2011 WNBL Finals
TeamCoachWins
Bulleen Boomers Tom Maher 1
Canberra Capitals Carrie Graf 0
Dates23 February – 13 March 2011
MVPSharin Milner (Bulleen)
Preliminary FinalCanberra def. Bendigo,
83–78
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The 2011 WNBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2010–11 season.[1] The Canberra Capitals were the two-time defending champions, but were defeated in the Grand Final by the Bulleen Boomers.[2]

Standings

# WNBL Championship Ladder
Team W L PCT GP
1 Bulleen Boomers 19 3 86.4 22
2 Canberra Capitals 18 4 81.8 22
3 Bendigo Spirit 15 7 68.2 22
4 Dandenong Rangers 12 10 54.5 22
5 Logan Thunder 12 10 54.5 22
6 Sydney Uni Flames 10 12 45.5 22
7 Townsville Fire 10 12 45.5 22
8 West Coast Waves 8 14 36.4 22
9 Adelaide Lightning 3 19 13.6 22
10 AIS 3 19 13.6 22

Bracket

Elimination finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalGrand final
1Bulleen Boomers71Bulleen Boomers103
2Canberra Capitals67Canberra Capitals78
Canberra Capitals83
Bendigo Spirit78
3Bendigo Spirit74
5Logan Thunder53
4Dandenong Rangers73
5Logan Thunder83

Elimination final

(4) Dandenong Rangers vs. (5) Logan Thunder

23 February 2011
Dandenong Rangers 73–83 Logan Thunder
Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 22–22, 15–22, 13–22
Pts: MacLeod 24
Rebs: Cumming 8
Asts: MacLeod 7
Pts: Camino 21
Rebs: Francis, Veal 11
Asts: Veal 8

Semi-finals

(1) Bulleen Boomers vs. (2) Canberra Capitals

26 February 2011
Bulleen Boomers 71–67 Canberra Capitals
Scoring by quarter: 12–15, 17–12, 19–19, 23–21
Pts: Cambage 29
Rebs: Zavecz 10
Asts: Cambage 2
Pts: Bibby 22
Rebs: Bowley 8
Asts: Hunt, Wilson 4

(3) Bendigo Spirit vs. (5) Logan Thunder

27 February 2011
Bendigo Spirit 74–53 Logan Thunder
Scoring by quarter: 14–16, 17–14, 18–12, 25–11
Pts: Madgen 23
Rebs: Richards 13
Asts: Harrower 8
Pts: Camino 14
Rebs: Graham, Veal 5
Asts: Veal 4

Preliminary final

(2) Canberra Capitals vs. (3) Bendigo Spirit

5 March 2011
Canberra Capitals 83–78 Bendigo Spirit
Scoring by quarter: 26–18, 16-20, 19–18, 22–22
Pts: Wilson 21
Rebs: Tolo 9
Asts: Lacey 4
Pts: Harrower 26
Rebs: Richards 13
Asts: Harrower 3

Grand Final

(1) Bulleen Boomers vs. (2) Canberra Capitals

13 March 2011
Bulleen Boomers 103–78 Canberra Capitals
Scoring by quarter: 29–15, 27–21, 23-19, 24–23
Pts: Milner 27
Rebs: Penaluna 14
Asts: Milner 5
Pts: Batkovic 28
Rebs: Cosier, Wilson 9
Asts: Batkovic, Hunt, Romeo 2

Rosters

References

  1. ^ "MEDIA GUIDE - WNBL". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. ^ "BULLEEN DEFEAT CANBERRA TO CLAIM FIRST EVER CHAMPIONSHIP". australia.basketball. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Thunder rally to eliminate Rangers". abc.net.au.
  4. ^ "Boomers lock up home final". abc.net.au.
  5. ^ "Spirit silence Thunder in second semi". abc.net.au.
  6. ^ "Caps, Boomers in another WNBL decider". abc.net.au.
  7. ^ "Milner fires Boomers to maiden title". abc.net.au.