List of WNBL seasons

Season	Teams	Champion	Season MVP	Coach of the Year	Breakout Player of the Year	Leading Scorer	Defensive Player of the Year	Grand Final MVP
1981	9	St Kilda Saints	N/A	N/A	N/A	Julie Nykiel Noarlunga Tigers	N/A	N/A
1982	10	St Kilda Saints (2)	Karen Ogden St Kilda Saints	N/A	N/A	Karen Ogden St Kilda Saints	N/A	N/A
1983	10	Nunawading Spectres	Karen Ogden (2) St Kilda Saints Robyn Maher Nunawading Spectres	N/A	N/A	Julie Nykiel (2) Noarlunga Tigers	N/A	N/A
1984	11	Nunawading Spectres (2)	Julie Nykiel Noarlunga Tigers	N/A	N/A	Julie Nykiel (3) Noarlunga Tigers	N/A	N/A
1985	11	Coburg Cougars	Kathy Foster North Adelaide Rockets	N/A	N/A	Julie Nykiel (4) Noarlunga Tigers	N/A	Karin Maar Coburg Cougars
1986	13	Nunawading Spectres (3)	Kathy Foster (2) Hobart Islanders	N/A	N/A	Karin Maar Coburg Cougars	N/A	Shelley Gorman Nunawading Spectres
1987	11	Nunawading Spectres (4)	Robyn Maher (2) Nunawading Spectres	Tom Maher Nunawading Spectres	N/A	Kathy Foster Hobart Islanders	N/A	Tracey Browning Nunawading Spectres
1988	12	Nunawading Spectres (5)	Julie Nykiel (2) Noarlunga Tigers	Robbie Cadee Bankstown Bruins	Lucille Hamilton AIS	Julie Nykiel (5) Noarlunga Tigers	N/A	Shelley Gorman (2) Nunawading Spectres
1989	12	Nunawading Spectres (6)	Kathy Foster (3) Hobart Islanders	Mark Molitor North Adelaide Rockets	Renae Fegent AIS	Kathy Foster (2) Hobart Islanders	N/A	Robyn Maher Nunawading Spectres
1990	13	North Adelaide Rockets	Debbie Slimmon Bulleen Boomers	Jenny Cheesman AIS	Trisha Fallon AIS	Debbie Slimmon Bulleen Boomers	Karen Dalton Sydney Bruins	Donna Brown North Adelaide Rockets
1991	12	Hobart Islanders	Joanne Metcalfe Melbourne Tigers	Jerry Lee Canberra Capitals	Michelle Brogan Noarlunga Tigers	Joanne Metcalfe Melbourne Tigers	Kim Foley Hobart Islanders	Debbie Black Hobart Islanders
1992	11	Perth Breakers	Debbie Slimmon (2) Bulleen Boomers	Tom Maher (2) Perth Breakers	Allison Cook Melbourne Tigers	Jodie Murphy Canberra Capitals	Robyn Maher Perth Breakers	Tanya Fisher Perth Breakers
1993	10	Sydney Flames	Alison Cook Melbourne Tigers	Jan Stirling Adelaide Lightning	Allison Cook (2) Melbourne Tigers	Samantha Thornton Dandenong Rangers	Karen Dalton (2) Sydney Flames	Annie Burgess Sydney Flames
1994	10	Adelaide Lightning	Shelley Gorman Sydney Flames	Ray Tomlinson Melbourne Tigers	Maryanne Difrancesco Melbourne Tigers	Sandy Brondello Brisbane Blazers Shelley Gorman Sydney Flames	Robyn Maher (2) Sydney Flames	Rachael Sporn Adelaide Lightning
1995	10	Adelaide Lightning (2)	Sandy Brondello Brisbane Blazers	Guy Molloy Perth Breakers	Chika Emeagi AIS	Sandy Brondello (2) Brisbane Blazers	Tully Bevilaqua Perth Breakers	Rachael Sporn (2) Adelaide Lightning
1996	10	Adelaide Lightning (3)	Rachael Sporn Adelaide Lightning	Lori Chizik Bulleen Boomers	Jessica Bibby Dandenong Rangers	Gina Stevens Perth Breakers	Tully Bevilaqua (2) Perth Breakers	Michelle Griffiths Adelaide Lightning
1997	9	Sydney Flames (2)	Rachael Sporn (2) Adelaide Lightning	Bill Tomlinson Sydney Flames	Lauren Jackson AIS	Rachael Sporn Adelaide Lightning	Tully Bevilaqua (3) Perth Breakers	Trisha Fallon Sydney Flames
1998	9	Adelaide Lightning (4)	Michelle Griffiths Sydney Flames	Phil Brown AIS	Andrea Cartledge Melbourne Tigers	Alison Cook Bulleen Boomers	Emily McInerny Melbourne Tigers	Jo Hill Adelaide Lightning
1998–99	8	Australian Institute of Sport	Lauren Jackson AIS	Phil Brown (2) AIS	Caitlin Ryan Dandenong Rangers	Lauren Jackson AIS	Emily McInerny (2) Melbourne Tigers	Kristen Veal AIS
1999–00	8	Canberra Capitals	Lauren Jackson (2) Canberra Capitals Trisha Fallon Sydney Flames	Mark Wright Dandenong Rangers	Shelley Hammonds AIS	Trisha Fallon Sydney Flames	Tully Bevilaqua (4) Perth Breakers	Kristen Veal (2) Canberra Capitals
2000–01	8	Sydney Panthers (2)	Penny Taylor Dandenong Rangers	Mark Wright (2) Dandenong Rangers	Laura Summerton AIS	Penny Taylor Dandenong Rangers	Emily McInerny (3) Dandenong Rangers	Annie Burgess (2) Sydney Panthers
2001–02	8	Canberra Capitals (2)	Penny Taylor (2) Dandenong Rangers	Karen Dalton Sydney Panthers	Alison Downie Dandenong Rangers Kamala Lamshed Adelaide Lightning	Penny Taylor (2) Dandenong Rangers	Emily McInerny (4) Dandenong Rangers	Lauren Jackson Canberra Capitals
2002–03	8	Canberra Capitals (3)	Lauren Jackson (3) Canberra Capitals	David Herbert Townsville Fire	Kelly Wilson AIS	Lauren Jackson (2) Canberra Capitals	Natalie Porter Townsville Fire	Lauren Jackson (2) Canberra Capitals
