1990 WNBL season

Sports season

1990 WNBL season

League| Women's National Basketball League (WNBL)
Sport| Basketball
Number of teams| 13
TV partner(s)| ABC
Regular season
Top seed| North Adelaide Rockets
Season MVP| Debbie Slimmon (Bulleen Boomers)
Top scorer| Debbie Slimmon (Bulleen Boomers)
Finals
Champions| North Adelaide Rockets
Runners-up| Hobart Islanders
Finals MVP| Donna Brown (North Adelaide Rockets)
WNBL seasons

← 1989

1991 →

The 1990 WNBL season was the tenth season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of 13 teams contested the league.

## Regular season

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### Ladder

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| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Won %

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1 | North Adelaide Rockets | 24 | 22 | 2 | 92
2 | Hobart Islanders | 24 | 19 | 5 | 79
3 | Bulleen Boomers | 24 | 17 | 7 | 71
4 | Nunawading Spectres | 24 | 17 | 7 | 71
5  | Melbourne Tigers | 24  | 17  | 7  | 71
6  | Australian Institute of Sport | 24  | 16  | 8  | 67
7  | Sydney Bruins | 24  | 13  | 11  | 54
8  | Perth Breakers | 24  | 10  | 14  | 42
9  | Brisbane Lady Bullets | 24  | 9  | 15  | 38
10  | West Adelaide Bearcats | 24  | 6  | 18  | 25
11  | Canberra Capitals | 24  | 5  | 19  | 21
12  | Coburg Cougars  | 24  | 3  | 21  | 12
13  | Noarlunga Tigers | 24  | 2  | 22  | 8

## Finals

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| Semifinals| | | Preliminary final| | | Grand final
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| North Adelaide Rockets| 65| | Hobart Islanders| 57
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| Hobart Islanders| 68| | | | | | North Adelaide Rockets| 72
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| | North Adelaide Rockets| 79|
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| | | Nunawading Spectres| 70| | |
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| Bulleen Boomers| 69| |
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| Nunawading Spectres| 89| | |
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### Season Awards

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Award  | Winner  | Team

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Most Valuable Player Award | Debbie Slimmon | Bulleen Boomers
Grand Final MVP Award | Donna Brown | North Adelaide Rockets
Rookie of the Year Award | Trisha Fallon | AIS
Defensive Player of the Year Award | Karen Dalton | Sydney Bruins
Coach of the Year Award | Jenny Cheesman | AIS
Top Shooter Award | Debbie Slimmon | Bulleen Boomers

### Statistical leaders

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Category  | Player  | Team  | GP  | Totals  | Average

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Points Per Game | Debbie Slimmon | Bulleen Boomers | 24  | 535  | 22.3
Rebounds Per Game  | Debbie Slimmon | Bulleen Boomers | 24  | 328  | 13.7
Assists Per Game  | Michele Landon | Sydney Bruins | 24  | 175  | 7.3
Steals Per Game  | Michele Timms | Nunawading Spectres  | 20  | 68  | 3.4
Blocks per game  | Sarah Sullivan | Coburg Cougars  | 20  | 50  | 2.5
Field Goal %  | Rachael Sporn | North Adelaide Rockets  | 20  | (119/198)  | 60.1%
Three-Point Field Goal %  | Vicki Daldy | North Adelaide Rockets  | 24  | (19/43)  | 44.2%
Free Throw %  | Sandy Brondello | Sydney Bruins | 21  | (31/34)  | 91.2%

## References

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1. Final Standings
2. Media Guide 2014-15
3. Media Guide 2011-12

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