The 2009 State Basketball League season was the 21st season of the State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season began on Friday 13 March and ended on Saturday 18 July. The finals began on Friday 24 July and concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 21 August and the men's grand final on Saturday 22 August.
Regular season The regular season began on Friday 13 March and ended on Saturday 18 July after 19 rounds of competition.
Standings
Men's ladder Team 1Lakeside Lightning 22 42Goldfields Giants 21 53Wanneroo Wolves 18 84Geraldton Buccaneers 18 85Cockburn Cougars 18 86Perry Lakes Hawks 17 97Kalamunda Eastern Suns 11 158Perth Redbacks 11 15 9Stirling Senators 11 1510Willetton Tigers 10 1611Rockingham Flames 8 1812East Perth Eagles 8 1813South West Slammers 6 2014Mandurah Magic 3 23
Women's ladder Team 1Perry Lakes Hawks 19 32Willetton Tigers 15 73Rockingham Flames 15 74Perth Redbacks 14 85Mandurah Magic 13 96Kalamunda Eastern Suns 12 107Lakeside Lightning 12 108Wanneroo Wolves 10 12 9Cockburn Cougars 9 1310East Perth Eagles 9 1311South West Slammers 3 1912Stirling Senators 1 21
Finals The finals began on Friday 24 July and consisted of three rounds. The finals concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 21 August and the men's grand final on Saturday 22 August. Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium served as the grand final host venue for the last time in 2009, with the WA Basketball Centre taking over as headquarters in 2010.
Men's bracket
Grand Final summary
Women's bracket
Grand Final summary
Awards
Player of the Week Round Men's Player Team Women's Player Team Ref 1 Josh Johnson Willetton Tigers Brooke Hiddlestone Perth Redbacks 2 Luke Meyer Geraldton Buccaneers Natalie Young Lakeside Lightning 3 Luke Meyer Geraldton Buccaneers Deanna Smith Perry Lakes Hawks 4 Tom Garlepp Perry Lakes Hawks Kaye Tucker Rockingham Flames 5 Robert Epps Willetton Tigers Ashley Gilmore Willetton Tigers 6 Seb Salinas Stirling Senators Sharelle Johnson Rockingham Flames 7 Luke Meyer Geraldton Buccaneers Shelly Boston Mandurah Magic 8 Edward Morris Jr. Stirling Senators Deanna Smith Perry Lakes Hawks 9 Jeff Dowdell Wanneroo Wolves Ashley Gilmore Willetton Tigers 10 Adrian Majstrovich Kalamunda Eastern Suns Natalie Young Lakeside Lightning 11 Ryan Godfrey Rockingham Flames Shelly Boston Mandurah Magic 12 Jarrad Prue Lakeside Lightning Sandra Faye Muller-Garner East Perth Eagles 13 Clint Read Willetton Tigers Deanna Smith Perry Lakes Hawks 14 Douglas McLaughlin-Williams Cockburn Cougars Brooke Hiddlestone Perth Redbacks 15 Tom Garlepp Perry Lakes Hawks Renae Camino Perth Redbacks 16 Adrian Majstrovich Kalamunda Eastern Suns Carly Wilson East Perth Eagles 17 Alonzo Hird Goldfields Giants Deanna Smith Perry Lakes Hawks 18 Shamus Ballantyne Goldfields Giants Ashley Gilmore Willetton Tigers 19 Chris Lynch Perth Redbacks Kaye Tucker Rockingham Flames
Statistics leaders Category Men's Player Team Stat Women's Player Team Stat Points Chris Lynch Perth Redbacks 29.47 per game / 560 points Deanna Smith Perry Lakes Hawks 32.73 per game / 491 points Rebounds Jarrad Prue Lakeside Lightning 18.33 per game / 440 rebounds Brooke Hiddlestone Perth Redbacks 15.4 per game / 318 rebounds Assists Joel Wagner Perth Redbacks 9.15 per game / 238 assists Tanya Kelly Perry Lakes Hawks 6.76 per game / 142 assists Steals Chris Dodd Stirling Senators 3.04 per game / 79 steals Kate Malpass Willetton Tigers 3.29 per game / 69 steals Blocks Chris Christoffersen Willetton Tigers 4.14 per game / 58 blocks Sandra Faye Muller-Garner East Perth Eagles 2.45 per game / 27 blocks Field goal percentage Jarrad Prue Lakeside Lightning 69.6% (119/171) Deanna Smith Perry Lakes Hawks 56.5% (173/306) 3-pt field goal percentage Adrian Majstrovich Kalamunda Eastern Suns 45.7% (64/140) Gail Eikhoudt Rockingham Flames 43.2% (48/111) Free throw percentage Bryce Burch Cockburn Cougars 83.6% (122/146) Deanna Smith Perry Lakes Hawks 88.6% (101/114)
Regular season The 2009 Basketball WA Annual Awards Night was held on Saturday 5 September at Observation City.
Men's Most Valuable Player: Luke Meyer (Geraldton Buccaneers) Women's Most Valuable Player: Brooke Hiddlestone (Perth Redbacks) Men's Coach of the Year: Andy Stewart (Lakeside Lightning) Women's Coach of the Year: Glenn Ellis (Perry Lakes Hawks) Men's Most Improved Player: Ben Purser (Perry Lakes Hawks) Women's Most Improved Player: Courtney Hargreaves (Willetton Tigers) Men's All-Star Five: PG: Shamus Ballantyne (Goldfields Giants) SG: Luke Payne (Lakeside Lightning) SF: Luke Meyer (Geraldton Buccaneers) PF: Adrian Majstrovich (Kalamunda Eastern Suns) C: Jarrad Prue (Lakeside Lightning) Women's All-Star Five: PG: Kate Malpass (Willetton Tigers) SG: Natalie Young (Lakeside Lightning) SF: Deanna Smith (Perry Lakes Hawks) PF: Ashley Gilmore (Willetton Tigers) C: Shelly Boston (Mandurah Magic)
Finals Men's Grand Final MVP: Luke Payne (Lakeside Lightning) Women's Grand Final MVP: Ashley Gilmore (Willetton Tigers)
References
External links March Player & Coach of the Month April Player & Coach of the Month May Player & Coach of the Month June Player & Coach of the Month July Player & Coach of the Month