2003–04	8	Dandenong Rangers	Lauren Jackson (4) Canberra Capitals	Gary Fox Dandenong Rangers	Kathleen MacLeod AIS	Lauren Jackson (3) Canberra Capitals	Emily McInerny (5) Dandenong Rangers	Emily McInerny Dandenong Rangers
2004–05	8	Dandenong Rangers (2)	Katrina Hibbert Bulleen Boomers	Cheryl Chambers Bulleen Boomers	Renae Camino AIS	Belinda Snell Sydney Uni Flames	Emily McInerny (6) Dandenong Rangers	Jacinta Hamilton Dandenong Rangers
2005–06	8	Canberra Capitals (4)	Katrina Hibbert (2) Bulleen Boomers	Gary Fox (2) Dandenong Rangers	Abby Bishop AIS	Deanna Smith Perth Lynx	Emily McInerny (7) Dandenong Rangers	Lauren Jackson (3) Canberra Capitals
2006–07	8	Canberra Capitals (5)	Hollie Grima Bulleen Boomers	Carrie Graf Canberra Capitals	Cayla Francis AIS	Hollie Grima Bulleen Boomers	Emily McInerny (8) Dandenong Rangers	Tracey Beatty Canberra Capitals
2007–08	10	Adelaide Lightning (5)	Natalie Porter Sydney Uni Flames	Carrie Graf (2) Canberra Capitals	Nicole Hunt AIS	Natalie Porter Sydney Uni Flames	Emily McInerny (9) Dandenong Rangers	Renae Camino Adelaide Lightning
2008–09	10	Canberra Capitals (6)	Rohanee Cox Townsville Fire	Cheryl Chambers (2) Bulleen Boomers	Sarah Graham Logan Thunder	Rohanee Cox Townsville Fire	Alicia Poto Sydney Uni Flames	Natalie Hurst Canberra Capitals
2009–10	10	Canberra Capitals (7)	Kristi Harrower Bendigo Spirit	Tom Maher (3) Bulleen Boomers	Tayla Roberts AIS	Suzy Batkovic Sydney Uni Flames	Rachael Flanagan Townsville Fire	Lauren Jackson (4) Canberra Capitals
2010–11	10	Bulleen Boomers	Liz Cambage Bulleen Boomers	Tom Maher (4) Bulleen Boomers	Gretel Tippett Logan Thunder	Liz Cambage Bulleen Boomers	Rachael Flanagan (2) Townsville Fire	Sharin Milner Bulleen Boomers^[1]
2011–12	10	Dandenong Rangers (3)	Suzy Batkovic Adelaide Lightning	Peter Buckle Adelaide Lightning	Carley Mijovic AIS	Suzy Batkovic (2) Adelaide Lightning	Alicia Poto (2) Sydney Uni Flames	Kathleen MacLeod Dandenong Rangers
2012–13	9	Bendigo Spirit	Suzy Batkovic (2) Adelaide Lightning	Bernie Harrower Bendigo Spirit	Stephanie Talbot Adelaide Lightning	Suzy Batkovic (3) Adelaide Lightning	Kristi Harrower Bendigo Spirit	Kelsey Griffin Bendigo Spirit
2013–14	9	Bendigo Spirit (2)	Suzy Batkovic (3) Townsville Fire	Guy Molloy Melbourne Boomers	Alex Wilson Townsville Fire	Jenna O'Hea Dandenong Rangers	Rebecca Allen Melbourne Boomers	Kelsey Griffin (2) Bendigo Spirit
2014–15	8	Townsville Fire	Abby Bishop Canberra Capitals	Shannon Seebohm Sydney Uni Flames	Lauren Scherf Dandenong Rangers	Abby Bishop Canberra Capitals	Kelsey Griffin Bendigo Spirit	Mia Newley Townsville Fire
2015–16	9	Townsville Fire (2)	Suzy Batkovic (4) Townsville Fire	Andy Stewart Perth Lynx	Alex Ciabattoni Adelaide Lightning	Suzy Batkovic (4) Townsville Fire	Stephanie Cumming Dandenong Rangers	Micaela Cocks Townsville Fire
2016–17	8	Sydney Uni Flames (4)	Suzy Batkovic (5) Townsville Fire	Cheryl Chambers (3) Sydney Uni Flames	Monique Conti Melbourne Boomers	Sami Whitcomb Perth Lynx	Marianna Tolo Canberra Capitals	Leilani Mitchell Sydney Uni Flames
2017–18	8	Townsville Fire (3)	Suzy Batkovic (6) Townsville Fire	Andy Stewart (2) Perth Lynx	Ezi Magbegor Canberra Capitals	Liz Cambage (2) Melbourne Boomers	Kayla Pedersen Dandenong Rangers	Suzy Batkovic Townsville Fire
2018–19	8	Canberra Capitals (8)	Kelsey Griffin Canberra Capitals	Chris Lucas Adelaide Lightning	Jazmin Shelley Melbourne Boomers	Asia Taylor Perth Lynx	Lauren Nicholson Adelaide Lightning	Kelsey Griffin (3) Canberra Capitals
2019–20	8	Canberra Capitals (9)	Kia Nurse Canberra Capitals^[2]	Paul Goriss Canberra Capitals^[3]	Ezi Magbegor (2) Melbourne Boomers	Kia Nurse Canberra Capitals	Mercedes Russell Southside Flyers	Olivia Époupa Canberra Capitals^[4]
2020	8	Southside Flyers (4)	Stephanie Talbot Adelaide Lightning	Shannon Seebohm (2) Townsville Fire	Shyla Heal Townsville Fire	Liz Cambage (3) Southside Flyers	Stephanie Talbot Adelaide Lightning	Leilani Mitchell (2) Southside Flyers
2021–22	8	Melbourne Boomers (2)	Anneli Maley Bendigo Spirit	Ryan Petrik Perth Lynx	Ezi Magbegor (3) Melbourne Boomers	Anneli Maley Bendigo Spirit	Brittney Sykes Canberra Capitals	Lindsay Allen Melbourne Boomers
2022–23	8		Cayla George Melbourne Boomers	Shannon Seebohm (3) Townsville Fire	Isobel Borlase Adelaide Lightning	Tiffany Mitchell Melbourne Boomers	Stephanie Talbot (2) Adelaide Lightning

