2014 State Basketball League season

The 2014 State Basketball League season was the 26th season of the State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season began on Friday 14 March and ended on Saturday 26 July. The finals began on Friday 1 August and concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 29 August and the men's grand final on Saturday 30 August.

2014 State Basketball League season
League	State Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
Duration	14 March – 26 July (Regular season) 1 August – 30 August (Finals)
Number of games	26 (men) 22 (women)
Number of teams	14 (men) 12 (women)
Regular season
Minor premiers	M: Geraldton Buccaneers W: Rockingham Flames
Season MVP	M: Cooper Land (Flames) W: Sami Whitcomb (Flames)
Top scorer	M: Quinn McDowell (Tigers) W: Sami Whitcomb (Flames)
Finals
Champions	M: East Perth Eagles W: Rockingham Flames
Runners-up	M: Geraldton Buccaneers W: Lakeside Lightning
Grand Final MVP	M: Joe-Alan Tupaea (Eagles) W: Sami Whitcomb (Flames)

Pre-season

The 2014 SBL Pre-Season Blitz was held at the WA Basketball Centre between Friday 28 February and Sunday 2 March.^[1][2]

Regular season

The regular season began on Friday 14 March and ended on Saturday 26 July after 20 rounds of competition.^[3][4][5]

Standings

Men's ladder Pos Team W L 1 Geraldton Buccaneers 19 7 2 Rockingham Flames 17 9 3 Perth Redbacks 17 9 4 Lakeside Lightning 16 10 5 Stirling Senators 16 10 6 Mandurah Magic 15 11 7 East Perth Eagles 14 12 8 South West Slammers 14 12 9 Joondalup Wolves 14 12 10 Perry Lakes Hawks 11 15 11 Cockburn Cougars 10 16 12 Willetton Tigers 8 18 13 Kalamunda Eastern Suns 6 20 14 Goldfields Giants 5 21

Women's ladder Pos Team W L 1 Rockingham Flames 20 2 2 Lakeside Lightning 19 3 3 Joondalup Wolves 15 7 4 Kalamunda Eastern Suns 14 8 5 Cockburn Cougars 13 9 6 Stirling Senators 12 10 7 Mandurah Magic 12 10 8 Willetton Tigers 10 12 9 South West Slammers 7 15 10 Perry Lakes Hawks 6 16 11 East Perth Eagles 2 20 12 Perth Redbacks 2 20

Finals

The finals began on Friday 1 August and consisted of three rounds. The finals concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 29 August and the men's grand final on Saturday 30 August.^[6][7]

Men's bracket

	Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Grand final
	1	Geraldton Buccaneers	99	93	X
	8	South West Slammers	88	92	X
								1	Geraldton Buccaneers	108	96	X
								4	Lakeside Lightning	102	86	X
	4	Lakeside Lightning	94	112	150
	5	Stirling Senators	105	99	144
																Geraldton Buccaneers	83	X	X
																East Perth Eagles	99	X	X
	2	Rockingham Flames	91	81	81
	7	East Perth Eagles	102	78	92
								7	East Perth Eagles	106	105	X
								3	Perth Redbacks	98	94	X
	3	Perth Redbacks	114	116	X
	6	Mandurah Magic	91	94	X

Grand Final summary

30 August 2014 7:30 pm

Box score Report

Geraldton Buccaneers 83, East Perth Eagles 99
Pts: Carter Cook 26 Rebs: Mathew Wundenberg 10 Asts: Carter Cook 4		Pts: Tom Jervis 22 Rebs: Tom Jervis 19 Asts: Joe-Alan Tupaea 7
East Perth wins SBL Championship

WA Basketball Centre, Floreat MVP: Joe-Alan Tupaea (Eagles)

Women's bracket

	Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Grand final
	1	Rockingham Flames	98	89	X
	8	Willetton Tigers	84	70	X
								1	Rockingham Flames	95	84	X
								4	Kalamunda Eastern Suns	88	64	X
	4	Kalamunda Eastern Suns	68	84	72
	5	Cockburn Cougars	73	73	62
																Rockingham Flames	80	X	X
																Lakeside Lightning	75	X	X
	2	Lakeside Lightning	69	86	X
	7	Mandurah Magic	56	73	X
								2	Lakeside Lightning	80	79	X
								3	Joondalup Wolves	77	66	X
	3	Joondalup Wolves	74	70	X
	6	Stirling Senators	71	58	X

Grand Final summary

29 August 2014 7:30 pm

Box score Report

Rockingham Flames 80, Lakeside Lightning 75
Pts: Sami Whitcomb 32 Rebs: Darcee Garbin 10 Asts: Kaye Tucker 5		Pts: Kari Pickens 25 Rebs: Stoneking, Pickens 8 each Asts: Kari Pickens 5
Rockingham wins SBL Championship

WA Basketball Centre, Floreat MVP: Sami Whitcomb (Flames)

All-Star game

A men's SBL All-Star game took place at the Eaton Recreation Centre on Sunday 7 September,^[8][9] marking the first North v South SBL All-Star event in over a decade.^[10][11]

Rosters

South All-Stars Pos Player Team C Jarrad Prue Lakeside Lightning G Taylor Land Rockingham Flames F/C Clive Weeden South West Slammers F Gavin Field Cockburn Cougars G Ty Harrelson South West Slammers F/C Taylor Mullenax Mandurah Magic G Ryan Godfrey Rockingham Flames F Nic Cody Willetton Tigers G Chris Sofoulis Lakeside Lightning G Damien Scott Cockburn Cougars Head coach: Ty Harrelson (South West Slammers)[10]

