The 2016 WSBL season was the 28th season of the Women's

State Basketball League NBL1 West, formerly the State Basketball League (SBL), is a semi-professional basketball league in Western Australia, comprising both a men's and women's competition. In 2020, Basketball Western Australia partnered with the National Basketball L ...

(SBL). The regular season began on Friday 18 March, with round 1 seeing a 2015 grand final rematch between the

Rockingham Flames Rockingham Flames is an NBL1 West club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 West. The club is a division of the Rockingham Basketball and Recreation Association (RBRA), the major administrat ...

and

Willetton Tigers Willetton Tigers is an NBL1 West club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 West. The club is a division of Willetton Basketball Association (WBA), the major administrative basketball organi ...

. The 2016 WSBL All-Star Game was played on 6 June at

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– the home of basketball in

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. The regular season ended on Saturday 30 July. The finals began on Friday 5 August and ended on Friday 2 September, when the Tigers defeated the

Joondalup Wolves Joondalup Wolves is an NBL1 West club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 West. The club is a division of Wanneroo Basketball Association (WBA), the major administrative basketball organisa ...

in the WSBL Grand Final.

Regular season

The regular season began on Friday 18 March and ended on Saturday 30 July after 20 rounds of competition. The newly-renovated Warwick Stadium hosted big crowds for the

Stirling Senators Warwick Senators is an NBL1 West club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 West. The club is a division of Stirling Basketball Association (SBA), the major administrative basketball organisa ...

in 2016, while the

Perth Redbacks Perth Redbacks is an NBL1 West club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 West. The club is a division of Perth Basketball Association (PBA), the major administrative basketball organisation ...

moved home to the Belmont Oasis Leisure Centre after a trial year at

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in 2015. Additionally, due to renovations to the Mandurah Aquatic and Recreation Centre, the

Mandurah Magic Mandurah Magic is an NBL1 West club based in Mandurah, Western Australia. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 West. The club is a division of Mandurah Basketball Association (MBA), the major administrative basketball organis ...

hosted all of their games in 2016 at the

' home venue of Mike Barnett Sports Complex.

Standings

Finals

The finals began on Friday 5 August and ended on Friday 2 September with the WSBL Grand Final.

Bracket

All-Star Game

The 2016 WSBL All-Star Game took place at

on Monday 6 June, with all proceeds going to ''Lifeline WA'' for suicide prevention.

Rosters

Game data

Awards

Player of the Week

Statistics leaders

Regular season

Most Valuable Player In team sports, a most valuable player award, abbreviated 'MVP award', is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particu ...

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(Lakeside Lightning) *

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: Craig Friday (Joondalup Wolves) * Most Improved Player: Amy Kidner (Joondalup Wolves) * All-Star Five: ** PG: Shani Amos (Joondalup Wolves) ** SG: Sami Whitcomb (Rockingham Flames) ** SF: Klara Wischer (Joondalup Wolves) ** PF: Candace Williams (Cockburn Cougars) ** C: Louella Tomlinson (Willetton Tigers) * All-Defensive Five: ** PG: Shani Amos (Joondalup Wolves) ** SG: Sami Whitcomb (Rockingham Flames) ** SF: Ebony Antonio (Willetton Tigers) ** PF: Ellyce Ironmonger (Joondalup Wolves) ** C: Louella Tomlinson (Willetton Tigers)

Finals

* Grand Final MVP: Kate Malpass (Willetton Tigers)

References

External links

2016 fixtures

2016 media guide

2016 transaction tracker

2016 finals structure

2016 Quarter Finals fixtures

2016 Semi Finals fixtures
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