2010–11 WNBL season

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Sports season

2010–11 WNBL season

League| Women's National Basketball League
Sport| Basketball
Duration| 9 October 2010 – 13 March 2011
Number of teams| 10
TV partner(s)| ABC
Regular season
Top seed| Bulleen Boomers
Season MVP| Liz Cambage Bulleen
Top scorer| Liz Cambage Bulleen
Finals
Champions| Bulleen Boomers
Runners-up| Canberra Capitals
Finals MVP| Sharin Milner Bulleen
WNBL seasons

← 2009–10

2011–12 →

The 2010–11 WNBL season was the 31st season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of 10 teams contested the league. The regular season was played between 9 October 2010 and 13 March 2011, followed by a post-season involving the top five in March 2011.[1] The Canberra Capitals were the two-time defending champions, but were defeated in the Grand Final by the Bulleen Boomers.[2]

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. Sponsorship included iiNet, entering its first year as league naming rights sponsor. Spalding provided equipment, including the official game ball, with Champion supplying team apparel.

## Team standings

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#  | WNBL championship ladder

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Team  |  W  |  L  |  PCT  |  GP
1  | Bulleen Boomers | 19 | 3 | 86.4 | 22
2  | Canberra Capitals | 18 | 4 | 81.8 | 22
3  | Bendigo Spirit | 15 | 7 | 68.2 | 22
4  | Dandenong Rangers | 12 | 10 | 54.5 | 22
5  | Logan Thunder | 12 | 10 | 54.5 | 22
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6  | Sydney Uni Flames | 10 | 12 | 45.5 | 22
7  | Townsville Fire | 10 | 12 | 45.5 | 22
8  | West Coast Waves | 8 | 14 | 36.4 | 22
9  | Adelaide Lightning | 3 | 19 | 13.6 | 22
10  | AIS | 3 | 19 | 13.6 | 22

## Finals

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Main article: 2011 WNBL Finals

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| Elimination final| | | Semifinals| | | Preliminary final| | | Grand final
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| 1| Bulleen Boomers| 71| | Bulleen Boomers| 103
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| | 2| Canberra Capitals| 67| | | | | | Canberra Capitals| 78
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| | | Canberra Capitals| 83|
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| | | | Bendigo Spirit| 78| |
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| | 3| Bendigo Spirit| 74|
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| | | 5| Logan Thunder| 53| |
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| 4| Dandenong Rangers| 73|
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| 5| Logan Thunder| 83| |
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## Season award winners

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Award  | Winner  | Position  | Team

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Most Valuable Player Award | Liz Cambage | Centre  | Bulleen Boomers
Grand Final MVP Award | Sharin Milner | Guard  | Bulleen Boomers
Rookie of the Year Award | Gretel Tippett | Forward  | Logan Thunder
Defensive Player of the Year Award | Rachael Flanagan | Guard  | Townsville Fire
Coach of the Year Award | Tom Maher | Coach  | Bulleen Boomers
Top Shooter Award | Liz Cambage | Centre  | Bulleen Boomers
All-Star Five | Liz Cambage
Marianna Tolo
Amy Denson
Jenna O'Hea
Kathleen MacLeod | Centre
Forward
Forward
Guard/Forward
Guard  | Bulleen Boomers
Canberra Capitals
Sydney Uni Flames
Bulleen Boomers
Dandenong Rangers

## Statistics leaders

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Category  | Player  | Team  | GP  | Totals  | Average

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Points Per Game | Liz Cambage | Bulleen Boomers | 22  | 490  | 22.3
Rebounds Per Game  | Cayla Francis | Logan Thunder | 22  | 204  | 9.3
Assists Per Game  | Kristen Veal | Logan Thunder | 22  | 127  | 5.8
Steals Per Game  | Kristen Veal | Logan Thunder | 22  | 55  | 2.5
Blocks per game  | Liz Cambage | Bulleen Boomers | 22  | 62  | 2.8
Field Goal %  | Liz Cambage | Bulleen Boomers | 22  | (187/314)  | 59.6%
Three-Point Field Goal %  | Rebecca Mercer | West Coast Waves | 19  | (26/62)  | 41.9%
Free Throw %  | Angela Marino | Adelaide Lightning | 20  | (70/78)  | 89.7%

## References

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1. ^ Media Guide 2014-15
2. ^ "BULLEEN DEFEAT CANBERRA TO CLAIM FIRST EVER CHAMPIONSHIP". australia.basketball. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

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