# 2006 State Basketball League season

The 2006 State Basketball League season was the 18th season of the State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season began on Friday 31 March and ended on Saturday 5 August. The finals began on Friday 11 August and concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 8 September and the men's grand final on Saturday 9 September.

## Regular season

The regular season began on Friday 31 March and ended on Saturday 5 August after 18 rounds of competition.

### Standings

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

## Finals

The finals began on Friday 11 August and consisted of three rounds. The finals concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 8 September and the men's grand final on Saturday 9 September.

### 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 | Willetton Tigers | 75 | 112 | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Wanneroo Wolves | 74 | 82 | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Wanneroo Wolves | 74 | 82 | X | 1 | Willetton Tigers | 81 | 94 | X | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Lakeside Lightning | 87 | 109 | X | | | | |
| 4 | Geraldton Buccaneers | 84 | 70 | 79 | 5 | Lakeside Lightning | 87 | 109 | X | | | | |
| 5 | Lakeside Lightning | 81 | 75 | 97 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Lakeside Lightning | 81 | 75 | 97 | | | | | | Lakeside Lightning | 83 | X | X |
| | | | | | | | | | | Goldfields Giants | 66 | X | X |
| 2 | Goldfields Giants | 115 | 112 | X | | | | | | | | | | Goldfields Giants | 66 | X | X |
| 7 | Stirling Senators | 99 | 95 | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Stirling Senators | 99 | 95 | X | 2 | Goldfields Giants | 104 | 99 | X | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Cockburn Cougars | 89 | 78 | X | | | | |
| 3 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 104 | 94 | 95 | 6 | Cockburn Cougars | 89 | 78 | X | | | | |
| 6 | Cockburn Cougars | 113 | 61 | 105 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Grand Final summary

* 9 September 2006 7:45pm
* Box score Report
Goldfields Giants 66, Lakeside Lightning 83 :
| Pts: Shamus Ballantyne 16 Rebs: Burch, T. Shaw 18 each Asts: Williamson, T. Shaw 5 each | Pts: Ben Earle 32 Rebs: Jarrad Prue 13 Asts: Aaron Shaw 10 |
| Lakeside wins SBL Championship |||
* Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium, Floreat MVP: Ben Earle (Lightning)

### Women's bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Grand final | Grand final |
| 1 | Mandurah Magic | 67 | 56 | X | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Rockingham Flames | 53 | 47 | X | 1W | Mandurah Magic | 66 | 67 | 59 | | |
| | | | | | 1L | Perry Lakes Hawks | 67 | 42 | 51 | | |
| 2 | Willetton Tigers | 70 | 57 | 74 | | | | | | Mandurah Magic | 53 |
| 5 | Perth Redbacks | 73 | 56 | 63 | | | | | | Lakeside Lightning | 56 |
| | | | | | 2W | Lakeside Lightning | 78 | 48 | 65 | | |
| 3 | Lakeside Lightning | 75 | 79 | 70 | 3W | Willetton Tigers | 68 | 61 | 58 | | |
| 4 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 78 | 75 | 67 | | | | | | | |

#### Grand Final summary

* 8 September 2006 7:45pm
* Box score Report
Mandurah Magic 53, Lakeside Lightning 56 :
| Pts: Gemma Thomas 22 Rebs: Kaye Tucker 9 Asts: Casey Mihovilovich 4 | Pts: Kristi Channing 22 Rebs: Jessica Bone 14 Asts: Erin Scholz 4 |
| Lakeside wins SBL Championship |||
* Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium, Floreat MVP: Kristi Channing (Lightning)

## Awards
### Statistics leaders

| Category | Men's Player | Team | Women's Player | Team |
| Points | Curtis Marshall | Geraldton Buccaneers | Christine Boyd | Perth Redbacks |
| Rebounds | Jarrad Prue | Lakeside Lightning | Brooke Hiddlestone | Perth Redbacks |
| Assists | Shamus Ballantyne | Goldfields Giants | Tanya Kelly | Perry Lakes Hawks |
| Steals | Andrew McLennan | Stirling Senators | Casey Mihovilovich | Mandurah Magic |
| Blocks | Justin Brown | East Perth Eagles | Danielle Ramsay | Willetton Tigers |
| Field goal percentage | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 3-pt field goal percentage | Leon Williamson | Goldfields Giants | Tanya Kelly | Perry Lakes Hawks |
| Free throw percentage | Bryce Burch | Goldfields Giants | Brooke Hiddlestone | Perth Redbacks |

### Regular season

* Men's Most Valuable Player: Justin Brown (East Perth Eagles)
* Women's Most Valuable Player: Tanya Kelly (Perry Lakes Hawks)
* Men's Coach of the Year: Steve Charlton (Goldfields Giants)
* Women's Coach of the Year: Jason Kyle (Mandurah Magic)
* Men's Most Improved Player: Greg Hire (Wanneroo Wolves)
* Women's Most Improved Player: Ainsleigh Sanders (Wanneroo Wolves)
* Men's All-Star Five:
** Shamus Ballantyne (Goldfields Giants)
** Carmichael Olowoyo (Stirling Senators)
** Luke Mackay (Perth Redbacks)
** Ty Shaw (Goldfields Giants)
** Paul Rogers (Willetton Tigers)
* Women's All-Star Five:
** Tanya Kelly (Perry Lakes Hawks)
** Melinda Bartlett (Wanneroo Wolves)
** Kristi Channing (Lakeside Lightning)
** Brooke Hiddlestone (Perth Redbacks)
** Christine Boyd (Perth Redbacks)

### Finals

* Men's Grand Final MVP: Ben Earle (Lakeside Lightning)
* Women's Grand Final MVP: Kristi Channing (Lakeside Lightning)