2016 State Basketball League season

2016 State Basketball League season
League	State Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
Duration	18 March – 30 July (Regular season) 5 August – 3 September (Finals)
Number of games	26 (men) 22 (women)
Number of teams	14 (men) 12 (women)
Regular season
Minor premiers	M: Cockburn Cougars W: Joondalup Wolves
Season MVP	M: Cooper Land (Flames) W: Alison Schwagmeyer (Lightning)
Top scorer	M: Tre Nichols (Slammers) W: Candace Williams (Cougars)
Finals
Champions	M: Cockburn Cougars W: Willetton Tigers
Runners-up	M: Joondalup Wolves W: Joondalup Wolves
Grand Final MVP	M: Rhett Della Maddalena (Cougars) W: Kate Malpass (Tigers)

The 2016 State Basketball League season was the 28th season of the State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season began on Friday 18 March and ended on Saturday 30 July. The finals began on Friday 5 August and concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 2 September and the men's grand final on Saturday 3 September.

Pre-season

The 2016 SBL Pre-Season Blitz was held at Warwick Stadium over Saturday 5 March and Sunday 6 March.[1][2]

Regular season

The regular season began on Friday 18 March and ended on Saturday 30 July after 20 rounds of competition.[3][4][5]

The Stirling Senators entered the 2016 season with a renovated Warwick Stadium, while the Perth Redbacks moved home to the Belmont Oasis Leisure Centre after a trial year at Curtin University in 2015. Additionally, due to renovations to the Mandurah Aquatic and Recreation Centre, the Mandurah Magic hosted all of their games in 2016 at the Rockingham Flames' home venue of Mike Barnett Sports Complex.[3][6]

Standings

Men's ladder Pos Team W L 1 Cockburn Cougars 22 4 2 Joondalup Wolves 21 5 3 Willetton Tigers 18 8 4 Geraldton Buccaneers 18 8 5 Rockingham Flames 17 9 6 Stirling Senators 17 9 7 Perth Redbacks 15 11 8 Perry Lakes Hawks 11 15 9 East Perth Eagles 10 16 10 South West Slammers 8 18 11 Lakeside Lightning 7 19 12 Goldfields Giants 7 19 13 Kalamunda Eastern Suns 6 20 14 Mandurah Magic 5 21

Women's ladder Pos Team W L 1 Joondalup Wolves 19 3 2 Rockingham Flames 18 4 3 Willetton Tigers 17 5 4 Perry Lakes Hawks 15 7 5 Mandurah Magic 12 10 6 Lakeside Lightning 11 11 7 Perth Redbacks 10 12 8 Cockburn Cougars 9 13 9 Kalamunda Eastern Suns 9 13 10 Stirling Senators 8 14 11 East Perth Eagles 2 20 12 South West Slammers 2 20

Finals

The finals began on Friday 5 August and consisted of three rounds. The finals concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 2 September and the men's grand final on Saturday 3 September.[7][8]

Men's bracket

	Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Grand final
	1	Cockburn Cougars	109	85	130
	8	Perry Lakes Hawks	104	96	115
								1	Cockburn Cougars	100	92	X
								4	Geraldton Buccaneers	96	86	X
	4	Geraldton Buccaneers	107	107	X
	5	Rockingham Flames	105	101	X
																Cockburn Cougars	96	X	X
																Joondalup Wolves	84	X	X
	2	Joondalup Wolves	110	103	X
	7	Perth Redbacks	95	78	X
								2	Joondalup Wolves	122	99	110
								3	Willetton Tigers	103	128	95
	3	Willetton Tigers	110	103	X
	6	Stirling Senators	97	99	X

Grand Final summary

3 September 2016 7:30 pm

Box score Report Highlights Game replay part 1 Game replay part 2 Game replay part 3

Cockburn Cougars 96, Joondalup Wolves 84
Scoring by quarter: 26–17, 25–19, 20–24, 25–24
Pts: Najee Lane 24 Rebs: Marcus Goode 15 Asts: McIntyre, Thomas 4 each		Pts: Kevin Davis 20 Rebs: Kevin Davis 14 Asts: Questel, Maxwell 4 each
Cockburn wins SBL Championship

Bendat Basketball Centre, Floreat MVP: Rhett Della Maddalena (Cougars)

