2009 State Basketball League season

2009 State Basketball League season
League	State Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
Duration	13 March – 18 July (Regular season) 24 July – 22 August (Finals)
Number of games	26 (men) 22 (women)
Number of teams	14 (men) 12 (women)
Regular season
Minor premiers	M: Lakeside Lightning W: Perry Lakes Hawks
Season MVP	M: Luke Meyer (Buccaneers) W: Brooke Hiddlestone (Redbacks)
Top scorer	M: Chris Lynch (Redbacks) W: Deanna Smith (Hawks)
Finals
Champions	M: Lakeside Lightning W: Willetton Tigers
Runners-up	M: Perry Lakes Hawks W: Mandurah Magic
Grand Final MVP	M: Luke Payne (Lightning) W: Ashley Gilmore (Tigers)

The 2009 State Basketball League season was the 21st season of the State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season began on Friday 13 March and ended on Saturday 18 July. The finals began on Friday 24 July and concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 21 August and the men's grand final on Saturday 22 August.

Regular season

The regular season began on Friday 13 March and ended on Saturday 18 July after 19 rounds of competition.[1][2]

Standings

Men's ladder Pos Team W L 1 Lakeside Lightning 22 4 2 Goldfields Giants 21 5 3 Wanneroo Wolves 18 8 4 Geraldton Buccaneers 18 8 5 Cockburn Cougars 18 8 6 Perry Lakes Hawks 17 9 7 Kalamunda Eastern Suns 11 15 8 Perth Redbacks 11 15 9 Stirling Senators 11 15 10 Willetton Tigers 10 16 11 Rockingham Flames 8 18 12 East Perth Eagles 8 18 13 South West Slammers 6 20 14 Mandurah Magic 3 23

Women's ladder Pos Team W L 1 Perry Lakes Hawks 19 3 2 Willetton Tigers 15 7 3 Rockingham Flames 15 7 4 Perth Redbacks 14 8 5 Mandurah Magic 13 9 6 Kalamunda Eastern Suns 12 10 7 Lakeside Lightning 12 10 8 Wanneroo Wolves 10 12 9 Cockburn Cougars 9 13 10 East Perth Eagles 9 13 11 South West Slammers 3 19 12 Stirling Senators 1 21

Finals

The finals began on Friday 24 July and consisted of three rounds. The finals concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 21 August and the men's grand final on Saturday 22 August.[3][4][5][6] Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium served as the grand final host venue for the last time in 2009, with the WA Basketball Centre taking over as headquarters in 2010.[7][8]

Men's bracket

	Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Grand final
	1	Lakeside Lightning	89	105	98
	8	Perth Redbacks	96	81	85
								1	Lakeside Lightning	97	91	X
								4	Geraldton Buccaneers	81	87	X
	4	Geraldton Buccaneers	111	97	107
	5	Cockburn Cougars	105	98	95
																Lakeside Lightning	85	X	X
																Perry Lakes Hawks	77	X	X
	2	Goldfields Giants	99	111	X
	7	Kalamunda Eastern Suns	87	99	X
								2	Goldfields Giants	91	99	X
								6	Perry Lakes Hawks	94	104	X
	3	Wanneroo Wolves	96	95	X
	6	Perry Lakes Hawks	103	112	X

Grand Final summary

22 August 2009 7:30 pm

Box score Report #1 Report #2

Lakeside Lightning 85, Perry Lakes Hawks 77
Scoring by quarter: 30–18, 30–24, 11–15, 14–20[9]
Pts: Luke Payne 29 Rebs: Jarrad Prue 12 Asts: Ryan Sofoulis 4		Pts: Thomas Garlepp 17 Rebs: Daniel Hawkins 13 Asts: Joe-Alan Tupaea 4
Lakeside wins SBL Championship

Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium, Floreat MVP: Luke Payne (Lightning)

Women's bracket

	Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Grand final
	1	Perry Lakes Hawks	88	72	X
	8	Wanneroo Wolves	71	58	X
								1	Perry Lakes Hawks	73	57	X
								5	Mandurah Magic	80	66	X
	4	Perth Redbacks	59	67	X
	5	Mandurah Magic	86	83	X
																Mandurah Magic	63	X	X
																Willetton Tigers	73	X	X
	2	Willetton Tigers	78	75	X
	7	Lakeside Lightning	57	48	X
								2	Willetton Tigers	77	83	78
								6	Kalamunda Eastern Suns	55	84	51
	3	Rockingham Flames	53	83	X
	6	Kalamunda Eastern Suns	57	91	X

Grand Final summary

21 August 2009 7:30 pm

Box score Report #1 Report #2

Willetton Tigers 73, Mandurah Magic 63
Pts: Ashley Gilmore 21 Rebs: Ashley Gilmore 9 Asts: Jasmine Hooper 6		Pts: Shelly Boston 15 Rebs: Shelly Boston 10 Asts: Casey Mihovilovich 4
Willetton wins SBL Championship

Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium, Floreat MVP: Ashley Gilmore (Tigers)

