2021–22 WNBL season
2021–22 WNBL season | |
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League | Women's National Basketball League |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | 2 December 2021 – 9 April 2022 |
Number of teams | 8 |
TV partner(s) | ABC Fox Sports Kayo |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Melbourne Boomers |
Season MVP | Anneli Maley (BEN) |
Top scorer | Anneli Maley (BEN) |
Finals | |
Champions | Melbourne Boomers |
Runners-up | Perth Lynx |
Finals MVP | Lindsay Allen (MEL) |
The 2021–22 WNBL season was the 42nd season of the competition since its establishment in 1981.[1] The Southside Flyers were the defending champions, however they failed to qualify for finals.[2] The Melbourne Boomers won their second championship, defeating Perth in the Grand Final series, 2–1.[3]
After the 2020 season was condensed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was confirmed in July 2021 that the upcoming season is set to be closer to the traditional season fixture played over several months across the summer.[4] In October 2021, a new broadcast deal was signed with the ABC, Fox Sports and Kayo,[5] with an 84-game season fixture announced shortly after.[6]
Spalding will again provide equipment including the official game ball, alongside iAthletic supplying team apparel for the fifth consecutive season.
Player movement
[edit]Standings
[edit]# | WNBL Championship ladder | ||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GP | |||||
1 | Melbourne Boomers | 12 | 5 | 70.5 | 17 | ||||
2 | Perth Lynx | 11 | 5 | 68.7 | 16 | ||||
3 | Canberra Capitals | 11 | 6 | 64.7 | 17 | ||||
4 | Adelaide Lightning | 10 | 7 | 58.8 | 17 | ||||
5 | Bendigo Spirit | 7 | 9 | 43.7 | 16 | ||||
6 | Townsville Fire | 7 | 10 | 41.1 | 17 | ||||
7 | Southside Flyers | 5 | 12 | 29.4 | 17 | ||||
8 | Sydney Uni Flames | 4 | 13 | 23.5 | 17 |
Finals
[edit]Semi Finals | Grand Final | ||||||||
1 | Melbourne Boomers | 2 | |||||||
4 | Adelaide Lightning | 0 | |||||||
1 | Melbourne Boomers | 2 | |||||||
2 | Perth Lynx | 1 | |||||||
3 | Canberra Capitals | 0 | |||||||
2 | Perth Lynx | 1 |
Statistics
[edit]Individual statistic leaders
[edit]Category | Player | Statistic |
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Points per game | Anneli Maley (BEN) | 19.8 PPG |
Rebounds per game | Anneli Maley (BEN) | 15.7 RPG |
Assists per game | Stephanie Talbot (ADL) | 6.4 APG |
Steals per game | Kalani Purcell (SYD) | 2.8 SPG |
Blocks per game | Ezi Magbegor (MEL) | 1.6 BPG |
Individual game highs
[edit]Category | Player | Statistic |
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Points | Anneli Maley (BEN) | 38 |
Rebounds | Anneli Maley (BEN) | 24 |
Assists | Stephanie Talbot (ADL) | 12 |
Steals | Kalani Purcell (SYD) | 7 |
Blocks | Abby Bishop (STH) Ezi Magbegor (MEL) | 4 |
Awards
[edit]Player of the Week
[edit]Round # | Player | Ref. |
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Round 1 | Brittney Sykes (CBR) | [7] |
Round 2 | Lauren Nicholson (TSV) | [8] |
Round 3 | Ezi Magbegor (MEL) | [9] |
Round 4 | Anneli Maley (BEN) | [10] |
Round 5 | Alanna Smith (ADL) | [11] |
Round 6 | ||
Round 7 | Marina Mabrey (PER) | [12] |
Round 8 | Lauren Nicholson (TSV) (2) | [13] |
Round 9 | Mikaela Ruef (CBR) | [14] |
Round 10 | Anneli Maley (BEN) (2) | [15] |
Round 11 | Alanna Smith (ADL) (2) | [16] |
Round 12 | Anneli Maley (BEN) (3) | [17] |
Round 13 | Keely Froling (SYD) | [18] |
Round 14 | Jackie Young (PER) | [19] |
Round 15 | Cayla George (MEL) | [20] |
Postseason Awards
[edit]Team captains and coaches
[edit]Team | Captain | Coach |
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Adelaide Lightning | Stephanie Talbot | Chris Lucas |
Bendigo Spirit[28] | Madeleine Garrick / Tessa Lavey (co) | Tracy York |
Canberra Capitals | Kelsey Griffin | Paul Goriss |
Melbourne Boomers | Cayla George | Guy Molloy |
Perth Lynx[29] | Darcee Garbin | Ryan Petrik |
Southside Flyers | Jenna O'Hea | Cheryl Chambers |
Sydney Uni Flames[30] | Keely Froling / Lauren Mansfield (co) | Shane Heal |
Townsville Fire[31] | Mia Murray / Lauren Nicholson (co) | Shannon Seebohm |
References
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