2018–19 WNBL season | |
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League | Women's National Basketball League |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | 12 October 2018 – 16 February 2019 |
Number of teams | 8 |
TV partner(s) |
SBS Fox Sports |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Canberra Capitals |
Season MVP | Kelsey Griffin ( CAN) |
Top scorer | Asia Taylor ( PER) |
Finals | |
Champions | Canberra Capitals |
Runners-up | Adelaide Lightning |
Finals MVP | Kelsey Griffin ( CAN) |
The 2018–19 WNBL season is the 39th season of the competition since its establishment in 1981. [1] The Townsville Fire were the defending champions, however they failed to qualify for the finals. Canberra Capitals won their record eighth championship, defeating Adelaide in the grand final series, 2–1. [2]
Chemist Warehouse was announced as the WNBL's naming rights partner for this season, after signing a three-year deal in July 2018. [3] Spalding again provided equipment including the official game ball, alongside iAthletic supplying team apparel for a second year.
# | WNBL Championship ladder | ||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GP | |||||
1 | Canberra Capitals | 16 | 5 | 76.1 | 21 | ||||
2 | Melbourne Boomers | 15 | 6 | 71.4 | 21 | ||||
3 | Adelaide Lightning | 13 | 8 | 61.9 | 21 | ||||
4 | Perth Lynx | 13 | 8 | 61.9 | 21 | ||||
5 | Dandenong Rangers | 9 | 12 | 42.8 | 21 | ||||
6 | Townsville Fire | 9 | 12 | 42.8 | 21 | ||||
7 | Bendigo Spirit | 7 | 14 | 33.3 | 21 | ||||
8 | Sydney Uni Flames | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 21 |
Semifinals | Grand Final | ||||||||
1 | Canberra Capitals | 2 | |||||||
4 | Perth Lynx | 0 | |||||||
1 | Canberra Capitals | 2 | |||||||
3 | Adelaide Lightning | 1 | |||||||
3 | Adelaide Lightning | 2 | |||||||
2 | Melbourne Boomers | 0 |
Category | Player | Statistic |
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Points per game | Asia Taylor ( PER) | 19.7 PPG |
Rebounds per game | Kelsey Griffin ( CAN) | 11.6 RPG |
Assists per game | Kelly Wilson ( CAN) | 6.1 APG |
Steals per game | Nicole Seekamp ( ADL) | 2.4 SPG |
Blocks per game | Marianna Tolo ( CAN) | 1.8 BPG |
Category | Player | Statistic |
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Points | Nia Coffey ( ADL) | 37 |
Rebounds | Kelsey Griffin ( CAN) | 23 |
Assists | Tess Madgen ( TSV) | 14 |
Steals | Nicole Seekamp ( ADL) | 6 |
Blocks | Nia Coffey ( ADL) | 5 |
Round # | Player | Ref. |
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Round 1 | Kia Nurse ( CAN) | [4] |
Round 2 | Kelsey Griffin ( CAN) | [5] |
Round 3 | Asia Taylor ( PER) | [6] |
Round 4 | Natalie Hurst ( BEN) | [7] |
Round 5 | Lindsay Allen ( MEL) | [8] |
Round 6 | Lindsay Allen ( MEL) (2) | [9] |
Round 7 | Tess Madgen ( TSV) | [10] |
Round 8 | Brittany Smart ( SYD) | [11] |
Round 9 | Lauren Nicholson ( ADL) | [12] |
Round 10 | Rebecca Cole ( DAN) | [13] |
Round 11 | Kelsey Griffin (2) ( CAN) | [14] |
Round 12 | Kia Nurse (2) ( CAN) | [15] |
Round 13 | Rebecca Cole (2) ( DAN) | [16] |
Round 14 | Leilani Mitchell ( CAN) | [17] |
Round 15 | Nia Coffey ( ADL) | [18] |
For games played | Player of the Month | Coach of the Month | ||
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Player | Team | Coach | Team | |
October 2018 [34] | Kia Nurse | Canberra Capitals | Paul Goriss | Canberra Capitals |
November 2018 [35] | Lindsay Allen | Melbourne Boomers | Andy Stewart | Perth Lynx |
December 2018 [36] | Kelsey Griffin | Canberra Capitals | Chris Lucas | Adelaide Lightning |
Award | Winner | Position | Team |
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Most Valuable Player | Kelsey Griffin | Forward | Canberra Capitals |
Grand Final MVP | Kelsey Griffin | Forward | Canberra Capitals |
Rookie of the Year | Jazmin Shelley | Guard | Melbourne Boomers |
Defensive Player of the Year | Lauren Nicholson | Forward | Adelaide Lightning |
Top Shooter Award | Asia Taylor | Forward | Perth Lynx |
Coach of the Year | Chris Lucas | Coach | Adelaide Lightning |
All-Star Five | Lindsay Allen | Guard | Melbourne Boomers |
Rebecca Cole | Guard | Dandenong Rangers | |
Asia Taylor | Forward | Perth Lynx | |
Nia Coffey | Forward | Adelaide Lightning | |
Kelsey Griffin | Forward | Canberra Capitals |