2002–03 WNBL season explained

2002–03 WNBL season
League:Women's National Basketball League
Sport:Basketball
Duration:October 2002 – February 2003
No Of Teams:8
Tv:ABC
Season:Regular season
Top Seed:Canberra Capitals
Mvp:Lauren Jackson (Canberra Capitals)
Mvp Link:WNBL Most Valuable Player Award
Top Scorer:Lauren Jackson (Canberra Capitals)
Top Scorer Link:WNBL Top Shooter Award
Finals:Finals
Finals Champ:Canberra Capitals
Finals Runner-Up:Sydney Flames
Finals Mvp:Lauren Jackson (Canberra Capitals)
Finals Mvp Link:WNBL Grand Final Most Valuable Player Award
Seasonslist:List of WNBL seasons
Seasonslistnames:WNBL
Prevseason Link:2001–02 WNBL season
Prevseason Year:2001–02
Nextseason Link:2003–04 WNBL season
Nextseason Year:2003–04

The 2002–03 WNBL season was the 23rd season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of 8 teams contested the league.

Team standings

WNBL Championship Ladder
Team
116 5 76.0 21
215 6 71.0 21
314 7 67.0 21
4Adelaide Lightning12 9 57.0 21
511 10 52.0 21
66 15 29.0 21
76 15 29.0 21
84 17 19.00 21

Season award winners

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Most Valuable Player AwardLauren JacksonCanberra Capitals
Grand Final MVP AwardLauren JacksonCanberra Capitals
Rookie of the Year AwardKelly WilsonAIS
Defensive Player of the Year AwardNatalie PorterTownsville Fire
Coach of the Year AwardDavid HerbertTownsville Fire
Top Shooter AwardLauren JacksonCanberra Capitals

Statistics leaders

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Points Per Game1746227.2
Rebounds Per Game Canberra Capitals1719711.6
Assists Per Game211135.4
Steals Per Game 21542.6
Blocks per game Perth Lynx21884.2
Field Goal %Canberra Capitals17(173/318) 54.4%
Three-Point Field Goal %Carly WilsonDandenong Rangers21(24/63)38.1%
Free Throw % Sydney Flames21(59/70) 84.3%

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20141227122005/http://www.wnbl.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Media_Guide/12284_BASKAUST_WNBL_MEDIA_GUIDE_2014-15_BACK.pdf