1998 WNBL season

Sports season

1998 WNBL season

League| Women's National Basketball League (WNBL)
Sport| Basketball
Number of teams| 9
TV partner(s)| ABC
Regular season
Top seed| Sydney Flames
Season MVP| Michelle Griffiths (Sydney Flames)
Top scorer| Allison Cook (Bulleen Boomers)
Finals
Champions| Adelaide Lightning
Runners-up| Sydney Flames
Finals MVP| Jo Hill (Adelaide Lightning)
WNBL seasons

← 1997

1998–99 →

The 1998 WNBL season was the 18th season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of 9 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 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 83
2 | Adelaide Lightning | 12 | 9 | 3 | 75
3 | Perth Breakers | 12 | 8 | 4 | 67
4 | Australian Institute of Sport | 12 | 8 | 4 | 67
5  | Melbourne Tigers | 12  | 7  | 5  | 58
6  | Dandenong Rangers | 12  | 7  | 5  | 58
7  | Bulleen Boomers | 12  | 3  | 9  | 25
8  | Canberra Capitals | 12  | 2  | 10  | 17
9  | Brisbane Blazers | 12  | 0  | 12  | 0

## Finals

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| Semifinals| | | Preliminary final| | | Grand final
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| Sydney Flames| 61| | Sydney Flames| 56
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| Adelaide Lightning| 42| | | | | | Adelaide Lightning| 67
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| | Adelaide Lightning| 81|
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| | | AIS| 54| | |
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| Perth Breakers| 70| |
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| AIS| 84| | |
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### Season Awards

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Award  | Winner  | Team

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Most Valuable Player Award | Michelle Griffiths | Sydney Flames
Grand Final MVP Award | Jo Hill | Adelaide Lightning
Rookie of the Year Award | Andrea Cartledge | Melbourne Tigers
Defensive Player of the Year Award | Emily McInerny | Melbourne Tigers
Coach of the Year Award | Phil Brown | AIS
Top Shooter Award | Allison Cook | Bulleen Boomers

### Statistical leaders

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Category  | Player  | Team  | GP  | Totals  | Average

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Points Per Game | Allison Cook | Bulleen Boomers | 12  | 232  | 19.3
Rebounds Per Game  | Lucille Hamilton | Dandenong Rangers | 12  | 135  | 11.3
Assists Per Game  | Robyn Maher | Sydney Flames | 11  | 62  | 5.6
Steals Per Game  | Tully Bevilaqua | Perth Breakers | 9  | 37  | 4.1
Blocks per game  | Jenny Whittle | Perth Breakers | 12  | 40  | 3.3
Field Goal %  | Kelly Lemezs | Melbourne Tigers | 12  | (45/73)  | 61.6%
Three-Point Field Goal %  | Kim Wielens | Canberra Capitals | 12  | (18/36)  | 50.0%
Free Throw %  | Allison Cook | Bulleen Boomers | 12  | (44/50)  | 88.0%

## 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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