1988 WNBL season explained

1988 WNBL season
League:Women's National Basketball League (WNBL)
Sport:Basketball
No Of Teams:12
Tv:ABC
Season:Regular season
Top Seed:Nunawading Spectres
Mvp:Julie Nykiel (Noarlunga Tigers)
Mvp Link:WNBL Most Valuable Player Award
Top Scorer:Julie Nykiel (Noarlunga Tigers)
Top Scorer Link:WNBL Top Shooter Award
Finals:Finals
Finals Champ:Nunawading Spectres
Finals Runner-Up:North Adelaide Rockets
Finals Mvp:Shelley Gorman (Nunawading Spectres)
Finals Mvp Link:WNBL Grand Final Most Valuable Player Award
Seasonslist:List of WNBL seasons
Seasonslistnames:WNBL
Prevseason Link:1987 WNBL season
Prevseason Year:1987
Nextseason Link:1989 WNBL season
Nextseason Year:1989

The 1988 WNBL season was the eighth season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of 12 teams contested the league.

Regular season

Ladder

TeamPlayedWonLostWon %
1Nunawading Spectres2221195
2North Adelaide Rockets2218482
3Bankstown Bruins2216673
4West Adelaide Bearcats2214864
5Canberra Capitals2213959
6Coburg Cougars2213959
7Noarlunga Tigers22121055
8Brisbane Lady Bullets22111150
9Perth Breakers2261627
10Bulleen Melbourne Boomers2251723
11Australian Institute of Sport2231914
12Hobart Islanders220220

Finals

Season Awards

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Most Valuable Player AwardJulie NykielNoarlunga Tigers
Grand Final MVP AwardShelley GormanNunawading Spectres
Rookie of the Year AwardLucille HamiltonAustralian Institute of Sport
Coach of the Year AwardRobbie CadeeBankstown Bruins
Top Shooter AwardJulie NykielNoarlunga Tigers

Statistical leaders

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Points Per GameJulie NykielNoarlunga Tigers2145221.5
Rebounds Per GameDebbie SlimmonCoburg Cougars1924512.9
Assists Per GameKarin MaarCoburg Cougars221125.1
Steals Per GameDonna BrownNorth Adelaide Rockets21753.6
Blocks per gameRoksana BoreliHobart Islanders6132.2
Field Goal %Julie NykielNoarlunga Tigers21(180/312)57.7%
Three-Point Field Goal %Michele TimmsNunawading Spectres21(44/85)51.8%
Free Throw %Laura GiarettoNorth Adelaide Rockets19(42/48)87.5%

References

  1. 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