| 2012 State Basketball League season | |
| League: | State Basketball League |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Duration: | 16 March – 28 July (Regular season) 3 August – 1 September (Finals) |
| No Of Games: | 26 (men) 22 (women) |
| No Of Teams: | 14 (men) 12 (women) |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Minor Premiers: | M: Wanneroo Wolves W: Wanneroo Wolves |
| Mvp: | M: Damian Matacz (Wolves) W: Emma Cannon (Flames) |
| Mvp Link: | State Basketball League Most Valuable Player Award |
| Top Scorer: | M: Robert Kampman (Tigers) W: Stephanie Jones (Cougars) |
| Finals: | Finals |
| Finals Champ: | M: Cockburn Cougars W: South West Slammers |
| Finals Runner-Up: | M: East Perth Eagles W: Rockingham Flames |
| Grand Final Mvp: | M: Jeremiah Wilson (Cougars) W: Kim Sitzmann (Slammers) |
| Grand Final Mvp Link: | State Basketball League Grand Final Most Valuable Player Award |
| Seasonslistnames: | SBL |
| Prevseason Link: | 2011 State Basketball League season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2011 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2013 State Basketball League season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2013 |
The 2012 State Basketball League season was the 24th season of the State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season began on Friday 16 March and ended on Saturday 28 July. The finals began on Friday 3 August and concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 31 August and the men's grand final on Saturday 1 September.
The 2012 SBL Pre-Season Blitz was held at the WA Basketball Centre between Friday 2 March and Sunday 4 March.[1] [2] [3] [4]
The regular season began on Friday 16 March and ended on Saturday 28 July after 20 rounds of competition.[5] [6] An additional round was added in 2012 to lighten the travel load of regional teams.
Due to an ineligible player taking part in Men's SBL qualifying games, the Willetton Tigers were deemed to have forfeited three games that were won across June and July. In rounds thirteen to nineteen, the Tigers suited up a player for a total of seven games and failed to lodge a contract, player registration and proof of citizenship which are all documents required by the league before a player is eligible to play. As a result, they were dropped from a 12–13 record to 9–16 heading into the final round.[7]
Similarly, due to an ineligible player taking part in a Women's SBL qualifying game, the South West Slammers were deemed to have forfeited a round sixteen victory against the Wanneroo Wolves after they suited up a development player but failed to lodge a contract, player registration and proof of citizenship.[8]
Men's ladder
| Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 | 3 | |
| 2 | 22 | 4 | |
| 3 | 17 | 9 | |
| 4 | 16 | 10 | |
| 5 | 16 | 10 | |
| 6 | 15 | 11 | |
| 7 | 13 | 13 | |
| 8 | 12 | 14 | |
| 9 | 12 | 14 | |
| 10 | 11 | 15 | |
| 11 | 10 | 16 | |
| 12 | 8 | 18 | |
| 13 | 4 | 22 | |
| 14 | 3 | 23 | |
Women's ladder
| Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | 6 | |
| 2 | 16 | 6 | |
| 3 | 15 | 7 | |
| 4 | 15 | 7 | |
| 5 | 15 | 7 | |
| 6 | 13 | 9 | |
| 7 | 12 | 10 | |
| 8 | 10 | 12 | |
| 9 | 9 | 13 | |
| 10 | 5 | 17 | |
| 11 | 4 | 18 | |
| 12 | 2 | 20 | |
The finals began on Friday 3 August and consisted of three rounds. The finals concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 31 August and the men's grand final on Saturday 1 September.[9] [10]
| Category | Men's Player | Team | Stat | Women's Player | Team | Stat | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Robert Kampman | 24.54 | Stephanie Jones | 25.86 | |||
| Rebounds per game | 19.91 | 15.80 | |||||
| Assists per game | Joel Wagner | 9.56 | Lauren Jeffers | 4.85 | |||
| Steals per game | Chris Dodd | 2.87 | Jacinta Bourne | 3.27 | |||
| Blocks per game | 3.84 | Marita Payne | 3.17 | ||||
| 71.3% | Brooke Hiddlestone | 52.2% | |||||
| 3-pt field goal percentage | Joel Questel | 44.4% | Holly Coomey | 38.2% | |||
| Free throw percentage | Robert Kampman | 87.7% | Jasmine Hooper | 78.2% |