2003–04 WNBL season

Sports season

2003–04 WNBL season

League| Women's National Basketball League
Sport| Basketball
Duration| October 2003 – February 2004
Number of teams| 8
TV partner(s)| ABC
Regular season
Top seed| Dandenong Rangers
Season MVP| Lauren Jackson (Canberra Capitals)
Top scorer| Lauren Jackson (Canberra Capitals)
Finals
Champions| Dandenong Rangers
Runners-up| Sydney Uni Flames
Finals MVP| Emily McInerny (Rangers)
WNBL seasons

← 2002–03

2004–05 →

The 2003–04 WNBL season was the 24th season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of 8 teams contested the league.

Broadcast rights were held by free-to-air network ABC. ABC broadcast one game a week, at 1:00PM at every standard time in Australia.

Molten provided equipment including the official game ball, with Hoop2Hoop supplying team apparel.

## Team standings

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#  | WNBL Championship Ladder

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Team  |  W  |  L  |  PCT  |  GP
1  | Dandenong Rangers | 17 | 4 | 80.0 | 21
2  | Sydney Uni Flames | 13 | 8 | 62.0 | 21
3  | Adelaide Lightning | 13 | 8 | 62.0 | 21
4  | Canberra Capitals | 13 | 8 | 62.0 | 21
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5  | Townsville Fire | 12 | 9 | 57.0 | 21
6  | Bulleen Boomers | 7 | 9 | 52.0 | 21
7  | AIS | 5 | 16 | 24.0 | 21
8  | Perth Lynx | 0 | 21 | 0.00 | 21

Main article: 2004 WNBL Finals

## Finals

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| Semifinals| | | Preliminary final| | | Grand final
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| Dandenong Rangers| 85| | Dandenong Rangers| 63
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| Sydney Uni Flames| 68| | | | | | Sydney Uni Flames| 53
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| | Sydney Uni Flames| 65|
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| | | Adelaide Lightning| 61| | |
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| Adelaide Lightning| 72| |
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| Canberra Capitals| 63| | |
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## Season award winners

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Award  | Winner  | Team

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Most Valuable Player Award | Lauren Jackson | Canberra Capitals
Grand Final MVP Award | Emily McInerny | Dandenong Rangers
Rookie of the Year Award | Kathleen MacLeod | AIS
Defensive Player of the Year Award | Emily McInerny | Dandenong Rangers
Coach of the Year Award | Gary Fox | Dandenong Rangers
Top Shooter Award | Lauren Jackson | Canberra Capitals
All-Star Five | Jodie Datson; Jacinta Hamilton; Shelley Hammonds (2) ; Belinda Snell (2) ; Lauren Jackson (6)  |

## Statistics leaders

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Category  | Player  | Team  | GP  | Totals  | Average

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Points Per Game | Lauren Jackson | Canberra Capitals | 14  | 391  | 27.9
Rebounds Per Game  | Lauren Jackson | Canberra Capitals | 14  | 193  | 13.8
Assists Per Game  | Emily McInerny | Dandenong Rangers | 21  | 84  | 4.0
Steals Per Game  | Katrina Hibbert
Emily McInerny
Gina Stevens | Bulleen Boomers
Dandenong Rangers
Townsville Fire | 21  | 42  | 2.0
Blocks per game  | Lauren Jackson | Canberra Capitals | 14  | 34  | 2.4
Field Goal %  | Rachel Warren | AIS  | 15  | (35/64)  | 54.7%
Three-Point Field Goal %  | Shelley Hammonds | Sydney Uni Flames | 20  | (18/39)  | 46.2%
Free Throw %  | Jessica Bibby | Dandenong Rangers | 21  | (41/47)  | 87.2%

## 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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