2011–12 WNBL season

2011–12 WNBL season
League Women's National Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration 7 October 2011 – 11 March 2012
Number of teams 10
TV partner(s) ABC
Regular season
Top seed Adelaide Lightning
Season MVP Australia Suzy Batkovic Adelaide
Top scorer Australia Suzy Batkovic Adelaide
Finals
Champions Dandenong Rangers
  Runners-up Bulleen Boomers
Finals MVP Australia Kathleen MacLeod Dandenong

The 2011–12 WNBL season was the 32nd season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of 10 teams contested the league. The regular season was played between October 2011 and March 2012, followed by a post-season involving the top five in April 2012. The Bulleen Boomers attempted to defend their title, but fell short at the last phase, losing in the finals to the Dandenong Rangers.

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.

Sponsorship included iiNet, entering its second year as league naming rights sponsor. Spalding provided equipment including the official game ball, with Champion supplying team apparel.

Team standings

# WNBL Championship Ladder
Team W L PCT GP
1 Adelaide Lightning 18 4 81.8 22
2 Bulleen Boomers 15 7 68.2 22
3 Dandenong Rangers 14 8 63.4 22
4 Townsville Fire 13 9 59.0 22
5 Sydney Uni Flames 13 9 59.0 22
6 Bendigo Spirit 12 10 54.5 22
7 Logan Thunder 12 10 54.5 22
8 Canberra Capitals 9 13 40.9 22
9 West Coast Waves 2 20 9.0 22
10 AIS 2 20 9.0 22

Finals

Semi-finals Preliminary final Grand final
1. Adelaide Lightning 70
2. Bulleen Boomers 73
Adelaide Lightning 78 Bulleen Boomers 70
Dandenong Rangers 91 Dandenong Rangers 94
3. Dandenong Rangers 77
4. Townsville Fire 66 Key: Winning team advances Losing team advances
  Elimination Final
             
  4. Townsville Fire 85  
  5. Sydney Uni Flames 78

Season award winners

Statistics leaders

References

    1. http://www.wnbl.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Media_Guide/12284_BASKAUST_WNBL_MEDIA_GUIDE_2014-15_BACK.pdf