# 2015 State Basketball League season

The 2015 State Basketball League season was the 27th season of the State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season began on Friday 13 March and ended on Saturday 25 July. The finals began on Friday 31 July and concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 28 August and the men's grand final on Saturday 29 August.

## Pre-season

The 2015 SBL Pre-Season Blitz was held at the WA Basketball Centre between Friday 27 February and Sunday 1 March.

## Regular season

The regular season began on Friday 13 March and ended on Saturday 25 July after 20 rounds of competition.

### Standings

| Pos |
| Pos | Team | W | L |
| 1 | Joondalup Wolves | 23 | 3 |
| 2 | Geraldton Buccaneers | 20 | 6 |
| 3 | South West Slammers | 17 | 9 |
| 4 | Cockburn Cougars | 17 | 9 |
| 5 | Rockingham Flames | 15 | 11 |
| 6 | Willetton Tigers | 14 | 12 |
| 7 | Goldfields Giants | 14 | 12 |
| 8 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 12 | 14 |
| 9 | Mandurah Magic | 12 | 14 |
| 10 | Stirling Senators | 10 | 16 |
| 11 | Perth Redbacks | 10 | 16 |
| 12 | Lakeside Lightning | 9 | 17 |
| 13 | East Perth Eagles | 7 | 19 |
| 14 | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | 2 | 24 |
| Pos |
| Pos | Team | W | L |
| 1 | Rockingham Flames | 20 | 2 |
| 2 | Willetton Tigers | 20 | 2 |
| 3 | Joondalup Wolves | 18 | 4 |
| 4 | Mandurah Magic | 15 | 7 |
| 5 | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | 12 | 10 |
| 6 | South West Slammers | 10 | 12 |
| 7 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 10 | 12 |
| 8 | Cockburn Cougars | 9 | 13 |
| 9 | East Perth Eagles | 8 | 14 |
| 10 | Perth Redbacks | 5 | 17 |
| 11 | Stirling Senators | 4 | 18 |
| 12 | Lakeside Lightning | 1 | 21 |

## Finals

The finals began on Friday 31 July and consisted of three rounds. The finals concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 28 August and the men's grand final on Saturday 29 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 | Joondalup Wolves | 86 | 92 | 109 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 85 | 94 | 100 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 85 | 94 | 100 | 1 | Joondalup Wolves | 99 | 119 | X | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Rockingham Flames | 88 | 108 | X | | | | |
| 4 | Cockburn Cougars | 82 | 116 | 87 | 5 | Rockingham Flames | 88 | 108 | X | | | | |
| 5 | Rockingham Flames | 91 | 94 | 99 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Rockingham Flames | 91 | 94 | 99 | | | | | | Joondalup Wolves | 105 | X | X |
| | | | | | | | | | | South West Slammers | 75 | X | X |
| 2 | Geraldton Buccaneers | 101 | 107 | X | | | | | | | | | | South West Slammers | 75 | X | X |
| 7 | Goldfields Giants | 104 | 114 | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Goldfields Giants | 104 | 114 | X | 7 | Goldfields Giants | 111 | 95 | X | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | South West Slammers | 116 | 100 | X | | | | |
| 3 | South West Slammers | 90 | 88 | X | 3 | South West Slammers | 116 | 100 | X | | | | |
| 6 | Willetton Tigers | 83 | 87 | X | | | | | | | | | |

#### Grand Final summary

* 29 August 2015 7:30 pm
* Box score (original, missing stats) Box score (with stats) Report
Joondalup Wolves 105, South West Slammers 75 :
| Scoring by quarter: 26–16, 22–17, 33–15, 24–27 |||
| Pts: Trian Iliadis 28 Rebs: Kevin Davis 11 Asts: Seb Salinas 8 | Pts: Wade Hitchcock 14 Rebs: Brian Voelkel 19 Asts: Brian Voelkel 9 |
| Joondalup wins SBL Championship |||
* Bendat Basketball Centre, Floreat MVP: Trian Iliadis (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 | Rockingham Flames | 79 | 82 | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Cockburn Cougars | 48 | 61 | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Cockburn Cougars | 48 | 61 | X | 1 | Rockingham Flames | 90 | 80 | X | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Mandurah Magic | 70 | 51 | X | | | | |
| 4 | Mandurah Magic | 64 | 63 | X | 4 | Mandurah Magic | 70 | 51 | X | | | | |
| 5 | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | 53 | 51 | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | 53 | 51 | X | | | | | | Rockingham Flames | 68 | X | X |
| | | | | | | | | | | Willetton Tigers | 63 | X | X |
| 2 | Willetton Tigers | 69 | 77 | X | | | | | | | | | | Willetton Tigers | 63 | X | X |
| 7 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 53 | 56 | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 53 | 56 | X | 2 | Willetton Tigers | 82 | 68 | X | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Joondalup Wolves | 68 | 62 | X | | | | |
| 3 | Joondalup Wolves | 88 | 99 | X | 3 | Joondalup Wolves | 68 | 62 | X | | | | |
| 6 | South West Slammers | 65 | 46 | X | | | | | | | | | |

