# 2011 State Basketball League season

The 2011 State Basketball League season was the 23rd season of the State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season began on Friday 18 March and ended on Saturday 23 July. The finals began on Friday 29 July and concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 26 August and the men's grand final on Saturday 27 August.

## Pre-season

The 2011 SBL Pre-Season Blitz was held at the WA Basketball Centre between Friday 4 March and Sunday 6 March.

## Regular season

The regular season began on Friday 18 March and ended on Saturday 23 July after 19 rounds of competition.

### Standings

| Pos |
| Pos | Team | W | L |
| 1 | Lakeside Lightning | 24 | 2 |
| 2 | Wanneroo Wolves | 18 | 8 |
| 3 | Cockburn Cougars | 18 | 8 |
| 4 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 17 | 9 |
| 5 | Stirling Senators | 15 | 11 |
| 6 | Perth Redbacks | 15 | 11 |
| 7 | Willetton Tigers | 15 | 11 |
| 8 | East Perth Eagles | 15 | 11 |
| 9 | Goldfields Giants | 12 | 14 |
| 10 | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | 10 | 16 |
| 11 | Geraldton Buccaneers | 9 | 17 |
| 12 | Rockingham Flames | 7 | 19 |
| 13 | Mandurah Magic | 7 | 19 |
| 14 | South West Slammers | 0 | 26 |
| Pos |
| Pos | Team | W | L |
| 1 | Willetton Tigers | 18 | 4 |
| 2 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 17 | 5 |
| 3 | East Perth Eagles | 16 | 6 |
| 4 | Mandurah Magic | 16 | 6 |
| 5 | Wanneroo Wolves | 15 | 7 |
| 6 | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | 12 | 10 |
| 7 | Cockburn Cougars | 11 | 11 |
| 8 | Lakeside Lightning | 10 | 12 |
| 9 | Perth Redbacks | 7 | 15 |
| 10 | Stirling Senators | 6 | 16 |
| 11 | Rockingham Flames | 2 | 20 |
| 12 | South West Slammers | 2 | 20 |

## Finals

The finals began on Friday 29 July and consisted of three rounds. The finals concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 26 August and the men's grand final on Saturday 27 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 | 110 | 97 | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | East Perth Eagles | 91 | 90 | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | East Perth Eagles | 91 | 90 | X | 1 | Lakeside Lightning | 76 | 92 | 71 | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 78 | 88 | 84 | | | | |
| 4 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 88 | 95 | X | 4 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 78 | 88 | 84 | | | | |
| 5 | Stirling Senators | 83 | 81 | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Stirling Senators | 83 | 81 | X | | | | | | Perry Lakes Hawks | 83 | X | X |
| | | | | | | | | | | Wanneroo Wolves | 88 | X | X |
| 2 | Wanneroo Wolves | 97 | 89 | 102 | | | | | | | | | | Wanneroo Wolves | 88 | X | X |
| 7 | Willetton Tigers | 86 | 94 | 88 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Willetton Tigers | 86 | 94 | 88 | 2 | Wanneroo Wolves | 104 | 113 | X | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Cockburn Cougars | 95 | 76 | X | | | | |
| 3 | Cockburn Cougars | 104 | 130 | X | 3 | Cockburn Cougars | 95 | 76 | X | | | | |
| 6 | Perth Redbacks | 98 | 93 | X | | | | | | | | | |

#### Grand Final summary

* 27 August 2011 7:30 pm
* Box score Report
Perry Lakes Hawks 83, Wanneroo Wolves 88 :
| Scoring by quarter: 22–28, 32–27, 16–14, 13–19 |||
| Pts: Anthony Lee 27 Rebs: Anthony Lee 13 Asts: Dixon, Tupaea 3 each | Pts: Greg Hire 31 Rebs: Greg Hire 28 Asts: Brad Robbins 6 |
| Wanneroo wins SBL Championship |||
* WA Basketball Centre, Floreat MVP: Greg Hire (Wolves)

### 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 | 74 | 74 | 66 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Lakeside Lightning | 81 | 58 | 61 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Lakeside Lightning | 81 | 58 | 61 | 1 | Willetton Tigers | 68 | 76 | 56 | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Wanneroo Wolves | 74 | 68 | 54 | | | | |
| 4 | Mandurah Magic | 61 | 68 | 70 | 5 | Wanneroo Wolves | 74 | 68 | 54 | | | | |
| 5 | Wanneroo Wolves | 68 | 42 | 78 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Wanneroo Wolves | 68 | 42 | 78 | | | | | | Willetton Tigers | 72 | X | X |
| | | | | | | | | | | East Perth Eagles | 71 | X | X |
| 2 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 72 | 78 | X | | | | | | | | | | East Perth Eagles | 71 | X | X |
| 7 | Cockburn Cougars | 59 | 66 | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Cockburn Cougars | 59 | 66 | X | 2 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 66 | 57 | X | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | East Perth Eagles | 75 | 78 | X | | | | |
| 3 | East Perth Eagles | 61 | 61 | 75 | 3 | East Perth Eagles | 75 | 78 | X | | | | |
| 6 | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | 69 | 58 | 60 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Grand Final summary

