2017 State Basketball League season

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2017 State Basketball League season
League State Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration17 March – 29 July (Regular season)
4 August – 2 September (Finals)
Number of games26 (men)
22 (women)
Number of teams14 (men)
12 (women)
Regular season
  Minor premiersM: Willetton Tigers
W: Perry Lakes Hawks
Season MVP M: Jacob Holmen (Giants)
W: Alison Schwagmeyer (Lightning)
Top scorerM: Shawn Redhage (Redbacks)
W: Chastity Reed (Flames)
Finals
ChampionsM: Perth Redbacks
W: Perry Lakes Hawks
  Runners-upM: Joondalup Wolves
W: Mandurah Magic
Grand Final MVP M: Lee Roberts (Redbacks)
W: Antonia Farnworth (Hawks)
SBL seasons

The 2017 State Basketball League season was the 29th season of the State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season began on Friday 17 March and ended on Saturday 29 July. The finals began on Friday 4 August and concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 1 September and the men's grand final on Saturday 2 September.

Contents

Regular season

The regular season began on Friday 17 March and ended on Saturday 29 July after 20 rounds of competition. All games over the Easter Round were played on a Thursday night with six venues all hosting games before the league took a break for the Easter long weekend. Anzac Round took place again in round 6 of the competition with the Kalamunda Eastern Suns and Willetton Tigers continuing their Anzac Day game tradition while being joined this year by the Cockburn Cougars hosting the Rockingham Flames on the Tuesday afternoon. There was also Women's Round in round 9, Rivalry Round in round 12, and Heritage Round in round 16. [1]

Standings

Finals

The finals began on Friday 4 August and consisted of three rounds. The finals concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 1 September and the men's grand final on Saturday 2 September.

Men's bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Grand final
               
1 Willetton Tigers 80 8590
8 Perry Lakes Hawks 9084 87
1 Willetton Tigers 81 92 X
4 Perth Redbacks 85101X
4 Perth Redbacks 94 10787
5 South West Slammers 9799 81
Gold Cup icon.svg Perth Redbacks 103X X
Joondalup Wolves 70 X X
2 Joondalup Wolves 9090 86
7 Cockburn Cougars 83 12065
2 Joondalup Wolves 77 8793
3 Geraldton Buccaneers 8484 81
3 Geraldton Buccaneers 8980 84
6 Stirling Senators 80 9382

Women's bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Grand final
               
1 Perry Lakes Hawks 8385X
8 Cockburn Cougars 68 61 X
1 Perry Lakes Hawks 9390X
5 Willetton Tigers 81 62 X
4 Stirling Senators 7965 67
5 Willetton Tigers 74 7185
Gold Cup icon.svg Perry Lakes Hawks 59X X
Mandurah Magic 48 X X
2 Mandurah Magic 6679X
7 Perth Redbacks 59 54 X
2 Mandurah Magic 8678 67
3 Lakeside Lightning 76 8661
3 Lakeside Lightning 7673X
6 Joondalup Wolves 58 56 X

All-Star games

The 2017 SBL All-Star games took place at Bendat Basketball Centre on Monday 5 June, with all proceeds going to Lifeline WA for suicide prevention. [4] [5]

Men's game

Rosters

Game data

5 June 2017
2:00 pm
North 126, South129 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 28–27, 27–38, 29–33, 26–22,  Overtime: 16–19
Pts: Smith (26)
Rebs: Redhage (11)
Asts: Ellis (8)
Pts: Turner (39)
Rebs: Turner (10)
Asts: Voelkel (9)

Women's game

Rosters

Game data

5 June 2017
12:00 pm
North 66, South106
Scoring by quarter: 13–23, 21–27, 20–20, 12–36
Pts: Burton (18)
Rebs: Burton (8)
Asts: Wischer (4)
Pts: Boag & Schwagmeyer (18)
Rebs: Barr, Boag & Gilday (12)
Asts: Gilday (10)

Awards

Player of the Week

RoundMen's PlayerTeamWomen's PlayerTeamRef
1 Dwayne Benjamin Geraldton Buccaneers Chelsea Belcher Joondalup Wolves [6] [7]
2 Jalen Billups Cockburn Cougars Stacey Barr Willetton Tigers [8] [9]
3 Jacob Holmen Goldfields Giants Kisha Lee Stirling Senators [10] [11]
4Kevin Davis East Perth Eagles Nici Gilday Mandurah Magic [12] [13]
5 Jalen Billups Cockburn Cougars Emilee Harmon Perth Redbacks [14] [15]
6Jackson Hussey Geraldton Buccaneers Alison Schwagmeyer Lakeside Lightning [16] [17]
7 Shawn Redhage Perth Redbacks Stacey Barr Willetton Tigers [18] [19]
8 Ray Turner Willetton Tigers Carly Boag Mandurah Magic [20] [21]
9 Dwayne Benjamin Geraldton Buccaneers Kisha Lee Stirling Senators [22]
10 Ray Turner Willetton Tigers Klara Wischer Joondalup Wolves [22]
11 Jalen Billups Cockburn Cougars Alison Schwagmeyer Lakeside Lightning [22]
12 Matthew Adekponya Perry Lakes Hawks Sydnee Fipps Lakeside Lightning [22]
13Brian Voelkel South West Slammers Carly Boag Mandurah Magic [22]
14 Jalen Billups Cockburn Cougars Nici Gilday Mandurah Magic [22]
15 Dwayne Benjamin Geraldton Buccaneers Toni Farnworth Perry Lakes Hawks [22]
16 Dwayne Benjamin Geraldton Buccaneers Sydnee Fipps Lakeside Lightning [22]
17Taylor Mullenax Mandurah Magic Alison Schwagmeyer Lakeside Lightning [22]
18James Padgett Lakeside Lightning Alison Schwagmeyer Lakeside Lightning [22]
19Brian Voelkel South West Slammers Alison Schwagmeyer Lakeside Lightning [22]
20 Shawn Redhage Perth Redbacks Taylor Roberts Stirling Senators [22] [23] [24]

Statistics leaders

CategoryMen's PlayerTeamStatWomen's PlayerTeamStat
Points per game Shawn Redhage Perth Redbacks 27.53 [25] Chastity Reed Rockingham Flames 23.44 [26]
Rebounds per gameBrian Voelkel South West Slammers 16.13Carly Boag Mandurah Magic 12.5
Assists per gameBrian Voelkel South West Slammers 8.65Shani Amos Joondalup Wolves 5.00
Steals per gameRob Brandenberg Kalamunda Eastern Suns 2.73Carly Boag Mandurah Magic 3.30
Blocks per gameDonovon Jack Rockingham Flames 2.00 Samantha Roscoe Lakeside Lightning 2.46
Field goal percentage Mathew Wundenberg Geraldton Buccaneers 65.22%Brittany Hodges South West Slammers 55.00%
3-pt field goal percentageLochlan Cummings Cockburn Cougars 44.36%Sydnee Fipps Lakeside Lightning 38.69%
Free throw percentage Shawn Redhage Perth Redbacks 87.14%Nici Gilday Mandurah Magic 85.37%

Regular season

Finals

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