2018 WSBL season

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2018 WSBL season
League State Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration16 March – 28 July (Regular season)
3 August – 31 August (Finals)
Number of games22
Number of teams12
Regular season
  Minor premiers Lakeside Lightning
Season MVP Alison Schwagmeyer (Lightning)
Top scorerAnita Brown (Magic)
Finals
Champions Lakeside Lightning
  Runners-up Mandurah Magic
Grand Final MVP Alison Schwagmeyer (Lightning)
WSBL seasons

The 2018 WSBL season was the 30th season of the Women's State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season began on Friday 16 March, with round 1 seeing a 2017 grand final rematch between the Perry Lakes Hawks and Mandurah Magic. The 2018 WSBL All-Star Game was played on 4 June at Bendat Basketball Centre – the home of basketball in Western Australia. The regular season ended on Saturday 28 July. The finals began on Friday 3 August and ended on Friday 31 August, when the Lakeside Lightning defeated the Magic in the WSBL Grand Final.

Contents

Regular season

The regular season began on Friday 16 March and ended on Saturday 28 July after 20 rounds of competition. Again in 2018, all games over the Easter Weekend were played on a blockbuster Thursday night with six venues all hosting games before the league took a break for the Easter long weekend. Anzac Round took place in round 6 of the competition with the Kalamunda Eastern Suns and Willetton Tigers continuing their Anzac Day game tradition. In round 9, Women's Round took place in alignment with Mother's Day on Sunday 13 May. During this round, WSBL games were played at the later timeslot at each venue following the MSBL games. There was also Rivalry Round in round 12 and Heritage Round in round 16. [1]

Standings

Pos
Team [2] W L
1 Lakeside Lightning 211
2 Perth Redbacks 175
3 Rockingham Flames 166
4 Willetton Tigers 148
5 Kalamunda Eastern Suns 148
6 Mandurah Magic 1111
7 Stirling Senators 1012
8 Perry Lakes Hawks 913
9 South West Slammers 913
10 Cockburn Cougars 616
11 Joondalup Wolves 517
12 East Perth Eagles 022

Finals

The finals began on Friday 3 August and ended on Friday 31 August with the WSBL Grand Final.

Bracket

Quarter Finals Semi Finals Grand Final
               
1 Lakeside Lightning 8171X
8 Perry Lakes Hawks 75 68 X
1 Lakeside Lightning 9294X
5 Kalamunda Eastern Suns 41 71 X
4 Willetton Tigers 65 73 X
5 Kalamunda Eastern Suns 7279X
Gold Cup icon.svg Lakeside Lightning 75X X
Mandurah Magic 64 X X
2 Perth Redbacks 9276X
7 Stirling Senators 67 65 X
2 Perth Redbacks 72 82 X
6 Mandurah Magic 7383X
3 Rockingham Flames 48 63 X
6 Mandurah Magic 7271X

All-Star Game

The 2018 WSBL All-Star Game took place at Bendat Basketball Centre on Monday 4 June, with all proceeds going to Red Frogs Australia . [3] [4]

Rosters

Game data

4 June 2018
12:00 pm
North 76, South103
Scoring by quarter: 24–16, 16–28, 9–17, 27–42
Pts: Steindl (20)
Rebs: Steindl (8)
Asts: Farnworth (4)		Pts: Schwagmeyer (21)
Rebs: Schwagmeyer & Grant (9)
Asts: Schwagmeyer (6)

Awards

Player of the Week

RoundPlayerTeamRef
1 Sami Whitcomb Willetton Tigers [5]
2 Sami Whitcomb Willetton Tigers [6]
3 Sami Whitcomb Willetton Tigers [7]
4Anita Brown Mandurah Magic [8]
5 Alison Schwagmeyer Lakeside Lightning [9]
6 Darcee Garbin Rockingham Flames [10]
7 Maddie Allen Rockingham Flames [11]
8Jennie Rintala Kalamunda Eastern Suns [12]
9 Kayla Steindl Perth Redbacks [13]
10 Alison Schwagmeyer Lakeside Lightning [14]
11 Natalie Burton Perry Lakes Hawks [15]
12 Kayla Steindl Perth Redbacks [16]
13 Kisha Lee Cockburn Cougars [17]
14 Alex Ciabattoni Kalamunda Eastern Suns [18]
15 Kisha Lee Cockburn Cougars [19]
16 Kayla Steindl Perth Redbacks [20]
17 Antonia Farnworth Perry Lakes Hawks [21]
18 Maddie Allen Rockingham Flames [22]
19 Ashleigh Grant Lakeside Lightning [23]
20 Alex Ciabattoni Kalamunda Eastern Suns [24]

Statistics leaders

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per gameAnita Brown Mandurah Magic 24.18
Rebounds per game Natalie Burton Perry Lakes Hawks 12
Assists per game Alex Ciabattoni Kalamunda Eastern Suns 5.45
Steals per gameCameron Flynn East Perth Eagles 2.65
Blocks per game Maddie Allen Rockingham Flames 2.86
Field goal percentage Jessica Jakens Perth Redbacks 55.06%
3-pt field goal percentageTaneisha Harrison Rockingham Flames 42.53%
Free throw percentageSydnee Fipps Lakeside Lightning 86.27%

Regular season

Finals

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