2008 MSBL season explained

2008 MSBL season
League:State Basketball League
Sport:Basketball
Duration:28 March – 2 August (Regular season)
8 August – 6 September (Finals)
No Of Games:26
No Of Teams:14
Season:Regular season
Minor Premiers:Perry Lakes Hawks
Mvp:Curtis Marshall (Buccaneers)
Mvp Link:State Basketball League Most Valuable Player Award
Top Scorer:Curtis Marshall (Buccaneers)
Finals:Finals
Finals Champ:Goldfields Giants
Finals Runner-Up:Willetton Tigers
Grand Final Mvp:Darnell Dialls (Giants)
Grand Final Mvp Link:State Basketball League Grand Final Most Valuable Player Award
Seasonslistnames:MSBL
Prevseason Link:2007 MSBL season
Prevseason Year:2007
Nextseason Link:2009 MSBL season
Nextseason Year:2009

The 2008 MSBL season was the 20th season of the Men's State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season began on Friday 28 March and ended on Saturday 2 August. The finals began on Friday 8 August and ended on Saturday 6 September, when the Goldfields Giants defeated the Willetton Tigers in the MSBL Grand Final.

Regular season

The regular season began on Friday 28 March and ended on Saturday 2 August after 19 rounds of competition.

Standings

Team
121 5
221 5
319 7
418 8
517 9
617 9
715 11
813 13
912 14
109 17
116 20
126 20
134 22
144 22

Finals

The finals began on Friday 8 August and ended on Saturday 6 September with the MSBL Grand Final.[1] [2] [3]

Bracket

Awards

Statistics leaders

Category Player Team
Curtis Marshall[4] Geraldton Buccaneers
Kenny Harris Perth Redbacks
Joel Wagner Perth Redbacks
Michael Lay Geraldton Buccaneers
Stephen Newman Kalamunda Eastern Suns
Gavin Field Cockburn Cougars
3-pt field goal percentage Joseph Nixon Kalamunda Eastern Suns
Free throw percentage Rockingham Flames

Regular season

Finals

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2008 MSBL Quarter Finals . SBL.asn.au . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200414084116/https://sbl.asn.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/04/2008-MSBL-Quarter-Finals.pdf . 14 April 2020.
  2. Web site: 2008 MSBL Semi Finals . SBL.asn.au . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200414084204/https://sbl.asn.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/04/2008-MSBL-Semi-Finals.pdf . 14 April 2020.
  3. Web site: 2008 MSBL Grand Final . BasketballWA.asn.au . 6 September 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090914170910/http://www.basketballwa.asn.au/_uploads/res/8_44012.pdf . 14 September 2009.
  4. Web site: State Basketball League 2008 Awards . SBL.asn.au . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200414083946/https://sbl.asn.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/04/2008-SBL-awards.pdf . 14 April 2020.
  5. Web site: BWA Awards Winners . BasketballWA.asn.au . 22 September 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090913204010/http://basketballwa.asn.au/fs_newsitem.asp?id=81494&orgID=8&Oname=Basketball+WA&O1c=5&O10c=5 . 13 September 2009.
  6. Web site: Giants Reign Supreme . BasketballWA.asn.au . 7 September 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090913204024/http://basketballwa.asn.au/fs_newsitem.asp?id=81232&orgID=8&Oname=Basketball+WA&O1c=5&O10c=5 . 13 September 2009.