2006–07 WNBL season
| 2006–07 WNBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Women's National Basketball League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | October 2006 – February 2007 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| TV partner(s) | ABC |
| Regular season | |
| Top seed | Sydney Uni Flames |
| Season MVP | Hollie Grima (Bulleen Boomers) |
| Top scorer | Hollie Grima (Bulleen Boomers) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Canberra Capitals |
| Runners-up | Sydney Uni Flames |
| Finals MVP | Tracey Beatty (Canberra Capitals) |
The 2006–07 WNBL season was the 27th season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of 8 teams contested the league. The regular season was played between October 2006 and March 2007, followed by a post-season involving the top five in March 2007.
Broadcast rights were held by free-to-air network ABC. ABC broadcast one game a week, at 1:00PM at every standard time in Australia.
Molten provided equipment including the official game ball, with Hoop2Hoop supplying team apparel.
Team standings
[edit]| # | WNBL Championship Ladder | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | PCT | GP | ||
| 1 | Sydney Uni Flames | 16 | 5 | 76.2 | 21 | |
| 2 | Canberra Capitals | 15 | 6 | 71.4 | 21 | |
| 3 | Adelaide Lightning | 15 | 6 | 71.4 | 21 | |
| 4 | Dandenong Rangers | 12 | 9 | 57.1 | 21 | |
| 5 | Bulleen Boomers | 12 | 9 | 57.1 | 21 | |
| 6 | Townsville Fire | 10 | 11 | 47.6 | 21 | |
| 7 | Perth Lynx | 3 | 18 | 14.3 | 21 | |
| 8 | AIS | 1 | 20 | 4.8 | 21 | |
Finals
[edit]| Semifinals | Preliminary final | Grand final | |||||||||||
| Sydney Uni Flames | 74 | Sydney Uni Flames | 59 | ||||||||||
| Canberra Capitals | 65 | Canberra Capitals | 73 | ||||||||||
| Canberra Capitals | 82 | ||||||||||||
| Adelaide Lightning | 74 | ||||||||||||
| Adelaide Lightning | 66 | ||||||||||||
| Dandenong Rangers | 61 | ||||||||||||
Season award winners
[edit]Statistics leaders
[edit]| Category | Player | Team | GP | Totals | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points Per Game | Hollie Grima | Bulleen Boomers | 21 | 403 | 19.2 |
| Rebounds Per Game | Hollie Grima | Bulleen Boomers | 21 | 233 | 11.1 |
| Assists Per Game | Erin Phillips | Adelaide Lightning | 17 | 84 | 4.9 |
| Steals Per Game | Emily McInerny | Dandenong Rangers | 21 | 52 | 2.5 |
| Blocks per game | Tracey Beatty | Canberra Capitals | 21 | 59 | 2.8 |
| Field Goal % | Jennifer Crouse | Townsville Fire | 21 | (90/152) | 59.2% |
| Three-Point Field Goal % | Kathleen MacLeod | Dandenong Rangers | 11 | (14/33) | 42.4% |
| Free Throw % | Kathleen MacLeod | Dandenong Rangers | 11 | (44/49) | 89.8% |