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:

Standings

# Regular Season Standings
Team W L PCT PTS
1 Joondalup Wolves 19 3 128.13 38
2 Rockingham Flames 18 4 124.96 36
3 Willetton Tigers 17 5 124.67 34
4 Perry Lakes Hawks 15 7 107.70 30
5 Mandurah Magic 12 10 110.24 24
6 Lakeside Lightning 11 11 102.16 22
7 Perth Redbacks 10 12 102.08 20
8 Cockburn Cougars 9 13 92.28 18
9 Kalamunda Eastern Suns 9 13 97.13 18
10 Stirling Senators 8 14 88.73 16
11 East Perth Eagles 2 20 73.85 4
12 South West Slammers 2 20 69.95 4

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]

North All-Stars

Head Coach: Craig Friday (Joondalup Wolves)[3]
Assistant Coach: C. J. Jackson (Perry Lakes Hawks)

Starters
Position Name Team
PG Ajay Jones Perth Redbacks
SG Stacey Barr Kalamunda Eastern Suns
SF Taylor Bestry Stirling Senators
PF Klara Wischer Joondalup Wolves
C Amber Land Stirling Senators
Bench
Position Name Team
G Lauren Jeffers Perry Lakes Hawks
G Nicole Jorre St Jorre East Perth Eagles
G Rebecca Benson Perth Redbacks
F Jess Jakens Perth Redbacks
F Nikita Martin Joondalup Wolves
G Shani Amos Joondalup Wolves

South All-Stars

Head Coach: Ryan Petrik (Rockingham Flames)
Assistant Coach: John Triscari (Cockburn Cougars)

Starters
Position Name Team
PG Dena English South West Slammers
SG Casey Mihovilovich Mandurah Magic
SF Courtney Byrnes Lakeside Lightning
PF Candace Williams Cockburn Cougars
C Adijat Adams Mandurah Magic
Bench
Position Name Team
G Rachel Halleen Mandurah Magic
F Ashleigh Grant Lakeside Lightning
F Ashlee Sidebottom Rockingham Flames
F Cherridy Thornton Cockburn Cougars
F Courtney Bayliss South West Slammers

Game data

6 June 2016
12:00 p.m.
North All-Stars 93, South All-Stars 70
Pts: Wischer 17
Rebs: Jakens 11
Asts: Amos 6		 Pts: Williams 16
Rebs: Williams 16
Asts: English 4

Three-Point Shootout

During half-time of the All-Star Game, a three-point shootout was undertaken between four players.[4]

Deanna Smith was the eventual winner.[5]

Awards

Player of the Week

Round Player Team Ref
1 Kate Malpass Willetton Tigers [6]
2 Sami Whitcomb Rockingham Flames [6]
3 Stacey Barr Kalamunda Eastern Suns [6]
4 Deanna Smith Perry Lakes Hawks [6]
5 Candace Williams Cockburn Cougars [6]
6 Candace Williams Cockburn Cougars [6]
7 Klara Wischer Joondalup Wolves [6]
8 Louella Tomlinson Willetton Tigers [6]
9 Stacey Barr Kalamunda Eastern Suns [6]
10 Sami Whitcomb Rockingham Flames [6]
11 Amber Land Stirling Senators [6]
12 Ashleigh Grant Lakeside Lightning [6]
13 Candace Williams Cockburn Cougars [6]
14 Carley Mijović Kalamunda Eastern Suns [6]
15 Deanna Smith Perry Lakes Hawks [6]
16 Klara Wischer Joondalup Wolves [6]
17 Candace Williams Cockburn Cougars [6]
18 N/A
19 Louella Tomlinson Willetton Tigers [6]
20 Sami Whitcomb Rockingham Flames [7]

Statistics leaders

Category Player Team Stat
Points per game Candace Williams Cockburn Cougars 28.06
Rebounds per game Candace Williams Cockburn Cougars 16.33
Assists per game Kate Malpass Willetton Tigers 5.52
Steals per game Sami Whitcomb Rockingham Flames 3.2
Blocks per game Louella Tomlinson Willetton Tigers 3.13
Field goal percentage Lara Napier Willetton Tigers 55.6%
3-pt field goal percentage Lyndal Gardner Stirling Senators 38.3%
Free throw percentage Deanna Smith Perry Lakes Hawks 92.2%

Regular season

Finals

References

  1. ↑ "2016 SBL Fixtures Released". SportsTG.com. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  2. ↑ Wright, Julian (25 May 2016). "SBL Swish All Star Games to raise money for suicide prevention services". CommunityNews.com. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "FULL WSBL ALL-STAR ROSTERS". Facebook.com. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "SBL Three Point Contest". SportsTG.com. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  5. ↑ Pike, Chris (9 June 2016). "Week 12 Women's SBL Wrap". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  6. 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 14 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "Whitcomb named WSBL Player of the Week". FoxSportsPulse.com. 3 August 2016. Archived from the original on 3 August 2016.
  8. ↑ 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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