#### Grand Final summary

* 28 August 2015 7:30 pm
* Box score Report
Rockingham Flames 68, Willetton Tigers 63 :
| Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 12–18, 18–14, 18–16 |||
| Pts: Sami Whitcomb 41 Rebs: Lizel Buckley 8 Asts: Talisia Bourne 2 | Pts: Louella Tomlinson 14 Rebs: Louella Tomlinson 15 Asts: Louella Tomlinson 6 |
| Rockingham wins SBL Championship |||
* Bendat Basketball Centre, Floreat MVP: Sami Whitcomb (Flames)

## All-Star games

The 2015 SBL All-Star games took place at Bendat Basketball Centre on Monday 1 June, with all proceeds going to Youth Focus to help prevent youth suicide.

### Men's game
#### Rosters

South All-Stars :
| Pos | Player | Team |
| Starters |||
| F | Nic Cody | Willetton Tigers |
| F | Gavin Field | Cockburn Cougars |
| F | Cooper Land | Rockingham Flames |
| G | Tre Nichols | South West Slammers |
| G/F | Jordan Swing | Lakeside Lightning |
| Reserves |||
| G | Najee Lane | Cockburn Cougars |
| C | Jarrad Prue | Lakeside Lightning |
| G | Taylor Land | Rockingham Flames |
| G | Kyle Armour | Willetton Tigers |
| F | Jacob Holmen | Goldfields Giants |
| F | Brian Voelkel | South West Slammers |
| F/C | Taylor Mullenax | Mandurah Magic |
| Head coach: Ty Harrelson (South West Slammers) |||
North All-Stars :
| Pos | Player | Team |
| Starters |||
| G | Trian Iliadis | Joondalup Wolves |
| C | Kevin Davis | Joondalup Wolves |
| G | Seb Salinas | Joondalup Wolves |
| G/F | Carter Cook | Geraldton Buccaneers |
| G/F | Bennie Lewis | Geraldton Buccaneers |
| Reserves |||
| G | Seva Chan | Kalamunda Eastern Suns |
| G | Sunday Dech | East Perth Eagles |
| G | Austin Bruton | Stirling Senators |
| F | Kyle Lindbergh | Stirling Senators |
| F/C | Mat Wundenberg | Geraldton Buccaneers |
| F/C | Robert Huntington | Joondalup Wolves |
| F | Lien Phillip | Kalamunda Eastern Suns |
| Head coach: Ben Ettridge (Joondalup Wolves) |||

#### Game data

* 1 June 2015 2:00 pm
* Box Score Report
South 143, North 135 :
| Scoring by quarter: 37–36, 36–35, 38–35, 32–29 |||
| Pts: Nichols (26) Rebs: Lane & Prue (8) Asts: Armour (6) | Pts: Lewis (19) Rebs: Phillip (11) Asts: Bruton (5) |
* Bendat Basketball Centre, Floreat MVP: Tre Nichols

### Women's game
#### Rosters

South All-Stars :
| Pos | Player | Team |
| Starters |||
| G/F | Sami Whitcomb | Rockingham Flames |
| G | Casey Mihovilovich | Mandurah Magic |
| G | Kate Malpass | Willetton Tigers |
| C | Louella Tomlinson | Willetton Tigers |
| F | Darcee Garbin | Rockingham Flames |
| Reserves |||
| G | Deonica McCormick | South West Slammers |
| G | Jacinta Bourne | Rockingham Flames |
| G | Ebony Antonio | Willetton Tigers |
| F | Ashleigh Grant | Lakeside Lightning |
| F/C | Patricia Bright | South West Slammers |
| C | Ashlee Sidebottom | Mandurah Magic |
| Head coach: Ryan Petrik (Rockingham Flames) |||
North All-Stars :
| Pos | Player | Team |
| Starters |||
| G | Gabriella Clayton | Perth Redbacks |
| G | Shani Amos | Joondalup Wolves |
| G/F | Melissa Moyle | Kalamunda Eastern Suns |
| G | Rebecca Mercer | Joondalup Wolves |
| C | Kassi Conditt | Perry Lakes Hawks |
| Reserves |||
| G/F | Tegan Walker | Stirling Senators |
| F | Jessica Jakens | Perth Redbacks |
| G | Kelsey Maffin | East Perth Eagles |
| F/C | Danika Pisconeri | Perry Lakes Hawks |
| C | Amber Land | Stirling Senators |
| F | Jessie Edwards | Kalamunda Eastern Suns |
| Head coach: Vlad Alava (Joondalup Wolves) |||

#### Game data

* 1 June 2015 12:00 pm
* Box Score Report
South 87, North 76 :
| Scoring by quarter: 21–30, 23–16, 15–11, 28–19 |||
| Pts: Garbin (21) Rebs: Tomlinson & Garbin (11) Asts: Mihovilovich & McCormick (4) | Pts: Clayton (22) Rebs: Land (10) Asts: Amos (3) |
* Bendat Basketball Centre, Floreat MVP: Gabriella Clayton

