2008–09 WNBL season

Team standings

Finals

Season award winners

Statistics leaders

References

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.

#	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

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

Award	Winner	Team
Most Valuable Player Award	Rohanee Cox	Townsville Fire
Grand Final MVP Award	Natalie Hurst	Canberra Capitals
Rookie of the Year Award	Sarah Graham	Logan Thunder
Defensive Player of the Year Award	Alicia Poto	Sydney Uni Flames
Coach of the Year Award	Cheryl Chambers	Bulleen Boomers
Top Shooter Award	Rohanee Cox	Townsville Fire

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%

Elimination Final

Adelaide Lightning

Bendigo Spirit

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