* 26 August 2011 7:30 pm
* Box score (missing stats) Report #1 Report #2 Report #3 Report #4
Willetton Tigers 72, East Perth Eagles 71 :
| Pts: Kate Malpass 24 Rebs: Unknown Asts: Kate Malpass 6 | Pts: Samantha Norwood 24 Rebs: Samantha Norwood 6 Asts: Unknown |
| Willetton wins SBL Championship |||
* WA Basketball Centre, Floreat MVP: Kate Malpass (Tigers)

## Awards
### Player of the Week

| Round | Men's Player | Team | Women's Player | Team |
| 1 | Greg Hire | Wanneroo Wolves | Casey Mihovilovich | Mandurah Magic |
| 2 | Ben Beran | Lakeside Lightning | Marita Payne | Perth Redbacks |
| 3 | Adrian Majstrovich | Perth Redbacks | Jasmine Hooper | Willetton Tigers |
| 4 | Anthony Lee | Perry Lakes Hawks | Samantha Norwood | East Perth Eagles |
| 5 | Luke Payne | Lakeside Lightning | Tegan Walker | Perry Lakes Hawks |
| 6 | Michael Lay | Geraldton Buccaneers | Gabby Clayton | Perry Lakes Hawks |
| 7 | Justin Brown | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | Melissa Moyle | Kalamunda Eastern Suns |
| 8 | Anthony Lee | Perry Lakes Hawks | Rosie Tobin | Perry Lakes Hawks |
| 9 | Lee Roberts | Stirling Senators | Hailey Dunham | Mandurah Magic |
| 10 | Taylor Mullenax | Mandurah Magic | Casey Mihovilovich | Mandurah Magic |
| 11 | Jarrad Prue | Lakeside Lightning | Ainsleigh Sanders | Wanneroo Wolves |
| 12 | Ben Purser | Perry Lakes Hawks | Emma Pass | Cockburn Cougars |
| 13 | Matthew Knight | Willetton Tigers | Casey Mihovilovich | Mandurah Magic |
| 14 | Ty Harrelson | Cockburn Cougars | Jess Van Schie | Lakeside Lightning |
| 15 | Chris Dodd | Stirling Senators | Samantha Norwood | East Perth Eagles |
| 16 | Luke Payne | Lakeside Lightning | Kate Malpass | Willetton Tigers |
| 17 | Adrian Majstrovich | Perth Redbacks | Heidi McNeil | Lakeside Lightning |
| 18 | Drew Williamson | East Perth Eagles | Samantha Norwood | East Perth Eagles |
| 19 | Adrian Majstrovich | Perth Redbacks | Shelly Boston | Mandurah Magic |

### Statistics leaders

| Category | Men's Player | Team | Stat | Women's Player | Team | Stat |
| Points per game | Adrian Majstrovich | Perth Redbacks | 30.04 | Hailey Dunham | Mandurah Magic | 19.21 |
| Rebounds per game | Jarrad Prue | Lakeside Lightning | 21.6 | Lavesa Glover | South West Slammers | 12.46 |
| Assists per game | Joel Wagner | Perth Redbacks | 10.3 | Casey Mihivolovich | Mandurah Magic | 7.9 |
| Steals per game | Chris Dodd | Stirling Senators | 3.2 | Casey Mihivolovich | Mandurah Magic | 3.19 |
| Blocks per game | Tom Jervis | East Perth Eagles | 2.7 | Marita Payne | Perth Redbacks | 3.44 |
| Field goal percentage | Jarrad Prue | Lakeside Lightning | 65.90% | Marita Payne | Perth Redbacks | 53.40% |
| 3-pt field goal percentage | Joel Questel | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | 47.60% | Kara Hargreaves | Cockburn Cougars | 33.30% |
| Free throw percentage | Matthew Schmechtig | Wanneroo Wolves | 89.50% | Leah Rush | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | 85.30% |

### Regular season

* Men's Most Valuable Player: Anthony Lee (Perry Lakes Hawks)
* Women's Most Valuable Player: Casey Mihovilovich (Mandurah Magic)
* Men's Coach of the Year: Andy Stewart (Lakeside Lightning)
* Women's Coach of the Year: Anthony Fletcher (East Perth Eagles)
* Men's Most Improved Player: Damien Scott (Cockburn Cougars)
* Women's Most Improved Player: Rosie Tobin (Perry Lakes Hawks)
* Men's All-Star Five:
** PG: Ty Harrelson (Cockburn Cougars)
** SG: Luke Payne (Lakeside Lightning)
** SF: Anthony Lee (Perry Lakes Hawks)
** PF: Greg Hire (Wanneroo Wolves)
** C: Tom Jervis (East Perth Eagles)
* Women's All-Star Five:
** PG: Kate Malpass (Willetton Tigers)
** SG: Casey Mihovilovich (Mandurah Magic)
** SF: Jasmine Hooper (Willetton Tigers)
** PF: Leah Rush (Kalamunda Eastern Suns)
** C: Samantha Norwood (East Perth Eagles)

### Finals

* Men's Grand Final MVP: Greg Hire (Wanneroo Wolves)
* Women's Grand Final MVP: Kate Malpass (Willetton Tigers)