1997 WNBL season
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| 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 |
| Finals MVP | Trisha Fallon (Sydney Flames) |
The 1997 WNBL season was the 17th season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of nine teams contested the league.
Regular season
[edit]Ladder
[edit]| 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 | 16 | 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 |
Finals
[edit]| Elimination final | Semifinals | Preliminary final | Grand final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Sydney Flames | 54 | Adelaide Lightning | 56 | ||||||||||||||
| Adelaide Lightning | 58 | Sydney Flames | 61 | |||||||||||||||
| Sydney Flames | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
| Melbourne Tigers | 54 | |||||||||||||||||
| Melbourne Tigers | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
| AIS | 48 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Dandenong Rangers | 66 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | AIS | 76 | ||||||||||||||||
Season awards
[edit]Statistical leaders
[edit]| Category | Player | Team | GP | Totals | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points Per Game | Rachael Sporn | Adelaide Lightning | 18 | 400 | 22.2 |
| Rebounds Per Game | Rachael Sporn | Adelaide Lightning | 18 | 185 | 10.3 |
| Assists Per Game | Robyn Maher | Sydney Flames | 17 | 83 | 4.9 |
| Steals Per Game | Tully Bevilaqua | Perth Breakers | 18 | 55 | 3.1 |
| Blocks per game | Jenny Whittle | Brisbane Blazers | 18 | 52 | 2.9 |
| Field Goal % | Rachael Sporn | Adelaide Lightning | 18 | (176/316) | 55.7% |
| Three-Point Field Goal % | Trisha Fallon | Sydney Flames | 18 | (19/43) | 44.2% |
| Free Throw % | Allison Cook | Melbourne Tigers | 18 | (82/91) | 90.1% |
References
[edit]- ^ "Media guide WNBL 2014/15" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "WNBL Media Guide 2011/12" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2022.