1996 WNBL season

Sports season

1996 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| Sydney Flames
Season MVP| Rachael Sporn (Adelaide Lightning)
Top scorer| Gina Stevens (Perth Breakers)
Finals
Champions| Adelaide Lightning
Runners-up| Sydney Flames
Finals MVP| Michelle Griffiths (Adelaide Lightning)
WNBL seasons

← 1995

1997 →

The 1996 WNBL season was the 16th 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 | Sydney Flames | 18 | 17 | 1 | 94
2 | Adelaide Lightning | 18 | 16 | 2 | 89
3 | Bulleen Boomers | 18 | 14 | 4 | 78
4 | Perth Breakers | 18 | 11 | 7 | 61
5 | Brisbane Blazers | 18 | 9 | 9 | 50
6  | Dandenong Rangers | 18  | 9  | 9  | 50
7  | Melbourne Tigers | 18  | 6  | 12  | 33
8  | Canberra Capitals | 18  | 5  | 13  | 28
9  | Hobart Islanders | 18  | 2  | 16  | 11
10  | Australian Institute of Sport | 18  | 1  | 17  | 6

## Finals

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| Elimination final| | | Semifinals| | | Preliminary final| | | Grand final
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| 1| Sydney Flames| 57| | Sydney Flames| 65
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| | | Adelaide Lightning| 54| | | | | | Adelaide Lightning| 80
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| | | Adelaide Lightning| 87|
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| | | | Perth Breakers| 55| |
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| | Bulleen Boomers| 58|
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| | | Perth Breakers| 75| |
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| 4| Perth Breakers| 95|
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| 5| Brisbane Blazers| 62| |
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### Season Awards

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Award  | Winner  | Team

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Most Valuable Player Award | Rachael Sporn | Adelaide Lightning
Grand Final MVP Award | Michelle Griffiths | Adelaide Lightning
Rookie of the Year Award | Jessica Bibby | Dandenong Rangers
Defensive Player of the Year Award | Tully Bevilaqua | Perth Breakers
Coach of the Year Award | Lori Chizik | Bulleen Boomers
Top Shooter Award | Gina Stevens | Perth Breakers

### Statistical leaders

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Category  | Player  | Team  | GP  | Totals  | Average

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Points Per Game | Gina Stevens | Perth Breakers | 18  | 375  | 20.8
Rebounds Per Game  | Jenny Whittle | Brisbane Blazers | 17  | 189  | 11.1
Assists Per Game  | Debbie Black | Hobart Islanders | 17  | 83  | 4.9
Steals Per Game  | Debbie Black | Hobart Islanders | 17  | 86  | 5.1
Blocks per game  | Jenny Whittle | Brisbane Blazers | 17  | 70  | 4.1
Field Goal %  | Sally Barney | Brisbane Blazers | 13  | (26/42)  | 61.9%
Three-Point Field Goal %  | Michele Timms | Sydney Flames | 15  | (48/99)  | 48.5%
Free Throw %  | Allison Cook | Dandenong Rangers | 18  | (68/74)  | 91.9%

## 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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