| 1988 WNBL season | |
| League: | Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| No Of Teams: | 12 |
| Tv: | ABC |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Top Seed: | Nunawading Spectres |
| Mvp: | Julie Nykiel (Noarlunga Tigers) |
| Mvp Link: | WNBL Most Valuable Player Award |
| Top Scorer: | Julie Nykiel (Noarlunga Tigers) |
| Top Scorer Link: | WNBL Top Shooter Award |
| Finals: | Finals |
| Finals Champ: | Nunawading Spectres |
| Finals Runner-Up: | North Adelaide Rockets |
| Finals Mvp: | Shelley Gorman (Nunawading Spectres) |
| Finals Mvp Link: | WNBL Grand Final Most Valuable Player Award |
| Seasonslist: | List of WNBL seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | WNBL |
| Prevseason Link: | 1987 WNBL season |
| Prevseason Year: | 1987 |
| Nextseason Link: | 1989 WNBL season |
| Nextseason Year: | 1989 |
The 1988 WNBL season was the eighth season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of 12 teams contested the league.
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Won % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nunawading Spectres | 22 | 21 | 1 | 95 | |
| 2 | North Adelaide Rockets | 22 | 18 | 4 | 82 | |
| 3 | Bankstown Bruins | 22 | 16 | 6 | 73 | |
| 4 | West Adelaide Bearcats | 22 | 14 | 8 | 64 | |
| 5 | Canberra Capitals | 22 | 13 | 9 | 59 | |
| 6 | Coburg Cougars | 22 | 13 | 9 | 59 | |
| 7 | Noarlunga Tigers | 22 | 12 | 10 | 55 | |
| 8 | Brisbane Lady Bullets | 22 | 11 | 11 | 50 | |
| 9 | Perth Breakers | 22 | 6 | 16 | 27 | |
| 10 | Bulleen Melbourne Boomers | 22 | 5 | 17 | 23 | |
| 11 | Australian Institute of Sport | 22 | 3 | 19 | 14 | |
| 12 | Hobart Islanders | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| width=125 | Award | width=125 | Winner | width=125 | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player Award | Julie Nykiel | Noarlunga Tigers | |||
| Grand Final MVP Award | Shelley Gorman | Nunawading Spectres | |||
| Rookie of the Year Award | Lucille Hamilton | Australian Institute of Sport | |||
| Coach of the Year Award | Robbie Cadee | Bankstown Bruins | |||
| Top Shooter Award | Julie Nykiel | Noarlunga Tigers |
| width=100 | Category | width=125 | Player | width=125 | Team | width=50 | GP | width=50 | Totals | width=50 | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points Per Game | Julie Nykiel | Noarlunga Tigers | 21 | 452 | 21.5 | ||||||
| Rebounds Per Game | Debbie Slimmon | Coburg Cougars | 19 | 245 | 12.9 | ||||||
| Assists Per Game | Karin Maar | Coburg Cougars | 22 | 112 | 5.1 | ||||||
| Steals Per Game | Donna Brown | North Adelaide Rockets | 21 | 75 | 3.6 | ||||||
| Blocks per game | Roksana Boreli | Hobart Islanders | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | ||||||
| Field Goal % | Julie Nykiel | Noarlunga Tigers | 21 | (180/312) | 57.7% | ||||||
| Three-Point Field Goal % | Michele Timms | Nunawading Spectres | 21 | (44/85) | 51.8% | ||||||
| Free Throw % | Laura Giaretto | North Adelaide Rockets | 19 | (42/48) | 87.5% |