The 2000–01 WNBL season was the 21st season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of 8 teams contested the league.
Team standings # WNBL Championship Ladder Team 1Canberra Capitals 17 4 81.0 21 2Sydney Panthers 16 5 76.0 21 3Adelaide Lightning 15 6 71.0 21 4Dandenong Rangers 15 6 71.0 21 5AIS 7 14 33.0 21 6Bulleen Boomers 7 14 33.0 21 7Perth Breakers 4 17 19.0 21 8Melbourne Tigers 3 18 14.00 21
Finals
Season award winners AwardWinnerTeam Most Valuable Player Award Penny Taylor Dandenong Rangers Grand Final MVP Award Annie Burgess Sydney Panthers Rookie of the Year Award Laura Summerton AIS Defensive Player of the Year Award Emily McInerny Dandenong Rangers Coach of the Year Award Mark Wright Dandenong Rangers Top Shooter Award Penny Taylor Dandenong Rangers
Statistics leaders
CategoryPlayerTeamGPTotalsAverage Points Per Game Penny Taylor Dandenong Rangers 21 536 25.5 Rebounds Per Game Lauren Jackson Canberra Capitals 20 284 14.2 Assists Per Game Annie Burgess Sydney Panthers 21 138 6.6 Steals Per Game Penny Taylor Dandenong Rangers 21 52 2.5 Blocks per game Lauren Jackson Canberra Capitals 20 86 4.3 Field Goal % Allie Douglas Dandenong Rangers 21 (108/202) 53.5% Three-Point Field Goal % Jae Kingi-Cross Adelaide Lightning 19 (28/66) 42.4% Free Throw % Gina Stevens Bulleen Boomers 20 (82/88) 93.2%
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