2015–16 WNBL season
2015–16 WNBL season | |
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League | Women's National Basketball League |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | October 2015 – March 2016 |
Number of teams | 9 |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Townsville Fire |
Season MVP | Suzy Batkovic Fire |
Top scorer | Suzy Batkovic Fire |
Finals | |
Champions | Townsville Fire |
Runners-up | Perth Lynx |
Finals MVP | Micaela Cocks Fire |
The 2015–16 WNBL season is the 36th season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of 9 teams contested the league. The regular season was played between October 2015 and February 2016, followed by a post-season involving the top four on 28 February to 18 March 2016.
Sponsorship included Wattle Valley, entering its third year as league naming rights sponsor. Spalding provided equipment including the official game ball, with Peak supplying team apparel. This season also saw the return of a team from South Queensland with the debut of the South East Queensland Stars.
Transfers
Main article: List of 2015–16 WNBL season signings
Team standings
# | WNBL Championship Ladder | |||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GP | ||
1 | Townsville Fire | 17 | 7 | 70.83 | 24 | |
2 | Perth Lynx | 16 | 8 | 66.67 | 24 | |
3 | Dandenong Rangers | 15 | 9 | 62.50 | 24 | |
4 | South East Queensland Stars | 15 | 9 | 62.50 | 24 | |
5 | Sydney Uni Flames | 13 | 11 | 54.17 | 24 | |
6 | Bendigo Spirit | 12 | 12 | 50.00 | 24 | |
7 | Adelaide Lightning | 10 | 14 | 41.67 | 24 | |
8 | Melbourne Boomers | 8 | 16 | 33.33 | 24 | |
9 | University of Canberra Capitals | 2 | 22 | 8.33 | 24 |
Finals
Main article: 2016 WNBL Finals
Semi-finals | Preliminary final | Grand final | |||||||||
28 February 2016 – Townsville | |||||||||||
1 | Townsville Fire | 72 | |||||||||
2 | Perth Lynx | 91 | |||||||||
5 March 2016 – Townsville | 12, 18 March 2016 – Perth / Townsville | ||||||||||
Townsville Fire | 91 | Perth Lynx | 0 | ||||||||
South East Queensland Stars | 71 | Townsville Fire | 2 | ||||||||
27 February 2016 – Dandenong | |||||||||||
3 | Dandenong Rangers | 82 | |||||||||
4 | South East Queensland Stars | 86 | Key: | Winning team advances | Losing team advances |
Statistics
Individual statistic leaders
Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
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Points per game | Suzy Batkovic | Townsville Fire | 20.8 PPG |
Rebounds per game | Cayla George | Townsville Fire | 12.1 RPG |
Assists per game | Kelly Wilson | Bendigo Spirit | 5.5 APG |
Steals per game | Sami Whitcomb | Perth Lynx | 2.8 SPG |
Blocks per game | Louella Tomlinson | Perth Lynx | 1.7 BPG |
Three point percentage | Brittany Smart | Melbourne Boomers | 49.2% |
Free throw percentage | Tahlia Tupaea | Sydney Uni Flames | 89.7% |
Individual game highs
Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
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Points | Sara Blicavs | Dandenong Rangers | 38 |
Rebounds | Cayla George | Townsville Fire | 18 |
Mikaela Ruef | Adelaide Lightning | ||
Assists | Lauren Mansfield | South East Queensland Stars | 11 |
Steals | Sami Whitcomb | Perth Lynx | 7 |
Blocks | Elyse Penaluna | Melbourne Boomers | 7 |
Louella Tomlinson | Perth Lynx | ||
Three pointers | Carley Mijovic | Perth Lynx | 9 |
Season award winners
Player of the Week Award
Round # | Player | Team |
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Round 1 | Tess Madgen | Melbourne Boomers |
Round 2 | Suzy Batkovic | Townsville Fire |
Round 3 | Sami Whitcomb | Perth Lynx |
Round 4 | Rachel Jarry | South East Queensland Stars |
Round 5 | Gabrielle Richards | Bendigo Spirit |
Round 6 | Tahlia Tupaea | Sydney Uni Flames |
Round 7 | Suzy Batkovic (2) | Townsville Fire |
Round 8 | Cayla George | Townsville Fire |
Round 9 | Belinda Snell | Bendigo Spirit |
Round 10 | Brittany Smart | Melbourne Boomers |
Round 11 | Jordan Hooper | South East Queensland Stars |
Round 12 | Kelsey Griffin | Bendigo Spirit |
Round 13 | Gabrielle Richards (2) | Bendigo Spirit |
Round 14 | Lauren Mansfield | South East Queensland Stars |
Round 15 | Kayla Standish | Adelaide Lightning |
Round 16 | Natalie Novosel | Townsville Fire |
Round 17 | Leilani Mitchell | Adelaide Lightning |
Round 18 | Abby Bishop | Canberra Capitals |
Team of the Week Award
Player & Coach of the Month Awards
For games played | Player of the Month | Coach of the Month | ||
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Player | Team | Coach | Team | |
October 2015 | Suzy Batkovic | Townsville Fire | Shane Heal | South East Queensland Stars |
November 2015 | Katie-Rae Ebzery | Sydney Uni Flames | Andy Stewart | Perth Lynx |
December 2015 | Suzy Batkovic (2) | Townsville Fire | Larissa Anderson | Dandenong Rangers |
January 2016 | Betnijah Laney | Perth Lynx | Larissa Anderson (2) | Dandenong Rangers |
February 2016 | Jordan Hooper | South East Queensland Stars | Chris Lucas | Townsville Fire |
Postseason Awards
Award | Winner | Position | Team |
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Most Valuable Player Award | Suzy Batkovic | Centre | Townsville Fire |
Grand Final MVP Award | Micaela Cocks | Guard | Townsville Fire |
Rookie of the Year Award | Alex Ciabattoni | Forward | Adelaide Lightning |
Defensive Player of the Year Award | Stephanie Cumming | Guard | Dandenong Rangers |
Top Shooter Award | Suzy Batkovic | Centre | Townsville Fire |
Coach of the Year Award | Andy Stewart | Coach | Perth Lynx |
All-Star Five | Leilani Mitchell | Guard | Adelaide Lightning |
Sami Whitcomb | Guard | Perth Lynx | |
Katie-Rae Ebzery | Guard | Sydney Uni Flames | |
Kelsey Griffin | Forward | Bendigo Spirit | |
Suzy Batkovic | Centre | Townsville Fire |
Team Captains & Coaches
Team | Captain | Coach |
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Adelaide Lightning | Kelly Bowen / Leilani Mitchell (co) | Tracy York |
Bendigo Spirit | Kelly Wilson | Simon Pritchard |
Dandenong Rangers | Aimie Clydesdale / Stephanie Cumming (co) | Larissa Anderson |
Melbourne Boomers | Tess Madgen | Guy Molloy |
Perth Lynx | Tessa Lavey | Andy Stewart |
South East Queensland Stars | Rachel Jarry | Shane Heal |
Sydney Uni Flames | Katie-Rae Ebzery | Shannon Seebohm |
Townsville Fire | Suzy Batkovic | Chris Lucas |
University of Canberra Capitals | Abby Bishop / Carly Wilson (co) | Carrie Graf |
References
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