2018 State Basketball League season explained

2018 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: Geraldton Buccaneers W: Lakeside Lightning
Mvp:	M: Jalen Billups (Wolves) W: Alison Schwagmeyer (Lightning)
Mvp Link:	State Basketball League Most Valuable Player Award
Top Scorer:	M: Daniel Alexander (Lightning) W: Anita Brown (Magic)
Finals:	Finals
Finals Champ:	M: Perry Lakes Hawks W: Lakeside Lightning
Finals Runner-Up:	M: Joondalup Wolves W: Mandurah Magic
Grand Final Mvp:	M: Ben Purser (Hawks) W: Alison Schwagmeyer (Lightning)
Grand Final Mvp Link:	State Basketball League Grand Final Most Valuable Player Award
Seasonslistnames:	SBL
Prevseason Link:	2017 State Basketball League season
Prevseason Year:	2017
Nextseason Link:	2019 State Basketball League season
Nextseason Year:	2019

The 2018 State Basketball League season was the 30th 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.

Regular season

The regular season began on Friday 16 March and ended on Saturday 28 July after 20 rounds of competition. Easter games in round 3 were again scheduled for Thursday night, with all teams then on a break over the long weekend. Anzac Round took place in round 6 of the competition with the Kalamunda Eastern Suns and Willetton Tigers continuing their Anzac Day game tradition. There was also Women's Round in round 9, Rivalry Round in round 12, and Heritage Round in round 16.^[1]

Standings

Men's ladder

Team^[2]
1		23	3
2		21	5
3		19	7
4		18	8
5		15	11
6		14	12
7		13	13
8		12	14
9		11	15
10		10	16
11		9	17
12		7	19
13		5	21
14		5	21

Women's ladder

Team^[3]
1		21	1
2		17	5
3		16	6
4		14	8
5		14	8
6		11	11
7		10	12
8		9	13
9		9	13
10		6	16
11		5	17
12		0	22

Finals

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.

Men's bracket

Grand Final summary

Women's bracket

Grand Final summary

All-Star games

The 2018 SBL All-Star games took place at Bendat Basketball Centre on Monday 4 June, with all proceeds going to Red Frogs Australia.^{[4] [5]}

Men's game

Rosters

North All-Stars

Pos	Player	Team
Starters
F	Shawn Redhage	Perth Redbacks
G	Justin King	Stirling Senators
C	Kevin Davis
G	Gokul Natesan	Geraldton Buccaneers
G	Drew Williamson	East Perth Eagles
Reserves
F	Jacob Holmen	Perry Lakes Hawks
G	Lochlan Cummings	Perry Lakes Hawks
F/C	Jalen Billups	Joondalup Wolves
C	Jonathan Morse	East Perth Eagles
F	Colter Lasher	Geraldton Buccaneers
G	Earnest Ross	Geraldton Buccaneers
G	Courtney Belger	Kalamunda Eastern Suns
Head coach: Ben Ettridge (Joondalup Wolves)

South All-Stars

Pos	Player	Team
Starters
F	Greg Hire	Rockingham Flames
F	Daniel Alexander	Lakeside Lightning
G	Damien Scott	Willetton Tigers
F	Gavin Field	Cockburn Cougars
G	John Isenbarger	Lakeside Lightning
Reserves
G	Kyle Armour	Willetton Tigers
C	Jarrad Prue	Lakeside Lightning
G/F	Jeylyn Sharpe	Goldfields Giants
G	Shaun Stewart	Mandurah Magic
F	Jamal Shabazz	Mandurah Magic
C	Brandon Sebirumbi	Cockburn Cougars
G	Brandon Thompson	South West Slammers
Head coach: Stephen Black (Willetton Tigers)

