2019 State Basketball League season

Sports season

2019 State Basketball League season
League	State Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
Duration	15 March – 28 July (Regular season) 2 August – 31 August (Finals)
Number of games	26 (men) 22 (women)
Number of teams	14 (men) 12 (women)
Regular season
Minor premiers	M: Joondalup Wolves W: Lakeside Lightning
Season MVP	M: Joshua Braun (Suns) W: Stacey Barr (Senators)
Top scorer	M: Marshall Nelson (Redbacks) W: Darcee Garbin (Flames)
Finals
Champions	M: Geraldton Buccaneers W: Rockingham Flames
Runners-up	M: Joondalup Wolves W: Warwick Senators
Grand Final MVP	M: Liam Hunt (Buccaneers) W: Maddison Allen (Flames)
SBL seasons
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The 2019 State Basketball League season was the 31st season of the State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season began on Friday 15 March and ended on Sunday 28 July. The finals began on Friday 2 August and concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 30 August and the men's grand final on Saturday 31 August.

Regular season

The regular season began on Friday 15 March and ended on Sunday 28 July after 20 rounds of competition. Easter games in round 6 were again scheduled for Thursday night, with all teams then on a break over the long weekend. Games tipped-off again on Anzac Day as the tradition continued between the Kalamunda Eastern Suns and Willetton Tigers. There was also Women's Round in round 9 and Heritage Round in round 16, while the new concept of Mental Health Awareness Round was included for round 19.^[1]

Changes for the 2019 season saw the Stirling Senators rebrand as the Warwick Senators,^[2] while the East Perth Eagles relocated from Morley Sport & Recreation Centre to Herb Graham Recreation Centre.^[1]

Standings

Men's ladder

Pos	Team	W	L	Pts	Qualification
1	Joondalup Wolves	20	6	40	Quarter Finals
2	Lakeside Lightning	20	6	40
3	Geraldton Buccaneers	19	7	38
4	Rockingham Flames	18	8	36
5	Perry Lakes Hawks	18	8	36
6	Warwick Senators	16	10	32
7	Goldfields Giants	14	12	28
8	Kalamunda Eastern Suns	13	13	26
9	Willetton Tigers	13	13	26
10	Perth Redbacks	11	15	22
11	Cockburn Cougars	7	19	14
12	East Perth Eagles	6	20	12
13	Mandurah Magic	6	20	12
14	South West Slammers	1	25	2

Source: State Basketball League

Women's ladder

Pos	Team	W	L	Pts	Qualification
1	Lakeside Lightning	16	6	32	Quarter Finals
2	Mandurah Magic	15	7	30
3	Joondalup Wolves	14	8	28
4	Warwick Senators	14	8	28
5	Willetton Tigers	13	9	26
6	Perry Lakes Hawks	13	9	26
7	Rockingham Flames	13	9	26
8	Kalamunda Eastern Suns	11	11	22
9	Perth Redbacks	9	13	18
10	South West Slammers	8	14	16
11	Cockburn Cougars	5	17	10
12	East Perth Eagles	1	21	2

Source: State Basketball League

Finals

The finals began on Friday 2 August and consisted of three rounds. The finals concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 30 August and the men's grand final on Saturday 31 August.

Men's bracket

Quarter Finals					Semi Finals					Grand Final

1	Joondalup Wolves	112	113	X

8	Kalamunda Eastern Suns	97	84	X
					1	Joondalup Wolves	81	109	X

					5	Perry Lakes Hawks	77	94	X
4	Rockingham Flames	81	86	X

5	Perry Lakes Hawks	89	89	X
											Joondalup Wolves	80	X	X

											Geraldton Buccaneers	92	X	X
2	Lakeside Lightning	89	102	X

7	Goldfields Giants	85	84	X
					2	Lakeside Lightning	68	96	86

					3	Geraldton Buccaneers	79	89	96
3	Geraldton Buccaneers	94	75	79

6	Warwick Senators	84	83	68

Women's bracket

Quarter Finals					Semi Finals					Grand Final

1	Lakeside Lightning	85	91	X

8	Kalamunda Eastern Suns	77	81	X
					1	Lakeside Lightning	75	65	X

					4	Warwick Senators	87	77	X
4	Warwick Senators	84	88	X

5	Willetton Tigers	74	58	X
											Warwick Senators	56	X	X

											Rockingham Flames	85	X	X
2	Mandurah Magic	65	64	X

7	Rockingham Flames	76	65	X
					7	Rockingham Flames	95	68	X

					6	Perry Lakes Hawks	60	61	X
3	Joondalup Wolves	66	59	X

6	Perry Lakes Hawks	102	103	X

All-Star games

The 2019 SBL All-Star games took place at Bendat Basketball Centre on Monday 3 June, with all proceeds going to Red Frogs Australia.^[1]^[3]

