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    1987 WNBL season

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    1987 WNBL season
    LeagueWomen's National Basketball League (WNBL)
    SportBasketball
    Number of teams11
    TV partner(s)ABC
    Regular season
    Top seedNunawading Spectres
    Season MVPRobyn Maher (Nunawading Spectres)
    Top scorerKathy Foster (Hobart Islanders)
    Finals
    ChampionsNunawading Spectres
      Runners-upCoburg Cougars
    Finals MVPTracey Browning (Nunawading Spectres)
    WNBL seasons
    ← 1986
    1988 →

    The 1987 WNBL season was the seventh season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of 11 teams contested the league.

    Regular season

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    Ladder

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    Team Played Won Lost Won %
    1 Nunawading Spectres 20 18 2 90
    2 Coburg Cougars 20 14 6 70
    3 North Adelaide Rockets 20 13 7 65
    4 West Adelaide Bearcats 20 13 7 65
    5 Australian Institute of Sport 20 10 10 50
    6 Brisbane Lady Bullets 20 10 10 50
    7 Noarlunga Tigers 20 10 10 50
    8 Bankstown Bruins 20 8 12 40
    9 Canberra Capitals 20 7 13 35
    10 Hobart Islanders 20 4 16 20
    11 Bulleen Melbourne Boomers 20 3 17 15

    Finals

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    Semi-finals Grand Final
          
    1 Nunawading Spectres 61
    4 West Adelaide Bearcats 52
    1 Nunawading Spectres 67
    2 Coburg Cougars 59
    3 North Adelaide Rockets 60
    2 Coburg Cougars 67

    Season Awards

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    Award Winner Team
    Most Valuable Player Award Robyn Maher Nunawading Spectres
    Grand Final MVP Award Tracey Browning Nunawading Spectres
    Coach of the Year Award Tom Maher Nunawading Spectres
    Top Shooter Award Kathy Foster Hobart Islanders

    Statistical leaders

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    Category Player Team GP Totals Average
    Points Per Game Kathy Foster Hobart Islanders 20 415 20.8
    Rebounds Per Game Samantha Thornton Bulleen Melbourne Boomers 18 221 12.3
    Assists Per Game Karin Maar Coburg Cougars 20 104 5.2
    Steals Per Game Donna Brown Noarlunga Tigers 20 66 3.3
    Blocks per game Chris Saunders Bulleen Melbourne Boomers 20 24 1.2
    Field Goal % Marisa Rowe Coburg Cougars 17 (69/129) 53.5%
    Three-Point Field Goal % Cheryl Chambers Coburg Cougars 19 (18/42) 42.9%
    Free Throw % Sandy Brondello Australian Institute of Sport 18 (34/43) 79.1%

    References

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    1. 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
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