2008–09 WNBL season
| 2008–09 WNBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Women's National Basketball League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | October 2008 – March 2009 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| TV partner(s) | ABC |
| Regular season | |
| Top seed | Canberra Capitals |
| Season MVP | Rohanee Cox (Townsville Fire) |
| Top scorer | Rohanee Cox (Townsville Fire) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Canberra Capitals |
| Runners-up | Bulleen Boomers |
| Finals MVP | Natalie Hurst (Canberra Capitals) |
The 2008–09 WNBL season was the 29th season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of 10 teams contested the league. The regular season was played between October 2008 and March 2009, followed by a post-season involving the top five in March 2009.
Broadcast rights were held by free-to-air network ABC. ABC broadcast one game a week, at 1:00PM at every standard time in Australia.
Molten provided equipment including the official game ball, with Hoop2Hoop supplying team apparel.
Team standings
| # | WNBL Championship Ladder | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | PCT | GP | ||
| 1 | Canberra Capitals | 19 | 3 | 86.36 | 22 | |
| 2 | Bulleen Boomers | 17 | 5 | 77.27 | 22 | |
| 3 | Townsville Fire | 16 | 6 | 72.27 | 22 | |
| 4 | Adelaide Lightning | 15 | 7 | 68.18 | 22 | |
| 5 | Bendigo Spirit | 14 | 8 | 63.63 | 22 | |
| 6 | Sydney Uni Flames | 9 | 13 | 63.64 | 22 | |
| 7 | Dandenong Rangers | 7 | 15 | 40.91 | 22 | |
| 8 | Logan Thunder | 7 | 15 | 31.82 | 22 | |
| 9 | Perth Lynx | 4 | 18 | 18.18 | 22 | |
| 10 | AIS | 2 | 20 | 9.9 | 22 | |
Finals
| Semi-finals | Preliminary final | Grand final | |||||||||
| 1. | Canberra Capitals | 60 | |||||||||
| 2. | Bulleen Boomers | 52 | |||||||||
| Bulleen Boomers | 79 | Bulleen Boomers | 58 | ||||||||
| Townsville Fire | 68 | Canberra Capitals | 61 | ||||||||
| 3. | Townsville Fire | 91 | |||||||||
| 4. | Adelaide Lightning | 78 | Key: | Winning team advances | Losing team advances | ||||||
| Elimination Final | ||||||
| 4. | Adelaide Lightning | 81 | ||||
| 5. | Bendigo Spirit | 73 | ||||
Season award winners
Statistics leaders
| Category | Player | Team | GP | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points Per Game | Rohanee Cox | Townsville Fire | 20 | 21.2 |
| Rebounds Per Game | Abby Bishop | Canberra Capitals | 22 | 3.9 |
| Assists Per Game | Kristi Harrower | Bendigo Spirit | 22 | 5.9 |
| Steals Per Game | Alicia Poto | Sydney Uni Flames | 21 | 2.5 |
| Blocks per game | Jennifer Crouse | Townsville Fire | 22 | 2.5 |
| Field Goal % | Elizabeth Cambage | AIS | (87/139) | 62.6% |
| Three-Point Field Goal % | Lisa Pardon | Bulleen Boomers | (31/68) | 45.6% |
| Free Throw % | Deanna Smith | Perth Lynx | (87/97) | 89.7% |