# 2013 State Basketball League season

The 2013 State Basketball League season was the 25th season of the State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season began on Friday 15 March and ended on Saturday 27 July. The finals began on Friday 2 August and concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 30 August and the men's grand final on Saturday 31 August.

## Pre-season

The 2013 SBL Pre-Season Blitz was held at the WA Basketball Centre between Friday 1 March and Sunday 3 March.

## Regular season

The regular season began on Friday 15 March and ended on Saturday 27 July after 20 rounds of competition.

### Standings

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

## Finals

The finals began on Friday 2 August and consisted of three rounds. The finals concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 30 August and the men's grand final on Saturday 31 August.

### Men's 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 | Lakeside Lightning | 84 | 106 | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Perth Redbacks | 79 | 90 | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Perth Redbacks | 79 | 90 | X | 1 | Lakeside Lightning | 98 | 131 | X | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | East Perth Eagles | 88 | 75 | X | | | | |
| 4 | East Perth Eagles | 102 | 134 | X | 4 | East Perth Eagles | 88 | 75 | X | | | | |
| 5 | South West Slammers | 70 | 101 | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | South West Slammers | 70 | 101 | X | | | | | | Lakeside Lightning | 77 | X | X |
| | | | | | | | | | | Wanneroo Wolves | 74 | X | X |
| 2 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 96 | 98 | 84 | | | | | | | | | | Wanneroo Wolves | 74 | X | X |
| 7 | Mandurah Magic | 107 | 88 | 74 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Mandurah Magic | 107 | 88 | 74 | 2 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 91 | 98 | X | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Wanneroo Wolves | 107 | 104 | X | | | | |
| 3 | Geraldton Buccaneers | 81 | 81 | X | 6 | Wanneroo Wolves | 107 | 104 | X | | | | |
| 6 | Wanneroo Wolves | 96 | 93 | X | | | | | | | | | |

#### Grand Final summary

* 31 August 2013 7:30 pm
* Box score Report
Lakeside Lightning 77, Wanneroo Wolves 74 :
| Pts: Justin Cecil 25 Rebs: Jarrad Prue 21 Asts: Beran, Cecil 2 each | Pts: Damian Matacz 20 Rebs: Damian Matacz 11 Asts: Robbins, Salinas 4 each |
| Lakeside wins SBL Championship |||
* WA Basketball Centre, Floreat MVP: Justin Cecil (Lightning)

### Women's 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 | Willetton Tigers | 65 | 62 | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | South West Slammers | 67 | 68 | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | South West Slammers | 67 | 68 | X | 8 | South West Slammers | 53 | 77 | X | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | 69 | 92 | X | | | | |
| 4 | Lakeside Lightning | 62 | 60 | X | 5 | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | 69 | 92 | X | | | | |
| 5 | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | 65 | 71 | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | 65 | 71 | X | | | | | | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | 47 | X | X |
| | | | | | | | | | | Wanneroo Wolves | 72 | X | X |
| 2 | Rockingham Flames | 105 | 89 | X | | | | | | | | | | Wanneroo Wolves | 72 | X | X |
| 7 | Cockburn Cougars | 89 | 70 | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Cockburn Cougars | 89 | 70 | X | 2 | Rockingham Flames | 76 | 82 | 52 | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Wanneroo Wolves | 89 | 72 | 60 | | | | |
| 3 | Wanneroo Wolves | 84 | 75 | X | 3 | Wanneroo Wolves | 89 | 72 | 60 | | | | |
| 6 | Stirling Senators | 59 | 68 | X | | | | | | | | | |

#### Grand Final summary

* 30 August 2013 7:30 pm
* Box score Report
Wanneroo Wolves 72, Kalamunda Eastern Suns 47 :
| Pts: Casey Lockwood 14 Rebs: Ainsleigh Sanders 13 Asts: Shani Caldwell 5 | Pts: Jennie Rintala 11 Rebs: Jennie Rintala 7 Asts: Adrienne Johnson 5 |
| Wanneroo wins SBL Championship |||
* WA Basketball Centre, Floreat MVP: Nikita-Lee Martin (Wolves)

## Awards
### Player of the Week

| Round | Men's Player | Team | Women's Player | Team |
| 1 | Ty Harrelson | South West Slammers | Taylor Lilley | Stirling Senators |
| 2 | Robert Kampman | Geraldton Buccaneers | Ashlee Sidebottom | Mandurah Magic |
| 3 | Jamahr Warren | South West Slammers | Stephanie Jones | Cockburn Cougars |
| 4 | Quinn McDowell | Willetton Tigers | Marita Payne | Perth Redbacks |
| 5 | Ty Harrelson | South West Slammers | Lisa Wallbutton | Willetton Tigers |
| 6 | Quinn McDowell | Willetton Tigers | Sami Whitcomb | Rockingham Flames |
| 7 | Ben Beran | Lakeside Lightning | Nikita-Lee Martin | Wanneroo Wolves |
| 8 | Taylor Mullenax | Mandurah Magic | Kim Sitzmann | South West Slammers |
| 9 | Markhuri Sanders-Frison | Goldfields Giants | Adrienne Jones | Kalamunda Eastern Suns |
| 10 | Ty Harrelson | South West Slammers | Sami Whitcomb | Rockingham Flames |
| 11 | Jordan Wild | Stirling Senators | Stephanie Jones | Cockburn Cougars |
| 12 | Tom Jervis | East Perth Eagles | Amber Land | Stirling Senators |
| 13 | Damien Scott | Cockburn Cougars | Gabriella Clayton | Perry Lakes Hawks |
| 14 | Jarrad Prue | Lakeside Lightning | Sami Whitcomb | Rockingham Flames |
| 15 | Luke Nevill | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | Chelsea Burns | Wanneroo Wolves |
| 16 | Carter Cook | Geraldton Buccaneers | Sami Whitcomb | Rockingham Flames |
| 17 | Cory Cooperwood | Stirling Senators | Antonia Edmondson | Willetton Tigers |
| 18 | Tom Jervis | East Perth Eagles | Taylor Lilley | Stirling Senators |
| 19 | Rhett Della Maddalena | Mandurah Magic | Amber Land | Stirling Senators |
| 20 | Tom Jervis | East Perth Eagles | Nikita-Lee Martin | Wanneroo Wolves |

