# 2009 State Basketball League season

The 2009 State Basketball League season was the 21st season of the State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season began on Friday 13 March and ended on Saturday 18 July. The finals began on Friday 24 July and concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 21 August and the men's grand final on Saturday 22 August.

## Regular season

The regular season began on Friday 13 March and ended on Saturday 18 July after 19 rounds of competition.

### Standings

| Pos |
| Pos | Team | W | L |
| 1 | Lakeside Lightning | 22 | 4 |
| 2 | Goldfields Giants | 21 | 5 |
| 3 | Wanneroo Wolves | 18 | 8 |
| 4 | Geraldton Buccaneers | 18 | 8 |
| 5 | Cockburn Cougars | 18 | 8 |
| 6 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 17 | 9 |
| 7 | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | 11 | 15 |
| 8 | Perth Redbacks | 11 | 15 |
| 9 | Stirling Senators | 11 | 15 |
| 10 | Willetton Tigers | 10 | 16 |
| 11 | Rockingham Flames | 8 | 18 |
| 12 | East Perth Eagles | 8 | 18 |
| 13 | South West Slammers | 6 | 20 |
| 14 | Mandurah Magic | 3 | 23 |
| Pos |
| Pos | Team | W | L |
| 1 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 19 | 3 |
| 2 | Willetton Tigers | 15 | 7 |
| 3 | Rockingham Flames | 15 | 7 |
| 4 | Perth Redbacks | 14 | 8 |
| 5 | Mandurah Magic | 13 | 9 |
| 6 | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | 12 | 10 |
| 7 | Lakeside Lightning | 12 | 10 |
| 8 | Wanneroo Wolves | 10 | 12 |
| 9 | Cockburn Cougars | 9 | 13 |
| 10 | East Perth Eagles | 9 | 13 |
| 11 | South West Slammers | 3 | 19 |
| 12 | Stirling Senators | 1 | 21 |

## Finals

The finals began on Friday 24 July and consisted of three rounds. The finals concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 21 August and the men's grand final on Saturday 22 August. Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium served as the grand final host venue for the last time in 2009, with the WA Basketball Centre taking over as headquarters in 2010.

### 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 | 89 | 105 | 98 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Perth Redbacks | 96 | 81 | 85 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Perth Redbacks | 96 | 81 | 85 | 1 | Lakeside Lightning | 97 | 91 | X | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Geraldton Buccaneers | 81 | 87 | X | | | | |
| 4 | Geraldton Buccaneers | 111 | 97 | 107 | 4 | Geraldton Buccaneers | 81 | 87 | X | | | | |
| 5 | Cockburn Cougars | 105 | 98 | 95 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Cockburn Cougars | 105 | 98 | 95 | | | | | | Lakeside Lightning | 85 | X | X |
| | | | | | | | | | | Perry Lakes Hawks | 77 | X | X |
| 2 | Goldfields Giants | 99 | 111 | X | | | | | | | | | | Perry Lakes Hawks | 77 | X | X |
| 7 | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | 87 | 99 | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | 87 | 99 | X | 2 | Goldfields Giants | 91 | 99 | X | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 94 | 104 | X | | | | |
| 3 | Wanneroo Wolves | 96 | 95 | X | 6 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 94 | 104 | X | | | | |
| 6 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 103 | 112 | X | | | | | | | | | |

#### Grand Final summary

* 22 August 2009 7:30 pm
* Box score Report #1 Report #2
Lakeside Lightning 85, Perry Lakes Hawks 77 :
| Scoring by quarter: 30–18, 30–24, 11–15, 14–20 |||
| Pts: Luke Payne 29 Rebs: Jarrad Prue 12 Asts: Ryan Sofoulis 4 | Pts: Thomas Garlepp 17 Rebs: Daniel Hawkins 13 Asts: Joe-Alan Tupaea 4 |
| Lakeside wins SBL Championship |||
* Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium, Floreat MVP: Luke Payne (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 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 88 | 72 | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Wanneroo Wolves | 71 | 58 | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Wanneroo Wolves | 71 | 58 | X | 1 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 73 | 57 | X | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Mandurah Magic | 80 | 66 | X | | | | |
| 4 | Perth Redbacks | 59 | 67 | X | 5 | Mandurah Magic | 80 | 66 | X | | | | |
| 5 | Mandurah Magic | 86 | 83 | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Mandurah Magic | 86 | 83 | X | | | | | | Mandurah Magic | 63 | X | X |
| | | | | | | | | | | Willetton Tigers | 73 | X | X |
| 2 | Willetton Tigers | 78 | 75 | X | | | | | | | | | | Willetton Tigers | 73 | X | X |
| 7 | Lakeside Lightning | 57 | 48 | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Lakeside Lightning | 57 | 48 | X | 2 | Willetton Tigers | 77 | 83 | 78 | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | 55 | 84 | 51 | | | | |
| 3 | Rockingham Flames | 53 | 83 | X | 6 | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | 55 | 84 | 51 | | | | |
| 6 | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | 57 | 91 | X | | | | | | | | | |

#### Grand Final summary

* 21 August 2009 7:30 pm
* Box score Report #1 Report #2
Willetton Tigers 73, Mandurah Magic 63 :
| Pts: Ashley Gilmore 21 Rebs: Ashley Gilmore 9 Asts: Jasmine Hooper 6 | Pts: Shelly Boston 15 Rebs: Shelly Boston 10 Asts: Casey Mihovilovich 4 |
| Willetton wins SBL Championship |||
* Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium, Floreat MVP: Ashley Gilmore (Tigers)

