# 2014 State Basketball League season

The 2014 State Basketball League season was the 26th season of the State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season began on Friday 14 March and ended on Saturday 26 July. The finals began on Friday 1 August and concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 29 August and the men's grand final on Saturday 30 August.

## Pre-season

The 2014 SBL Pre-Season Blitz was held at the WA Basketball Centre between Friday 28 February and Sunday 2 March.

## Regular season

The regular season began on Friday 14 March and ended on Saturday 26 July after 20 rounds of competition.

### Standings

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

## Finals

The finals began on Friday 1 August and consisted of three rounds. The finals concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 29 August and the men's grand final on Saturday 30 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 | Geraldton Buccaneers | 99 | 93 | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | South West Slammers | 88 | 92 | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | South West Slammers | 88 | 92 | X | 1 | Geraldton Buccaneers | 108 | 96 | X | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Lakeside Lightning | 102 | 86 | X | | | | |
| 4 | Lakeside Lightning | 94 | 112 | 150 | 4 | Lakeside Lightning | 102 | 86 | X | | | | |
| 5 | Stirling Senators | 105 | 99 | 144 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Stirling Senators | 105 | 99 | 144 | | | | | | Geraldton Buccaneers | 83 | X | X |
| | | | | | | | | | | East Perth Eagles | 99 | X | X |
| 2 | Rockingham Flames | 91 | 81 | 81 | | | | | | | | | | East Perth Eagles | 99 | X | X |
| 7 | East Perth Eagles | 102 | 78 | 92 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | East Perth Eagles | 102 | 78 | 92 | 7 | East Perth Eagles | 106 | 105 | X | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Perth Redbacks | 98 | 94 | X | | | | |
| 3 | Perth Redbacks | 114 | 116 | X | 3 | Perth Redbacks | 98 | 94 | X | | | | |
| 6 | Mandurah Magic | 91 | 94 | X | | | | | | | | | |

#### Grand Final summary

* 30 August 2014 7:30 pm
* Box score Report
Geraldton Buccaneers 83, East Perth Eagles 99 :
| Pts: Carter Cook 26 Rebs: Mathew Wundenberg 10 Asts: Carter Cook 4 | Pts: Tom Jervis 22 Rebs: Tom Jervis 19 Asts: Joe-Alan Tupaea 7 |
| East Perth wins SBL Championship |||
* WA Basketball Centre, Floreat MVP: Joe-Alan Tupaea (Eagles)

### 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 | Rockingham Flames | 98 | 89 | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Willetton Tigers | 84 | 70 | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Willetton Tigers | 84 | 70 | X | 1 | Rockingham Flames | 95 | 84 | X | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | 88 | 64 | X | | | | |
| 4 | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | 68 | 84 | 72 | 4 | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | 88 | 64 | X | | | | |
| 5 | Cockburn Cougars | 73 | 73 | 62 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Cockburn Cougars | 73 | 73 | 62 | | | | | | Rockingham Flames | 80 | X | X |
| | | | | | | | | | | Lakeside Lightning | 75 | X | X |
| 2 | Lakeside Lightning | 69 | 86 | X | | | | | | | | | | Lakeside Lightning | 75 | X | X |
| 7 | Mandurah Magic | 56 | 73 | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Mandurah Magic | 56 | 73 | X | 2 | Lakeside Lightning | 80 | 79 | X | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Joondalup Wolves | 77 | 66 | X | | | | |
| 3 | Joondalup Wolves | 74 | 70 | X | 3 | Joondalup Wolves | 77 | 66 | X | | | | |
| 6 | Stirling Senators | 71 | 58 | X | | | | | | | | | |

#### Grand Final summary

* 29 August 2014 7:30 pm
* Box score Report
Rockingham Flames 80, Lakeside Lightning 75 :
| Pts: Sami Whitcomb 32 Rebs: Darcee Garbin 10 Asts: Kaye Tucker 5 | Pts: Kari Pickens 25 Rebs: Stoneking, Pickens 8 each Asts: Kari Pickens 5 |
| Rockingham wins SBL Championship |||
* WA Basketball Centre, Floreat MVP: Sami Whitcomb (Flames)

## All-Star game

A men's SBL All-Star game took place at the Eaton Recreation Centre on Sunday 7 September, marking the first North v South SBL All-Star event in over a decade.

### Rosters

South All-Stars :
| Pos | Player | Team |
| C | Jarrad Prue | Lakeside Lightning |
| G | Taylor Land | Rockingham Flames |
| F/C | Clive Weeden | South West Slammers |
| F | Gavin Field | Cockburn Cougars |
| G | Ty Harrelson | South West Slammers |
| F/C | Taylor Mullenax | Mandurah Magic |
| G | Ryan Godfrey | Rockingham Flames |
| F | Nic Cody | Willetton Tigers |
| G | Chris Sofoulis | Lakeside Lightning |
| G | Damien Scott | Cockburn Cougars |
| Head coach: Ty Harrelson (South West Slammers) |||
North All-Stars :
| Pos | Player | Team |
| G/F | Bennie Lewis | Geraldton Buccaneers |
| F | Adhar Mayen | Kalamunda Eastern Suns |
| F/C | Dennis Tawhiti | Perth Redbacks |
| G/F | Carter Cook | Geraldton Buccaneers |
| G | Kyle Armour | East Perth Eagles |
| F | Josh Garlepp | Perry Lakes Hawks |
| F | Ben Purser | Perry Lakes Hawks |
| G | Joel Wagner | Perth Redbacks |
| G | Seb Salinas | Joondalup Wolves |
| G | Ben Smith | Kalamunda Eastern Suns |
| Head coach: Nik Lackovic (Perth Redbacks) |||