Men's game

Rosters

**Australian All-Stars**
Pos	Player	Team
Starters
F	Greg Hire	Rockingham Flames
G	Ryan Godfrey	Rockingham Flames
F	Gavin Field	Cockburn Cougars
G	David Humphries	Goldfields Giants
C	Louis Timms	Kalamunda Eastern Suns
Reserves
F	Cody Ellis	Warwick Senators
G	Kyle Armour	Lakeside Lightning
G	Damien Scott	Willetton Tigers
G	Ryan Smith	Perry Lakes Hawks
F	Caleb Davis	Warwick Senators
C	Jarrad Prue	Lakeside Lightning
G	Marshall Nelson	Perth Redbacks
Head coach: Mike Ellis (Warwick Senators) & Dayle Joseph (Geraldton Buccaneers)

**World All-Stars**
Pos	Player	Team
Starters
C	Kevin Davis	Joondalup Wolves
G	Marcus Alipate	Geraldton Buccaneers
G	Caleb White	Rockingham Flames
F	Patrick Burke	Goldfields Giants
G	Joshua Braun	Kalamunda Eastern Suns
Reserves
G	Justin King	Warwick Senators
G	Shaun Stewart	Mandurah Magic
F	Josh Ritchart	Rockingham Flames
F	Jobi Wall	Lakeside Lightning
F	Tyler Livingston	South West Slammers
G	Cameron Williams	East Perth Eagles
F	Jourdan DeMuynck	Perth Redbacks
Head coach: Dave Daniels (Lakeside Lightning)

Game data

Highlights

3 June 2019
2:00 pm

Box Score
Recap
Recap

Australia 113, World 112
Scoring by quarter: 33–34, 36–27, 25–27, 19–24
Pts: Hire (20) Rebs: Prue (16) Asts: Hire (7)		Pts: Livingston (20) Rebs: Braun (8) Asts: DeMuynck (6)

Bendat Basketball Centre, Floreat
MVP: Greg Hire^[4]^[5]

Women's game

Rosters

**Australian All-Stars**
Pos	Player	Team
Starters
G	Jewel Williams	Kalamunda Eastern Suns
G	Desiree Kelley	Willetton Tigers
C	Maddison Allen	Rockingham Flames
F	Ashleigh Grant	Lakeside Lightning
F	Nes'eya Williams	Perth Redbacks
Reserves
G	Emma Gandini	Willetton Tigers
F	Sarah Donovan	Perry Lakes Hawks
F	Samantha Roscoe	Warwick Senators
C	Ellyce Ironmonger	Lakeside Lightning
G	Suzi-Rose Deegan	Perth Redbacks
G	Lauren Mansfield	Perth Redbacks
F	Christina Boag	Rockingham Flames
Head coach: Craig Mansfield (Lakeside Lightning)

**World All-Stars**
Pos	Player	Team
Starters
C	Jennie Rintala	Kalamunda Eastern Suns
F	Kisha Lee	Cockburn Cougars
G	Makailah Dyer	South West Slammers
G	GeAnna Luaulu-Summers	Lakeside Lightning
F	Laina Snyder	Willetton Tigers
Reserves
F	Amber Land	Joondalup Wolves
G	Mikayla Pirini	Joondalup Wolves
G	Janelle Adams	Rockingham Flames
G	Jamie Cherry	Perry Lakes Hawks
C	Brittni Montgomery	South West Slammers
F	Bianca Villegas	Warwick Senators
G	Samaria Howard	Warwick Senators
Head coach: Charles Nix (Joondalup Wolves)

Game data

Highlights

3 June 2019
12:00 pm

Preview
Box Score
Recap
Recap

Australia 103, World 72
Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 31–13, 23–17, 29–18
Pts: Deegan (18) Rebs: Allen (9) Asts: J. Williams (7)		Pts: Lee (18) Rebs: Snyder (13) Asts: Snyder (5)

Bendat Basketball Centre, Floreat
MVP: Desiree Kelley^[6]

