2001–02 WNBL season
2001–02 WNBL season | |
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League | Women's National Basketball League |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | October 2001 – February 2002 |
Number of teams | 8 |
TV partner(s) | ABC |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Adelaide Lightning |
Season MVP | Penny Taylor (Dandenong Rangers) |
Top scorer | Penny Taylor (Dandenong Rangers) |
Finals | |
Champions | Canberra Capitals |
Runners-up | Sydney Panthers |
Finals MVP | Lauren Jackson (Canberra Capitals) |
The 2001–02 WNBL season was the 22nd season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of 8 teams contested the league.
Team standings[]
# | WNBL Championship Ladder | |||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GP | ||
1 | Adelaide Lightning | 17 | 4 | 80.95 | 21 | |
2 | Canberra Capitals | 15 | 6 | 71.43 | 21 | |
3 | Dandenong Rangers | 15 | 6 | 71.43 | 21 | |
4 | Sydney Panthers | 13 | 8 | 61.9 | 21 | |
5 | AIS | 11 | 10 | 52.38 | 21 | |
6 | Bulleen Boomers | 6 | 15 | 28.57 | 21 | |
7 | Perth Lynx | 4 | 17 | 19.05 | 21 | |
8 | Townsville Fire | 3 | 18 | 14.29 | 21 |
Finals[]
Semi-finals | Preliminary final | Grand final | |||||||||
1 | Adelaide Lightning | 62 | |||||||||
2 | Canberra Capitals | 66 | |||||||||
Adelaide Lightning | 64 | Canberra Capitals | 75 | ||||||||
Sydney Panthers | 66 | Sydney Panthers | 69 | ||||||||
3 | Dandenong Rangers | 85 | |||||||||
4 | Sydney Panthers | 98 | Key: | Winning team advances | Losing team advances |
Season award winners[]
Award | Winner | Team |
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Most Valuable Player Award | Penny Taylor | Dandenong Rangers |
Grand Final MVP Award | Lauren Jackson | Canberra Capitals |
Rookie of the Year Award | Alison Downie |
Dandenong Rangers Adelaide Lightning |
Defensive Player of the Year Award | Emily McInerny | Dandenong Rangers |
Coach of the Year Award | Karen Dalton | Sydney Panthers |
Top Shooter Award | Penny Taylor | Dandenong Rangers |
Statistics leaders[]
Category | Player | Team | GP | Totals | Average |
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Points Per Game | Penny Taylor | Dandenong Rangers | 20 | 570 | 28.5 |
Rebounds Per Game | Suzy Batkovic | Townsville Fire | 21 | 256 | 12.2 |
Assists Per Game | Jae Kingi-Cross | Adelaide Lightning | 21 | 100 | 4.8 |
Steals Per Game | Perth Lynx | 21 | 52 | 2.5 | |
Blocks per game | Lauren Jackson | Canberra Capitals | 13 | 44 | 3.4 |
Field Goal % | Lauren Jackson | Canberra Capitals | 13 | (118/224) | 52.7% |
Three-Point Field Goal % | Jessica Foley | AIS | (31/76) | 40.8% | |
Free Throw % | Deanna Smith | Adelaide Lightning | 15 | (19/19) | 100% |
References[]
Categories:
- Women's National Basketball League seasons
- 2001–02 in Australian basketball
- 2001–02 in women's basketball leagues
- 2001 in Australian women's sport
- 2002 in Australian women's sport