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2015 WSBL season
LeagueState Basketball League
SportBasketball
Duration13 March – 25 July (Regular season)
31 July – 28 August (Finals)
Number of games22
Number of teams12
Regular season
  Minor premiersRockingham Flames
Season MVPSami Whitcomb (Flames)
Top scorerSami Whitcomb (Flames)
Finals
ChampionsRockingham Flames
  Runners-upWilletton Tigers
Grand Final MVPSami Whitcomb (Flames)
WSBL seasons

The 2015 WSBL season was the 27th season of the Women's State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season began on Friday 13 March, with Perry Lakes and Kalamunda hosting East Perth and Mandurah respectively. The 2015 WSBL All-Star Game was played on 1 June at Bendat Basketball Centre – the home of basketball in Western Australia. The regular season ended on Saturday 25 July. The finals began on Friday 31 July and ended on Friday 28 August, when the Rockingham Flames defeated the Willetton Tigers in the WSBL Grand Final.

Regular season

The regular season began on Friday 13 March and ended on Saturday 25 July after 20 rounds of competition.

Standings

Pos
Team W L
1 Rockingham Flames 20 2
2 Willetton Tigers 20 2
3 Joondalup Wolves 18 4
4 Mandurah Magic 15 7
5 Kalamunda Eastern Suns 12 10
6 South West Slammers 10 12
7 Perry Lakes Hawks 10 12
8 Cockburn Cougars 9 13
9 East Perth Eagles 8 14
10 Perth Redbacks 5 17
11 Stirling Senators 4 18
12 Lakeside Lightning 1 21

Finals

The finals began on Friday 31 July and ended on Friday 28 August with the WSBL Grand Final.

Bracket

Quarter Finals Semi Finals Grand Final
               
1 Rockingham Flames 79 82 X
8 Cockburn Cougars 48 61 X
1 Rockingham Flames 90 80 X
4 Mandurah Magic 70 51 X
4 Mandurah Magic 64 63 X
5 Kalamunda Eastern Suns 53 51 X
Rockingham Flames 68 X X
Willetton Tigers 63 X X
2 Willetton Tigers 69 77 X
7 Perry Lakes Hawks 53 56 X
2 Willetton Tigers 82 68 X
3 Joondalup Wolves 68 62 X
3 Joondalup Wolves 88 99 X
6 South West Slammers 65 46 X

All-Star Game

The 2015 WSBL All-Star Game took place at Bendat Basketball Centre on Monday 1 June, with all proceeds going to Youth Focus to help prevent youth suicide.[1]

Rosters

Game data

1 June 2015
12:00 pm
South 87, North 76
Scoring by quarter: 21–30, 23–16, 15–11, 28–19
Pts: Garbin (21)
Rebs: Tomlinson & Garbin (11)
Asts: Mihovilovich & McCormick (4)
Pts: Clayton (22)
Rebs: Land (10)
Asts: Amos (3)
Bendat Basketball Centre, Floreat
MVP: Gabriella Clayton

Awards

Player of the Week

Round Player Team Ref
1 Deanna Smith Cockburn Cougars [3]
2 Deanna Smith Cockburn Cougars [3]
3 Deonica McCormick South West Slammers [3]
4 Sami Whitcomb Rockingham Flames [3]
5 Casey Mihovilovich Mandurah Magic [3]
6 Megan McKay Perry Lakes Hawks [3]
7 Casey Mihovilovich Mandurah Magic [3]
8 Louella Tomlinson Willetton Tigers [3]
9 Louella Tomlinson Willetton Tigers [3]
10 Katie Loberg Cockburn Cougars [3]
11 Darcee Garbin Rockingham Flames [3]
12 Deonica McCormick South West Slammers [3]
13 Jacinta Bourne Rockingham Flames [3]
14 Kate Malpass Willetton Tigers [3]
15 Rebecca Mercer Joondalup Wolves [3]
16 Deanna Smith Cockburn Cougars [3]
17 Sami Whitcomb Rockingham Flames [3]
18 Louella Tomlinson Willetton Tigers [3]
19 Deonica McCormick South West Slammers [3]
20 Emma Klasztorny Mandurah Magic [3]

Statistics leaders

Category Player Team Stat
Points per game Sami Whitcomb Rockingham Flames 25.52
Rebounds per game Amber Land Stirling Senators 12.73
Assists per game Deanna Smith Cockburn Cougars 5.45
Steals per game Casey Mihovilovich Mandurah Magic 3.95
Blocks per game Louella Tomlinson Willetton Tigers 4.90
Field goal percentage Darcee Garbin
Katie Loberg
Rockingham Flames
Cockburn Cougars
51.2%
3-pt field goal percentage Rebecca Mercer Joondalup Wolves 45.3%
Free throw percentage Deanna Smith Cockburn Cougars 88.4%

Regular season

  • Most Valuable Player: Sami Whitcomb (Rockingham Flames)[4]
  • Coach of the Year: Randy Miegel (Mandurah Magic)
  • Most Improved Player: Ashleigh Grant (Lakeside Lightning)
  • All-Star Five:

Finals

References

  1. ^ "Bruton and Huntington receive late call up to North All-Star Team". SportingPulse.com. 31 May 2015. Archived from the original on 31 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b "All-Star Coaches Announced". SportingPulse.com. 11 May 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Player of the Week". FoxSportsPulse.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2015.
  4. ^ "2015 Award Winners". SportsTG.com. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  5. ^ Pike, Chris (28 August 2015). "Inspired Whitcomb leads Flames to back-to-back women's SBL titles". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 17 August 2018.