# 2024–25 WNBL season

The 2024–25 WNBL season was the 45th season of the competition since its establishment in 1981. The Southside Flyers were the defending champions, but they failed to qualify for Finals this season. The Bendigo Spirit won their third championship title after defeating Townsville, 2–0 in the Grand Final series.
Cygnett remains as the WNBL's naming rights partner for the season, after signing a three-year deal in September 2022. In August 2024, the season structure was confirmed to again feature an 84-game regular season, with a best-of-three Semi-Final & Grand Final series' to follow. All games were confirmed to again be broadcast via 9Now and ESPN, for the third consecutive season. This season saw the WNBL's return to free-to-air television for the first time since 2019, with the addition of one game broadcast weekly on 9Go!.

## Ladder

| # | 2024–25 WNBL Championship ladder | 2024–25 WNBL Championship ladder | 2024–25 WNBL Championship ladder | 2024–25 WNBL Championship ladder | 2024–25 WNBL Championship ladder |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GP |
| 1 | Bendigo Spirit | 18 | 3 | 85.7 | 21 |
| 2 | Perth Lynx | 16 | 5 | 76.1 | 21 |
| 3 | Townsville Fire | 15 | 6 | 71.4 | 21 |
| 4 | Sydney Flames | 8 | 13 | 38.0 | 21 |
| 5 | Canberra Capitals | 8 | 13 | 38.0 | 21 |
| 6 | Adelaide Lightning | 7 | 14 | 33.3 | 21 |
| 7 | Geelong United | 6 | 15 | 28.5 | 21 |
| 8 | Southside Flyers | 6 | 15 | 28.5 | 21 |

## Finals

| Semi Finals | Semi Finals | Semi Finals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| 1 | Bendigo Spirit | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Sydney Flames | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Sydney Flames | 0 | 1 | Bendigo Spirit | 2 |
| | | | 3 | Townsville Fire | 0 |
| 3 | Townsville Fire | 2 | 3 | Townsville Fire | 0 |
| 2 | Perth Lynx | 0 | | | |

## Statistics
### Individual statistic leaders

| Category | Player | Statistic |
| Points per game | Sami Whitcomb (BEN) | 21.0 PPG |
| Rebounds per game | Brianna Turner (ADL) | 12.7 RPG |
| Assists per game | Jade Melbourne (CBR) | 6.8 APG |
| Steals per game | Jaz Shelley (GEE) | 2.5 SPG |
| Blocks per game | Lauren Cox (TSV) Brianna Turner (ADL) | 3.1 BPG |

### Individual game highs

| Category | Player | Statistic |
| Points | Shaneice Swain (SYD) Jade Melbourne (CBR) | 40 |
| Rebounds | Anneli Maley (PER) | 22 |
| Assists | Courtney Woods (TSV) Jade Melbourne (CBR) | 12 |
| Steals | Jaz Shelley (GEE) | 7 |
| Blocks | Brianna Turner (ADL) Laeticia Amihere (PER) | 6 |

## Awards
### Postseason Awards

| Award | Winner | Position | Team |
| Most Valuable Player | Sami Whitcomb | Guard | Bendigo Spirit |
| Grand Final MVP | Sami Whitcomb | Guard | Bendigo Spirit |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Lauren Cox | Forward | Townsville Fire |
| Sixth Woman of the Year | Abigail Wehrung | Guard | Bendigo Spirit |
| Breakout Player of the Year | Abbey Ellis | Guard | Townsville Fire |
| Coach of the Year | Shannon Seebohm | Coach | Townsville Fire |
| Leading Scorer Award | Sami Whitcomb | Guard | Bendigo Spirit |
| Leading Rebounder Award | Brianna Turner | Forward | Adelaide Lightning |
| Golden Hands Award | Veronica Burton | Guard | Bendigo Spirit |
| Cygnett Community Award | Courtney Woods | Guard | Townsville Fire |
| All-WNBL First Team | Alex Wilson | Guard | Perth Lynx |
| All-WNBL First Team | Sami Whitcomb | Guard | Bendigo Spirit |
| All-WNBL First Team | Courtney Woods | Guard | Townsville Fire |
| All-WNBL First Team | Naz Hillmon | Forward | Southside Flyers |
| All-WNBL First Team | Laeticia Amihere | Forward | Perth Lynx |
| All-WNBL Second Team | Jade Melbourne | Guard | Canberra Capitals |
| All-WNBL Second Team | Veronica Burton | Guard | Bendigo Spirit |
| All-WNBL Second Team | Miela Sowah | Guard | Perth Lynx |
| All-WNBL Second Team | Anneli Maley | Forward | Perth Lynx |
| All-WNBL Second Team | Kelsey Griffin | Forward | Bendigo Spirit |

## Team captains and coaches

| Team | Captain | Coach |
| Adelaide Lightning | Stephanie Talbot | Natalie Hurst |
| Bendigo Spirit | Kelsey Griffin | Kennedy Kereama |
| Canberra Capitals | Jade Melbourne | Paul Goriss |
| Geelong United | Keely Froling | Chris Lucas |
| Perth Lynx | Amy Atwell / Anneli Maley (co) | Ryan Petrik |
| Southside Flyers | Rebecca Cole | Kristi Harrower |
| Sydney Flames | Cayla George | Guy Molloy |
| Townsville Fire | Alicia Froling, Lauren Mansfield, Courtney Woods (group) | Shannon Seebohm |