Game data

Women's game

Rosters

North All-Stars

Pos	Player	Team
Starters
C	Jennie Rintala
G	Antonia Farnworth	Perry Lakes Hawks
F	Nikita-Lee Martin	Joondalup Wolves
F	Alex Ciabattoni	Kalamunda Eastern Suns
F	Kayla Steindl	Perth Redbacks
Reserves
F	Eryn Fisher	East Perth Eagles
F	Jessica Jakens	Perth Redbacks
G	Jewel Williams	Kalamunda Eastern Suns
F	Amber Land	Stirling Senators
G	Mikayla Pirini	Perth Redbacks
G	Emma Clarke	Perry Lakes Hawks
G	Makailah Dyer	Perth Redbacks
Head coach: Charles Nix (Perth Redbacks)

South All-Stars

Pos	Player	Team
Starters
G	Georgia Denehey	South West Slammers
G/F	Sydnee Fipps	Lakeside Lightning
F	Ashleigh Grant	Lakeside Lightning
G/F		Lakeside Lightning
G	Anita Brown	Mandurah Magic
Reserves
F/C	Courtney Bayliss	South West Slammers
F	Kisha Lee	Cockburn Cougars
C	Maddison Allen	Rockingham Flames
G	Courtney Byrnes	Lakeside Lightning
F/C	Charlotte van Kleef	South West Slammers
F	D'Lesha Lloyd	Rockingham Flames
F	Ashli Payne	Willetton Tigers
Head coach: Craig Mansfield (Lakeside Lightning)

Game data

Awards

Player of the Week

Round	Men's Player	Team	Women's Player	Team	Ref
1	Justin King				^[6] ^[7]
2	Justin King				^[8] ^[9]
3	Kevin Davis				^[10] ^[11]
4	Colter Lasher		Anita Brown		^[12] ^[13]
5					^[14] ^[15]
6					^[16] ^[17]
7	Shaun Stewart				^[18] ^[19]
8	Brian Voelkel		Jennie Rintala		^[20] ^[21]
9	Jeylyn Sharpe				^[22] ^[23]
10					^[24] ^[25]
11					^[26] ^[27]
12	Gokul Natesan				^[28] ^[29]
13	Jonathan Morse				^[30] ^[31]
14					^[32] ^[33]
15	Kyle Sovine				^[34] ^[35]
16	Brian Voelkel				^[36] ^[37]
17					^[38] ^[39]
18					^[40] ^[41]
19	Gavin Field				^[42] ^[43]
20	Travis Durnin				^[44] ^[45]

Statistics leaders

Category	Men's Player	Team	Stat	Women's Player	Team	Stat
Points per game			27.24	Anita Brown		24.18^[46]
Rebounds per game			19.48			12
Assists per game	Brian Voelkel		7.63			5.45
Steals per game	Courtney Belger		2.5	Cameron Flynn		2.65
Blocks per game			1.58			2.86
	Kevin Davis		67.20%	Jessica Jakens		55.06%
3-pt field goal percentage	Ryan Smith		46.43%	Taneisha Harrison		42.53%
Free throw percentage	Justin King		86.96%	Sydnee Fipps		86.27%

Regular season

• Men's Most Valuable Player: Jalen Billups (Joondalup Wolves)^[47]
• Women's Most Valuable Player: Alison Schwagmeyer (Lakeside Lightning)
• Men's Coach of the Year: Dave Daniels (Lakeside Lightning)
• Women's Coach of the Year: Craig Mansfield (Lakeside Lightning)
• Men's Most Improved Player: Travis Durnin (South West Slammers)
• Women's Most Improved Player: Jewel Williams (Kalamunda Eastern Suns)
• All-MSBL First Team:
  • PG: Jack Isenbarger (Lakeside Lightning)
  • SG: Gavin Field (Cockburn Cougars)
  • SF: Ben Purser (Perry Lakes Hawks)
  • PF: Jalen Billups (Joondalup Wolves)
  • C: Daniel Alexander (Lakeside Lightning)
• All-WSBL First Team:
  • PG: Alison Schwagmeyer (Lakeside Lightning)
  • SG: Anita Brown (Mandurah Magic)
  • SF: Antonia Farnworth (Perry Lakes Hawks)
  • PF: Jennie Rintala (Kalamunda Eastern Suns)
  • C: Kayla Steindl (Perth Redbacks)
• Men's All-Defensive Team:
  • PG: Gokul Natesan (Geraldton Buccaneers)
  • SG: Damien Scott (Willetton Tigers)
  • SF: Ben Purser (Perry Lakes Hawks)
  • PF: Maurice Barrow (Perth Redbacks)
  • C: Jarrad Prue (Lakeside Lightning)
• Women's All-Defensive Team:
  • PG: Brianna Moyes (Cockburn Cougars)
  • SG: Alex Ciabattoni (Kalamunda Eastern Suns)
  • SF: Antonia Farnworth (Perry Lakes Hawks)
  • PF: Ashleigh Grant (Lakeside Lightning)
  • C: Maddison Allen (Rockingham Flames)

