1996 WNBL season

1996 WNBL season
League Women's National Basketball League (WNBL)
Sport Basketball
Number of teams 10
TV partner(s) ABC
Network Ten
Regular season
Top seed Adelaide Lightning
Season MVP Rachael Sporn (Adelaide Lightning)
Top scorer Gina Stevens (Brisbane Blazers)
Finals
Champions Adelaide Lightning
  Runners-up Sydney Flames

The 1996 WNBL season was the 16th season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of 10 teams contested the league.

Regular season

Ladder

Team Played Won Lost Won %
1 Sydney Flames 18 17 1 94
2 Adelaide Lightning 18 16 2 89
3 Bulleen Boomers 18 14 4 78
4 Perth Breakers 18 11 7 61
5 Brisbane Blazers 18 9 9 50
6 Dandenong Rangers 18 9 9 50
7 Melbourne Tigers 18 6 12 33
8 Canberra Capitals 18 5 13 28
9 Hobart Islanders 18 2 16 11
10 Australian Institute of Sport 18 1 17 6

Statistical leaders

The following shows the leaders for each statistic during the 1996 regular season.

Season Awards

Finals

Semi-finals Preliminary final Grand final
1. Sydney Flames 57
2. Adelaide Lightning 54
Adelaide Lightning 87 Adelaide Lightning 80
Perth Breakers 55 Sydney Flames 65
3. Perth Breakers 75
4. Bulleen Boomers 58 Key: Winning team advances Losing team advances
  Elimination Final
             
  4. Perth Breakers 95  
  5. Brisbane Blazers 62

References

    1. http://www.wnbl.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Media_Guide/Media_Guide_201415.pdf
    2. http://www.wnbl.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Media_Guide/2011_12/Team_Profiles/10041_BASKAUST_MEDIA_GUIDE_2011-12_WNBL_BACK.pdf


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