2014–15 WNBL season
The 2014–15 WNBL season was the 35th season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of 8 teams contested the league. The regular season was played between 17 October 2014 and 15 February 2015, followed by a post-season involving the top four on 21 February 2015 until 8 March 2015.
2014–15 WNBL season | |
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League | Women's National Basketball League |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | 17 October 2014 – 8 March 2015 |
Number of teams | 8 |
TV partner(s) | ABC |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Townsville Fire |
Season MVP | Abby Bishop Capitals |
Top scorer | Abby Bishop Capitals |
Finals | |
Champions | Townsville Fire[1] |
Runners-up | Bendigo Spirit |
Finals MVP | Mia Newley Fire |
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. Regular hosts are John Casey & Rachael Sporn.[2]
Sponsorship included Wattle Valley, entering its second year as league naming rights sponsor. Spalding provided equipment including the official game ball, with Peak supplying team apparel.
Team standings
# | WNBL Championship Ladder | |||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GP | ||
1 | Townsville Fire | 17 | 5 | 77.27 | 22 | |
2 | Bendigo Spirit | 15 | 7 | 68.18 | 22 | |
3 | Dandenong Rangers | 12 | 10 | 54.55 | 22 | |
4 | Sydney Uni Flames | 11 | 11 | 50.00 | 22 | |
5 | Canberra Capitals | 11 | 11 | 50.00 | 22 | |
6 | Melbourne Boomers | 11 | 11 | 50.00 | 22 | |
7 | Adelaide Lightning | 7 | 15 | 31.82 | 22 | |
8 | West Coast Waves | 4 | 18 | 18.18 | 22 |
Finals
Semi-finals | Preliminary final | Grand final | |||||||||
22 February 2015 – Townsville RSL Stadium | |||||||||||
1 | Townsville Fire | 82 | |||||||||
2 | Bendigo Spirit | 63 | |||||||||
1 March 2015 – Bendigo Stadium | 8 March 2015 – Townsville RSL Stadium | ||||||||||
Bendigo Spirit | 85 | Townsville Fire | 75 | ||||||||
Sydney Uni Flames | 77 | Bendigo Spirit | 65 | ||||||||
21 February 2015 – Dandenong Basketball Stadium | |||||||||||
3 | Dandenong Rangers | 80 | |||||||||
4 | Sydney Uni Flames | 89 | Key: | Winning team advances | Losing team advances |
Statistics
Individual statistic leaders
Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
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Points per game | Abby Bishop | Canberra Capitals | 23.0 PPG |
Rebounds per game | Abby Bishop | Canberra Capitals | 10.6 RPG |
Assists per game | Leilani Mitchell | Sydney Uni Flames | 5.9 APG |
Steals per game | Rebecca Allen | Melbourne Boomers | 1.8 SPG |
Blocks per game | Louella Tomlinson | West Coast Waves | 2.6 BPG |
Three point percentage | Micaela Cocks | Townsville Fire | 54.9% |
Free throw percentage | Deanna Smith | West Coast Waves | 92.5% |
Season award winners
Player of the Week Award
Round # | Player | Team |
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Round 1 | Cayla Francis | Townsville Fire |
Round 2 | Gabrielle Richards | Bendigo Spirit |
Round 3 | Tess Madgen | Melbourne Boomers |
Round 4 | Abby Bishop | Canberra Capitals |
Round 5 | Leilani Mitchell | Sydney Uni Flames |
Round 6 | Lindsey Moore | West Coast Waves |
Round 7 | Abby Bishop (2) | Canberra Capitals |
Round 8 | Belinda Snell | Bendigo Spirit |
Round 9 | Suzy Batkovic | Townsville Fire |
Round 10 | Abby Bishop (3) | Canberra Capitals |
Round 11 | Penny Taylor | Dandenong Rangers |
Round 12 | Rebecca Cole | Melbourne Boomers |
Round 13 | Cayla Francis (2) | Townsville Fire |
Round 14 | Abby Bishop (4) | Canberra Capitals |
Round 15 | Gabrielle Richards (2) | Bendigo Spirit |
Round 16 | Cayla Francis (3) | Townsville Fire |
Round 17 | Stephanie Talbot | Canberra Capitals |
Player & Coach of the Month Awards
For games played | Player of the Month | Coach of the Month | ||
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Player | Team | Coach | Team | |
November 2014 | Abby Bishop | Canberra Capitals | Chris Lucas | Townsville Fire |
December 2014 | Suzy Batkovic | Townsville Fire | Mark Wright | Dandenong Rangers |
January 2015 | Penny Taylor | Dandenong Rangers | Mark Wright (2) | Dandenong Rangers |
Postseason awards
Award | Winner | Position | Team |
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Most Valuable Player Award | Abby Bishop | Forward | Canberra Capitals |
Grand Final MVP Award | Mia Newley | Guard | Townsville Fire |
Rookie of the Year Award | Lauren Scherf | Forward | Dandenong Rangers |
Defensive Player of the Year Award | Kelsey Griffin | Forward | Bendigo Spirit |
Top Shooter Award | Abby Bishop | Forward | Canberra Capitals |
Coach of the Year Award | Shannon Seebohm | Coach | Sydney Uni Flames |
All-Star Five | Tess Madgen | Guard | Melbourne Boomers |
Kelsey Griffin | Forward | Bendigo Spirit | |
Abby Bishop | Forward | Canberra Capitals | |
Penny Taylor | Forward | Dandenong Rangers | |
Cayla Francis | Center | Townsville Fire |
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References
- "Mia Newley leads way as Townsville Fire create unique slice of history". adelaidenow.com.au.
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