List of WNBL awards
| Women's National Basketball League awards and honours |
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| Championship |
| Individual awards |
| Honours |
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.
Team trophies
[edit]| Award | Created | Description | Most recent winner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WNBL Championship | 1981 | Awarded to the winner of the WNBL Finals Series. most titles: Canberra Capitals (9) |
Southside Flyers |
Individual awards
[edit]| Award | Created | Description | Most recent winner(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player (Suzy Batkovic Medal) |
1982 | Awarded to the best performing player of the WNBL season. |  Stephanie Talbot (2020)
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[1] |
| Grand Final Most Valuable Player (Rachael Sporn Medal) |
1985 | Awarded to the best performing player of the WNBL Grand Final | Leilani Mitchell (2020)
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[2] |
| Defensive Player of the Year (Robyn Maher Medal) |
1990 | Awarded to the best defensive player of the WNBL season. | Stephanie Talbot (2020)
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[3] |
| Youth Player of the Year (Betty Watson Medal) |
1988 | Awarded to the best performing player 23 years of age or under at the completion of the season. | Shyla Heal (2020)
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| Sixth Woman of the Year | 2020 | Awarded to the most incredible talent coming off the bench. | Zitina Aokuso (2020)
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[4] |
| Coach of the Year |
1987 | Awarded to the best coach of the WNBL season. | Shannon Seebohm (2020)
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| Leading Scorer Award |
1981 | Awarded to the player with the highest average points per game throughout the regular season. | Liz Cambage (2020)
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[5] |
| Leading Rebounder Award |
2020 | Awarded to the player with the highest average rebounds per game throughout the regular season. | Anneli Maley (2020)
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| Golden Hands Award |
2020 | Awarded to the player with the highest Golden Hands Rating across the regular season. | Leilani Mitchell (2020)
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Honours
[edit]| Honour | Created | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-WNBL Team | 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: Rachael Sporn (8) |
See also
[edit]
- List of National Basketball League (Australia) awards
- NBL1 Awards
- List of National Basketball League (New Zealand) awards
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Women's National Basketball League. 2020 MEDIA GUIDE.