Women's bracket

	Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Grand final
	1	Joondalup Wolves	84	84	X
	8	Cockburn Cougars	67	63	X
								1	Joondalup Wolves	80	56	74
								4	Perry Lakes Hawks	50	60	49
	4	Perry Lakes Hawks	71	65	71
	5	Mandurah Magic	69	73	69
																Joondalup Wolves	58	X	X
																Willetton Tigers	60	X	X
	2	Rockingham Flames	90	77	X
	7	Perth Redbacks	66	56	X
								2	Rockingham Flames	59	76	50
								3	Willetton Tigers	82	62	54
	3	Willetton Tigers	101	78	X
	6	Lakeside Lightning	58	66	X

Grand Final summary

2 September 2016 7:30 pm

Box score Report

Joondalup Wolves 58, Willetton Tigers 60
Scoring by quarter: 12–14, 21–22, 13–10, 12–14
Pts: Klara Wischer 20 Rebs: Klara Wischer 13 Asts: Klara Wischer 3		Pts: Kate Malpass 28 Rebs: Ebony Antonio 13 Asts: Tomlinson, Antonio 3 each
Willetton wins SBL Championship

Bendat Basketball Centre, Floreat MVP: Kate Malpass (Tigers)

All-Star games

The 2016 SBL All-Star games took place at Bendat Basketball Centre on Monday 6 June, with all proceeds going to Lifeline WA for suicide prevention.[9][10]

Men's game

Rosters

North All-Stars Pos Player Team Starters C Kevin Davis Joondalup Wolves F Maurice Barrow Geraldton Buccaneers G/F Jourdan DeMuynck Perth Redbacks F Ben Purser Perry Lakes Hawks F Rhys Vague East Perth Eagles Reserves F Bobby Evans Joondalup Wolves G Joel Wagner Perth Redbacks F Thomas Korf East Perth Eagles G Jayden Coburn Stirling Senators F Kyle Lindbergh Stirling Senators G Timothy Squire Kalamunda Eastern Suns Head coach: Ben Ettridge (Joondalup Wolves)

South All-Stars Pos Player Team Starters G/F Kenny Manigault Goldfields Giants G Najee Lane Cockburn Cougars G Tre Nichols South West Slammers F Jacob Holmen Goldfields Giants F/C T. J. Hallice Lakeside Lightning Reserves G Damien Scott Willetton Tigers F Gavin Field Cockburn Cougars G/F Jay Bowie Willetton Tigers F Daniel Alexander Lakeside Lightning F Cooper Land Rockingham Flames F Trevor Setty Mandurah Magic Head coach: Matt Parsons (Cockburn Cougars)

Game data

6 June 2016 2:00 pm

Box Score Report #1 Report #2

North 104, South 116
Scoring by quarter: 31–37, 24–27, 23–28, 26–24
Pts: Vague (21) Rebs: Lindbergh (10) Asts: Vague (4)		Pts: Holmen (21) Rebs: Setty (12) Asts: Nichols (6)

Bendat Basketball Centre, Floreat MVP: Najee Lane

Women's game

Rosters

South All-Stars Pos Player Team Starters G Casey Mihovilovich Mandurah Magic C Adijat Adams Mandurah Magic G Courtney Byrnes Lakeside Lightning F Candace Williams Cockburn Cougars G Dena English South West Slammers Reserves F Courtney Bayliss South West Slammers G Rachel Halleen Mandurah Magic F Cherridy Thornton Cockburn Cougars F Ashleigh Grant Lakeside Lightning F Ashlee Sidebottom Rockingham Flames Head coach: Ryan Petrik (Rockingham Flames)

North All-Stars Pos Player Team Starters G Stacey Barr Kalamunda Eastern Suns G Adrienne Jones Perth Redbacks F/C Amber Land Stirling Senators G/F Taylor Bestry Stirling Senators F Klara Wischer Joondalup Wolves Reserves G Lauren Jeffers Perry Lakes Hawks F Jessica Jakens Perth Redbacks G Rebecca Benson Perth Redbacks G Nicole Jorre St Jorre East Perth Eagles F Nikita-Lee Martin Joondalup Wolves G Shani Amos Joondalup Wolves Head coach: Craig Friday (Joondalup Wolves)

Game data

6 June 2016 12:00 pm

Box Score Report

South 70, North 93
Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 14–25, 25–30, 13–17
Pts: Williams (16) Rebs: Williams (16) Asts: English (4)		Pts: Wischer (17) Rebs: Jakens (11) Asts: Amos (6)

