# 2015 WSBL season

The 2015 WSBL season was the 27th season of the Women's State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season began on Friday 13 March, with Perry Lakes and Kalamunda hosting East Perth and Mandurah respectively. The 2015 WSBL All-Star Game was played on 1 June at Bendat Basketball Centre – the home of basketball in Western Australia. The regular season ended on Saturday 25 July. The finals began on Friday 31 July and ended on Friday 28 August, when the Rockingham Flames defeated the Willetton Tigers in the WSBL Grand Final.

## 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 | 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 ended on Friday 28 August with the WSBL Grand Final.

### 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 | | | | | | | | | |

## All-Star Game

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

### 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 | Player | Team |
| 1 | Deanna Smith | Cockburn Cougars |
| 2 | Deanna Smith | Cockburn Cougars |
| 3 | Deonica McCormick | South West Slammers |
| 4 | Sami Whitcomb | Rockingham Flames |
| 5 | Casey Mihovilovich | Mandurah Magic |
| 6 | Megan McKay | Perry Lakes Hawks |
| 7 | Casey Mihovilovich | Mandurah Magic |
| 8 | Louella Tomlinson | Willetton Tigers |
| 9 | Louella Tomlinson | Willetton Tigers |
| 10 | Katie Loberg | Cockburn Cougars |
| 11 | Darcee Garbin | Rockingham Flames |
| 12 | Deonica McCormick | South West Slammers |
| 13 | Jacinta Bourne | Rockingham Flames |
| 14 | Kate Malpass | Willetton Tigers |
| 15 | Rebecca Mercer | Joondalup Wolves |
| 16 | Deanna Smith | Cockburn Cougars |
| 17 | Sami Whitcomb | Rockingham Flames |
| 18 | Louella Tomlinson | Willetton Tigers |
| 19 | Deonica McCormick | South West Slammers |
| 20 | Emma Klasztorny | Mandurah Magic |

### Statistics leaders

| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
| Points per game | Sami Whitcomb | Rockingham Flames | 25.52 |
| Rebounds per game | Amber Land | Stirling Senators | 12.73 |
| Assists per game | Deanna Smith | Cockburn Cougars | 5.45 |
| Steals per game | Casey Mihovilovich | Mandurah Magic | 3.95 |
| Blocks per game | Louella Tomlinson | Willetton Tigers | 4.90 |
| Field goal percentage | Darcee Garbin Katie Loberg | Rockingham Flames Cockburn Cougars | 51.2% |
| 3-pt field goal percentage | Rebecca Mercer | Joondalup Wolves | 45.3% |
| Free throw percentage | Deanna Smith | Cockburn Cougars | 88.4% |

### Regular season

* Most Valuable Player: Sami Whitcomb (Rockingham Flames)
* Coach of the Year: Randy Miegel (Mandurah Magic)
* Most Improved Player: Ashleigh Grant (Lakeside Lightning)
* 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

* Grand Final MVP: Sami Whitcomb (Rockingham Flames)