## Awards
### Player of the Week

| Round | Men's Player | Team | Women's Player | Team |
| 1 | Kevin Davis | Joondalup Wolves | Deanna Smith | Cockburn Cougars |
| 2 | Marshall Brown | Perth Redbacks | Deanna Smith | Cockburn Cougars |
| 3 | Najee Lane | Cockburn Cougars | Deonica McCormick | South West Slammers |
| 4 | Tre Nichols | South West Slammers | Sami Whitcomb | Rockingham Flames |
| 5 | Ray Turner | Perth Redbacks | Casey Mihovilovich | Mandurah Magic |
| 6 | Gavin Field | Cockburn Cougars | Megan McKay | Perry Lakes Hawks |
| 7 | Ray Turner | Perth Redbacks | Casey Mihovilovich | Mandurah Magic |
| 8 | Jordan Swing | Lakeside Lightning | Louella Tomlinson | Willetton Tigers |
| 9 | Gavin Field | Cockburn Cougars | Louella Tomlinson | Willetton Tigers |
| 10 | Bryton Hobbs | Perry Lakes Hawks | Katie Loberg | Cockburn Cougars |
| 11 | Gavin Field | Cockburn Cougars | Darcee Garbin | Rockingham Flames |
| 12 | Drew Williamson | East Perth Eagles | Deonica McCormick | South West Slammers |
| 13 | Rhys Vague | East Perth Eagles | Jacinta Bourne | Rockingham Flames |
| 14 | Bryton Hobbs | Perry Lakes Hawks | Kate Malpass | Willetton Tigers |
| 15 | Bennie Lewis | Geraldton Buccaneers | Rebecca Mercer | Joondalup Wolves |
| 16 | Jay Bowie | Goldfields Giants | Deanna Smith | Cockburn Cougars |
| 17 | Ty Harrelson | South West Slammers | Sami Whitcomb | Rockingham Flames |
| 18 | Jacob Holmen | Goldfields Giants | Louella Tomlinson | Willetton Tigers |
| 19 | Tre Nichols | South West Slammers | Deonica McCormick | South West Slammers |
| 20 | Ray Turner | Perth Redbacks | Emma Klasztorny | Mandurah Magic |

### Statistics leaders

| Category | Men's Player | Team | Stat | Women's Player | Team | Stat |
| Points per game | Ray Turner | Perth Redbacks | 31.23 | Sami Whitcomb | Rockingham Flames | 25.52 |
| Rebounds per game | Jarrad Prue | Lakeside Lightning | 17.50 | Amber Land | Stirling Senators | 12.73 |
| Assists per game | Brian Voelkel | South West Slammers | 7.68 | Deanna Smith | Cockburn Cougars | 5.45 |
| Steals per game | Najee Lane | Cockburn Cougars | 2.80 | Casey Mihovilovich | Mandurah Magic | 3.95 |
| Blocks per game | Kevin Davis | Joondalup Wolves | 2.93 | Louella Tomlinson | Willetton Tigers | 4.90 |
| Field goal percentage | Kevin Davis | Joondalup Wolves | 64.1% | Darcee Garbin Katie Loberg | Rockingham Flames Cockburn Cougars | 51.2% |
| 3-pt field goal percentage | Austin Bruton | Stirling Senators | 42.9% | Rebecca Mercer | Joondalup Wolves | 45.3% |
| Free throw percentage | Gavin Field | Cockburn Cougars | 91.1% | Deanna Smith | Cockburn Cougars | 88.4% |

### Regular season

* Men's Most Valuable Player: Ray Turner (Perth Redbacks)
* Women's Most Valuable Player: Sami Whitcomb (Rockingham Flames)
* Men's Coach of the Year: Matt Parsons (Cockburn Cougars)
* Women's Coach of the Year: Randy Miegel (Mandurah Magic)
* Men's Most Improved Player: Rhys Vague (East Perth Eagles)
* Women's Most Improved Player: Ashleigh Grant (Lakeside Lightning)
* Men's All-Star Five:
** PG: Tre Nichols (South West Slammers)
** SG: Jordan Swing (Lakeside Lightning)
** SF: Bennie Lewis (Geraldton Buccaneers)
** PF: Gavin Field (Cockburn Cougars)
** C: Ray Turner (Perth Redbacks)
* Women's All-Star Five:
** PG: Kate Malpass (Willetton Tigers)
** SG: Casey Mihovilovich (Mandurah Magic)
** SF: Sami Whitcomb (Rockingham Flames)
** PF: Deanna Smith (Cockburn Cougars)
** C: Louella Tomlinson (Willetton Tigers)

### Finals

* Men's Grand Final MVP: Trian Iliadis (Joondalup Wolves)
* Women's Grand Final MVP: Sami Whitcomb (Rockingham Flames)