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2007–08 WNBL season

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2007–08 WNBL season
LeagueWomen's National Basketball League
SportBasketball
DurationOctober 2007 – March 2008
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)ABC
Regular season
Top seedAdelaide Link
Season MVPNatalie Porter (Sydney Uni Flames)
Top scorerNatalie Porter (Sydney Uni Flames)
Finals
ChampionsAdelaide Link
  Runners-upSydney Uni Flames
Finals MVPRenae Camino (Adelaide Link)
WNBL seasons

The 2007–08 WNBL season was the 28th season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of 10 teams contested the league. The regular season was played between October 2007 and March 2008, followed by a post-season involving the top five in March 2008.

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 Adelaide Link 21 3 87.5 24
2 Sydney Uni Flames 17 7 70.83 24
3 Canberra Capitals 17 7 70.83 24
4 Dandenong Rangers 12 12 50 24
5 Bulleen Boomers 11 13 45.83 24
6 Townsville Fire 10 14 41.67 24
7 Bendigo Spirit 10 14 41.67 24
8 Christchurch 9 15 37.5 24
9 AIS 8 16 33.33 24
10 Perth Lynx 5 19 20.83 24

Finals

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Season award winners

Award Winner Team
Most Valuable Player Award Natalie Porter Sydney Uni Flames
Grand Final MVP Award Renae Camino Adelaide Link
Rookie of the Year Award Nicole Hunt AIS
Defensive Player of the Year Award Emily McInerny Dandenong Rangers
Coach of the Year Award Carrie Graf Canberra Capitals
Top Shooter Award Natalie Porter Sydney Uni Flames

Statistics leaders

Category Player Team GP Totals Average
Points Per Game Natalie Porter Sydney Uni Flames 23 566 24.6
Rebounds Per Game Jennifer Crouse Townsville Fire 24 290 12.1
Assists Per Game Kathleen MacLeod Bendigo Spirit 24 127 5.3
Steals Per Game Tully Bevilaqua Canberra Capitals 22 57 2.6
Blocks per game Jennifer Crouse Townsville Fire 24 55 2.3
Field Goal % Tracey Beatty Canberra Capitals 24 (113/194) 58.2%
Three-Point Field Goal % Jessica Foley Adelaide Link 23 (34/72) 47.2%
Free Throw % Kathleen MacLeod Bendigo Spirit 24 (105/126) 83.3%

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