1998–99 WNBL season | |
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League | Women's National Basketball League |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | October 1998 – February 1999 |
Number of teams | 8 |
TV partner(s) | ABC |
Regular season | |
Top seed | AIS |
Season MVP | Lauren Jackson (AIS) |
Top scorer | Lauren Jackson (AIS) |
Finals | |
Champions | AIS |
Runners-up | Perth Breakers |
Finals MVP | Kristen Veal (AIS) |
The 1998–99 WNBL season was the 19th season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of 8 teams contested the league.
Team standings
# | WNBL Championship Ladder | |||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GP | ||
1 | AIS | 16 | 5 | 76.0 | 21 | |
2 | Perth Breakers | 14 | 7 | 67.0 | 21 | |
3 | Adelaide Lightning | 12 | 9 | 57.0 | 21 | |
4 | Melbourne Tigers | 11 | 10 | 52.0 | 21 | |
5 | Bulleen Boomers | 11 | 10 | 52.0 | 21 | |
6 | Sydney Flames | 10 | 11 | 48.0 | 21 | |
7 | Dandenong Rangers | 6 | 15 | 29.0 | 21 | |
8 | Canberra Capitals | 4 | 17 | 19.00 | 21 |
Finals
Semifinals | Preliminary final | Grand final | |||||||||||
AIS | 81 | AIS | 88 | ||||||||||
Perth Breakers | 62 | Perth Breakers | 79 | ||||||||||
Perth Breakers | 67 | ||||||||||||
Adelaide Lightning | 46 | ||||||||||||
Adelaide Lightning | 63 | ||||||||||||
Melbourne Tigers | 54 | ||||||||||||
Season award winners
Award | Winner | Team |
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Most Valuable Player Award | Lauren Jackson | AIS |
Grand Final MVP Award | Kristen Veal | AIS |
Rookie of the Year Award | Caitlin Ryan | Dandenong Rangers |
Defensive Player of the Year Award | Emily McInerny | Melbourne Tigers |
Coach of the Year Award | Phil Brown | AIS |
Top Shooter Award | Lauren Jackson | AIS |
Statistics leaders
Category | Player | Team | GP | Totals | Average |
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Points Per Game | Lauren Jackson | AIS | 20 | 463 | 23.2 |
Rebounds Per Game | Lauren Jackson | AIS | 20 | 238 | 4.1 |
Assists Per Game | Kristen Veal | AIS | 17 | 112 | 6.6 |
Steals Per Game | Tully Bevilaqua | Perth Breakers | 20 | 48 | 2.4 |
Blocks per game | Jenny Whittle | Perth Breakers | 21 | 53 | 2.5 |
Field Goal % | Lauren Jackson | AIS | 20 | (192/355) | 54.1% |
Three-Point Field Goal % | Rohanee Cox | Perth Breakers | 21 | (13/31) | 41.9% |
Free Throw % | Shelley Sandie | Canberra Capitals | 21 | (72/86) | 83.7% |
References
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