### Statistics leaders

| Category | Men's Player | Team | Stat | Women's Player | Team | Stat |
| Points per game | Luke Nevill | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | 32.29 | Sami Whitcomb | Rockingham Flames | 23.21 |
| Rebounds per game | Jarrad Prue | Lakeside Lightning | 20.38 | Lisa Wallbutton | Willetton Tigers | 13.79 |
| Assists per game | Ty Harrelson | South West Slammers | 8.92 | Jessica Van Schie | Lakeside Lightning | 4.32 |
| Steals per game | Michael Lay | Perry Lakes Hawks | 2.29 | Chelsea Burns | Wanneroo Wolves | 2.90 |
| Blocks per game | Tom Jervis | East Perth Eagles | 3.04 | Marita Payne | Perth Redbacks | 3.86 |
| Field goal percentage | Jarrad Prue | Lakeside Lightning | 69.6% | Marita Payne | Perth Redbacks | 47.8% |
| 3-pt field goal percentage | Quinn McDowell | Willetton Tigers | 45.1% | Melissa Marsh | Willetton Tigers | 38.6% |
| Free throw percentage | Robert Kampman | Geraldton Buccaneers | 89.1% | Krystal Stoneking | Lakeside Lightning | 77.1% |

### Regular season

* Men's Most Valuable Player: Ben Beran (Lakeside Lightning)
* Women's Most Valuable Player: Sami Whitcomb (Rockingham Flames)
* Men's Coach of the Year: Andy Stewart (Lakeside Lightning)
* Women's Coach of the Year: Glenn Ellis (Stirling Senators)
* Men's Most Improved Player: Nikolas Iliadis (Stirling Senators)
* Women's Most Improved Player: Gabby O'Sullivan (Perth Redbacks)
* Men's All-Star Five:
** PG: Ty Harrelson (South West Slammers)
** SG: Quinn McDowell (Willetton Tigers)
** SF: Ben Beran (Lakeside Lightning)
** PF: Taylor Mullenax (Mandurah Magic)
** C: Tom Jervis (East Perth Eagles)
* Women's All-Star Five:
** PG: Taylor Wild (Stirling Senators)
** SG: Kim Sitzmann (South West Slammers)
** SF: Sami Whitcomb (Rockingham Flames)
** PF: Lisa Wallbutton (Willetton Tigers)
** C: Marita Payne (Perth Redbacks)

### Finals

* Men's Grand Final MVP: Justin Cecil (Lakeside Lightning)
* Women's Grand Final MVP: Nikita-Lee Martin (Wanneroo Wolves)

### 25 Year SBL All Star teams
#### Men

* Coach: John Gardiner
* Assistant coach: Andy Stewart
| Point guards | Point guards | Off guards | Off guards | Small forwards | Small forwards | Power forwards | Power forwards | Centres | Centres |
| Selections | Teams | Selections | Teams | Selections | Teams | Selections | Teams | Selections | Teams |
| Brian Fundingsland | Geraldton Wanneroo | Jeff Anderson | Willetton | James Fitch | South West | Dan Hunt | Geraldton | Peter Hansen | Perry Lakes |
| Ryan Gardiner | Perry Lakes | Greg Brown | Geraldton Cockburn | Carmie Olowoyo | Rockingham Stirling | Vince Kelley | Kanyana/Mandurah Wanneroo Rockingham East Perth | Jarrad Prue | Lakeside Willetton |
| Shamus Ballantyne | Willetton Goldfields Geraldton | Wade Bennett | South West | Jamie Baker | Perth | Allan Erickson | Cockburn Geraldton | | |
| Troy Clarke | Cockburn WAIS | | | | | | | | |

#### Women

* Coach: Rick Morcom
* Assistant coach: Glenn Ellis
| Point guards | Point guards | Off guards | Off guards | Small forwards | Small forwards | Power forwards | Power forwards | Centres | Centres |
| Selections | Teams | Selections | Teams | Selections | Teams | Selections | Teams | Selections | Teams |
| Tully Bevilaqua | Cockburn Swan City Rockingham Willetton | Jenny Bedford | Perry Lakes Wanneroo Stirling East Perth Perth | Narelle Henry | Stirling Perry Lakes Wanneroo East Perth Perth | Melissa Sinfield | Perry Lakes | Natasha Bargeus | Wanneroo Perth Rockingham Stirling |
| Tanya Kelly | Willetton Perry Lakes | Jenny Marsh | Perth Perry Lakes | Casey Mihovilovich | Mandurah | Christine Boyd | Wanneroo Perth Rockingham Perry Lakes | Maryanne Briggs | Wanneroo Stirling East Perth Perth |
| Kim Malajczuk | Perry Lakes | Melissa Marsh | Willetton | Tegan Walker | Perry Lakes East Perth Geraldton Stirling | Kaye Tucker | Mandurah Rockingham | Brooke Hiddleston | Wanneroo Swan City Stirling Perth |