### Game data

* 7 September 2014 5:30 pm
* Report
| South | 107–101 | North |
* Eaton Recreation Centre, Bunbury MVP: Damien Scott (24 pts)

## Awards
### Player of the Week

| Round | Men's Player | Team | Women's Player | Team |
| 1 | Daniel Thomas | Mandurah Magic | Casey Mihovilovich | Mandurah Magic |
| 2 | John Dickson | Willetton Tigers | Amy Patton | South West Slammers |
| 3 | Odartey Blankson | Geraldton Buccaneers | Sami Whitcomb | Rockingham Flames |
| 4 | Kyle Armour | East Perth Eagles | Kari Pickens | Lakeside Lightning |
| 5 | Jarrad Prue | Lakeside Lightning | Darcee Garbin | Rockingham Flames |
| 6 | Cooper Land | Rockingham Flames | Sami Whitcomb | Rockingham Flames |
| 7 | Seb Salinas | Joondalup Wolves | Sami Whitcomb | Rockingham Flames |
| 8 | Quinn McDowell | Willetton Tigers | Jennie Rintala | Kalamunda Eastern Suns |
| 9 | Stan Okoye | Perth Redbacks | Sami Whitcomb | Rockingham Flames |
| 10 | Cooper Land | Rockingham Flames | Amy Patton | South West Slammers |
| 11 | Corey Easley | Perry Lakes Hawks | Sami Whitcomb | Rockingham Flames |
| 12 | Duran Blue | Goldfields Giants | Kari Pickens | Lakeside Lightning |
| 13 | Lee Roberts | Perth Redbacks | Darcee Garbin | Rockingham Flames |
| 14 | Aaron Ralph | Geraldton Buccaneers | Lauren Jeffers | South West Slammers |
| 15 | Luke Nevill | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | Alison Schwagmeyer | Kalamunda Eastern Suns |
| 16 | Markus Monroe | South West Slammers | Kari Pickens | Lakeside Lightning |
| 17 | Jordan Wild | Stirling Senators | Kari Pickens | Lakeside Lightning |
| 18 | Seb Salinas | Joondalup Wolves | Gabby O'Sullivan | Perth Redbacks |
| 19 | Adrian Majstrovich | Goldfields Giants | Jacinta Bourne | Rockingham Flames |
| 20 | Damien Scott | Cockburn Cougars | Emily Fielding | Lakeside Lightning |

### Statistics leaders

| Category | Men's Player | Team | Stat | Women's Player | Team | Stat |
| Points per game | Quinn McDowell | Willetton Tigers | 30.09 | Sami Whitcomb | Rockingham Flames | 22.55 |
| Rebounds per game | Jarrad Prue | Lakeside Lightning | 24.16 | Amy Patton | South West Slammers | 12.18 |
| Assists per game | Ty Harrelson | South West Slammers | 7.40 | Shani Amos | Joondalup Wolves | 5.15 |
| Steals per game | Trian Iliadis | Joondalup Wolves | 2.0 | Chelsea Burns | Joondalup Wolves | 3.13 |
| Blocks per game | Caleb Palkert | Lakeside Lightning | 2.65 | Marita Payne | Cockburn Cougars | 3.0 |
| Field goal percentage | Jarrad Prue | Lakeside Lightning | 72% | Krystal Stoneking | Lakeside Lightning | 59% |
| 3-pt field goal percentage | Quinn McDowell | Willetton Tigers | 47.2% | Adrienne Jones | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | 45.5% |
| Free throw percentage | Quinn McDowell | Willetton Tigers | 88.5% | Sami Whitcomb | Rockingham Flames | 82.4% |

### Regular season

* Men's Most Valuable Player: Cooper Land (Rockingham Flames)
* Women's Most Valuable Player: Sami Whitcomb (Rockingham Flames)
* Men's Coach of the Year: Mark Utley (Rockingham Flames)
* Women's Coach of the Year: Darren Nash (Lakeside Lightning)
* Men's Most Improved Player: Sunday Dech (East Perth Eagles)
* Women's Most Improved Player: Alix Hayward (Perth Redbacks)
* Men's All-Star Five:
** PG: Kyle Armour (East Perth Eagles)
** SG: Seb Salinas (Joondalup Wolves)
** SF: Stan Okoye (Perth Redbacks)
** PF: Cooper Land (Rockingham Flames)
** C: Jarrad Prue (Lakeside Lightning)
* Women's All-Star Five:
** PG: Casey Mihovilovich (Mandurah Magic)
** SG: Sami Whitcomb (Rockingham Flames)
** SF: Alison Schwagmeyer (Kalamunda Eastern Suns)
** PF: Kari Pickens (Lakeside Lightning)
** C: Marita Payne (Cockburn Cougars)

### Finals

* Men's Grand Final MVP: Joe-Alan Tupaea (East Perth Eagles)
* Women's Grand Final MVP: Sami Whitcomb (Rockingham Flames)