2015–16 WNBL season

2015–16 WNBL season
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 an 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

Team standings

# WNBL Championship Ladder
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

Individual game highs

Season award winners

Player of the Week Award

Team of the Week Award

Player & Coach of the Month Awards

Postseason awards

Team Captains & Coaches

References

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