The 2025–26 WNBL season is the 46th season of the competition since its establishment in 1981. The Bendigo Spirit were the defending champions, but were defeated in the Semi Finals. The Townsville Fire won their fifth championship title after defeating Perth, 2–0 in the Grand Final series.
This marks the first season since a change in league ownership in April 2025, after Basketball Australia sold the league to a new consortium co-managed by the National Basketball League. The league released a new logo and brand to mark this new era for the league. Several clubs also launched new club logos, including a name change for the newly branded Geelong Venom.
In June 2025, the season schedule was confirmed to feature a 92-game regular season with clubs playing an increased 23 games over 17 rounds. The Finals Series will again feature best-of-three Semi-Finals’ & Championship series. In September 2025, the WNBL signed a two-year broadcast deal which sees all regular season & Finals games live and free on 9Now for the fourth consecutive season, plus majority of games broadcast on ESPN. Every game will also be available for streaming via ESPN on Disney+ This season sees the WNBL's broadcast expand to additional games on 9Go! and ESPN2, with additional paid coverage via Kayo, Foxtel and Fetch.
Player movement
Ladder
Regular season Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
Statistics Individual statistic leaders CategoryPlayerStatistic Points per game Isobel Borlase (BEN) 22.8 PPG Rebounds per game Anneli Maley (PER) 14.2 RPG Assists per game Maddison Rocci (SMF) 6.8 APG Steals per game Jaz Shelley (GEE) 2.5 SPG Blocks per game Han Xu (PER) 2.0 BPG
Individual game highs CategoryPlayerStatistic Points Isobel Borlase (BEN) 42 Rebounds Anneli Maley (PER) 22 Assists Courtney Woods (TSV) 14 Steals Multiple players 6 Blocks Lauren Cox (TSV) 7
Awards Postseason Awards AwardWinnerPositionTeam Most Valuable Player Isobel Borlase Guard Bendigo Spirit Grand Final MVP Courtney Woods Guard Townsville Fire Defensive Player of the Year Han Xu Center Perth Lynx Sixth Woman of the Year Lucy Olsen Forward Townsville Fire Breakout Player of the Year Dallas Loughridge Guard Adelaide Lightning Coach of the Year Kennedy Kereama Coach Bendigo Spirit Leading Scorer Award Isobel Borlase Guard Bendigo Spirit Leading Rebounder Award Anneli Maley Forward Perth Lynx Golden Hands Award Courtney Woods Guard Townsville Fire Community Award Nyaduoth Lok Guard Southside Melbourne Flyers Fans MVP Award Anneli Maley Forward Perth Lynx Referee of the Year Daniel Battye Referee All-WNBL First Team Alex Wilson Guard Perth Lynx Courtney Woods Guard Townsville Fire Isobel Borlase Guard Bendigo Spirit Mackenzie Holmes Forward Geelong Venom Anneli Maley Forward Perth Lynx All-WNBL Second Team Alex Ciabattoni Guard Perth Lynx Miela Sowah Guard Townsville Fire Kelsey Griffin Forward Bendigo Spirit Cayla George Forward Southside Melbourne Flyers Han Xu Center Perth Lynx
Finals
Team captains and coaches
Team CaptainCoach Adelaide Lightning Stephanie Talbot Aja Parham-Ammar Bendigo Spirit Kelsey Griffin Kennedy Kereama Canberra Capitals Jade Melbourne Paul Goriss Geelong Venom Alexandra Sharp / Jazmin Shelley (co) Chris Lucas Perth Lynx Amy Atwell / Anneli Maley (co) Ryan Petrik Southside Melbourne Flyers Cayla George / Maddison Rocci (co) Kristi Harrower Sydney Flames Lauren Nicholson Renae Garlepp Townsville Fire Alicia Froling / Courtney Woods (co) Shannon Seebohm
References
External links WNBL official website