The 1998–99 WNBL season was the 19th season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of 8 teams contested the league.
Team standings # WNBL Championship Ladder Team 1AIS 16 5 76.0 21 2Perth Breakers 14 7 67.0 21 3Adelaide Lightning 12 9 57.0 21 4Melbourne Tigers 11 10 52.0 21 5Bulleen Boomers 11 10 52.0 21 6Sydney Flames 10 11 48.0 21 7Dandenong Rangers 6 15 29.0 21 8Canberra Capitals 4 17 19.00 21
Finals
Season award winners AwardWinnerTeam Most Valuable Player Award Lauren Jackson AIS Grand Final MVP Award Kristen Veal AIS Rookie of the Year Award Caitlin Ryan Dandenong Rangers Defensive Player of the Year Award Emily McInerny Melbourne Tigers Coach of the Year Award Phil Brown AIS Top Shooter Award Lauren Jackson AIS
Statistics leaders
CategoryPlayerTeamGPTotalsAverage Points Per Game Lauren Jackson AIS 20 463 23.2 Rebounds Per Game Lauren Jackson AIS 20 238 4.1 Assists Per Game Kristen Veal AIS 17 112 6.6 Steals Per Game Tully Bevilaqua Perth Breakers 20 48 2.4 Blocks per game Jenny Whittle Perth Breakers 21 53 2.5 Field Goal % Lauren Jackson AIS 20 (192/355) 54.1% Three-Point Field Goal % Rohanee Cox Perth Breakers 21 (13/31) 41.9% Free Throw % Shelley Sandie Canberra Capitals 21 (72/86) 83.7%
References
https://web.archive.org/web/20141227122005/http://www.wnbl.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Media_Guide/12284_BASKAUST_WNBL_MEDIA_GUIDE_2014-15_BACK.pdf