2014 WSBL season
# 2014 WSBL season

The 2014 WSBL season was the 26th season of the Women's State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season began on Friday 14 March and ended on Saturday 26 July. The finals began on Saturday 2 August and ended on Friday 29 August, when the Rockingham Flames defeated the Lakeside Lightning in the WSBL Grand Final.

## Regular season

The regular season began on Friday 14 March and ended on Saturday 26 July after 20 rounds of competition.

### Standings

| Pos |
| - |
| Pos | Team | W | L |
| 1 | Rockingham Flames | 20 | 2 |
| 2 | Lakeside Lightning | 19 | 3 |
| 3 | Joondalup Wolves | 15 | 7 |
| 4 | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | 14 | 8 |
| 5 | Cockburn Cougars | 13 | 9 |
| 6 | Stirling Senators | 12 | 10 |
| 7 | Mandurah Magic | 12 | 10 |
| 8 | Willetton Tigers | 10 | 12 |
| 9 | South West Slammers | 7 | 15 |
| 10 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 6 | 16 |
| 11 | East Perth Eagles | 2 | 20 |
| 12 | Perth Redbacks | 2 | 20 |

## Finals

The finals began on Saturday 2 August and ended on Friday 29 August with the WSBL Grand Final.

### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Rockingham Flames | 98 | 89 | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Willetton Tigers | 84 | 70 | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Willetton Tigers | 84 | 70 | X | 1 | Rockingham Flames | 95 | 84 | X | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | 88 | 64 | X | | | | |
| 4 | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | 68 | 84 | 72 | 4 | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | 88 | 64 | X | | | | |
| 5 | Cockburn Cougars | 73 | 73 | 62 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Cockburn Cougars | 73 | 73 | 62 | | | | | | Rockingham Flames | 80 | X | X |
| | | | | | | | | | | Lakeside Lightning | 75 | X | X |
| 2 | Lakeside Lightning | 69 | 86 | X | | | | | | | | | | Lakeside Lightning | 75 | X | X |
| 7 | Mandurah Magic | 56 | 73 | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Mandurah Magic | 56 | 73 | X | 2 | Lakeside Lightning | 80 | 79 | X | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Joondalup Wolves | 77 | 66 | X | | | | |
| 3 | Joondalup Wolves | 74 | 70 | X | 3 | Joondalup Wolves | 77 | 66 | X | | | | |
| 6 | Stirling Senators | 71 | 58 | X | | | | | | | | | |

## Awards

### Player of the Week

| Round | Player | Team |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Casey Mihovilovich | Mandurah Magic |
| 2 | Amy Patton | South West Slammers |
| 3 | Sami Whitcomb | Rockingham Flames |
| 4 | Kari Pickens | Lakeside Lightning |
| 5 | Darcee Garbin | Rockingham Flames |
| 6 | Sami Whitcomb | Rockingham Flames |
| 7 | Sami Whitcomb | Rockingham Flames |
| 8 | Jennie Rintala | Kalamunda Eastern Suns |
| 9 | Sami Whitcomb | Rockingham Flames |
| 10 | Amy Patton | South West Slammers |
| 11 | Sami Whitcomb | Rockingham Flames |
| 12 | Kari Pickens | Lakeside Lightning |
| 13 | Darcee Garbin | Rockingham Flames |
| 14 | Lauren Jeffers | South West Slammers |
| 15 | Alison Schwagmeyer | Kalamunda Eastern Suns |
| 16 | Kari Pickens | Lakeside Lightning |
| 17 | Kari Pickens | Lakeside Lightning |
| 18 | Gabby O'Sullivan | Perth Redbacks |
| 19 | Jacinta Bourne | Rockingham Flames |
| 20 | Emily Fielding | Lakeside Lightning |

### Statistics leaders

| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
| - | - | - | - |
| Points per game | Sami Whitcomb | Rockingham Flames | 22.55 |
| Rebounds per game | Amy Patton | South West Slammers | 12.18 |
| Assists per game | Shani Amos | Joondalup Wolves | 5.15 |
| Steals per game | Chelsea Burns | Joondalup Wolves | 3.13 |
| Blocks per game | Marita Payne | Cockburn Cougars | 3.0 |
| Field goal percentage | Krystal Stoneking | Lakeside Lightning | 59% |
| 3-pt field goal percentage | Adrienne Jones | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | 45.5% |
| Free throw percentage | Sami Whitcomb | Rockingham Flames | 82.4% |

### Regular season

* Most Valuable Player: Sami Whitcomb (Rockingham Flames)
* Coach of the Year: Darren Nash (Lakeside Lightning)
* Most Improved Player: Alix Hayward (Perth Redbacks)
* All-Star Five:
   * PG: Casey Mihovilovich (Mandurah Magic)
   * SG: Sami Whitcomb (Rockingham Flames)
   * SF: Alison Schwagmeyer (Kalamunda Eastern Suns)
   * PF: Kari Pickens (Lakeside Lightning)
   * C: Marita Payne (Cockburn Cougars)

### Finals

* Grand Final MVP: Sami Whitcomb (Rockingham Flames)
