2008 MSBL season

Sports season

2008 MSBL season

League| State Basketball League
Sport| Basketball
Duration| 28 March – 2 August (Regular season)
8 August – 6 September (Finals)
Number of games| 26
Number of teams| 14
Regular season
Minor premiers| Perry Lakes Hawks
Season MVP| Curtis Marshall (Buccaneers)
Top scorer| Curtis Marshall (Buccaneers)
Finals
Champions| Goldfields Giants
Runners-up| Willetton Tigers
Grand Final MVP| Darnell Dialls (Giants)
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The 2008 MSBL season was the 20th season of the Men's State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season began on Friday 28 March and ended on Saturday 2 August. The finals began on Friday 8 August and ended on Saturday 6 September, when the Goldfields Giants defeated the Willetton Tigers in the MSBL Grand Final.

## Regular season

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The regular season began on Friday 28 March and ended on Saturday 2 August after 19 rounds of competition.

### Standings

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Pos

Team  |  W  |  L
1  | Perry Lakes Hawks | 21 | 5
2  | Rockingham Flames | 21 | 5
3  | Goldfields Giants | 19 | 7
4  | Geraldton Buccaneers | 18 | 8
5  | Cockburn Cougars | 17 | 9
6  | Wanneroo Wolves | 17 | 9
7  | Lakeside Lightning | 15 | 11
8  | Willetton Tigers | 13 | 13
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9  | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | 12 | 14
10  | Stirling Senators | 9 | 17
11  | Perth Redbacks | 6 | 20
12  | Bunbury Slammers | 6 | 20
13  | Mandurah Magic | 4 | 22
14  | East Perth Eagles | 4 | 22

## Finals

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The finals began on Friday 8 August and ended on Saturday 6 September with the MSBL Grand Final.[1][2][3]

### Bracket

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| Quarter-finals | | | Semi-finals | | | Grand Final |

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| 1 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 76 | 94 | 75 | | |
| 8 | Willetton Tigers | 99 | 89 | 99 |
| | 8 | Willetton Tigers | 98 | 103 | X |
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| | | 5 | Cockburn Cougars | 96 | 95 | X |
| 4 | Geraldton Buccaneers | 94 | 100 | 115 |

| 5 | Cockburn Cougars | 104 | 97 | 118 |
| |  | Willetton Tigers | 82 | X | X |
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| | |  | Goldfields Giants | 101 | X | X |
| 2 | Rockingham Flames | 99 | 105 | X | |

| 7 | Lakeside Lightning | 101 | 116 | X |
| | 7 | Lakeside Lightning | 94 | 88 | X |
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| | | 3 | Goldfields Giants | 104 | 103 | X |
| 3 | Goldfields Giants | 123 | 130 | X |

| 6 | Wanneroo Wolves | 101 | 107 | X |

## Awards

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### Statistics leaders

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Category | Player | Team

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Points | Curtis Marshall[4] | Geraldton Buccaneers
Rebounds | Kenny Harris | Perth Redbacks
Assists | Joel Wagner | Perth Redbacks
Steals | Michael Lay | Geraldton Buccaneers
Blocks | Stephen Newman | Kalamunda Eastern Suns
Field goal percentage | Gavin Field | Cockburn Cougars
3-pt field goal percentage | Joseph Nixon | Kalamunda Eastern Suns
Free throw percentage | Adam Caporn | Rockingham Flames

### Regular season

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* Most Valuable Player: Curtis Marshall (Geraldton Buccaneers)[4][5]
* Coach of the Year: John Gardiner (Perry Lakes Hawks)
* Most Improved Player: Chris Dodd (Stirling Senators)
* All Star First Team:
* Curtis Marshall (Geraldton Buccaneers)[4]
* Michael Lay (Geraldton Buccaneers)
* Peter Crawford (Perry Lakes Hawks)
* Jeff Dowdell (Wanneroo Wolves)
* Sean Sonderleiter (Perry Lakes Hawks)
* All Star Second Team:
* Adam Caporn (Rockingham Flames)
* Joseph Nixon (Kalamunda Eastern Suns)
* Carmichael Olowoyo (Stirling Senators)
* Tom Garlepp (Perry Lakes Hawks)
* Damian Matacz (Wanneroo Wolves)
* All Star Third Team:
* Joe-Alan Tupaea (Perry Lakes Hawks)
* Ben Hunt (Willetton Tigers)
* Chris Dodd (Stirling Senators)
* Christian Moody (Lakeside Lightning)
* Michael Haney (Goldfields Giants)

### Finals

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* Grand Final MVP: Darnell Dialls (Goldfields Giants)[6]

## References

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1. ^ "2008 MSBL Quarter Finals" (PDF). SBL.asn.au. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 April 2020.
2. ^ "2008 MSBL Semi Finals" (PDF). SBL.asn.au. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 April 2020.
3. ^ "2008 MSBL Grand Final" (PDF). BasketballWA.asn.au. 6 September 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 September 2009.
4. ^ a b c "State Basketball League 2008 Awards" (PDF). SBL.asn.au. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 April 2020.
5. ^ "BWA Awards Winners". BasketballWA.asn.au. 22 September 2008. Archived from the original on 13 September 2009.
6. ^ "Giants Reign Supreme". BasketballWA.asn.au. 7 September 2008. Archived from the original on 13 September 2009.

## External links

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* 2008 SBL season at sbl.asn.au
* 2008 fixtures
* July 2008 review
* 2008 grand final preview

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