2017 State Basketball League season

The 2017 State Basketball League season was the 29th season of the State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season began on Friday 17 March and ended on Saturday 29 July. The finals began on Friday 4 August and concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 1 September and the men's grand final on Saturday 2 September.

2017 State Basketball League season
LeagueState Basketball League
SportBasketball
Duration17 March – 29 July (Regular season)
4 August – 2 September (Finals)
Number of games26 (men)
22 (women)
Number of teams14 (men)
12 (women)
Regular season
  Minor premiersM: Willetton Tigers
W: Perry Lakes Hawks
Season MVPM: Jacob Holmen (Giants)
W: Alison Schwagmeyer (Lightning)
Top scorerM: Shawn Redhage (Redbacks)
W: Chastity Reed (Flames)
Finals
ChampionsM: Perth Redbacks
W: Perry Lakes Hawks
  Runners-upM: Joondalup Wolves
W: Mandurah Magic
Grand Final MVPM: Lee Roberts (Redbacks)
W: Antonia Farnworth (Hawks)
SBL seasons

Pre-season

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The 2017 SBL Pre-Season Blitz was held at Warwick Stadium over Saturday 4 March and Sunday 5 March.[1] The tournament featured the Malaysia women's national basketball team.[2]

Regular season

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The regular season began on Friday 17 March and ended on Saturday 29 July after 20 rounds of competition.[3][4] All games over the Easter Round were played on a Thursday night with six venues all hosting games before the league took a break for the Easter long weekend. Anzac Round took place again in round 6 of the competition with the Kalamunda Eastern Suns and Willetton Tigers continuing their Anzac Day game tradition while being joined this year by the Cockburn Cougars hosting the Rockingham Flames on the Tuesday afternoon. There was also Women's Round in round 9, Rivalry Round in round 12, and Heritage Round in round 16.[5]

Standings

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Finals

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The finals began on Friday 4 August and consisted of three rounds. The finals concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 1 September and the men's grand final on Saturday 2 September.[8][9]

Men's bracket

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Grand final
               
1 Willetton Tigers 80 85 90
8 Perry Lakes Hawks 90 84 87
1 Willetton Tigers 81 92 X
4 Perth Redbacks 85 101 X
4 Perth Redbacks 94 107 87
5 South West Slammers 97 99 81
  Perth Redbacks 103 X X
Joondalup Wolves 70 X X
2 Joondalup Wolves 90 90 86
7 Cockburn Cougars 83 120 65
2 Joondalup Wolves 77 87 93
3 Geraldton Buccaneers 84 84 81
3 Geraldton Buccaneers 89 80 84
6 Stirling Senators 80 93 82

Grand Final summary

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2 September 2017
7:30 pm
Joondalup Wolves 70, Perth Redbacks 103
Scoring by quarter: 16–24, 21–22, 19–30, 14–27
Pts: Ben Ironmonger 15
Rebs: Ryan Wright 10
Asts: Ben Ironmonger 3
Pts: Lee Roberts 28
Rebs: Lee Roberts 17
Asts: Shawn Redhage 6
Perth wins SBL Championship

Women's bracket

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Grand final
               
1 Perry Lakes Hawks 83 85 X
8 Cockburn Cougars 68 61 X
1 Perry Lakes Hawks 93 90 X
5 Willetton Tigers 81 62 X
4 Stirling Senators 79 65 67
5 Willetton Tigers 74 71 85
  Perry Lakes Hawks 59 X X
Mandurah Magic 48 X X
2 Mandurah Magic 66 79 X
7 Perth Redbacks 59 54 X
2 Mandurah Magic 86 78 67
3 Lakeside Lightning 76 86 61
3 Lakeside Lightning 76 73 X
6 Joondalup Wolves 58 56 X

Grand Final summary

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1 September 2017
7:30 pm
Perry Lakes Hawks 59, Mandurah Magic 48
Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 13–14, 14–12, 17–6
Pts: Antonia Farnworth 26
Rebs: Natalie Burton 15
Asts: Lauren Jeffers 5
Pts: Nici Gilday 20
Rebs: Carly Boag 12
Asts: Casey Mihovilovich 3
Perry Lakes wins SBL Championship