Awards

Player of the Week

Round	Men's Player	Team	Women's Player	Team	Ref
1	Josh Johnson	Willetton Tigers	Brooke Hiddlestone	Perth Redbacks	[10]
2	Luke Meyer	Geraldton Buccaneers	Natalie Young	Lakeside Lightning	[11]
3	Luke Meyer	Geraldton Buccaneers	Deanna Smith	Perry Lakes Hawks	[12]
4	Tom Garlepp	Perry Lakes Hawks	Kaye Tucker	Rockingham Flames	[13]
5	Robert Epps	Willetton Tigers	Ashley Gilmore	Willetton Tigers	[14]
6	Seb Salinas	Stirling Senators	Sharelle Johnson	Rockingham Flames	[15]
7	Luke Meyer	Geraldton Buccaneers	Shelly Boston	Mandurah Magic	[16]
8	Edward Morris Jr.	Stirling Senators	Deanna Smith	Perry Lakes Hawks	[17]
9	Jeff Dowdell	Wanneroo Wolves	Ashley Gilmore	Willetton Tigers	[18]
10	Adrian Majstrovich	Kalamunda Eastern Suns	Natalie Young	Lakeside Lightning	[19]
11	Ryan Godfrey	Rockingham Flames	Shelly Boston	Mandurah Magic	[20]
12	Jarrad Prue	Lakeside Lightning	Sandra Faye Muller-Garner	East Perth Eagles	[21]
13	Clint Read	Willetton Tigers	Deanna Smith	Perry Lakes Hawks	[22]
14	Douglas McLaughlin-Williams	Cockburn Cougars	Brooke Hiddlestone	Perth Redbacks	[23]
15	Tom Garlepp	Perry Lakes Hawks	Renae Camino	Perth Redbacks	[24]
16	Adrian Majstrovich	Kalamunda Eastern Suns	Carly Wilson	East Perth Eagles	[25]
17	Alonzo Hird	Goldfields Giants	Deanna Smith	Perry Lakes Hawks	[26]
18	Shamus Ballantyne	Goldfields Giants	Ashley Gilmore	Willetton Tigers	[27]
19	Chris Lynch	Perth Redbacks	Kaye Tucker	Rockingham Flames	[28]

Statistics leaders

Category	Men's Player	Team	Stat	Women's Player	Team	Stat
Points	Chris Lynch	Perth Redbacks	29.47 per game / 560 points	Deanna Smith	Perry Lakes Hawks	32.73 per game / 491 points
Rebounds	Jarrad Prue	Lakeside Lightning	18.33 per game / 440 rebounds	Brooke Hiddlestone	Perth Redbacks	15.4 per game / 318 rebounds
Assists	Joel Wagner	Perth Redbacks	9.15 per game / 238 assists	Tanya Kelly	Perry Lakes Hawks	6.76 per game / 142 assists
Steals	Chris Dodd	Stirling Senators	3.04 per game / 79 steals	Kate Malpass	Willetton Tigers	3.29 per game / 69 steals
Blocks	Chris Christoffersen	Willetton Tigers	4.14 per game / 58 blocks	Sandra Faye Muller-Garner	East Perth Eagles	2.45 per game / 27 blocks
Field goal percentage	Jarrad Prue	Lakeside Lightning	69.6% (119/171)	Deanna Smith	Perry Lakes Hawks	56.5% (173/306)
3-pt field goal percentage	Adrian Majstrovich	Kalamunda Eastern Suns	45.7% (64/140)	Gail Eikhoudt	Rockingham Flames	43.2% (48/111)
Free throw percentage	Bryce Burch	Cockburn Cougars	83.6% (122/146)	Deanna Smith	Perry Lakes Hawks	88.6% (101/114)

Regular season

• Men's Most Valuable Player: Luke Meyer (Geraldton Buccaneers)[29]
• Women's Most Valuable Player: Brooke Hiddlestone (Perth Redbacks)
• Men's Coach of the Year: Andy Stewart (Lakeside Lightning)
• Women's Coach of the Year: Glenn Ellis (Perry Lakes Hawks)
• Men's Most Improved Player: Ben Purser (Perry Lakes Hawks)
• Women's Most Improved Player: Courtney Hargreaves (Willetton Tigers)
• Men's All-Star Five:
  • PG: Shamus Ballantyne (Goldfields Giants)[30]
  • SG: Luke Payne (Lakeside Lightning)
  • SF: Luke Meyer (Geraldton Buccaneers)
  • PF: Adrian Majstrovich (Kalamunda Eastern Suns)
  • C: Jarrad Prue (Lakeside Lightning)
• Women's All-Star Five:
  • PG: Kate Malpass (Willetton Tigers)
  • SG: Natalie Young (Lakeside Lightning)
  • SF: Deanna Smith (Perry Lakes Hawks)
  • PF: Ashley Gilmore (Willetton Tigers)
  • C: Shelly Boston (Mandurah Magic)

Finals

• Men's Grand Final MVP: Luke Payne (Lakeside Lightning)[31]
• Women's Grand Final MVP: Ashley Gilmore (Willetton Tigers)[31]

References

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External links

• March Player & Coach of the Month
• April Player & Coach of the Month
• May Player & Coach of the Month
• June Player & Coach of the Month
• July Player & Coach of the Month