## Awards
### Player of the Week

| Round | Men's Player | Team | Women's Player | Team |
| 1 | Josh Johnson | Willetton Tigers | Brooke Hiddlestone | Perth Redbacks |
| 2 | Luke Meyer | Geraldton Buccaneers | Natalie Young | Lakeside Lightning |
| 3 | Luke Meyer | Geraldton Buccaneers | Deanna Smith | Perry Lakes Hawks |
| 4 | Tom Garlepp | Perry Lakes Hawks | Kaye Tucker | Rockingham Flames |
| 5 | Robert Epps | Willetton Tigers | Ashley Gilmore | Willetton Tigers |
| 6 | Seb Salinas | Stirling Senators | Sharelle Johnson | Rockingham Flames |
| 7 | Luke Meyer | Geraldton Buccaneers | Shelly Boston | Mandurah Magic |
| 8 | Edward Morris Jr. | Stirling Senators | Deanna Smith | Perry Lakes Hawks |
| 9 | Jeff Dowdell | Wanneroo Wolves | Ashley Gilmore | Willetton Tigers |
| 10 | Adrian Majstrovich | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | Natalie Young | Lakeside Lightning |
| 11 | Ryan Godfrey | Rockingham Flames | Shelly Boston | Mandurah Magic |
| 12 | Jarrad Prue | Lakeside Lightning | Sandra Faye Muller-Garner | East Perth Eagles |
| 13 | Clint Read | Willetton Tigers | Deanna Smith | Perry Lakes Hawks |
| 14 | Douglas McLaughlin-Williams | Cockburn Cougars | Brooke Hiddlestone | Perth Redbacks |
| 15 | Tom Garlepp | Perry Lakes Hawks | Renae Camino | Perth Redbacks |
| 16 | Adrian Majstrovich | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | Carly Wilson | East Perth Eagles |
| 17 | Alonzo Hird | Goldfields Giants | Deanna Smith | Perry Lakes Hawks |
| 18 | Shamus Ballantyne | Goldfields Giants | Ashley Gilmore | Willetton Tigers |
| 19 | Chris Lynch | Perth Redbacks | Kaye Tucker | Rockingham Flames |

### Statistics leaders

| Category | Men's Player | Team | Stat | Women's Player | Team | Stat |
| Points | Chris Lynch | Perth Redbacks | 29.47 per game / 560 points | Deanna Smith | Perry Lakes Hawks | 32.73 per game / 491 points |
| Rebounds | Jarrad Prue | Lakeside Lightning | 18.33 per game / 440 rebounds | Brooke Hiddlestone | Perth Redbacks | 15.4 per game / 318 rebounds |
| Assists | Joel Wagner | Perth Redbacks | 9.15 per game / 238 assists | Tanya Kelly | Perry Lakes Hawks | 6.76 per game / 142 assists |
| Steals | Chris Dodd | Stirling Senators | 3.04 per game / 79 steals | Kate Malpass | Willetton Tigers | 3.29 per game / 69 steals |
| Blocks | Chris Christoffersen | Willetton Tigers | 4.14 per game / 58 blocks | Sandra Faye Muller-Garner | East Perth Eagles | 2.45 per game / 27 blocks |
| Field goal percentage | Jarrad Prue | Lakeside Lightning | 69.6% (119/171) | Deanna Smith | Perry Lakes Hawks | 56.5% (173/306) |
| 3-pt field goal percentage | Adrian Majstrovich | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | 45.7% (64/140) | Gail Eikhoudt | Rockingham Flames | 43.2% (48/111) |
| Free throw percentage | Bryce Burch | Cockburn Cougars | 83.6% (122/146) | Deanna Smith | Perry Lakes Hawks | 88.6% (101/114) |

### Regular season

* Men's Most Valuable Player: Luke Meyer (Geraldton Buccaneers)
* Women's Most Valuable Player: Brooke Hiddlestone (Perth Redbacks)
* Men's Coach of the Year: Andy Stewart (Lakeside Lightning)
* Women's Coach of the Year: Glenn Ellis (Perry Lakes Hawks)
* Men's Most Improved Player: Ben Purser (Perry Lakes Hawks)
* Women's Most Improved Player: Courtney Hargreaves (Willetton Tigers)
* Men's All-Star Five:
** PG: Shamus Ballantyne (Goldfields Giants)
** SG: Luke Payne (Lakeside Lightning)
** SF: Luke Meyer (Geraldton Buccaneers)
** PF: Adrian Majstrovich (Kalamunda Eastern Suns)
** C: Jarrad Prue (Lakeside Lightning)
* Women's All-Star Five:
** PG: Kate Malpass (Willetton Tigers)
** SG: Natalie Young (Lakeside Lightning)
** SF: Deanna Smith (Perry Lakes Hawks)
** PF: Ashley Gilmore (Willetton Tigers)
** C: Shelly Boston (Mandurah Magic)

### Finals

* Men's Grand Final MVP: Luke Payne (Lakeside Lightning)
* Women's Grand Final MVP: Ashley Gilmore (Willetton Tigers)