2007 State Basketball League season

The 2007 State Basketball League season was the 19th season of the State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season began on Friday 30 March and ended on Saturday 4 August. The finals began on Friday 10 August and concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 7 September and the men's grand final on Saturday 8 September.

2007 State Basketball League season
League	State Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
Duration	30 March – 4 August (Regular season) 10 August – 8 September (Finals)
Number of games	24 (men) 22 (women)
Number of teams	13 (men) 12 (women)
Regular season
Minor premiers	M: Lakeside Lightning W: Stirling Senators
Season MVP	M: Aaron Shaw (Lightning) W: Christine Boyd (Redbacks)
Top scorer	M: Jason Harris (Buccaneers) W: Christine Boyd (Redbacks)
Finals
Champions	M: Goldfields Giants W: Perry Lakes Hawks
Runners-up	M: Lakeside Lightning W: Stirling Senators
Grand Final MVP	M: Shamus Ballantyne (Giants) W: Carli Boyanich (Hawks)

Regular season

The regular season began on Friday 30 March and ended on Saturday 4 August after 18 rounds of competition.

Standings

Men's ladder Pos Team W L 1 Lakeside Lightning 20 4 2 Goldfields Giants 17 7 3 Willetton Tigers 16 8 4 Geraldton Buccaneers 15 9 5 Perry Lakes Hawks 14 10 6 Cockburn Cougars 14 10 7 Rockingham Flames 14 10 8 Stirling Senators 14 10 9 Wanneroo Wolves 10 14 10 Bunbury Slammers 7 17 11 East Perth Eagles 7 17 12 Perth Redbacks 5 19 13 Mandurah Magic 3 21

Women's ladder Pos Team W L 1 Stirling Senators 20 2 2 Willetton Tigers 18 4 3 Perry Lakes Hawks 18 4 4 Lakeside Lightning 14 8 5 Mandurah Magic 13 9 6 Wanneroo Wolves 12 10 7 Perth Redbacks 12 10 8 Cockburn Cougars 8 14 9 Rockingham Flames 7 15 10 Geraldton Buccaneers 4 18 11 Bunbury Slammers 3 19 12 East Perth Eagles 3 19

Finals

The finals began on Friday 10 August and consisted of three rounds. The finals concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 7 September and the men's grand final on Saturday 8 September.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Men's bracket

	Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Grand Final
	1	Lakeside Lightning	103	103	X
	8	Stirling Senators	76	92	X
								1	Lakeside Lightning	86	79	X
								5	Perry Lakes Hawks	77	66	X
	4	Geraldton Buccaneers	108	113	69
	5	Perry Lakes Hawks	118	101	89
																Lakeside Lightning	94	X	X
																Goldfields Giants	96	X	X
	2	Goldfields Giants	86	131	122
	7	Rockingham Flames	91	81	74
								2	Goldfields Giants	101	105	X
								6	Cockburn Cougars	91	70	X
	3	Willetton Tigers	83	87	X
	6	Cockburn Cougars	110	97	X

Grand Final summary

8 September 2007 8:00pm[6]

Box score Report

Goldfields Giants 96, Lakeside Lightning 94
Scoring by quarter: 29–28, 22–32, 16–17, 29–17
Pts: Hulme, Ballantyne 18 each Rebs: Ty Shaw 18 Asts: Shamus Ballantyne 6		Pts: Charleston Long 31 Rebs: Jarrad Prue 18 Asts: Aaron Shaw 5
Goldfields wins SBL Championship

Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium, Floreat MVP: Shamus Ballantyne (Giants)

Women's bracket

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Grand final
	1	Stirling Senators	67	62	X
	6	Wanneroo Wolves	66	35	X			1W	Stirling Senators	63	71	X
								1L	Lakeside Lightning	53	50	X
	2	Willetton Tigers	75	69	76											Stirling Senators	40
	5	Mandurah Magic	67	73	62											Perry Lakes Hawks	66
								2W	Willetton Tigers	68	58	67
	3	Perry Lakes Hawks	81	85	X			3W	Perry Lakes Hawks	71	53	79
	4	Lakeside Lightning	72	54	X