Awards

Player of the Week

Round	Men's Player	Team	Women's Player	Team	Ref
1	Earnest Ross	Joondalup Wolves	Tayla Hepburn	Warwick Senators	^[7]^[8]
2	Shaun Stewart	Mandurah Magic	Kisha Lee	Cockburn Cougars	^[9]^[10]
3	Clint Steindl	Perry Lakes Hawks	Emma Gandini	Willetton Tigers	^[11]^[12]
4	Joshua Braun	Kalamunda Eastern Suns	Jamie Cherry	Perry Lakes Hawks	^[13]^[14]
5	Jobi Wall	Lakeside Lightning	Laina Snyder	Willetton Tigers	^[15]^[16]
6	N/A
7	Shaun Stewart	Mandurah Magic	Laina Snyder	Willetton Tigers	^[17]^[18]
8	Liam Hunt	Geraldton Buccaneers	GeAnna Luaulu-Summers	Lakeside Lightning	^[19]^[20]
9	Patrick Burke	Goldfields Giants	Kayla Steindl	Joondalup Wolves	^[21]^[22]
10	Jack Isenbarger	Lakeside Lightning	Makailah Dyer	South West Slammers	^[23]^[24]
11	Jay Bowie	Goldfields Giants	Stacey Barr	Warwick Senators	^[25]^[26]
12	Ridell Camidge	Joondalup Wolves	Courtney Bayliss	South West Slammers	^[27]^[28]
13	Josh Ritchart	Rockingham Flames	Alina Hartmann	Cockburn Cougars	^[29]^[30]
14	Marshall Nelson	Perth Redbacks	Lauren Mansfield	Perth Redbacks	^[31]^[32]
15	Joshua Braun	Kalamunda Eastern Suns	Emma Klasztorny	Mandurah Magic	^[33]^[34]
16	Javion Blake	Kalamunda Eastern Suns	Stacey Barr	Warwick Senators	^[35]^[36]
17	Javion Blake	Kalamunda Eastern Suns	Katlyn Yohn	Kalamunda Eastern Suns	^[37]^[38]^[39]
18	Javion Blake	Kalamunda Eastern Suns	Maddison Allen	Rockingham Flames	^[40]^[41]
19	Jarrad Prue	Lakeside Lightning	Alex Ciabattoni	Rockingham Flames	^[42]^[43]
20	Marvin Smith II	Mandurah Magic	Jennie Rintala	Kalamunda Eastern Suns	^[44]^[45]

Statistics leaders

Category	Men's Player	Team	Stat	Women's Player	Team	Stat
Points per game	Marshall Nelson	Perth Redbacks	27.96	Darcee Garbin	Rockingham Flames	23.0
Rebounds per game	Jarrad Prue	Lakeside Lightning	18.29	Kayla Steindl	Joondalup Wolves	11.67
Assists per game	Javion Blake	Kalamunda Eastern Suns	9.68	Lauren Mansfield	Perth Redbacks	5.43
Steals per game	Michael Lay	South West Slammers	2.77	Emma Gandini	Willetton Tigers	3.0
Blocks per game	Manylok Malek	Goldfields Giants	2.3	Maddison Allen	Rockingham Flames	2.45
Field goal percentage	Jarrad Prue	Lakeside Lightning	62.16%	Brittni Montgomery	South West Slammers	63.01%
3-pt field goal percentage	Joshua Braun	Kalamunda Eastern Suns	42.9%	Stacey Barr	Warwick Senators	40.4%
Free throw percentage	Joshua Braun	Kalamunda Eastern Suns	84.21%	Makailah Dyer	South West Slammers	79.01%

Regular season

Men's Most Valuable Player: Joshua Braun (Kalamunda Eastern Suns)^[46]^[47]
Women's Most Valuable Player: Stacey Barr (Warwick Senators)^[48]
Men's Coach of the Year: Dave Daniels (Lakeside Lightning)^[49]
Women's Coach of the Year: Craig Watts (Mandurah Magic)^[50]
Men's Most Improved Player: Luke Travers (Rockingham Flames)^[51]
Women's Most Improved Player: Matilda Muir (Cockburn Cougars)^[52]
All-MSBL First Team:
- PG: Marshall Nelson (Perth Redbacks)^[53]^[54]
- SG: Joshua Braun (Kalamunda Eastern Suns)
- SF: Gavin Field (Cockburn Cougars)
- PF: Greg Hire (Rockingham Flames)
- C: Patrick Burke (Goldfields Giants)
All-WSBL First Team:
- PG: Lauren Mansfield (Perth Redbacks)^[55]
- SG: Stacey Barr (Warwick Senators)
- SF: Laina Snyder (Willetton Tigers)
- PF: Darcee Garbin (Rockingham Flames)
- C: Amber Land (Joondalup Wolves)
Men's All-Defensive Team:
- PG: Cameron Williams (East Perth Eagles)^[56]
- SG: David Humphries (Goldfields Giants)
- SF: Ben Purser (Perry Lakes Hawks)
- PF: Maurice Barrow (Willetton Tigers)
- C: Jarrad Prue (Lakeside Lightning)
Women's All-Defensive Team:
- PG: Emma Gandini (Willetton Tigers)^[57]
- SG: Casey Mihovilovich (Mandurah Magic)
- SF: Desiree Kelley (Willetton Tigers)
- PF: Jennie Rintala (Kalamunda Eastern Suns)
- C: Maddison Allen (Rockingham Flames)

Finals

Men's Grand Final MVP: Liam Hunt (Geraldton Buccaneers)^[58]
Women's Grand Final MVP: Maddison Allen (Rockingham Flames)^[59]

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External links

2019 fixtures
2019 men's season preview
2019 women's season preview
2019 Flames season prview
All-Star starters
2019 men's grand final preview

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