# 2008 State Basketball League season

The 2008 State Basketball League season was the 20th season of the State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season began on Friday 28 March and ended on Saturday 2 August. The finals began on Friday 8 August and concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 5 September and the men's grand final on Saturday 6 September.

## Regular season

The regular season began on Friday 28 March and ended on Saturday 2 August after 19 rounds of competition.

### Standings

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

## Finals

The finals began on Friday 8 August and consisted of three rounds. The finals concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 5 September and the men's grand final on Saturday 6 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 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 76 | 94 | 75 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Willetton Tigers | 99 | 89 | 99 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Willetton Tigers | 99 | 89 | 99 | 8 | Willetton Tigers | 98 | 103 | X | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Cockburn Cougars | 96 | 95 | X | | | | |
| 4 | Geraldton Buccaneers | 94 | 100 | 115 | 5 | Cockburn Cougars | 96 | 95 | X | | | | |
| 5 | Cockburn Cougars | 104 | 97 | 118 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Cockburn Cougars | 104 | 97 | 118 | | | | | | Willetton Tigers | 82 | X | X |
| | | | | | | | | | | Goldfields Giants | 101 | X | X |
| 2 | Rockingham Flames | 99 | 105 | X | | | | | | | | | | Goldfields Giants | 101 | X | X |
| 7 | Lakeside Lightning | 101 | 116 | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Lakeside Lightning | 101 | 116 | X | 7 | Lakeside Lightning | 94 | 88 | X | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Goldfields Giants | 104 | 103 | X | | | | |
| 3 | Goldfields Giants | 123 | 130 | X | 3 | Goldfields Giants | 104 | 103 | X | | | | |
| 6 | Wanneroo Wolves | 101 | 107 | X | | | | | | | | | |

#### Grand Final summary

* 6 September 2008 7:30 pm
* Box score Report
Goldfields Giants 101, Willetton Tigers 82 :
| Scoring by quarter: 24–14, 24–17, 25–24, 28–27 |||
| Pts: Darnell Dialls 32 Rebs: Darnell Dialls 16 Asts: Ryan Hulme 5 | Pts: Robert Epps 29 Rebs: Kunkel, Epps 13 each Asts: Greg Regan 4 |
| Goldfields wins SBL Championship |||
* Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium, Floreat MVP: Darnell Dialls (Giants)

### 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 | 96 | 86 | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Wanneroo Wolves | 72 | 52 | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Wanneroo Wolves | 72 | 52 | X | 1 | Willetton Tigers | 81 | 64 | X | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Stirling Senators | 55 | 60 | X | | | | |
| 4 | Stirling Senators | 62 | 77 | 53 | 4 | Stirling Senators | 55 | 60 | X | | | | |
| 5 | Mandurah Magic | 65 | 50 | 50 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Mandurah Magic | 65 | 50 | 50 | | | | | | Willetton Tigers | 69 | X | X |
| | | | | | | | | | | Perry Lakes Hawks | 87 | X | X |
| 2 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 69 | 79 | X | | | | | | | | | | Perry Lakes Hawks | 87 | X | X |
| 7 | Perth Redbacks | 61 | 73 | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Perth Redbacks | 61 | 73 | X | 2 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 100 | 84 | X | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | 64 | 63 | X | | | | |
| 3 | Cockburn Cougars | 66 | 58 | X | 6 | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | 64 | 63 | X | | | | |
| 6 | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | 68 | 67 | X | | | | | | | | | |

#### Grand Final summary

* 5 September 2008 7:30 pm
* Box score Report
Willetton Tigers 69, Perry Lakes Hawks 87 :
| Scoring by quarter: 12–24, 16–22, 17–17, 24–24 |||
| Pts: Rebecca Duke 20 Rebs: Marsh, Duke 9 each Asts: Melissa Marsh 4 | Pts: Deanna Smith 39 Rebs: Chelsea Boyanich 13 Asts: Kelly, Malajczuk 6 each |
| Perry Lakes wins SBL Championship |||
* Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium, Floreat MVP: Deanna Smith (Hawks)

## Awards
### Statistics leaders

| Category | Men's Player | Team | Women's Player | Team |
| Points | Curtis Marshall | Geraldton Buccaneers | Deanna Smith | Perry Lakes Hawks |
| Rebounds | Kenny Harris | Perth Redbacks | Dana Jones | Geraldton Buccaneers |
| Assists | Joel Wagner | Perth Redbacks | Kim Malajczuk Fleur McIntyre | Perry Lakes Hawks Cockburn Cougars |
| Steals | Michael Lay | Geraldton Buccaneers | Jessica Van Schie | Lakeside Lightning |
| Blocks | Stephen Newman | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | Sarah Brodie | East Perth Eagles |
| Field goal percentage | Gavin Field | Cockburn Cougars | Natalie Burton | Perry Lakes Hawks |
| 3-pt field goal percentage | Joseph Nixon | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | Tanya Kelly | Perry Lakes Hawks |
| Free throw percentage | Adam Caporn | Rockingham Flames | Deanna Smith | Perry Lakes Hawks |

### Regular season

* Men's Most Valuable Player: Curtis Marshall (Geraldton Buccaneers)
* Women's Most Valuable Player: Deanna Smith (Perry Lakes Hawks)
* Men's Coach of the Year: John Gardiner (Perry Lakes Hawks)
* Women's Coach of the Year: Robyn Winter (Willetton Tigers) & Gary McKay (Cockburn Cougars)
* Men's Most Improved Player: Chris Dodd (Stirling Senators)
* Women's Most Improved Player: Natalie Burton (Perry Lakes Hawks)
* Men's All Star First Team:
** Curtis Marshall (Geraldton Buccaneers)
** Michael Lay (Geraldton Buccaneers)
** Peter Crawford (Perry Lakes Hawks)
** Jeff Dowdell (Wanneroo Wolves)
** Sean Sonderleiter (Perry Lakes Hawks)
* Men's All Star Second Team:
** Adam Caporn (Rockingham Flames)
** Joseph Nixon (Kalamunda Eastern Suns)
** Carmichael Olowoyo (Stirling Senators)
** Tom Garlepp (Perry Lakes Hawks)
** Damian Matacz (Wanneroo Wolves)
* Men's All Star Third Team:
** Joe-Alan Tupaea (Perry Lakes Hawks)
** Ben Hunt (Willetton Tigers)
** Chris Dodd (Stirling Senators)
** Christian Moody (Lakeside Lightning)
** Michael Haney (Goldfields Giants)
* Women's All Star First Team:
** Tanya Kelly (Perry Lakes Hawks)
** Deanna Smith (Perry Lakes Hawks)
** Rebecca Duke (Willetton Tigers)
** Carly Wilson (Stirling Senators)
** Eleanor Haring (Stirling Senators)
* Women's All Star Second Team:
** Samantha Richards (Mandurah Magic)
** Rebecca Mercer (Kalamunda Eastern Suns)
** Teagan Walker (Geraldton Buccaneers)
** Brooke Hiddlestone (Perth Redbacks)
** Natalie Burton (Perry Lakes Hawks)
* Women's All Star Third Team:
** Kate Malpass (Willetton Tigers)
** Melissa Marsh (Willetton Tigers)
** Liz Cooke (Stirling Senators)
** Ashley Gilmore (Lakeside Lightning)
** Dana Jones (Geraldton Buccaneers)

### Finals

* Men's Grand Final MVP: Darnell Dialls (Goldfields Giants)
* Women's Grand Final MVP: Deanna Smith (Perry Lakes Hawks)