1996 WNBL season

April 2022 1996 WNBL season Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) Basketball 10 ABCNetwork Ten Regular season Sydney Flames Rachael Sporn (Adelaide Lightning) WNBL Most Valuable Player Award Gina Stevens (Perth Breakers) WNBL Top Shooter Award Finals Adelaide Lightning Sydney Flames Michelle Griffiths (Adelaide Lightning) WNBL Grand Final Most Valuable Player Award List of WNBL seasons WNBL 1995 WNBL season 1995 1997 WNBL season 1997 The 1996 WNBL season was the 16th season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of 10 teams contested the league. Regular season Ladder TeamPlayedWonLostWon %1Sydney Flames18171942Adelaide Lightning18162893Bulleen Boomers18144784Perth Breakers18117615Brisbane Blazers1899506Dandenong Rangers1899507Melbourne Tigers18612338Canberra Capitals18513289Hobart Islanders182161110Australian Institute of Sport181176 Finals 200 y y Elimination final Semifinals Preliminary final Grand final 4 Perth Breakers 95 5 Brisbane Blazers 62 Sydney Flames 57 Adelaide Lightning 54 Bulleen Boomers 58 Perth Breakers 75 Adelaide Lightning 87 Perth Breakers 55 Sydney Flames 65 Adelaide Lightning 80 Season Awards AwardWinnerTeam Most Valuable Player Award Rachael Sporn Adelaide Lightning Grand Final MVP Award Michelle Griffiths Adelaide Lightning Rookie of the Year Award Jessica Bibby Dandenong Rangers Defensive Player of the Year Award Tully Bevilaqua Perth Breakers Coach of the Year Award Lori Chizik Bulleen Boomers Top Shooter Award Gina Stevens Perth Breakers Statistical leaders CategoryPlayerTeamGPTotalsAverage Points Per Game Gina Stevens Perth Breakers 18 375 20.8 Rebounds Per Game Jenny Whittle Brisbane Blazers 17 189 11.1 Assists Per Game Debbie Black Hobart Islanders 17 83 4.9 Steals Per Game Debbie Black Hobart Islanders 17 86 5.1 Blocks per game Jenny Whittle Brisbane Blazers 17 70 4.1 Field Goal % Sally Barney Brisbane Blazers 13 (26/42) 61.9% Three-Point Field Goal % Michele Timms Sydney Flames 15 (48/99) 48.5% Free Throw % Allison Cook Dandenong Rangers 18 (68/74) 91.9% References https://web.archive.org/web/20150120114035/http://www.wnbl.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Media_Guide/Media_Guide_201415.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20120318214857/http://www.wnbl.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Media_Guide/2011_12/Team_Profiles/10041_BASKAUST_MEDIA_GUIDE_2011-12_WNBL_BACK.pdf 1996 Category:1996 in Australian basketball Aus basketball