Bendat Basketball Centre, Floreat MVP: Klara Wischer

Awards

Player of the Week

Round	Men's Player	Team	Women's Player	Team	Ref
1	Cooper Land	Rockingham Flames	Kate Malpass	Willetton Tigers	[11][12]
2	Jacob Holmen	Goldfields Giants	Sami Whitcomb	Rockingham Flames	[11][13]
3	Rhys Vague	East Perth Eagles	Stacey Barr	Kalamunda Eastern Suns	[11][14]
4	Tre Nichols	South West Slammers	Deanna Smith	Perry Lakes Hawks	[11][15]
5	Daniel Alexander	Lakeside Lightning	Candace Williams	Cockburn Cougars	[11][16]
6	Maurice Barrow	Geraldton Buccaneers	Candace Williams	Cockburn Cougars	[11][17]
7	Matthew Adekponya	Geraldton Buccaneers	Klara Wischer	Joondalup Wolves	[11][18]
8	Trian Iliadis	Joondalup Wolves	Louella Tomlinson	Willetton Tigers	[11][19]
9	Tom Jervis	East Perth Eagles	Stacey Barr	Kalamunda Eastern Suns	[11][20]
10	Damien Scott	Willetton Tigers	Sami Whitcomb	Rockingham Flames	[11][21]
11	Cody Ellis	Stirling Senators	Amber Land	Stirling Senators	[11][22]
12	Gavin Field	Cockburn Cougars	Ashleigh Grant	Lakeside Lightning	[11][23]
13	Marcus Goode	Cockburn Cougars	Candace Williams	Cockburn Cougars	[11][24]
14	Marcus Goode	Cockburn Cougars	Carley Mijović	Kalamunda Eastern Suns	[11][25]
15	Trevor Setty	Mandurah Magic	Deanna Smith	Perry Lakes Hawks	[11][26]
16	Lewis Thomas	Perth Redbacks	Klara Wischer	Joondalup Wolves	[11][27]
17	Daniel Alexander	Lakeside Lightning	Candace Williams	Cockburn Cougars	[11][28]
18	Cooper Land	Rockingham Flames	N/A		[11]
19	Tre Nichols	South West Slammers	Louella Tomlinson	Willetton Tigers	[11][29]
20	Tre Nichols	South West Slammers	Sami Whitcomb	Rockingham Flames	[30][31]

Statistics leaders

Category	Men's Player	Team	Stat	Women's Player	Team	Stat
Points per game	Tre Nichols	South West Slammers	31.13[32]	Candace Williams	Cockburn Cougars	28.06[33]
Rebounds per game	Marcus Goode	Cockburn Cougars	14.58	Candace Williams	Cockburn Cougars	16.33
Assists per game	Taylor Land	Rockingham Flames	6.48	Kate Malpass	Willetton Tigers	5.52
Steals per game	Kenny Manigault	Goldfields Giants	3.23	Sami Whitcomb	Rockingham Flames	3.2
Blocks per game	Marcus Goode	Cockburn Cougars	2.62	Louella Tomlinson	Willetton Tigers	3.13
Field goal percentage	Kevin Davis	Joondalup Wolves	60.8%	Lara Napier	Willetton Tigers	55.6%
3-pt field goal percentage	Gavin Field	Cockburn Cougars	44.2%	Lyndal Gardner	Stirling Senators	38.3%
Free throw percentage	Kyle Armour	Willetton Tigers	83.6%	Deanna Smith	Perry Lakes Hawks	92.2%

Regular season

• Men's Most Valuable Player: Cooper Land (Rockingham Flames)[34]
• Women's Most Valuable Player: Alison Schwagmeyer (Lakeside Lightning)[35]
• Men's Coach of the Year: Matt Parsons (Cockburn Cougars)[36]
• Women's Coach of the Year: Craig Friday (Joondalup Wolves)[36]
• Men's Most Improved Player: Jayden Coburn (Stirling Senators)[37]
• Women's Most Improved Player: Amy Kidner (Joondalup Wolves)[37]
• Men's All-Star Five:
  • PG: Tre Nichols (South West Slammers)[38]
  • SG: Matthew Adekponya (Geraldton Buccaneers)
  • SF: Gavin Field (Cockburn Cougars)
  • PF: Daniel Alexander (Lakeside Lightning)
  • C: Marcus Goode (Cockburn Cougars)
• Women's All-Star Five:
  • PG: Shani Amos (Joondalup Wolves)[39]
  • SG: Sami Whitcomb (Rockingham Flames)
  • SF: Klara Wischer (Joondalup Wolves)
  • PF: Candace Williams (Cockburn Cougars)
  • C: Louella Tomlinson (Willetton Tigers)
• Men's All-Defensive Five:
  • PG: Kyle Armour (Willetton Tigers)[38]
  • SG: Najee Lane (Cockburn Cougars)
  • SF: Ben Purser (Perry Lakes Hawks)
  • PF: Maurice Barrow (Geraldton Buccaneers)
  • C: Kevin Davis (Joondalup Wolves)
• Women's All-Defensive Five:
  • PG: Shani Amos (Joondalup Wolves)[39]
  • SG: Sami Whitcomb (Rockingham Flames)
  • SF: Ebony Antonio (Willetton Tigers)
  • PF: Ellyce Ironmonger (Joondalup Wolves)
  • C: Louella Tomlinson (Willetton Tigers)

