# 2017 WSBL season

The 2017 WSBL season was the 29th season of the Women's State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season began on Friday 17 March, with Perry Lakes, East Perth and Rockingham hosting Stirling, Kalamunda and Perth respectively. The 2017 WSBL All-Star Game was played on 5 June at Bendat Basketball Centre – the home of basketball in Western Australia. The regular season ended on Saturday 29 July. The finals began on Friday 4 August and ended on Friday 1 September, when the Perry Lakes Hawks defeated the Mandurah Magic in the WSBL Grand Final.

## Regular season

The regular season began on Friday 17 March and ended on Saturday 29 July after 20 rounds of competition. In an exciting move by the SBL, all games over the Easter Weekend were played on a blockbuster Thursday night with six venues all hosting games before the league took a break for the Easter long weekend. Anzac Round took place again in round 6 of the competition with the Kalamunda Eastern Suns and Willetton Tigers continuing their Anzac Day game tradition while being joined this year by the Cockburn Cougars hosting the Rockingham Flames on the Tuesday afternoon. In round 9, the inaugural Women's Round took place in alignment with Mother's Day on Sunday 14 May. During this round, the SBL trialled the WSBL games being played at the later timeslot at each venue following the MSBL games. There was also Rivalry Round in round 12 and Heritage Round in round 16.

### Standings

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

## Finals

The finals began on Friday 4 August and ended on Friday 1 September with the WSBL Grand Final.

### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| 1 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 83 | 85 | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Cockburn Cougars | 68 | 61 | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Cockburn Cougars | 68 | 61 | X | 1 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 93 | 90 | X | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Willetton Tigers | 81 | 62 | X | | | | |
| 4 | Stirling Senators | 79 | 65 | 67 | 5 | Willetton Tigers | 81 | 62 | X | | | | |
| 5 | Willetton Tigers | 74 | 71 | 85 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Willetton Tigers | 74 | 71 | 85 | | | | | | Perry Lakes Hawks | 59 | X | X |
| | | | | | | | | | | Mandurah Magic | 48 | X | X |
| 2 | Mandurah Magic | 66 | 79 | X | | | | | | | | | | Mandurah Magic | 48 | X | X |
| 7 | Perth Redbacks | 59 | 54 | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Perth Redbacks | 59 | 54 | X | 2 | Mandurah Magic | 86 | 78 | 67 | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Lakeside Lightning | 76 | 86 | 61 | | | | |
| 3 | Lakeside Lightning | 76 | 73 | X | 3 | Lakeside Lightning | 76 | 86 | 61 | | | | |
| 6 | Joondalup Wolves | 58 | 56 | X | | | | | | | | | |

## All-Star Game

The 2017 WSBL All-Star Game took place at Bendat Basketball Centre on Monday 5 June, with all proceeds going to Lifeline WA for suicide prevention.

### Rosters

North All-Stars :
| Pos | Player | Team |
| Starters |||
| G | Shani Amos | Joondalup Wolves |
| F/C | Natalie Burton | Perry Lakes Hawks |
| G | Antonia Farnworth | Perry Lakes Hawks |
| C | Emilee Harmon | Perth Redbacks |
| F | Kisha Lee | Stirling Senators |
| Reserves |||
| G | Chelsea Belcher | Joondalup Wolves |
| C | Ellyce Ironmonger | Joondalup Wolves |
| G | Lauren Jeffers | Perry Lakes Hawks |
| F/C | Jennie Rintala | Kalamunda Eastern Suns |
| F | Klara Wischer | Joondalup Wolves |
| F/C | Sarah Donovan | Perry Lakes Hawks |
| Head coach: Deanna Smith (Perry Lakes Hawks) |||
South All-Stars :
| Pos | Player | Team |
| Starters |||
| G | Stacey Barr | Willetton Tigers |
| F | Carly Boag | Mandurah Magic |
| G | Nici Gilday | Mandurah Magic |
| F | Brittany Hodges | South West Slammers |
| G/F | Alison Schwagmeyer | Lakeside Lightning |
| Reserves |||
| F | Courtney Bayliss | South West Slammers |
| G/F | Sydnee Fipps | Lakeside Lightning |
| C | Zoe Harper | Willetton Tigers |
| G | Casey Mihovilovich | Mandurah Magic |
| F | Kersten Mitchell | Cockburn Cougars |
| Head coach: Randy Miegel (Mandurah Magic) |||

