2001–02 WNBL season

Sports season

2001–02 WNBL season

League| Women's National Basketball League
Sport| Basketball
Duration| October 2001 – February 2002
Number of teams| 8
TV partner(s)| ABC
Regular season
Top seed| Adelaide Lightning
Season MVP| Penny Taylor (Dandenong Rangers)
Top scorer| Penny Taylor (Dandenong Rangers)
Finals
Champions| Canberra Capitals
Runners-up| Sydney Panthers
Finals MVP| Lauren Jackson (Canberra Capitals)
WNBL seasons

← 2000–01

2002–03 →

The 2001–02 WNBL season was the 22nd season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of 8 teams contested the league.

## Team standings

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#  | WNBL Championship Ladder

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Team  |  W  |  L  |  PCT  |  GP
1  | Adelaide Lightning | 17 | 4 | 80.95 | 21
2  | Canberra Capitals | 15 | 6 | 71.43 | 21
3  | Dandenong Rangers | 15 | 6 | 71.43 | 21
4  | Sydney Panthers | 13 | 8 | 61.9 | 21
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5  | AIS | 11 | 10 | 52.38 | 21
6  | Bulleen Boomers | 6 | 15 | 28.57 | 21
7  | Perth Lynx | 4 | 17 | 19.05 | 21
8  | Townsville Fire | 3 | 18 | 14.29 | 21

## Finals

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| Semifinals| | | Preliminary final| | | Grand final
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| Adelaide Lightning| 62| | Canberra Capitals| 75
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| Canberra Capitals| 66| | | | | | Sydney Panthers| 69
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| | Adelaide Lightning| 64|
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| | | Sydney Panthers| 66| | |
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| Dandenong Rangers| 85| |
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| Sydney Panthers| 98| | |
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## Season award winners

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Award  | Winner  | Team

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Most Valuable Player Award | Penny Taylor | Dandenong Rangers
Grand Final MVP Award | Lauren Jackson | Canberra Capitals
Rookie of the Year Award | Alison Downie
Kamala Lamshed | Dandenong Rangers
Adelaide Lightning
Defensive Player of the Year Award | Emily McInerny | Dandenong Rangers
Coach of the Year Award | Karen Dalton | Sydney Panthers
Top Shooter Award | Penny Taylor | Dandenong Rangers

## Statistics leaders

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Category  | Player  | Team  | GP  | Totals  | Average

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Points Per Game | Penny Taylor | Dandenong Rangers | 20  | 570  | 28.5
Rebounds Per Game  | Suzy Batkovic | Townsville Fire | 21  | 256  | 12.2
Assists Per Game  | Jae Kingi-Cross | Adelaide Lightning | 21  | 100  | 4.8
Steals Per Game  | Melissa McClure | Perth Lynx | 21  | 52  | 2.5
Blocks per game  | Lauren Jackson | Canberra Capitals | 13  | 44  | 3.4
Field Goal %  | Lauren Jackson | Canberra Capitals | 13  | (118/224)  | 52.7%
Three-Point Field Goal %  | Jessica Foley | AIS  | (31/76)  | 40.8%
Free Throw %  | Deanna Smith | Adelaide Lightning | 15  | (19/19)  | 100%

## References

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1. https://web.archive.org/web/20141227122005/http://www.wnbl.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Media_Guide/12284_BASKAUST_WNBL_MEDIA_GUIDE_2014-15_BACK.pdf

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