1997 WNBL season

1997 WNBL season
1997 WNBL season
League	Women's National Basketball League (WNBL)
Sport	Basketball
Number of teams	9
TV partner(s)	ABC; Network Ten
Regular season
Top seed	Sydney Flames
Season MVP	Rachael Sporn (Adelaide Lightning)
Top scorer	Rachael Sporn (Adelaide Lightning)
Finals
Champions	Sydney Flames
Runners-up	Adelaide Lightning
WNBL seasons
	← 1996 1998 →

The 1997 WNBL season was the 17th season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of 9 teams contested the league.

Regular season

	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Won %
1	Sydney Flames	18	18	0	100
2	Adelaide Lightning	18	14	4	78
3	Melbourne Tigers	18	12	6	67
4	Dandenong Rangers	18	9	9	50
5	Australian Institute of Sport	18	5	11	31
6	Canberra Capitals	18	6	12	33
7	Brisbane Blazers	18	6	12	33
8	Perth Breakers	18	5	13	28
9	Bulleen Boomers	18	5	13	28

The following shows the leaders for each statistic during the 1997 regular season.

Category	Player	Team	Statistic
Points per game	Rachael Sporn	Adelaide Lightning	22.2 PPG
Rebounds per game	Rhonda Corkeron	Sydney Flames	4.0 RPG
Assists per game	Robyn Maher	Sydney Flames	4.9 APG
Steals per game	Tully Bevilaqua	Perth Breakers	3.1 SPG
Blocks per game	Jenny Whittle	Brisbane Blazers	2.9 BPG
Field goal percentage	Rachael Sporn	Adelaide Lightning	55.7% (176/316)
Three point percentage	Trisha Fallon	Sydney Flames	44.2% (19/43)
Free throw percentage	Allison Tranquilli	Bulleen Boomers	90.1% (82/91)