### Game data

* Highlights
* 5 June 2017 12:00 pm
* Box Score Report Report
North 66, South 106 :
| Scoring by quarter: 13–23, 21–27, 20–20, 12–36 |||
| Pts: Burton (18) Rebs: Burton (8) Asts: Wischer (4) | Pts: Boag & Schwagmeyer (18) Rebs: Barr, Boag & Gilday (12) Asts: Gilday (10) |
* Bendat Basketball Centre, Floreat MVP: Nici Gilday

## Awards
### Player of the Week

| Round | Player | Team |
| 1 | Chelsea Belcher | Joondalup Wolves |
| 2 | Stacey Barr | Willetton Tigers |
| 3 | Kisha Lee | Stirling Senators |
| 4 | Nici Gilday | Mandurah Magic |
| 5 | Emilee Harmon | Perth Redbacks |
| 6 | Alison Schwagmeyer | Lakeside Lightning |
| 7 | Stacey Barr | Willetton Tigers |
| 8 | Carly Boag | Mandurah Magic |
| 9 | Kisha Lee | Stirling Senators |
| 10 | Klara Wischer | Joondalup Wolves |
| 11 | Alison Schwagmeyer | Lakeside Lightning |
| 12 | Sydnee Fipps | Lakeside Lightning |
| 13 | Carly Boag | Mandurah Magic |
| 14 | Nici Gilday | Mandurah Magic |
| 15 | Toni Farnworth | Perry Lakes Hawks |
| 16 | Sydnee Fipps | Lakeside Lightning |
| 17 | Alison Schwagmeyer | Lakeside Lightning |
| 18 | Alison Schwagmeyer | Lakeside Lightning |
| 19 | Alison Schwagmeyer | Lakeside Lightning |
| 20 | Taylor Roberts | Stirling Senators |

### Statistics leaders

| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
| Points per game | Chastity Reed | Rockingham Flames | 23.44 |
| Rebounds per game | Carly Boag | Mandurah Magic | 12.5 |
| Assists per game | Shani Amos | Joondalup Wolves | 5.00 |
| Steals per game | Carly Boag | Mandurah Magic | 3.30 |
| Blocks per game | Samantha Roscoe | Lakeside Lightning | 2.46 |
| Field goal percentage | Brittany Hodges | South West Slammers | 55.00% |
| 3-pt field goal percentage | Sydnee Fipps | Lakeside Lightning | 38.69% |
| Free throw percentage | Nici Gilday | Mandurah Magic | 85.37% |

### Regular season

* Most Valuable Player: Alison Schwagmeyer (Lakeside Lightning)
* Coach of the Year: Randy Miegel (Mandurah Magic)
* Most Improved Player: Chelsea Belcher (Joondalup Wolves)
* All-Star Five:
** PG: Nici Gilday (Mandurah Magic)
** SG: Stacey Barr (Willetton Tigers)
** SF: Alison Schwagmeyer (Lakeside Lightning)
** PF: Carly Boag (Mandurah Magic)
** C: Natalie Burton (Perry Lakes Hawks)
* All-Defensive Five:
** PG: Lauren Jeffers (Perry Lakes Hawks)
** SG: Casey Mihovilovich (Mandurah Magic)
** SF: Alison Schwagmeyer (Lakeside Lightning)
** PF: Ellyce Ironmonger (Joondalup Wolves)
** C: Natalie Burton (Perry Lakes Hawks)

### Finals

* Grand Final MVP: Antonia Farnworth (Perry Lakes Hawks)