2016 WSBL season

2016 WSBL season
League State Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration 18 March – 30 July (Regular season)
5 August – 2 September (Finals)
Number of games 22
Number of teams 12
Regular season
Minor premiers Joondalup Wolves
Season MVP Ali Schwagmeyer (Lakeside Lightning)
Top scorer Candace Williams (Cockburn Cougars)
Finals
Champions Willetton Tigers
  Runners-up Joondalup Wolves
Grand Final MVP Kate Malpass

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 the 2015 runners-up Willetton Tigers looking for redemption against the reigning Champions the Rockingham Flames. 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.

Regular season

The regular season began on Friday 18 March, and ended on Saturday 30 July after 20 weeks of competition. The Stirling Senators opened the season in front of a huge crowd at their newly renovated home venue Warwick Stadium when they hosted the Lakeside Lightning.[1]

Two other venue changes occurred for the 2016 season:

  • The Perth Redbacks moved home to the Belmont Oasis Leisure Centre after a trial year at Curtin University in 2015.
  • Due to renovations to the Mandurah Aquatic and Recreation Centre, the Magic hosted all of their 2016 games out of Rockingham's home venue at Mike Barnett Sports Complex.

Standings

# Regular Season Standings
Team W L PTS
1 Joondalup Wolves19338
2 Rockingham Flames18436
3 Willetton Tigers17534
4 Perry Lakes Hawks15730
5 Mandurah Magic121024
6 Lakeside Lightning111122
7 Perth Redbacks101220
8 Cockburn Cougars91318
9 Kalamunda Eastern Suns91318
10 Stirling Senators81416
11 East Perth Eagles2204
12 South West Slammers2204

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 84 84 X
8 Cockburn Cougars 67 63 X
1 Joondalup Wolves 80 56 74
4 Perry Lakes Hawks 50 60 49
4 Perry Lakes Hawks 71 65 71
5 Mandurah Magic 69 73 69
Joondalup Wolves 58 X X
Willetton Tigers 60 X X
2 Rockingham Flames 90 77 X
7 Perth Redbacks 66 56 X
2 Rockingham Flames 59 76 50
3 Willetton Tigers 82 62 54
3 Willetton Tigers 101 78 X
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, North 93
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 MalpassWilletton Tigers[4]
2Sami WhitcombRockingham Flames[4]
3Stacey BarrKalamunda Eastern Suns[4]
4Deanna SmithPerry Lakes Hawks[4]
5Candace WilliamsCockburn Cougars[4]
6Candace WilliamsCockburn Cougars[4]
7Klara WischerJoondalup Wolves[4]
8Louella TomlinsonWilletton Tigers[4]
9Stacey BarrKalamunda Eastern Suns[4]
10Sami WhitcombRockingham Flames[4]
11Amber LandStirling Senators[4]
12Ashleigh GrantLakeside Lightning[4]
13Candace WilliamsCockburn Cougars[4]
14Carley MijovićKalamunda Eastern Suns[4]
15Deanna SmithPerry Lakes Hawks[4]
16Klara WischerJoondalup Wolves[4]
17Candace WilliamsCockburn Cougars[4]
18N/A
19Louella TomlinsonWilletton Tigers[4]
20Sami WhitcombRockingham Flames[5]

Statistics leaders

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per gameCandace WilliamsCockburn Cougars28.06
Rebounds per gameCandace WilliamsCockburn Cougars16.33
Assists per gameKate MalpassWilletton Tigers5.52
Steals per gameSami WhitcombRockingham Flames3.2
Blocks per gameLouella TomlinsonWilletton Tigers3.13
Field goal percentageLara NapierWilletton Tigers55.6%
3-pt field goal percentageLyndal GardnerStirling Senators38.3%
Free throw percentageDeanna SmithPerry Lakes Hawks92.2%

Regular season

  • Most Valuable Player: Ali Schwagmeyer (Lakeside Lightning)[6]
  • Coach of the Year: Craig Friday (Joondalup Wolves)
  • Most Improved Player: Amy Kidner (Joondalup Wolves)
  • All-Star Five:
  • All-Defensive Five:
    • PG: Shani Amos (Joondalup Wolves)
    • SG: Sami Whitcomb (Rockingham Flames)
    • SF: Ebony Antonio (Willetton Tigers)
    • PF: Ellyce Ironmonger (Joondalup Wolves)
    • C: Louella Tomlinson (Willetton Tigers)

Finals

  • Grand Final MVP: Kate Malpass (Willetton Tigers)[7]

References

  1. ↑ "2016 SBL Fixtures Released". SportsTG.com. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "WSBL All-Star Starters". SportsTG.com. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  3. ↑ Wright, Julian (25 May 2016). "SBL Swish All Star Games to raise money for suicide prevention services". CommunityNews.com. Guardian Express. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "Player of the Week". SportsTG.com. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Whitcomb named WSBL Player of the Week". FoxSportsPulse.com. 3 August 2016. Archived from the original on 3 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "WSBL Most Valuable Player 2016 - Ali Schwagmeyer!". Facebook.com. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  7. ↑ Pike, Chris (3 September 2016). "Malpass the hero as Tigers win Women's SBL Grand Final". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
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