# 2008 MSBL season

The 2008 MSBL season was the 20th season of the Men's 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 ended on Saturday 6 September, when the Goldfields Giants defeated the Willetton Tigers in the MSBL Grand Final.

## 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 |

## Finals

The finals began on Friday 8 August and ended on Saturday 6 September with the MSBL 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 | 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 | | | | | | | | | |

## Awards
### Statistics leaders

| Category | Player | Team |
| Points | Curtis Marshall | Geraldton Buccaneers |
| Rebounds | Kenny Harris | Perth Redbacks |
| Assists | Joel Wagner | Perth Redbacks |
| Steals | Michael Lay | Geraldton Buccaneers |
| Blocks | Stephen Newman | Kalamunda Eastern Suns |
| Field goal percentage | Gavin Field | Cockburn Cougars |
| 3-pt field goal percentage | Joseph Nixon | Kalamunda Eastern Suns |
| Free throw percentage | Adam Caporn | Rockingham Flames |

### Regular season

* Most Valuable Player: Curtis Marshall (Geraldton Buccaneers)
* Coach of the Year: John Gardiner (Perry Lakes Hawks)
* Most Improved Player: Chris Dodd (Stirling Senators)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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)

### Finals

* Grand Final MVP: Darnell Dialls (Goldfields Giants)