2016 WSBL season

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2016 WSBL season
League State Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration18 March – 30 July (Regular season)
5 August – 2 September (Finals)
Number of games22
Number of teams12
Regular season
  Minor premiers Joondalup Wolves
Season MVP Alison Schwagmeyer (Lightning)
Top scorerCandace Williams (Cougars)
Finals
Champions Willetton Tigers
  Runners-up Joondalup Wolves
Grand Final MVP Kate Malpass (Tigers)
WSBL seasons

The 2016 WSBL season was the 28th season of the Women's State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season began on Friday 18 March, with round 1 seeing a 2015 grand final rematch between the Rockingham Flames and Willetton Tigers. The 2016 WSBL All-Star Game was played on 6 June at Bendat Basketball Centre – the home of basketball in Western Australia. The regular season ended on Saturday 30 July. The finals began on Friday 5 August and ended on Friday 2 September, when the Tigers defeated the Joondalup Wolves in the WSBL Grand Final.

Contents

Regular season

The regular season began on Friday 18 March and ended on Saturday 30 July after 20 rounds of competition. The newly-renovated Warwick Stadium hosted big crowds for the Stirling Senators in 2016, while the Perth Redbacks moved home to the Belmont Oasis Leisure Centre after a trial year at Curtin University in 2015. Additionally, due to renovations to the Mandurah Aquatic and Recreation Centre, the Mandurah Magic hosted all of their games in 2016 at the Rockingham Flames' home venue of Mike Barnett Sports Complex. [1]

Standings

Pos
Team W L
1 Joondalup Wolves 193
2 Rockingham Flames 184
3 Willetton Tigers 175
4 Perry Lakes Hawks 157
5 Mandurah Magic 1210
6 Lakeside Lightning 1111
7 Perth Redbacks 1012
8 Cockburn Cougars 913
9 Kalamunda Eastern Suns 913
10 Stirling Senators 814
11 East Perth Eagles 220
12 South West Slammers 220

Finals

The finals began on Friday 5 August and ended on Friday 2 September with the WSBL Grand Final.

Bracket

Quarter Finals Semi Finals Grand Final
               
1 Joondalup Wolves 8484X
8 Cockburn Cougars 67 63 X
1 Joondalup Wolves 8056 74
4 Perry Lakes Hawks 50 6049
4 Perry Lakes Hawks 7165 71
5 Mandurah Magic 69 7369
Joondalup Wolves 58 X X
Gold Cup icon.svg Willetton Tigers 60X X
2 Rockingham Flames 9077X
7 Perth Redbacks 66 56 X
2 Rockingham Flames 59 7650
3 Willetton Tigers 8262 54
3 Willetton Tigers 10178X
6 Lakeside Lightning 58 66 X

All-Star Game

The 2016 WSBL All-Star Game took place at Bendat Basketball Centre on Monday 6 June, with all proceeds going to Lifeline WA for suicide prevention. [2] [3]

Rosters

Game data

6 June 2016
12:00 pm
South 70, North93
Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 14–25, 25–30, 13–17
Pts: Williams (16)
Rebs: Williams (16)
Asts: English (4)		Pts: Wischer (17)
Rebs: Jakens (11)
Asts: Amos (6)

Awards

Player of the Week

RoundPlayerTeamRef
1Kate Malpass Willetton Tigers [4]
2 Sami Whitcomb Rockingham Flames [4]
3 Stacey Barr Kalamunda Eastern Suns [4]
4 Deanna Smith Perry Lakes Hawks [4]
5Candace Williams Cockburn Cougars [4]
6Candace Williams Cockburn Cougars [4]
7 Klara Wischer Joondalup Wolves [4]
8 Louella Tomlinson Willetton Tigers [4]
9 Stacey Barr Kalamunda Eastern Suns [4]
10 Sami Whitcomb Rockingham Flames [4]
11Amber Land Stirling Senators [4]
12 Ashleigh Grant Lakeside Lightning [4]
13Candace Williams Cockburn Cougars [4]
14 Carley Mijović Kalamunda Eastern Suns [4]
15 Deanna Smith Perry Lakes Hawks [4]
16 Klara Wischer Joondalup Wolves [4]
17Candace Williams Cockburn Cougars [4]
18N/A
19 Louella Tomlinson Willetton Tigers [4]
20 Sami Whitcomb Rockingham Flames [5]

Statistics leaders

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per gameCandace Williams Cockburn Cougars 28.06
Rebounds per gameCandace Williams Cockburn Cougars 16.33
Assists per gameKate Malpass Willetton Tigers 5.52
Steals per game Sami Whitcomb Rockingham Flames 3.2
Blocks per game Louella Tomlinson Willetton Tigers 3.13
Field goal percentage Lara Napier Willetton Tigers 55.6%
3-pt field goal percentageLyndal Gardner Stirling Senators 38.3%
Free throw percentage Deanna Smith Perry Lakes Hawks 92.2%

Regular season

Finals

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