Finals

• Men's Grand Final MVP: Rhett Della Maddalena (Cockburn Cougars)[40]
• Womens' Grand Final MVP: Kate Malpass (Willetton Tigers)[41]

References

1. "SBL Finals Re-structure - WA State Basketball League". GameDay. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
2. "Home - SBL Preseason Blitz". GameDay. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
3. "2016 SBL Fixtures Released". SportsTG.com. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
4. "Results for SBL Men 2016 - Normal Season". GameDay. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
5. "Results for SBL Women 2016 - Normal Season". GameDay. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
6. Rake, Justin (15 December 2016). "Mandurah Magic set for homecoming". mandurahmail.com.au. Archived from the original on 16 December 2016.
7. "Results for SBL Men 2016 - Finals". GameDay. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
8. "Results for SBL Women 2016 - Finals". GameDay. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
9. "MSBL All-Star Starters". SportsTG.com. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
10. Wright, Julian (25 May 2016). "SBL Swish All Star Games to raise money for suicide prevention services". CommunityNews.com. Guardian Express. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
11. "Player of the Week". SportsTG.com. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016.
12. "MSBL Player of the Week". FoxSportsPulse.com. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
13. SBL (30 March 2016). "@SBLGoldGiants star @JacobHolmen named..." Twitter. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
14. "MSBL Player of the Week". FoxSportsPulse.com. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
15. "MSBL Player of the Week". FoxSportsPulse.com. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
16. "Men's SBL Player of the Week". FoxSportsPulse.com. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
17. "MSBL Player of the Week". FoxSportsPulse.com. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
18. "MSBL Player of the Week". FoxSportsPulse.com. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
19. "MSBL Player of the Week". FoxSportsPulse.com. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
20. "MSBL Player of the Week". FoxSportsPulse.com. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
21. "MSBL Player of the Week". FoxSportsPulse.com. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
22. "SBL Players of the Week". FoxSportsPulse.com. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
23. "SBL Players of the Week". FoxSportsPulse.com. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
24. "Men's SBL Player of the Week". FoxSportsPulse.com. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
25. "MSBL Player of the Week". FoxSportsPulse.com. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
26. "MSBL Player of the Week". FoxSportsPulse.com. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
27. "Thomas named MSBL Player of the Week". FoxSportsPulse.com. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
28. "Week Seventeen – SBL Players of the Week". FoxSportsPulse.com. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
29. "MSBL Player of the Week". FoxSportsPulse.com. 28 July 2016. Archived from the original on 28 July 2016.
30. "Nichols named SBL Player of the Week". FoxSportsPulse.com. 3 August 2016. Archived from the original on 3 August 2016.
31. "Whitcomb named WSBL Player of the Week". FoxSportsPulse.com. 3 August 2016. Archived from the original on 3 August 2016.
32. "MSBL Stats Leaders 2016". Facebook.com. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
33. "WSBL Stats Leaders 2016". Facebook.com. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
34. "MSBL Most Valuable Player 2016 - Cooper Land!". Facebook.com. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
35. "WSBL Most Valuable Player 2016 - Ali Schwagmeyer!". Facebook.com. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
36. "Coaches of the Year 2016 - Craig Friday (WSBL) & Matt Parsons (MSBL)". Facebook.com. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
37. SBL (17 September 2016). "2016 @WA_SBL Most Improved - Amy Kidner (@WolfpackSBL) & Jayden Coburn (@senatorsbball)". Twitter. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
38. "MSBL Allstar 5 & Defensive 5 2016". Facebook.com. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
39. "WSBL Allstar 5 & Defensive 5 2016". Facebook.com. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
40. Pike, Chris (3 September 2016). "Cougars cap memorable SBL season with third championship". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
41. Pike, Chris (3 September 2016). "Malpass the hero as Tigers win Women's SBL Grand Final". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 22 March 2017.

External links

• 2016 fixtures
• 2016 media guide
• 2016 transaction tracker
• 2016 finals structure
• 2016 Quarter Finals fixtures
• 2016 Semi Finals fixtures
• 2016 MSBL Grand Final highlights