1991 WNBL season
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1991 WNBL season | |
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League | Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) |
Sport | Basketball |
Number of teams | 12 |
TV partner(s) | ABC |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Hobart Islanders |
Season MVP | Joanne Metcalfe (Melbourne Tigers) |
Top scorer | Joanne Metcalfe (Melbourne Tigers) |
Finals | |
Champions | Hobart Islanders |
Runners-up | Nunawading Spectres |
The 1991 WNBL season was the 11th season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of 12 teams contested the league.
Contents
Regular season
Ladder
Team | Played | Won | Lost | Won % | |
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1 | Hobart Islanders | 22 | 18 | 4 | 82 |
2 | Nunawading Spectres | 22 | 18 | 4 | 82 |
3 | Perth Breakers | 22 | 15 | 7 | 68 |
4 | North Adelaide Rockets | 22 | 13 | 9 | 59 |
5 | Canberra Capitals | 22 | 12 | 10 | 55 |
6 | Bulleen Boomers | 22 | 11 | 11 | 50 |
7 | Melbourne Tigers | 22 | 11 | 11 | 50 |
8 | Australian Institute of Sport | 22 | 10 | 12 | 45 |
9 | Sydney Bruins | 22 | 10 | 12 | 45 |
10 | Brisbane Blazers | 22 | 9 | 13 | 41 |
11 | Noarlunga Tigers | 22 | 5 | 17 | 23 |
12 | West Adelaide Bearcats | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
Statistical leaders
The following shows the leaders for each statistic during the 1991 regular season.
Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
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Points per game | Joanne Metcalfe | Melbourne Tigers | 21.8 PPG |
Rebounds per game | Debbie Slimmon | Bulleen Boomers | 5.1 RPG |
Assists per game | Michele Landon | Sydney Bruins | 7.2 APG |
Steals per game | Michele Timms | Perth Breakers | 3.6 SPG |
Blocks per game | Jenny Whittle | AIS | 2.6 BPG |
Field goal percentage | Lucille Hamilton | Melbourne Tigers | 58.2% (117/201) |
Three point percentage | Debbie Black | Hobart Islanders | 42.9% (21/49) |
Free throw percentage | Sally Phillps | AIS | 91.2% (52/57) |
Season Awards
Award | Winner | Team | |
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Most Valuable Player | Joanne Metcalfe | Melbourne Tigers | |
Coach of the Year | Jerry Lee | Canberra Capitals | |
Top Shooter Award | Joanne Metcalfe | Melbourne Tigers | |
Rookie of the Year | Michelle Brogan | Adelaide City Tigers |
Finals
Semi-finals | Preliminary final | Grand final | |||||||||
1. | Nunawading Spectres | 78 | |||||||||
2. | Hobart Islanders | 73 | |||||||||
Hobart Islanders | 74 | Nunawading Spectres | 64 | ||||||||
Perth Breakers | 61 | Hobart Islanders | 67 | ||||||||
3. | Perth Breakers | 82 | |||||||||
4. | North Adelaide Rockets | 72 | Key: | Winning team advances | Losing team advances |
References
- http://www.wnbl.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Media_Guide/Media_Guide_201415.pdf
- http://www.wnbl.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Media_Guide/2011_12/Team_Profiles/10041_BASKAUST_MEDIA_GUIDE_2011-12_WNBL_BACK.pdf