Finals

• Men's Grand Final MVP: Ben Purser (Perry Lakes Hawks)^{[48] [49]}
• Women's Grand Final MVP: Alison Schwagmeyer (Lakeside Lightning)^[50]

External links

• 2018 fixtures
• 2018 men's season preview
• 2018 women's season preview
• All-Star starters
• 2018 men's grand final preview
• 2018 men's grand final preview
• 2018 women's grand final preview
• 2018 men's grand final highlights
• 2018 men's grand final full replay

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2018 SBL FIXTURES RELEASED . SBL.asn.au . 13 December 2017 . 14 March 2018.
2. Web site: Standings for SBL Men 2018 . SportsTG.com . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190703064143/http://websites.sportstg.com/comp_info.cgi?c=1-5011-0-477424-0&pool=1001&a=LADDER . 3 July 2019.
3. Web site: Standings for SBL Women 2018 . SportsTG.com . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190703064529/http://websites.sportstg.com/comp_info.cgi?c=1-5011-0-480446-0&a=LADDER . 3 July 2019.
4. Web site: RED FROGS JUMP INTO SBL ALL-STAR GAMES . SBL.asn.au . 17 April 2018 . 8 May 2018.
5. Web site: 2018 SBL ALL-STAR GAMES VOTING OPENS . SBL.asn.au . 18 April 2018 . 8 May 2018.
6. Web site: KING NAMED MSBL PLAYER OF THE WEEK . SBL.asn.au . 19 March 2018 . 20 March 2018.
7. Web site: WHITCOMB NAMED WSBL PLAYER OF THE WEEK . SBL.asn.au . 19 March 2018 . 20 March 2018.
8. Web site: MSBL POTW – RETURN OF THE KING . SBL.asn.au . 26 March 2018 . 26 March 2018.
9. Web site: WSBL POTW – WHITCOMB GOES BACK TO BACK . SBL.asn.au . 26 March 2018 . 26 March 2018.
10. Web site: KD NAMED MEN'S ROUND 3 POTW . SBL.asn.au . 3 April 2018 . 4 April 2018.
11. Web site: WHITCOMB POTW 3-PEAT . SBL.asn.au . 3 April 2018 . 4 April 2018.
12. Web site: MSBL PLAYER OF THE WEEK – COLTER LASHER (GERALDTON BUCCS) . SBL.asn.au . 10 April 2018 . 10 April 2018.
13. Web site: WSBL PLAYER OF THE WEEK – ANITA BROWN (MANDURAH MAGIC) . SBL.asn.au . 10 April 2018 . 10 April 2018.
14. Web site: MSBL PLAYER OF THE WEEK – GREG HIRE (ROCKINGHAM FLAMES) . SBL.asn.au . 16 April 2018 . 16 April 2018.
15. Web site: WSBL PLAYER OF THE WEEK – ALI SCHWAGMEYER (LAKESIDE LIGHTNING) . SBL.asn.au . 16 April 2018 . 16 April 2018.
16. Web site: MSBL PLAYER OF THE WEEK – SHAWN REDHAGE (PERTH REDBACKS) . SBL.asn.au . 25 April 2018 . 25 April 2018.
17. Web site: WSBL PLAYER OF THE WEEK – DARCEE GARBIN (ROCKINGHAM FLAMES) . SBL.asn.au . 25 April 2018 . 25 April 2018.
18. Web site: MSBL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: SHAUN STEWART (MANDURAH MAGIC) . SBL.asn.au . 1 May 2018 . 1 May 2018.
19. Web site: WSBL PLAYER OF THE WEEK – MADDIE ALLEN (ROCKINGHAM FLAMES) . SBL.asn.au . 1 May 2018 . 1 May 2018.
20. Web site: VOELKEL NAMED MSBL PLAYER OF THE WEEK . SBL.asn.au . 9 May 2018 . 9 May 2018.
21. Web site: RINTALA NAMED WSBL PLAYER OF THE WEEK . SBL.asn.au . 9 May 2018 . 9 May 2018.
22. Web site: MSBL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: JEYLYN SHARPE . SBL.asn.au . 15 May 2018 . 16 May 2018.
