The 2006 State Basketball League season was the 18th season of the State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season began on Friday 31 March and ended on Saturday 5 August. The finals began on Friday 11 August and concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 8 September and the men's grand final on Saturday 9 September.
Regular season The regular season began on Friday 31 March and ended on Saturday 5 August after 18 rounds of competition.
Standings
Men's ladder Team 1Willetton Tigers 21 32Goldfields Giants 21 33Perry Lakes Hawks 17 74Geraldton Buccaneers 15 95Lakeside Lightning 14 106Cockburn Cougars 12 127Stirling Senators 12 128Wanneroo Wolves 11 13 9Rockingham Flames 10 1410East Perth Eagles 9 1511Perth Redbacks 8 1612Mandurah Magic 5 1913Bunbury Slammers 1 23
Women's ladder Team 1Mandurah Magic 19 32Willetton Tigers 18 43Lakeside Lightning 15 74Perry Lakes Hawks 14 85Perth Redbacks 14 86Rockingham Flames 13 9 7Wanneroo Wolves 12 108Cockburn Cougars 11 119Stirling Senators 6 1610Bunbury Slammers 4 1811Geraldton Buccaneers 4 1812East Perth Eagles 2 20
Finals The finals began on Friday 11 August and consisted of three rounds. The finals concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 8 September and the men's grand final on Saturday 9 September.
Men's bracket
Grand Final summary
Women's bracket
Grand Final summary
Awards
Statistics leaders Category Men's Player Team Women's Player Team Points Curtis Marshall Geraldton Buccaneers Christine Boyd Perth Redbacks Rebounds Jarrad Prue Lakeside Lightning Brooke Hiddlestone Perth Redbacks Assists Shamus Ballantyne Goldfields Giants Tanya Kelly Perry Lakes Hawks Steals Andrew McLennan Stirling Senators Casey Mihovilovich Mandurah Magic Blocks Justin Brown East Perth Eagles Danielle Ramsay Willetton Tigers Field goal percentage N/A N/A 3-pt field goal percentage Leon Williamson Goldfields Giants Tanya Kelly Perry Lakes Hawks Free throw percentage Bryce Burch Goldfields Giants Brooke Hiddlestone Perth Redbacks
Regular season Men's Most Valuable Player: Justin Brown (East Perth Eagles) Women's Most Valuable Player: Tanya Kelly (Perry Lakes Hawks) Men's Coach of the Year: Steve Charlton (Goldfields Giants) Women's Coach of the Year: Jason Kyle (Mandurah Magic) Men's Most Improved Player: Greg Hire (Wanneroo Wolves) Women's Most Improved Player: Ainsleigh Sanders (Wanneroo Wolves) Men's All-Star Five: Shamus Ballantyne (Goldfields Giants) Carmichael Olowoyo (Stirling Senators) Luke Mackay (Perth Redbacks) Ty Shaw (Goldfields Giants) Paul Rogers (Willetton Tigers) Women's All-Star Five: Tanya Kelly (Perry Lakes Hawks) Melinda Bartlett (Wanneroo Wolves) Kristi Channing (Lakeside Lightning) Brooke Hiddlestone (Perth Redbacks) Christine Boyd (Perth Redbacks)
Finals Men's Grand Final MVP: Ben Earle (Lakeside Lightning) Women's Grand Final MVP: Kristi Channing (Lakeside Lightning)
References
External links 2006 SBL season at sbl.asn.au 2006 fixtures