1996 WNBL season

1996 WNBL season
1996 WNBL season
League	Women's National Basketball League (WNBL)
Sport	Basketball
Number of teams	10
TV partner(s)	ABC; Network Ten
Regular season
Top seed	Sydney Flames
Season MVP	Rachael Sporn (Adelaide Lightning)
Top scorer	Gina Stevens (Perth Breakers)
Finals
Champions	Adelaide Lightning
Runners-up	Sydney Flames
Finals MVP	Michelle Griffiths (Adelaide Lightning)
WNBL seasons
	← 1995 1997 →

The 1996 WNBL season was the 16th season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of 10 teams contested the league.

Regular season

	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Won %
1	Sydney Flames	18	17	1	94
2	Adelaide Lightning	18	16	2	89
3	Bulleen Boomers	18	14	4	78
4	Perth Breakers	18	11	7	61
5	Brisbane Blazers	18	9	9	50
6	Dandenong Rangers	18	9	9	50
7	Melbourne Tigers	18	6	12	33
8	Canberra Capitals	18	5	13	28
9	Hobart Islanders	18	2	16	11
10	Australian Institute of Sport	18	1	17	6

Award	Winner	Team
Most Valuable Player Award	Rachael Sporn	Adelaide Lightning
Grand Final MVP Award	Michelle Griffiths	Adelaide Lightning
Rookie of the Year Award	Jessica Bibby	Dandenong Rangers
Defensive Player of the Year Award	Tully Bevilaqua	Perth Breakers
Coach of the Year Award	Lori Chizik	Bulleen Boomers
Top Shooter Award	Gina Stevens	Perth Breakers

Category	Player	Team	GP	Totals	Average
Points Per Game	Gina Stevens	Perth Breakers	18	375	20.8
Rebounds Per Game	Jenny Whittle	Brisbane Blazers	17	189	11.1
Assists Per Game	Debbie Black	Hobart Islanders	17	83	4.9
Steals Per Game	Debbie Black	Hobart Islanders	17	86	5.1
Blocks per game	Jenny Whittle	Brisbane Blazers	17	70	4.1
Field Goal %	Sally Barney	Brisbane Blazers	13	(26/42)	61.9%
Three-Point Field Goal %	Michele Timms	Sydney Flames	15	(48/99)	48.5%
Free Throw %	Allison Cook	Dandenong Rangers	18	(68/74)	91.9%