2019 State Basketball League season

The 2019 State Basketball League season was the 31st season of the State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season began on Friday 15 March and ended on Sunday 28 July. The finals began on Friday 2 August and concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 30 August and the men's grand final on Saturday 31 August.

2019 State Basketball League season
League	State Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
Duration	15 March – 28 July (Regular season) 2 August – 31 August (Finals)
Number of games	26 (men) 22 (women)
Number of teams	14 (men) 12 (women)
Regular season
Minor premiers	M: Joondalup Wolves W: Lakeside Lightning
Season MVP	M: Joshua Braun (Suns) W: Stacey Barr (Senators)
Top scorer	M: Marshall Nelson (Redbacks) W: Darcee Garbin (Flames)
Finals
Champions	M: Geraldton Buccaneers W: Rockingham Flames
Runners-up	M: Joondalup Wolves W: Warwick Senators
Grand Final MVP	M: Liam Hunt (Buccaneers) W: Maddison Allen (Flames)

Pre-season

The 2019 SBL Pre-Season Blitz was held at Warwick Stadium over Saturday 2 March and Sunday 3 March.^[1]

Regular season

The regular season began on Friday 15 March and ended on Sunday 28 July after 20 rounds of competition.^[2][3] Easter games in round 6 were again scheduled for Thursday night, with all teams then on a break over the long weekend. Games tipped-off again on Anzac Day as the tradition continued between the Kalamunda Eastern Suns and Willetton Tigers. There was also Women's Round in round 9 and Heritage Round in round 16, while the new concept of Mental Health Awareness Round was included for round 19.^[4]

Changes for the 2019 season saw the Stirling Senators rebrand as the Warwick Senators,^[5] while the East Perth Eagles relocated from Morley Sport & Recreation Centre to Herb Graham Recreation Centre.^[4]

Standings

Men's ladder Pos Team W L Pts Qualification 1 Joondalup Wolves 20 6 40 Quarter Finals 2 Lakeside Lightning 20 6 40 3 Geraldton Buccaneers 19 7 38 4 Rockingham Flames 18 8 36 5 Perry Lakes Hawks 18 8 36 6 Warwick Senators 16 10 32 7 Goldfields Giants 14 12 28 8 Kalamunda Eastern Suns 13 13 26 9 Willetton Tigers 13 13 26 10 Perth Redbacks 11 15 22 11 Cockburn Cougars 7 19 14 12 East Perth Eagles 6 20 12 13 Mandurah Magic 6 20 12 14 South West Slammers 1 25 2 Source: State Basketball League

Women's ladder Pos Team W L Pts Qualification 1 Lakeside Lightning 16 6 32 Quarter Finals 2 Mandurah Magic 15 7 30 3 Joondalup Wolves 14 8 28 4 Warwick Senators 14 8 28 5 Willetton Tigers 13 9 26 6 Perry Lakes Hawks 13 9 26 7 Rockingham Flames 13 9 26 8 Kalamunda Eastern Suns 11 11 22 9 Perth Redbacks 9 13 18 10 South West Slammers 8 14 16 11 Cockburn Cougars 5 17 10 12 East Perth Eagles 1 21 2 Source: State Basketball League

Finals

The finals began on Friday 2 August and consisted of three rounds. The finals concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 30 August and the men's grand final on Saturday 31 August.^[6][7]

Men's bracket

	Quarter Finals							Semi Finals							Grand Final
	1	Joondalup Wolves	112	113	X
	8	Kalamunda Eastern Suns	97	84	X
								1	Joondalup Wolves	81	109	X
								5	Perry Lakes Hawks	77	94	X
	4	Rockingham Flames	81	86	X
	5	Perry Lakes Hawks	89	89	X
																Joondalup Wolves	80	X	X
																Geraldton Buccaneers	92	X	X
	2	Lakeside Lightning	89	102	X
	7	Goldfields Giants	85	84	X
								2	Lakeside Lightning	68	96	86
								3	Geraldton Buccaneers	79	89	96
	3	Geraldton Buccaneers	94	75	79
	6	Warwick Senators	84	83	68

Grand Final summary

31 August 2019 7:30 pm

Box score Report Highlights Game replay

Joondalup Wolves 80, Geraldton Buccaneers 92
Scoring by quarter: 25–26, 12–21, 19–22, 24–23
Pts: Robert Huntington 21 Rebs: Earnest Ross 12 Asts: Earnest Ross 4		Pts: Liam Hunt 24 Rebs: Liam Hunt 10 Asts: Hunt, Ducas 4 each
Geraldton wins SBL Championship

Bendat Basketball Centre, Floreat MVP: Liam Hunt (Buccaneers)

Women's bracket

	Quarter Finals							Semi Finals							Grand Final
	1	Lakeside Lightning	85	91	X
	8	Kalamunda Eastern Suns	77	81	X
								1	Lakeside Lightning	75	65	X
								4	Warwick Senators	87	77	X
	4	Warwick Senators	84	88	X
	5	Willetton Tigers	74	58	X
																Warwick Senators	56	X	X
																Rockingham Flames	85	X	X
	2	Mandurah Magic	65	64	X
	7	Rockingham Flames	76	65	X
								7	Rockingham Flames	95	68	X
								6	Perry Lakes Hawks	60	61	X
	3	Joondalup Wolves	66	59	X
	6	Perry Lakes Hawks	102	103	X

