2018 WSBL season | |
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League | State Basketball League |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | 16 March – 28 July (Regular season) 3 August – 31 August (Finals) |
Number of games | 22 |
Number of teams | 12 |
Regular season | |
Minor premiers | Lakeside Lightning |
Season MVP | Alison Schwagmeyer (Lightning) |
Top scorer | Anita Brown (Magic) |
Finals | |
Champions | Lakeside Lightning |
Runners-up | Mandurah Magic |
Grand Final MVP | Alison Schwagmeyer (Lightning) |
The 2018 WSBL season was the 30th season of the Women's State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season began on Friday 16 March, with round 1 seeing a 2017 grand final rematch between the Perry Lakes Hawks and Mandurah Magic. The 2018 WSBL All-Star Game was played on 4 June at Bendat Basketball Centre – the home of basketball in Western Australia. The regular season ended on Saturday 28 July. The finals began on Friday 3 August and ended on Friday 31 August, when the Lakeside Lightning defeated the Magic in the WSBL Grand Final.
The regular season began on Friday 16 March and ended on Saturday 28 July after 20 rounds of competition. Again in 2018, all games over the Easter Weekend were played on a blockbuster Thursday night with six venues all hosting games before the league took a break for the Easter long weekend. Anzac Round took place in round 6 of the competition with the Kalamunda Eastern Suns and Willetton Tigers continuing their Anzac Day game tradition. In round 9, Women's Round took place in alignment with Mother's Day on Sunday 13 May. During this round, WSBL games were played at the later timeslot at each venue following the MSBL games. There was also Rivalry Round in round 12 and Heritage Round in round 16.[1]
Pos | |||
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Team[2] | W | L | |
1 | Lakeside Lightning | 21 | 1 |
2 | Perth Redbacks | 17 | 5 |
3 | Rockingham Flames | 16 | 6 |
4 | Willetton Tigers | 14 | 8 |
5 | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | 14 | 8 |
6 | Mandurah Magic | 11 | 11 |
7 | Stirling Senators | 10 | 12 |
8 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 9 | 13 |
9 | South West Slammers | 9 | 13 |
10 | Cockburn Cougars | 6 | 16 |
11 | Joondalup Wolves | 5 | 17 |
12 | East Perth Eagles | 0 | 22 |
The finals began on Friday 3 August and ended on Friday 31 August with the WSBL Grand Final.
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Grand final | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Lakeside Lightning | 81 | 71 | X | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 75 | 68 | X | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Lakeside Lightning | 92 | 94 | X | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | 41 | 71 | X | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Willetton Tigers | 65 | 73 | X | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | 72 | 79 | X | ||||||||||||||||
Lakeside Lightning | 75 | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
Mandurah Magic | 64 | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Perth Redbacks | 92 | 76 | X | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Stirling Senators | 67 | 65 | X | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Perth Redbacks | 72 | 82 | X | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Mandurah Magic | 73 | 83 | X | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Rockingham Flames | 48 | 63 | X | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Mandurah Magic | 72 | 71 | X |
The 2018 WSBL All-Star Game took place at Bendat Basketball Centre on Monday 4 June, with all proceeds going to Red Frogs Australia.[3][4]
4 June 2018
12:00 pm |
North 76, South 103 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24–16, 16–28, 9–17, 27–42 | ||
Pts: Steindl (20) Rebs: Steindl (8) Asts: Farnworth (4) |
Pts: Schwagmeyer (21) Rebs: Schwagmeyer & Grant (9) Asts: Schwagmeyer (6) |
Round | Player | Team | Ref |
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1 | Sami Whitcomb | Willetton Tigers | [5] |
2 | Sami Whitcomb | Willetton Tigers | [6] |
3 | Sami Whitcomb | Willetton Tigers | [7] |
4 | Anita Brown | Mandurah Magic | [8] |
5 | Alison Schwagmeyer | Lakeside Lightning | [9] |
6 | Darcee Garbin | Rockingham Flames | [10] |
7 | Maddie Allen | Rockingham Flames | [11] |
8 | Jennie Rintala | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | [12] |
9 | Kayla Steindl | Perth Redbacks | [13] |
10 | Alison Schwagmeyer | Lakeside Lightning | [14] |
11 | Natalie Burton | Perry Lakes Hawks | [15] |
12 | Kayla Steindl | Perth Redbacks | [16] |
13 | Kisha Lee | Cockburn Cougars | [17] |
14 | Alex Ciabattoni | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | [18] |
15 | Kisha Lee | Cockburn Cougars | [19] |
16 | Kayla Steindl | Perth Redbacks | [20] |
17 | Antonia Farnworth | Perry Lakes Hawks | [21] |
18 | Maddie Allen | Rockingham Flames | [22] |
19 | Ashleigh Grant | Lakeside Lightning | [23] |
20 | Alex Ciabattoni | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | [24] |
Category | Player | Team | Stat |
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Points per game | Anita Brown | Mandurah Magic | 24.18[25] |
Rebounds per game | Natalie Burton | Perry Lakes Hawks | 12 |
Assists per game | Alex Ciabattoni | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | 5.45 |
Steals per game | Cameron Flynn | East Perth Eagles | 2.65 |
Blocks per game | Maddie Allen | Rockingham Flames | 2.86 |
Field goal percentage | Jessica Jakens | Perth Redbacks | 55.06% |
3-pt field goal percentage | Taneisha Harrison | Rockingham Flames | 42.53% |
Free throw percentage | Sydnee Fipps | Lakeside Lightning | 86.27% |