1988 WNBL season
Appearance
1988 WNBL season | |
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League | Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) |
Sport | Basketball |
Number of teams | 12 |
TV partner(s) | ABC |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Nunawading Spectres |
Season MVP | Julie Nykiel (Noarlunga Tigers) |
Top scorer | Julie Nykiel (Noarlunga Tigers) |
Finals | |
Champions | Nunawading Spectres |
Runners-up | North Adelaide Rockets |
Finals MVP | Shelley Gorman (Nunawading Spectres) |
The 1988 WNBL season was the eighth season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of 12 teams contested the league.
Regular season
[edit]Ladder
[edit]Team | Played | Won | Lost | Won % | |
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1 | Nunawading Spectres | 22 | 21 | 1 | 95 |
2 | North Adelaide Rockets | 22 | 18 | 4 | 82 |
3 | Bankstown Bruins | 22 | 16 | 6 | 73 |
4 | West Adelaide Bearcats | 22 | 14 | 8 | 64 |
5 | Canberra Capitals | 22 | 13 | 9 | 59 |
6 | Coburg Cougars | 22 | 13 | 9 | 59 |
7 | Noarlunga Tigers | 22 | 12 | 10 | 55 |
8 | Brisbane Blazers | 22 | 11 | 11 | 50 |
9 | Perth Breakers | 22 | 6 | 16 | 27 |
10 | Bulleen Melbourne Boomers | 22 | 5 | 17 | 23 |
11 | Australian Institute of Sport | 22 | 3 | 19 | 14 |
12 | Hobart Islanders | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
Finals
[edit]Semi-finals | Grand Final | ||||||||
1 | Nunawading Spectres | 81 | |||||||
4 | West Adelaide Bearcats | 63 | |||||||
1 | Nunawading Spectres | 71 | |||||||
2 | North Adelaide Rockets | 43 | |||||||
3 | Bankstown Bruins | 56 | |||||||
2 | North Adelaide Rockets | 73 |
Season Awards
[edit]Award | Winner | Team |
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Most Valuable Player Award | Julie Nykiel | Noarlunga Tigers |
Grand Final MVP Award | Shelley Gorman | Nunawading Spectres |
Rookie of the Year Award | Lucille Hamilton | Australian Institute of Sport |
Coach of the Year Award | Robbie Cadee | Bankstown Bruins |
Top Shooter Award | Julie Nykiel | Noarlunga Tigers |
Statistical leaders
[edit]Category | Player | Team | GP | Totals | Average |
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Points Per Game | Julie Nykiel | Noarlunga Tigers | 21 | 452 | 21.5 |
Rebounds Per Game | Debbie Slimmon | Coburg Cougars | 19 | 245 | 12.9 |
Assists Per Game | Karin Maar | Coburg Cougars | 22 | 112 | 5.1 |
Steals Per Game | Donna Brown | North Adelaide Rockets | 21 | 75 | 3.6 |
Blocks per game | Roksana Boreli | Hobart Islanders | 6 | 13 | 2.2 |
Field Goal % | Julie Nykiel | Noarlunga Tigers | 21 | (180/312) | 57.7% |
Three-Point Field Goal % | Michele Timms | Nunawading Spectres | 21 | (44/85) | 51.8% |
Free Throw % | Laura Giaretto | North Adelaide Rockets | 19 | (42/48) | 87.5% |