Grand Final summary

30 August 2019 7:30 pm

Box score Report Highlights Game replay

Warwick Senators 56, Rockingham Flames 85
Scoring by quarter: 9–19, 22–32, 17–18, 8–16
Pts: Stacey Barr 16 Rebs: Samaria Howard 9 Asts: Stacey Barr 3		Pts: Allen, Boag 17 each Rebs: Christina Boag 11 Asts: Garbin, Ciabattoni, Burrows 4 each
Rockingham wins SBL Championship

Bendat Basketball Centre, Floreat MVP: Maddison Allen (Flames)

All-Star games

The 2019 SBL All-Star games took place at Bendat Basketball Centre on Monday 3 June, with all proceeds going to Red Frogs Australia.^[4][8]

Men's game

Rosters

Australian All-Stars Pos Player Team Starters F Greg Hire Rockingham Flames G Ryan Godfrey Rockingham Flames F Gavin Field Cockburn Cougars G David Humphries Goldfields Giants C Louis Timms Kalamunda Eastern Suns Reserves F Cody Ellis Warwick Senators G Kyle Armour Lakeside Lightning G Damien Scott Willetton Tigers G Ryan Smith Perry Lakes Hawks F Caleb Davis Warwick Senators C Jarrad Prue Lakeside Lightning G Marshall Nelson Perth Redbacks Head coach: Mike Ellis (Warwick Senators) & Dayle Joseph (Geraldton Buccaneers)

World All-Stars Pos Player Team Starters C Kevin Davis Joondalup Wolves G Marcus Alipate Geraldton Buccaneers G Caleb White Rockingham Flames F Patrick Burke Goldfields Giants G Joshua Braun Kalamunda Eastern Suns Reserves G Justin King Warwick Senators G Shaun Stewart Mandurah Magic F Josh Ritchart Rockingham Flames F Jobi Wall Lakeside Lightning F Tyler Livingston South West Slammers G Cameron Williams East Perth Eagles F Jourdan DeMuynck Perth Redbacks Head coach: Dave Daniels (Lakeside Lightning)

Game data

Highlights

3 June 2019 2:00 pm

Box Score Recap Recap

Australia 113, World 112
Scoring by quarter: 33–34, 36–27, 25–27, 19–24
Pts: Hire (20) Rebs: Prue (16) Asts: Hire (7)		Pts: Livingston (20) Rebs: Braun (8) Asts: DeMuynck (6)

Bendat Basketball Centre, Floreat MVP: Greg Hire[9][10]

Women's game

Rosters

Australian All-Stars Pos Player Team Starters G Jewel Williams Kalamunda Eastern Suns G Desiree Kelley Willetton Tigers C Maddison Allen Rockingham Flames F Ashleigh Grant Lakeside Lightning F Nes'eya Williams Perth Redbacks Reserves G Emma Gandini Willetton Tigers F Sarah Donovan Perry Lakes Hawks F Samantha Roscoe Warwick Senators C Ellyce Ironmonger Lakeside Lightning G Suzi-Rose Deegan Perth Redbacks G Lauren Mansfield Perth Redbacks F Christina Boag Rockingham Flames Head coach: Craig Mansfield (Lakeside Lightning)

World All-Stars Pos Player Team Starters C Jennie Rintala Kalamunda Eastern Suns F Kisha Lee Cockburn Cougars G Makailah Dyer South West Slammers G GeAnna Luaulu-Summers Lakeside Lightning F Laina Snyder Willetton Tigers Reserves F Amber Land Joondalup Wolves G Mikayla Pirini Joondalup Wolves G Janelle Adams Rockingham Flames G Jamie Cherry Perry Lakes Hawks C Brittni Montgomery South West Slammers F Bianca Villegas Warwick Senators G Samaria Howard Warwick Senators Head coach: Charles Nix (Joondalup Wolves)

Game data

Highlights

3 June 2019 12:00 pm

Preview Box Score Recap Recap

Australia 103, World 72
Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 31–13, 23–17, 29–18
Pts: Deegan (18) Rebs: Allen (9) Asts: J. Williams (7)		Pts: Lee (18) Rebs: Snyder (13) Asts: Snyder (5)

Bendat Basketball Centre, Floreat MVP: Desiree Kelley[11]

