2008–09 WNBL season

2008–09 WNBL season
League Women's National Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration October 2008 – March 2009
Number of teams 10
TV partner(s) ABC
Regular season
Top seed Canberra Capitals
Season MVP Rohanee Cox (Townsville Fire)
Top scorer Rohanee Cox (Townsville Fire)
Finals
Champions Canberra Capitals
  Runners-up Bulleen Boomers
Finals MVP Natalie Hurst (Canberra Capitals)

The 2008–09 WNBL season was the 29th season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of 10 teams contested the league. The regular season was played between October 2008 and March 2009, followed by a post-season involving the top five in March 2009.

Broadcast rights were held by free-to-air network ABC. ABC broadcast one game a week, at 1:00PM at every standard time in Australia.

Molten provided equipment including the official game ball, with Hoop2Hoop supplying team apparel.

Team standings

# WNBL Championship Ladder
Team W L PCT GP
1 Canberra Capitals 19 3 86.36 22
2 Bulleen Boomers 17 5 77.27 22
3 Townsville Fire 16 6 72.27 22
4 Adelaide Lightning 15 7 68.18 22
5 Bendigo Spirit 14 8 63.63 22
6 Sydney Uni Flames 9 13 63.64 22
7 Dandenong Rangers 7 15 40.91 22
8 Logan Thunder 7 15 31.82 22
9 Perth Lynx 4 18 18.18 22
10 AIS 2 20 9.9 22

Finals

Semi-finals Preliminary final Grand final
1. Canberra Capitals 60
2. Bulleen Boomers 52
Bulleen Boomers 79 Bulleen Boomers 58
Townsville Fire 68 Canberra Capitals 61
3. Townsville Fire 91
4. Adelaide Lightning 78 Key: Winning team advances Losing team advances
  Elimination Final
             
  4. Adelaide Lightning 81  
  5. Bendigo Spirit 73

Season award winners

Statistics leaders

References

    1. http://www.wnbl.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Media_Guide/12284_BASKAUST_WNBL_MEDIA_GUIDE_2014-15_BACK.pdf
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