2006–07 WNBL season

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2006–07 WNBL season
LeagueWomen's National Basketball League
SportBasketball
DurationOctober 2006 – February 2007
Number of teams8
TV partner(s)ABC
Regular season
Top seedSydney Uni Flames
Season MVPHollie Grima (Bulleen Boomers)
Top scorerHollie Grima (Bulleen Boomers)
Finals
ChampionsCanberra Capitals
  Runners-upSydney Uni Flames
Finals MVPTracey Beatty (Canberra Capitals)
WNBL seasons

The 2006–07 WNBL season was the 27th season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of 8 teams contested the league. The regular season was played between October 2006 and March 2007, followed by a post-season involving the top five in March 2007.

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 Sydney Uni Flames 16 5 76.2 21
2 Canberra Capitals 15 6 71.4 21
3 Adelaide Lightning 15 6 71.4 21
4 Dandenong Rangers 12 9 57.1 21
5 Bulleen Boomers 12 9 57.1 21
6 Townsville Fire 10 11 47.6 21
7 Perth Lynx 3 18 14.3 21
8 AIS 1 20 4.8 21

Finals[]

Semi-finals Preliminary final Grand final
1 Sydney Uni Flames 74
2 Canberra Capitals 65
Canberra Capitals 82 Sydney Uni Flames 59
Adelaide Lightning 74 Canberra Capitals 73
3 Adelaide Lightning 66
4 Dandenong Rangers 61 Key: Winning team advances Losing team advances

Season award winners[]

Award Winner Team
Most Valuable Player Award Hollie Grima Bulleen Boomers
Grand Final MVP Award Tracey Beatty Canberra Capitals
Rookie of the Year Award Cayla Francis AIS
Defensive Player of the Year Award Emily McInerny Dandenong Rangers
Coach of the Year Award Carrie Graf Canberra Capitals
Top Shooter Award Hollie Grima Bulleen Boomers

Statistics leaders[]

Category Player Team GP Totals Average
Points Per Game Hollie Grima Bulleen Boomers 21 403 19.2
Rebounds Per Game Hollie Grima Bulleen Boomers 21 233 11.1
Assists Per Game Erin Phillips Adelaide Lightning 17 84 4.9
Steals Per Game Emily McInerny Dandenong Rangers 21 52 2.5
Blocks per game Tracey Beatty Canberra Capitals 21 59 2.8
Field Goal % Jennifer Crouse Townsville Fire 21 (90/152) 59.2%
Three-Point Field Goal % Kathleen Macleod Dandenong Rangers 11 (14/33) 42.4%
Free Throw % Kathleen MacLeod Dandenong Rangers 11 (44/49) 89.8%

References[]

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20141227122005/http://www.wnbl.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Media_Guide/12284_BASKAUST_WNBL_MEDIA_GUIDE_2014-15_BACK.pdf
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