The 2014–15 WNBL season was the 35th season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of 8 teams contested the league. The regular season was played between 17 October 2014 and 15 February 2015, followed by a post-season involving the top four on 21 February 2015 until 8 March 2015.
Broadcast rights were held by free-to-air network ABC. ABC broadcast one game a week, at 1:00PM at every standard time in Australia. Regular hosts are John Casey & Rachael Sporn.
Sponsorship included Wattle Valley, entering its second year as league naming rights sponsor. Spalding provided equipment including the official game ball, with Peak supplying team apparel.
Team standings # WNBL Championship Ladder Team 1Townsville Fire 17 5 77.27 22 2Bendigo Spirit 15 7 68.18 22 3Dandenong Rangers 12 10 54.55 22 4Sydney Uni Flames 11 11 50.00 22 5Canberra Capitals 11 11 50.00 22 6Melbourne Boomers 11 11 50.00 22 7Adelaide Lightning 7 15 31.82 22 8West Coast Waves 4 18 18.18 22
Finals
Statistics Individual statistic leaders CategoryPlayerTeamStatistic Points per game Abby Bishop Canberra Capitals 23.0 PPG Rebounds per game Abby Bishop Canberra Capitals 10.6 RPG Assists per game Leilani Mitchell Sydney Uni Flames 5.9 APG Steals per game Rebecca Allen Melbourne Boomers 1.8 SPG Blocks per game Louella Tomlinson West Coast Waves 2.6 BPG Three point percentage Micaela Cocks Townsville Fire 54.9% Free throw percentage Deanna Smith West Coast Waves 92.5%
Season award winners
Player of the Week Award Round #PlayerTeam Round 1 Cayla Francis Townsville Fire Round 2 Gabrielle Richards Bendigo Spirit Round 3 Tess Madgen Melbourne Boomers Round 4 Abby Bishop Canberra Capitals Round 5 Leilani Mitchell Sydney Uni Flames Round 6 Lindsey Moore West Coast Waves Round 7 Abby Bishop (2) Canberra Capitals Round 8 Belinda Snell Bendigo Spirit Round 9 Suzy Batkovic Townsville Fire Round 10 Abby Bishop (3) Canberra Capitals Round 11 Penny Taylor Dandenong Rangers Round 12 Rebecca Cole Melbourne Boomers Round 13 Cayla Francis (2) Townsville Fire Round 14 Abby Bishop (4) Canberra Capitals Round 15 Gabrielle Richards (2) Bendigo Spirit Round 16 Cayla Francis (3) Townsville Fire Round 17 Stephanie Talbot Canberra Capitals
Player & Coach of the Month Awards For games playedPlayer of the MonthCoach of the MonthPlayerTeamCoachTeam November 2014 Abby Bishop Canberra Capitals Chris Lucas Townsville Fire December 2014 Suzy Batkovic Townsville Fire Mark Wright Dandenong Rangers January 2015 Penny Taylor Dandenong Rangers Mark Wright (2) Dandenong Rangers
Postseason awards AwardWinnerPositionTeam Most Valuable Player Award Abby Bishop Forward Canberra Capitals Grand Final MVP Award Mia Newley Guard Townsville Fire Rookie of the Year Award Lauren Scherf Forward Dandenong Rangers Defensive Player of the Year Award Kelsey Griffin Forward Bendigo Spirit Top Shooter Award Abby Bishop Forward Canberra Capitals Coach of the Year Award Shannon Seebohm Coach Sydney Uni Flames All-Star Five Tess Madgen Guard Melbourne Boomers Kelsey Griffin Forward Bendigo Spirit Abby Bishop Forward Canberra Capitals Penny Taylor Forward Dandenong Rangers Cayla Francis Center Townsville Fire
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