| Women's National Basketball Leagueawards and honours |
|---|
| Championship |
| Individual awards |
| Honours |
The WNBL Grand Final is the championship series of the Women's National Basketball League.
| Team | Win | Loss | Finals | Years Won | Years Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra Capitals | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2019, 2020 | 2001, 2011 |
| Adelaide Lightning | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2008 | 1997, 2000, 2019 |
| Sydney Uni Flames | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1993, 1997, 2001, 2017 | 1996, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 |
| Southside Flyers | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2004, 2005, 2012, 2021 | 1992, 2006, 2017, 2020 |
| Townsville Fire | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2015, 2016, 2018, 2023 | 2013, 2014, 2021 |
| Bendigo Spirit | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2013, 2014 | 2015 |
| Melbourne Boomers | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2011, 2022 | 2009, 2010, 2012, 2018 |
| Perth Lynx | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1992 | 1993, 1999, 2016, 2022 |
The Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) is the pre-eminent professional women's basketball league in Australia. It is currently composed of eight teams. The league was founded in 1981 and is the women's counterpart to the National Basketball League (NBL). Several WNBL teams have NBL counterparts. The Adelaide Lightning, Melbourne Boomers, Perth Lynx, Southside Flyers and Sydney Uni Flames are the current WNBL teams sharing a market with an NBL team. The current league champions are the Melbourne Boomers, who won their second title in 2022.
Suzy Batkovic is an Australian professional basketball player and politician. Suzy played her junior basketball with the Port Hunter Basketball Club in Newcastle. She has played basketball for several European clubs including the French Valenciennes, the Spanish side Ros Casares, the Russian side UMMC Ekaterinburg, and Italian side Cras Basket. In the United States, she has played for the Seattle Storm after having been selected as a first round draft pick in 2003. She has played professional basketball domestically for the Australian Institute of Sport in 1996–1999, the Sydney Uni Flames from 1999–2001, and 2009–2010, the Townsville Fire in 2001–2002, the Canberra Capitals in 2010–2011, and the Adelaide Lightning in 2011–2013; she returned to the Fire for the 2013–14 season. She has been a member of the Australia women's national basketball team, being named to the team for the first time in 1999. She won a silver medal with the team at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
The University of Canberra Capitals are an Australian professional women's basketball team competing in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). The team is based in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. In 2014 the University of Canberra Union took control of the Capitals from Basketball ACT. The University of Canberra is the current naming rights sponsor for the Capitals.
Kelly Louise Wilson is an Australian professional basketball player for the Canberra Capitals of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).
Natalie Porter is an Australian basketball player who played for the Australian national team and became an Olympic medalist. In her home country, she has played for four different top-level teams including the Dandenong Rangers, Townsville Fire, Sydney Uni Flames and Canberra Capitals. In 2000, she was drafted by the Women's National Basketball Association. She has also played basketball in Italy. She has been a member of the Australia women's national basketball team, and won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens as a member of the team.
Marianna Tolo is an Australian basketball player for the University of Canberra Capitals in Australia's Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). She has also played for the CJM Bourges Basket in the LFB and Los Angeles Sparks in the WNBA. She has also been a member of the Australia women's national basketball team.
Nicole Hunt is an Australian basketball player from Victoria. She has played for the Australian Institute of Sport, Dandenong Rangers and Canberra Capitals in Australia's Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). She has also made appearances on the Australia women's national basketball team.
Carly Wilson is an Australian basketball player from Victoria. She has played for several teams in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) including the Dandenong Rangers, Australian Institute of Sport, Perth Lynx and Canberra Capitals. She has played in the SEABL and has signed with a French basketball team. She represented Australia at the Commonwealth Games, where the team won a gold medal. She also played for the nunawading spectres.
Brigitte Ardossi is a basketball player from Australia. She played junior basketball for a Werribee team, playing in the Big V League/Victorian Basketball League. As a junior, she also represented Victoria in national competitions. She attended Georgia Tech, where she played basketball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team all four years that she was at the school. While there, she earned a number of honours related to her on court performance. She has also played basketball in France in 2010. She was a member of Canberra Capitals in the WNBL during the 2011/2012 season. In 2010, she was drafted by the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA.
Jessica Bibby is an Australian sportswoman. She has played over 200 games in the WNBL and won several WNBL Championships. She has played for the Dandenong Rangers and Canberra Capitals. She was drafted by the WNBA's New York Liberty in 2000 and played for the team. She has played for the Australian national basketball team at junior and senior level.
Carley Monika Ernst is an Australian professional basketball player.
Natalie Hurst is an Australian basketball player. She played junior basketball in Canberra and went on to play for the Canberra Capitals in the WNBL. With the Capitals, she won league championships in 2001/2002, 2002/2003, 2005/2006, 2006/2007, 2008/2009 and 2009/2010. In 2011/2012, she played for the French club, Aix en Provence. She is a member of the Australia women's national basketball team, with her first national team cap in 2009. She won a gold medal in 2009 at the FIBA Oceania Women's Championships. She is a member of the 2012 national team.
The WNBL Finals is the championship series of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).
Shyla Heal is an Australian professional basketball player for the Townsville Fire of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).
The 2011 WNBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2010–11 season. The Canberra Capitals were the two-time defending champions, but were defeated in the Grand Final by the Bulleen Boomers.
The 2010 WNBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2009–10 season. The Canberra Capitals were the defending champions and they successfully defended their title with a 75–70 win over the Bulleen Boomers in the Grand Final.
The 2009 WNBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2008–09 season. The Adelaide Lightning were the defending champions but were defeated by Townsville in the Semi-finals. The Canberra Capitals won their sixth WNBL championship with a 61–58 win over the Bulleen Boomers.
