List of WNBL awards
The Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) presents 7 annual awards and honours to recognise its teams, players, and coaches for their accomplishments. In addition, the team award of the WNBL Championship is awarded to the winner of each season's Grand Final.
| Women's National Basketball League awards and honours |
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| Championship |
| Individual awards |
| Honours |
Team trophies
| Award | Created | Description | Most recent winner | Notes |
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| WNBL Championship | 1981 | Awarded to the winner of the WNBL Finals Series. most titles: Canberra Capitals (9) | Canberra Capitals |
Individual awards
| Award | Created | Description | Most recent winner(s) | Notes |
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| Most Valuable Player (Suzy Batkovic Medal) |
1982 | Awarded to the best performing player of the WNBL season. most awards: .svg.png){kind=small} |
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| Grand Final Most Valuable Player (Rachael Sporn Medal) |
1985 | Awarded to the best performing player of the WNBL Grand Final most awards: |
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| Coach of the Year |
1987 | Awarded to the best coach of the WNBL season. most awards: |
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| Youth Player of the Year (Betty Watson Medal) |
1988 | Awarded to the best performing first or second year (youth/under-23) player of the WNBL season. most awards: |
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| Defensive Player of the Year (Robyn Maher Medal) |
1990 | Awarded to the best defensive player of the WNBL season. most awards: |
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| Sixth Woman of the Year |
2019-20 | This accolade celebrates the depth in the WNBL and the incredible talent coming off the bench. Players that have started in more than 50 per cent of games are not eligible for Sixth Woman of the Year. most awards: |
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Honours
| Honour | Created | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| WNBL All-Star Five | 1988 | Awarded to the best five players in the league following every WNBL season. The WNBL All Star Five award is determined by poll of the head coach, assistant coach and team captain of each WNBL team, voters are not permitted to vote for members of their own team. most selections: |
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References
- Women's National Basketball League. SUZY BATKOVIC MVP TO BE AWARDED FROM 2019/20 SEASON. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- Rachael Sporn Medal the new award for WNBL grand final Most Valuable Player.
- Women's National Basketball League. Defensive Player of the Year Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-02-22.
- Women's National Basketball League. WNBL NAMES END OF SEASON AWARDS AND WNBL ALL-STAR FIRST & SECOND TEAMS. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
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