1998 WNBL season

1998 WNBL season
League Women's National Basketball League (WNBL)
Sport Basketball
Number of teams 9
TV partner(s) ABC
Regular season
Top seed Adelaide Lightning
Season MVP Michelle Griffiths (Sydney Flames)
Top scorer Allison Cook (Bulleen Boomers)
Finals
Champions Adelaide Lightning
  Runners-up Sydney Flames

The 1998 WNBL season was the 18th season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of 9 teams contested the league.

Regular season

Ladder

Team Played Won Lost Won %
1 Adelaide Lightning 12 10 2 83
2 Sydney Flames 12 9 3 75
3 Perth Breakers 12 8 4 67
4 Australian Institute of Sport 12 8 4 67
5 Melbourne Tigers 12 7 5 58
6 Dandenong Rangers 12 7 5 58
7 Bulleen Boomers 12 3 9 25
8 Canberra Capitals 12 2 10 17
9 Brisbane Blazers 12 0 12 0

Statistical leaders

The following shows the leaders for each statistic during the 1998 regular season.

Season Awards

Finals

Semi-finals Preliminary final Grand final
1. Sydney Flames 61
2. Adelaide Lightning 42
Adelaide Lightning 81 Adelaide Lightning 67
AIS 54 Sydney Flames 57
3. AIS 84
4. Perth Breakers 70 Key: Winning team advances Losing team advances

References

    1. http://www.wnbl.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Media_Guide/Media_Guide_201415.pdf
    2. http://www.wnbl.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Media_Guide/2011_12/Team_Profiles/10041_BASKAUST_MEDIA_GUIDE_2011-12_WNBL_BACK.pdf