2017 State Basketball League season
| 2017 State Basketball League season | |
|---|---|
| League | State Basketball League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | 17 March – 29 July (Regular season) 4 August – 2 September (Finals) |
| Number of games | 26 (men) 22 (women) |
| Number of teams | 14 (men) 12 (women) |
| Regular season | |
| Minor premiers | M: Willetton Tigers W: Perry Lakes Hawks |
| Season MVP | M: Jacob Holmen (Giants) W: Alison Schwagmeyer (Lightning) |
| Top scorer | M: Shawn Redhage (Redbacks) W: Chastity Reed (Flames) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | M: Perth Redbacks W: Perry Lakes Hawks |
| Runners-up | M: Joondalup Wolves W: Mandurah Magic |
| Grand Final MVP | M: Lee Roberts (Redbacks) W: Antonia Farnworth (Hawks) |
The 2017 State Basketball League season was the 29th season of the State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season began on Friday 17 March and ended on Saturday 29 July. The finals began on Friday 4 August and concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 1 September and the men's grand final on Saturday 2 September.
Pre-season
The 2017 SBL Pre-Season Blitz was held at Warwick Stadium over Saturday 4 March and Sunday 5 March.[1] The tournament featured the Malaysia women's national basketball team.[2]
Regular season
The regular season began on Friday 17 March and ended on Saturday 29 July after 20 rounds of competition.[3][4] All games over the Easter Round were played on a Thursday night with six venues all hosting games before the league took a break for the Easter long weekend. Anzac Round took place again in round 6 of the competition with the Kalamunda Eastern Suns and Willetton Tigers continuing their Anzac Day game tradition while being joined this year by the Cockburn Cougars hosting the Rockingham Flames on the Tuesday afternoon. There was also Women's Round in round 9, Rivalry Round in round 12, and Heritage Round in round 16.[5]
Standings
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Men's ladder
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Women's ladder
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Finals
The finals began on Friday 4 August and consisted of three rounds. The finals concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 1 September and the men's grand final on Saturday 2 September.[8][9]
Men's bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Grand final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Willetton Tigers | 80 | 85 | 90 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 90 | 84 | 87 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Willetton Tigers | 81 | 92 | X | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Perth Redbacks | 85 | 101 | X | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Perth Redbacks | 94 | 107 | 87 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | South West Slammers | 97 | 99 | 81 | ||||||||||||||||
| Perth Redbacks | 103 | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
| Joondalup Wolves | 70 | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Joondalup Wolves | 90 | 90 | 86 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Cockburn Cougars | 83 | 120 | 65 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Joondalup Wolves | 77 | 87 | 93 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Geraldton Buccaneers | 84 | 84 | 81 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Geraldton Buccaneers | 89 | 80 | 84 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Stirling Senators | 80 | 93 | 82 | ||||||||||||||||
Grand Final summary
2 September 2017 7:30 pm |
| Joondalup Wolves 70, Perth Redbacks 103 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 16–24, 21–22, 19–30, 14–27 | ||
| Pts: Ben Ironmonger 15 Rebs: Ryan Wright 10 Asts: Ben Ironmonger 3 |
Pts: Lee Roberts 28 Rebs: Lee Roberts 17 Asts: Shawn Redhage 6 | |
| Perth wins SBL Championship | ||
Women's bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Grand final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 83 | 85 | X | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Cockburn Cougars | 68 | 61 | X | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 93 | 90 | X | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Willetton Tigers | 81 | 62 | X | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Stirling Senators | 79 | 65 | 67 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Willetton Tigers | 74 | 71 | 85 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Perry Lakes Hawks | 59 | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