All-Star games

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The 2017 SBL All-Star games took place at Bendat Basketball Centre on Monday 5 June, with all proceeds going to Lifeline WA for suicide prevention.[10][11]

Men's game

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Rosters

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Game data

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5 June 2017
2:00 pm
North 126, South 129 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 28–27, 27–38, 29–33, 26–22, Overtime: 16–19
Pts: Smith (26)
Rebs: Redhage (11)
Asts: Ellis (8)
Pts: Turner (39)
Rebs: Turner (10)
Asts: Voelkel (9)

Women's game

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Rosters

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Game data

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5 June 2017
12:00 pm
North 66, South 106
Scoring by quarter: 13–23, 21–27, 20–20, 12–36
Pts: Burton (18)
Rebs: Burton (8)
Asts: Wischer (4)
Pts: Boag & Schwagmeyer (18)
Rebs: Barr, Boag & Gilday (12)
Asts: Gilday (10)

Awards

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Player of the Week

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Round Men's Player Team Women's Player Team Ref
1 Dwayne Benjamin Geraldton Buccaneers Chelsea Belcher Joondalup Wolves [12][13]
2 Jalen Billups Cockburn Cougars Stacey Barr Willetton Tigers [14][15]
3 Jacob Holmen Goldfields Giants Kisha Lee Stirling Senators [16][17]
4 Kevin Davis East Perth Eagles Nici Gilday Mandurah Magic [18][19]
5 Jalen Billups Cockburn Cougars Emilee Harmon Perth Redbacks [20][21]
6 Jackson Hussey Geraldton Buccaneers Alison Schwagmeyer Lakeside Lightning [22][23]
7 Shawn Redhage Perth Redbacks Stacey Barr Willetton Tigers [24][25]
8 Ray Turner Willetton Tigers Carly Boag Mandurah Magic [26][27]
9 Dwayne Benjamin Geraldton Buccaneers Kisha Lee Stirling Senators [28]
10 Ray Turner Willetton Tigers Klara Wischer Joondalup Wolves [28]
11 Jalen Billups Cockburn Cougars Alison Schwagmeyer Lakeside Lightning [28]
12 Matthew Adekponya Perry Lakes Hawks Sydnee Fipps Lakeside Lightning [28]
13 Brian Voelkel South West Slammers Carly Boag Mandurah Magic [28]
14 Jalen Billups Cockburn Cougars Nici Gilday Mandurah Magic [28]
15 Dwayne Benjamin Geraldton Buccaneers Toni Farnworth Perry Lakes Hawks [28]
16 Dwayne Benjamin Geraldton Buccaneers Sydnee Fipps Lakeside Lightning [28]
17 Taylor Mullenax Mandurah Magic Alison Schwagmeyer Lakeside Lightning [28]
18 James Padgett Lakeside Lightning Alison Schwagmeyer Lakeside Lightning [28]
19 Brian Voelkel South West Slammers Alison Schwagmeyer Lakeside Lightning [28]
20 Shawn Redhage Perth Redbacks Taylor Roberts Stirling Senators [28][29][30]

Statistics leaders

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Category Men's Player Team Stat Women's Player Team Stat
Points per game Shawn Redhage Perth Redbacks 27.53[31] Chastity Reed Rockingham Flames 23.44[32]
Rebounds per game Brian Voelkel South West Slammers 16.13 Carly Boag Mandurah Magic 12.5
Assists per game Brian Voelkel South West Slammers 8.65 Shani Amos Joondalup Wolves 5.00
Steals per game Rob Brandenberg Kalamunda Eastern Suns 2.73 Carly Boag Mandurah Magic 3.30
Blocks per game Donovon Jack Rockingham Flames 2.00 Samantha Roscoe Lakeside Lightning 2.46
Field goal percentage Mathew Wundenberg Geraldton Buccaneers 65.22% Brittany Hodges South West Slammers 55.00%
3-pt field goal percentage Lochlan Cummings Cockburn Cougars 44.36% Sydnee Fipps Lakeside Lightning 38.69%
Free throw percentage Shawn Redhage Perth Redbacks 87.14% Nici Gilday Mandurah Magic 85.37%

Regular season

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Finals

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References

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