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The WNBL Rookie of the Year (Betty Watson Rookie of the Year) is an annual Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) award given since the 1988 WNBL season. It is awarded to the most outstanding player in their first or second season. [1] [2]
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 and Sydney Uni Flames are the current WNBL teams sharing a market with an NBL team .The current league champions are the University of Canberra Capitals.
The 1988 WNBL season was the eighth season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of 12 teams contested the league.
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| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player had won at that time |
| Team (X) | Denotes the number of times a player from this team had won at that time |
Trisha Nicole Dykstra is an Australian retired basketball player in the Australian Women's National Basketball League and the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) of the United States. She also played with the Australian national team during the three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996, including as captain at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Fallon started her career at age sixteen.
Laura Hodges is an Australian female professional basketball player, having played in Australia's Women's National Basketball League (WNBL), Europe, and the WNBA. She currently plays for the Adelaide Lightning in the WNBL.
Michelle Brogan is a former basketball player from Australia, who won the bronze medal with the Australia women's national basketball team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Four years later she was on the side that claimed the silver medal in Sydney, Australia, when she was known as Michelle Griffiths. She attended the Australian Institute of Sport in 1988-1990.
Kelsey Michelle Griffin is an American-Australian professional women's basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted 3rd overall in the 2010 WNBA Draft. Griffin played college basketball with the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Griffin was named to many All-America teams and was the winner of the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award. Griffin is currently playing for the University of Canberra Capitals in the Australian WNBL. Having obtained Australian citizenship in November 2015, Griffin pledged her allegiance to Australia before the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Abby Bishop is an Australian professional basketball forward/center who last played for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). In Australia, she has played for the Australian Institute of Sport from 2005–2006, the Canberra Capitals from 2006–2010, Dandenong Rangers from 2010–2011 Canberra Capitals. She is currently a member of the Adelaide Lightning (2016/2017). She is a member of the Australia women's national basketball team and won a gold medal during the 2007 Oceania World Qualifications series and a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Jenna O'Hea is an Australian professional basketball player who currently plays for the Melbourne Boomers of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). She is also a member of the Australia women's national basketball team.
Carrie Ann Graf is an Australian basketball coach. She competed in the WNBL as a player starting during 1983–1989, after which she attended RMIT. Graf has coached teams in the WNBL, WNBA and Australia's national team, and has been honoured for her contribution to basketball coaching.
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.
Tayla Roberts is an Australian professional basketball player.
Kathleen MacLeod is an Australian basketball player who was part of the Australian team that won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Cayla George is an Australian professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the WNBA (WNBA). She has also played in several other leagues including the Central Australian Basketball League, SEABL, LFB and WNBL. She has represented South Australia in the National Junior Championships, winning a silver medal in the U18 Championships in 2005. In the WNBL, she has played for the Australian Institute of Sport, Adelaide Lightning, Logan Thunder and Townsville Fire. She plays center for the Opals, making her senior debut in 2008.
Lucille Maree Hamilton is a former Australian women's basketball player. Her married name is Lucille Bailie.
The WNBL Defensive Player of the Year Award is an annual Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) award given since the 1990 WNBL season to the best defensive player throughout the regular season. Since 2000, the award has been known as the Robyn Maher Defensive Player of the Year. Emily McInerny has won the award nine times, while Tully Bevilaqua has won it on four occasions.
Stephanie Talbot is an Australian professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
Shelley Jane Hammonds is a retired Australian women's basketball player, who represented the country at both junior and senior levels. Hammonds is married to basketball player Matt Burston.
Renae Lisa Camino is an Australian women's basketball player, who has represented the country at both junior and senior levels. In 2014, Camino married her long-time partner Tom Garlepp.
Alexandra Antonietta Ciabattoni is an Australian professional basketball player for the Kalamunda Eastern Suns of the State Basketball League (SBL).
Lauren Scherf is an Australian basketball player for the Dandenong Rangers in the Women's National Basketball League.
Alison Downie is an Australian sportswoman most notable for her career as a basketball player for the Dandenong Rangers in the Women's National Basketball League. Downie is currently an Australian rules footballer, playing with Carlton in the AFL Women's competition.
