1994 WNBL season

Sports season

1994 WNBL season

League| Women's National Basketball League (WNBL)
Sport| Basketball
Number of teams| 10
TV partner(s)| ABC
Network Ten
Regular season
Top seed| Adelaide Lightning
Season MVP| Shelley Sandie (Sydney Flames)
Top scorer| Sandy Brondello (Brisbane Blazers)
Shelley Sandie (Sydney Flames)
Finals
Champions| Adelaide Lightning
Runners-up| Melbourne Tigers
Finals MVP| Rachael Sporn (Adelaide Lightning)
WNBL seasons

← 1993

1995 →

The 1994 WNBL season was the 14th season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of 10 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 | Adelaide Lightning | 18 | 16 | 2 | 89
2 | Melbourne Tigers | 18 | 14 | 4 | 78
3 | Sydney Flames | 18 | 14 | 4 | 78
4 | Perth Breakers | 18 | 12 | 6 | 67
5 | Dandenong Rangers | 18 | 10 | 8 | 56
6  | Brisbane Blazers | 18  | 8  | 10  | 44
7  | Canberra Capitals | 18  | 7  | 11  | 39
8  | Bulleen Boomers | 18  | 5  | 13  | 28
9  | Australian Institute of Sport | 18  | 4  | 14  | 22
10  | Hobart Islanders | 18  | 0  | 18  | 0

## Finals

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| Semifinals| | | Preliminary final| | | Grand final
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| Adelaide Lightning| 84| | Adelaide Lightning| 84 (OT)
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| Melbourne Tigers| 82| | | | | | Melbourne Tigers| 77
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| | Melbourne Tigers| 74|
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| | | Perth Breakers| 64| | |
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| Sydney Flames| 58| |
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| Perth Breakers| 62| | |
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### Season Awards

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Award  | Winner  | Team

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Most Valuable Player Award | Shelley Sandie | Sydney Flames
Grand Final MVP Award | Rachael Sporn | Adelaide Lightning
Rookie of the Year Award | Maryanne Difrancesco | Melbourne Tigers
Defensive Player of the Year Award | Robyn Maher | Sydney Flames
Coach of the Year Award | Ray Tomlinson | Melbourne Tigers
Top Shooter Award | Sandy Brondello
Shelley Sandie | Brisbane Blazers
Sydney Flames

### Statistical leaders

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Category  | Player  | Team  | GP  | Totals  | Average

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Points Per Game | Sandy Brondello
Shelley Sandie | Brisbane Blazers
Sydney Flames | 17
17  | 340
340  | 20.0
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Rebounds Per Game  | Debbie Slimmon | Bulleen Boomers | 18  | 243  | 13.5
Assists Per Game  | Michele Timms | Perth Breakers | 16  | 94  | 5.9
Steals Per Game  | Robyn Maher | Sydney Flames | 17  | 54  | 3.2
Blocks per game  | Jenny Whittle | Brisbane Blazers | 17  | 49  | 2.9
Field Goal %  | Jo Hill | Adelaide Lightning | 18  | (92/165)  | 55.8%
Three-Point Field Goal %  | Samantha Tomlinson | Melbourne Tigers | 13  | (17/36)  | 47.2%
Free Throw %  | Sandy Brondello | Brisbane Blazers | 17  | (74/84)  | 88.1%

## References

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1. https://web.archive.org/web/20150120114035/http://www.wnbl.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Media_Guide/Media_Guide_201415.pdf
2. 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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