Awards

Player of the Week

Round	Men's Player	Team	Women's Player	Team	Ref
1	Earnest Ross	Joondalup Wolves	Tayla Hepburn	Warwick Senators	[12][13]
2	Shaun Stewart	Mandurah Magic	Kisha Lee	Cockburn Cougars	[14][15]
3	Clint Steindl	Perry Lakes Hawks	Emma Gandini	Willetton Tigers	[16][17]
4	Joshua Braun	Kalamunda Eastern Suns	Jamie Cherry	Perry Lakes Hawks	[18][19]
5	Jobi Wall	Lakeside Lightning	Laina Snyder	Willetton Tigers	[20][21]
6	N/A
7	Shaun Stewart	Mandurah Magic	Laina Snyder	Willetton Tigers	[22][23]
8	Liam Hunt	Geraldton Buccaneers	GeAnna Luaulu-Summers	Lakeside Lightning	[24][25]
9	Patrick Burke	Goldfields Giants	Kayla Steindl	Joondalup Wolves	[26][27]
10	Jack Isenbarger	Lakeside Lightning	Makailah Dyer	South West Slammers	[28][29]
11	Jay Bowie	Goldfields Giants	Stacey Barr	Warwick Senators	[30][31]
12	Ridell Camidge	Joondalup Wolves	Courtney Bayliss	South West Slammers	[32][33]
13	Josh Ritchart	Rockingham Flames	Alina Hartmann	Cockburn Cougars	[34][35]
14	Marshall Nelson	Perth Redbacks	Lauren Mansfield	Perth Redbacks	[36][37]
15	Joshua Braun	Kalamunda Eastern Suns	Emma Klasztorny	Mandurah Magic	[38][39]
16	Javion Blake	Kalamunda Eastern Suns	Stacey Barr	Warwick Senators	[40][41]
17	Javion Blake	Kalamunda Eastern Suns	Katlyn Yohn	Kalamunda Eastern Suns	[42][43][44]
18	Javion Blake	Kalamunda Eastern Suns	Maddison Allen	Rockingham Flames	[45][46]
19	Jarrad Prue	Lakeside Lightning	Alex Ciabattoni	Rockingham Flames	[47][48]
20	Marvin Smith II	Mandurah Magic	Jennie Rintala	Kalamunda Eastern Suns	[49][50]

Statistics leaders

Category	Men's Player	Team	Stat	Women's Player	Team	Stat
Points per game	Marshall Nelson	Perth Redbacks	27.96	Darcee Garbin	Rockingham Flames	23.0
Rebounds per game	Jarrad Prue	Lakeside Lightning	18.29	Kayla Steindl	Joondalup Wolves	11.67
Assists per game	Javion Blake	Kalamunda Eastern Suns	9.68	Lauren Mansfield	Perth Redbacks	5.43
Steals per game	Michael Lay	South West Slammers	2.77	Emma Gandini	Willetton Tigers	3.0
Blocks per game	Manylok Malek	Goldfields Giants	2.3	Maddison Allen	Rockingham Flames	2.45
Field goal percentage	Jarrad Prue	Lakeside Lightning	62.16%	Brittni Montgomery	South West Slammers	63.01%
3-pt field goal percentage	Joshua Braun	Kalamunda Eastern Suns	42.9%	Stacey Barr	Warwick Senators	40.4%
Free throw percentage	Joshua Braun	Kalamunda Eastern Suns	84.21%	Makailah Dyer	South West Slammers	79.01%

Regular season

The 2019 Basketball WA Annual Awards Night was held on Saturday 7 September at Crown Perth.^[51]

• Men's Most Valuable Player: Joshua Braun (Kalamunda Eastern Suns)^[52][53]
• Women's Most Valuable Player: Stacey Barr (Warwick Senators)^[54]
• Men's Coach of the Year: Dave Daniels (Lakeside Lightning)^[55]
• Women's Coach of the Year: Craig Watts (Mandurah Magic)^[56]
• Men's Most Improved Player: Luke Travers (Rockingham Flames)^[57]
• Women's Most Improved Player: Matilda Muir (Cockburn Cougars)^[58]
• All-MSBL First Team:
  • PG: Marshall Nelson (Perth Redbacks)^[59][60]
  • SG: Joshua Braun (Kalamunda Eastern Suns)
  • SF: Gavin Field (Cockburn Cougars)
  • PF: Greg Hire (Rockingham Flames)
  • C: Patrick Burke (Goldfields Giants)
• All-WSBL First Team:
  • PG: Lauren Mansfield (Perth Redbacks)^[61]
  • SG: Stacey Barr (Warwick Senators)
  • SF: Laina Snyder (Willetton Tigers)
  • PF: Darcee Garbin (Rockingham Flames)
  • C: Amber Land (Joondalup Wolves)
• Men's All-Defensive Team:
  • PG: Cameron Williams (East Perth Eagles)^[62]
  • SG: David Humphries (Goldfields Giants)
  • SF: Ben Purser (Perry Lakes Hawks)
  • PF: Maurice Barrow (Willetton Tigers)
  • C: Jarrad Prue (Lakeside Lightning)
• Women's All-Defensive Team:
  • PG: Emma Gandini (Willetton Tigers)^[63]
  • SG: Casey Mihovilovich (Mandurah Magic)
  • SF: Desiree Kelley (Willetton Tigers)
  • PF: Jennie Rintala (Kalamunda Eastern Suns)
  • C: Maddison Allen (Rockingham Flames)

Finals

• Men's Grand Final MVP: Liam Hunt (Geraldton Buccaneers)^[64]
• Women's Grand Final MVP: Maddison Allen (Rockingham Flames)^[65]