2006–07 WNBL season
2006–07 WNBL season | |
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League | Women's National Basketball League |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | October 2006 – February 2007 |
Number of teams | 8 |
TV partner(s) | ABC |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Sydney Uni Flames |
Season MVP | Hollie Grima (Bulleen Boomers) |
Top scorer | Hollie Grima (Bulleen Boomers) |
Finals | |
Champions | Canberra Capitals |
Runners-up | Sydney Uni Flames |
Finals MVP | Tracey Beatty (Canberra Capitals) |
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 | |||||
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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 |
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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 |
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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[]
Categories:
- Women's National Basketball League seasons
- 2006–07 in Australian basketball
- 2006–07 in women's basketball leagues
- 2007 in Australian women's sport
- 2006 in Australian women's sport