Grand Final summary

7 September 2007 7:45pm[6]

Box score Report

Stirling Senators 40, Perry Lakes Hawks 66
Pts: Alicia Rinaldi 12 Rebs: Alicia Rinaldi 8 Asts: Devenney, Langford 2 each		Pts: Ca. Boyanich, Duff 17 each Rebs: Tanya Kelly 10 Asts: Whitney Perret 8
Perry Lakes wins SBL Championship

Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium, Floreat MVP: Carli Boyanich (Hawks)

Awards

Statistics leaders

Category	Men's Player	Team	Women's Player	Team
Points	Jason Harris[7]	Geraldton Buccaneers	Christine Boyd[7]	Perth Redbacks
Rebounds	Jarrad Prue	Lakeside Lightning	Shelly Boston	Rockingham Flames
Assists	Joel Wagner	Perth Redbacks	Tanya Kelly	Perry Lakes Hawks
Steals	Charleston Long	Lakeside Lightning	Casey Mihovilovich	Mandurah Magic
Blocks	Robert Epps	Willetton Tigers	Shelly Boston	Rockingham Flames
Field goal percentage	Jarrad Prue	Lakeside Lightning	Sophia Kelly	Perth Redbacks
3-pt field goal percentage	Doug Gates	Wanneroo Wolves	Jessica Spinner	Wanneroo Wolves
Free throw percentage	Ben Hunt	Willetton Tigers	Carly Wilson	Stirling Senators

Regular season

• Men's Most Valuable Player: Aaron Shaw (Lakeide Lightning)^[7][8]
• Women's Most Valuable Player: Christine Boyd (Perth Redbacks)
• Men's Coach of the Year: Andy Stewart (Lakeside Lightning)
• Women's Coach of the Year: Rick Morcom (Perry Lakes Hawks)
• Men's Most Improved Player: Joel Wagner (Perth Redbacks)
• Women's Most Improved Player: Jessica Bone (Lakeside Lightning)
• Men's All Star First Team:
  • Michael Lay (Geraldton Buccaneers)^[7]
  • Aaron Shaw (Lakeide Lightning)
  • Jason Harris (Geraldton Buccaneers)
  • Robert Epps (Willetton Tigers)
  • Ty Shaw (Goldfields Giants)
• Men's All Star Second Team:
  • Shamus Ballantyne (Goldfields Giants)
  • Ben Hunt (Willetton Tigers)
  • Jeff Dowdell (Wanneroo Wolves)
  • Jarrad Prue (Lakeside Lightning)
  • Sean Sonderleiter (Perry Lakes Hawks)
• Men's All Star Third Team:
  • Joel Wagner (Perth Redbacks)
  • Chris Stephens (Rockingham Flames)
  • Charleston Long (Lakeside Lightning)
  • Kyle Kunkel (Stirling Senators)
  • Damian Matacz (Wanneroo Wolves)
• Women's All Star First Team:
  • Tanya Kelly (Perry Lakes Hawks)
  • Myra Donkin (Lakeside Lightning)
  • Carly Wilson (Stirling Senators)
  • Liz Cooke (Stirling Senators)
  • Christine Boyd (Perth Redbacks)
• Women's All Star Second Team:
  • Casey Mihovilovich (Mandurah Magic)
  • Melissa Marsh (Willetton Tigers)
  • Emma Pass (Cockburn Cougars)
  • Carli Boyanich (Perry Lakes Hawks)
  • Shelly Boston (Rockingham Flames)
• Women's All Star Third Team:
  • Tegan Walker (Geraldton Buccaneers)
  • Sue Williams (Willetton Tigers)
  • Jessica Spinner (Wanneroo Wolves)
  • Kaye Tucker (Mandurah Magic)
  • Jessica Bone (Lakeside Lightning)

Finals

• Men's Grand Final MVP: Shamus Ballantyne (Goldfields Giants)^[9][10]
• Women's Grand Final MVP: Carli Boyanich (Perry Lakes Hawks)^[11][12]