References

^ "Milner fires Boomers to maiden title". abc.net.au.
^ "#WNBL20 MVP KIA NURSE". wnbl.basketball.
^ "WNBL NAMES END OF SEASON AWARDS AND WNBL ALL-STAR FIRST & SECOND TEAMS". wnbl.basketball.
^ "UC CAPITALS WIN NINTH WNBL CHAMPIONSHIP, EPOUPA NAMED GRAND FINAL MVP". wnbl.basketball.

External links

[1] "Milner fires Boomers to maiden title". abc.net.au.

[2] "#WNBL20 MVP KIA NURSE". wnbl.basketball.

[3] "WNBL NAMES END OF SEASON AWARDS AND WNBL ALL-STAR FIRST & SECOND TEAMS". wnbl.basketball.

[4] "UC CAPITALS WIN NINTH WNBL CHAMPIONSHIP, EPOUPA NAMED GRAND FINAL MVP". wnbl.basketball.

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Current teams	Adelaide Lightning Bendigo Spirit Canberra Capitals Melbourne Boomers Perth Lynx Southside Flyers Sydney Uni Flames Townsville Fire
Defunct teams	Australian Institute of Sport Bankstown Bruins Brisbane Blazers Christchurch Sirens Coburg Cougars Geelong Supercats Hobart Islanders Logan Thunder Melbourne Tigers Noarlunga Tigers North Adelaide Rockets Nunawading Spectres St Kilda Saints South East Queensland Stars Sutherland Sharks West Adelaide Bearcats
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Related	Basketball Australia
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List of WNBL seasons

See also

References

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