Lightning 24.16Amy Patton South West Slammers 12.18
Assists per game Ty Harrelson South West Slammers 7.40Shani Amos Joondalup Wolves 5.15
Steals per gameTrian Iliadis Joondalup Wolves 2.0Chelsea Burns Joondalup Wolves 3.13
Blocks per gameCaleb Palkert Lakeside Lightning 2.65Marita Payne Cockburn Cougars 3.0
Field goal percentage Jarrad Prue Lakeside Lightning 72%Krystal Stoneking Lakeside Lightning 59%
3-pt field goal percentage Quinn McDowell Willetton Tigers 47.2%Adrienne Jones Kalamunda Eastern Suns 45.5%
Free throw percentage Quinn McDowell Willetton Tigers 88.5% Sami Whitcomb Rockingham Flames 82.4%

Regular season

Finals

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