North All-Stars Pos Player Team G/F Bennie Lewis Geraldton Buccaneers F Adhar Mayen Kalamunda Eastern Suns F/C Dennis Tawhiti Perth Redbacks G/F Carter Cook Geraldton Buccaneers G Kyle Armour East Perth Eagles F Josh Garlepp Perry Lakes Hawks F Ben Purser Perry Lakes Hawks G Joel Wagner Perth Redbacks G Seb Salinas Joondalup Wolves G Ben Smith Kalamunda Eastern Suns Head coach: Nik Lackovic (Perth Redbacks)[11]

Game data

7 September 2014 5:30 pm

Report

South

107–101

North

Eaton Recreation Centre, Bunbury MVP: Damien Scott (24 pts)

Awards

Player of the Week

Round	Men's Player	Team	Women's Player	Team	Ref
1	Daniel Thomas	Mandurah Magic	Casey Mihovilovich	Mandurah Magic	[12]
2	John Dickson	Willetton Tigers	Amy Patton	South West Slammers	[13]
3	Odartey Blankson	Geraldton Buccaneers	Sami Whitcomb	Rockingham Flames	[14]
4	Kyle Armour	East Perth Eagles	Kari Pickens	Lakeside Lightning	[15]
5	Jarrad Prue	Lakeside Lightning	Darcee Garbin	Rockingham Flames	[16]
6	Cooper Land	Rockingham Flames	Sami Whitcomb	Rockingham Flames	[17]
7	Seb Salinas	Joondalup Wolves	Sami Whitcomb	Rockingham Flames	[18]
8	Quinn McDowell	Willetton Tigers	Jennie Rintala	Kalamunda Eastern Suns	[19]
9	Stan Okoye	Perth Redbacks	Sami Whitcomb	Rockingham Flames	[20]
10	Cooper Land	Rockingham Flames	Amy Patton	South West Slammers	[21]
11	Corey Easley	Perry Lakes Hawks	Sami Whitcomb	Rockingham Flames	[22]
12	Duran Blue	Goldfields Giants	Kari Pickens	Lakeside Lightning	[23]
13	Lee Roberts	Perth Redbacks	Darcee Garbin	Rockingham Flames	[24][25]
14	Aaron Ralph	Geraldton Buccaneers	Lauren Jeffers	South West Slammers	[26]
15	Luke Nevill	Kalamunda Eastern Suns	Alison Schwagmeyer	Kalamunda Eastern Suns	[27]
16	Markus Monroe	South West Slammers	Kari Pickens	Lakeside Lightning	[28]
17	Jordan Wild	Stirling Senators	Kari Pickens	Lakeside Lightning	[29]
18	Seb Salinas	Joondalup Wolves	Gabby O'Sullivan	Perth Redbacks	[30]
19	Adrian Majstrovich	Goldfields Giants	Jacinta Bourne	Rockingham Flames	[31]
20	Damien Scott	Cockburn Cougars	Emily Fielding	Lakeside Lightning	[32]

Statistics leaders

Category	Men's Player	Team	Stat	Women's Player	Team	Stat
Points per game	Quinn McDowell	Willetton Tigers	30.09	Sami Whitcomb	Rockingham Flames	22.55
Rebounds per game	Jarrad Prue	Lakeside Lightning	24.16	Amy Patton	South West Slammers	12.18
Assists per game	Ty Harrelson	South West Slammers	7.40	Shani Amos	Joondalup Wolves	5.15
Steals per game	Trian Iliadis	Joondalup Wolves	2.0	Chelsea Burns	Joondalup Wolves	3.13
Blocks per game	Caleb Palkert	Lakeside Lightning	2.65	Marita Payne	Cockburn Cougars	3.0
Field goal percentage	Jarrad Prue	Lakeside Lightning	72%	Krystal Stoneking	Lakeside Lightning	59%
3-pt field goal percentage	Quinn McDowell	Willetton Tigers	47.2%	Adrienne Jones	Kalamunda Eastern Suns	45.5%
Free throw percentage	Quinn McDowell	Willetton Tigers	88.5%	Sami Whitcomb	Rockingham Flames	82.4%

Regular season

The 2014 Basketball WA Annual Awards Night was held on Saturday 6 September at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre.^[33]

• Men's Most Valuable Player: Cooper Land (Rockingham Flames)
• Women's Most Valuable Player: Sami Whitcomb (Rockingham Flames)
• Men's Coach of the Year: Mark Utley (Rockingham Flames)
• Women's Coach of the Year: Darren Nash (Lakeside Lightning)
• Men's Most Improved Player: Sunday Dech (East Perth Eagles)
• Women's Most Improved Player: Alix Hayward (Perth Redbacks)
• Men's All-Star Five:
  • PG: Kyle Armour (East Perth Eagles)
  • SG: Seb Salinas (Joondalup Wolves)
  • SF: Stan Okoye (Perth Redbacks)
  • PF: Cooper Land (Rockingham Flames)
  • C: Jarrad Prue (Lakeside Lightning)
• Women's All-Star Five:
  • PG: Casey Mihovilovich (Mandurah Magic)
  • SG: Sami Whitcomb (Rockingham Flames)
  • SF: Alison Schwagmeyer (Kalamunda Eastern Suns)
  • PF: Kari Pickens (Lakeside Lightning)
  • C: Marita Payne (Cockburn Cougars)

Finals

• Men's Grand Final MVP: Joe-Alan Tupaea (East Perth Eagles)^[34]
• Women's Grand Final MVP: Sami Whitcomb (Rockingham Flames)^[35]