| Mandurah Magic | 48 | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Mandurah Magic | 66 | 79 | X | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Perth Redbacks | 59 | 54 | X | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Mandurah Magic | 86 | 78 | 67 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Lakeside Lightning | 76 | 86 | 61 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Lakeside Lightning | 76 | 73 | X | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Joondalup Wolves | 58 | 56 | X | ||||||||||||||||
Grand Final summary
1 September 2017 7:30 pm |
| Perry Lakes Hawks 59, Mandurah Magic 48 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 13–14, 14–12, 17–6 | ||
| Pts: Antonia Farnworth 26 Rebs: Natalie Burton 15 Asts: Lauren Jeffers 5 |
Pts: Nici Gilday 20 Rebs: Carly Boag 12 Asts: Casey Mihovilovich 3 | |
| Perry Lakes wins SBL Championship | ||
All-Star games
The 2017 SBL All-Star games took place at Bendat Basketball Centre on Monday 5 June, with all proceeds going to Lifeline WA for suicide prevention.[10][11]
Men's game
Rosters
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Game data
5 June 2017 2:00 pm |
| North 126, South 129 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–27, 27–38, 29–33, 26–22, Overtime: 16–19 | ||
| Pts: Smith (26) Rebs: Redhage (11) Asts: Ellis (8) |
Pts: Turner (39) Rebs: Turner (10) Asts: Voelkel (9) | |
Women's game
Rosters
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Game data
5 June 2017 12:00 pm |
| North 66, South 106 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 13–23, 21–27, 20–20, 12–36 | ||
| Pts: Burton (18) Rebs: Burton (8) Asts: Wischer (4) |
Pts: Boag & Schwagmeyer (18) Rebs: Barr, Boag & Gilday (12) Asts: Gilday (10) | |
Awards
Player of the Week
Statistics leaders
| Category | Men's Player | Team | Stat | Women's Player | Team | Stat |
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| Points per game | Shawn Redhage | Perth Redbacks | 27.53[31] | Chastity Reed | Rockingham Flames | 23.44[32] |
| Rebounds per game | Brian Voelkel | South West Slammers | 16.13 | Carly Boag | Mandurah Magic | 12.5 |
| Assists per game | Brian Voelkel | South West Slammers | 8.65 | Shani Amos | Joondalup Wolves | 5.00 |
| Steals per game | Rob Brandenberg | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | 2.73 | Carly Boag | Mandurah Magic | 3.30 |
| Blocks per game | Donovon Jack | Rockingham Flames | 2.00 | Samantha Roscoe | Lakeside Lightning | 2.46 |
| Field goal percentage | Mathew Wundenberg | Geraldton Buccaneers | 65.22% | Brittany Hodges | South West Slammers | 55.00% |
| 3-pt field goal percentage | Lochlan Cummings | Cockburn Cougars | 44.36% | Sydnee Fipps | Lakeside Lightning | 38.69% |
| Free throw percentage | Shawn Redhage | Perth Redbacks | 87.14% | Nici Gilday | Mandurah Magic | 85.37% |
Regular season
- Men's Most Valuable Player: Jacob Holmen (Goldfields Giants)[33]
- Women's Most Valuable Player: Alison Schwagmeyer (Lakeside Lightning)
- Men's Coach of the Year: Charles Nix (South West Slammers)
- Women's Coach of the Year: Randy Miegel (Mandurah Magic)
- Men's Most Improved Player: Corey Shervill (Lakeside Lightning)
- Women's Most Improved Player: Chelsea Belcher (Joondalup Wolves)
- Men's All-Star Five:
- PG: Tre Nichols (South West Slammers)
- SG: Dwayne Benjamin (Geraldton Buccaneers)
- SF: Brian Voelkel (South West Slammers)
- PF: Shawn Redhage (Perth Redbacks)
- C: Ray Turner (Willetton Tigers)
- Women's All-Star Five:
- PG: Nici Gilday (Mandurah Magic)
- SG: Stacey Barr (Willetton Tigers)
- SF: Alison Schwagmeyer (Lakeside Lightning)
- PF: Carly Boag (Mandurah Magic)
- C: Natalie Burton (Perry Lakes Hawks)
- Men's All-Defensive Five:
- PG: Kyle Armour (Willetton Tigers)
- SG: Courtney Belger (Kalamunda Eastern Suns)
- SF: Maurice Barrow (Geraldton Buccaneers)
- PF: Ben Purser (Perry Lakes Hawks)
- C: Kevin Davis (Joondalup Wolves)
- Women's All-Defensive Five:
- PG: Lauren Jeffers (Perry Lakes Hawks)
- SG: Casey Mihovilovich (Mandurah Magic)
- SF: Alison Schwagmeyer (Lakeside Lightning)
- PF: Ellyce Ironmonger (Joondalup Wolves)
- C: Natalie Burton (Perry Lakes Hawks)
Finals
- Men's Grand Final MVP: Lee Roberts (Perth Redbacks)[34]
- Women's Grand Final MVP: Antonia Farnworth (Perry Lakes Hawks)[35]
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