23. Web site: WSBL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: KAYLA STANDISH . SBL.asn.au . 15 May 2018 . 16 May 2018.
24. Web site: MSBL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: DANIEL ALEXANDER . SBL.asn.au . 22 May 2018 . 22 May 2018.
25. Web site: WSBL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: ALI SCHWAGMEYER . SBL.asn.au . 22 May 2018 . 22 May 2018.
26. Web site: MSBL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: JALEN BILLUPS . SBL.asn.au . 29 May 2018 . 29 May 2018.
27. Web site: BURTON NAMED WSBL PLAYER OF THE WEEK . SBL.asn.au . 29 May 2018 . 29 May 2018.
28. Web site: MSBL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: GOKUL NATESAN . SBL.asn.au . 7 June 2018 . 7 June 2018.
29. Web site: WSBL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: KAYLA STANDISH . SBL.asn.au . 7 June 2018 . 7 June 2018.
30. Web site: MSBL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: JONATHON MORSE . SBL.asn.au . 13 June 2018 . 13 June 2018.
31. Web site: WSBL PLAYER OF THE WEEK – KISHA LEE . SBL.asn.au . 13 June 2018 . 13 June 2018.
32. Web site: MSBL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: DANIEL ALEXANDER . SBL.asn.au . 21 June 2018 . 21 June 2018.
33. Web site: WSBL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: ALEX CIABATTONI . SBL.asn.au . 21 June 2018 . 21 June 2018.
34. Web site: MSBL PLAYER OF THE WEEK – KYLE SOVINE . SBL.asn.au . 26 June 2018 . 26 June 2018.
35. Web site: WSBL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: KISHA LEE . SBL.asn.au . 26 June 2018 . 26 June 2018.
36. Web site: MSBL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: BRIAN VOELKEL . SBL.asn.au . 3 July 2018 . 3 July 2018.
37. Web site: WSBL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: KAYLA STANDISH . SBL.asn.au . 3 July 2018 . 3 July 2018.
38. Web site: MSBL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: EARNEST ROSS . SBL.asn.au . 11 July 2018 . 11 July 2018.
39. Web site: WSBL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: TONI FARNWORTH . SBL.asn.au . 11 July 2018 . 11 July 2018.
40. Web site: MSBL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: JALEN BILLUPS . SBL.asn.au . 18 July 2018 . 18 July 2018.
41. Web site: WSBL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: MADDIE ALLEN . SBL.asn.au . 18 July 2018 . 18 July 2018.
42. Web site: MSBL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: GAVIN FIELD . SBL.asn.au . 24 July 2018 . 24 July 2018.
43. Web site: WSBL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: ASH GRANT . SBL.asn.au . 24 July 2018 . 24 July 2018.
44. Web site: MSBL PLAYER OF THE WEEK . SBL.asn.au . 31 July 2018 . 31 July 2018.
45. Web site: WSBL PLAYER OF THE WEEK . SBL.asn.au . 31 July 2018 . 31 July 2018.
46. Web site: 2018 SBL Statistical Awards. SBL.asn.au. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230110080147/https://sbl.asn.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/01/2018-SBL-Statistical-Awards.png. 10 January 2023.
47. Web site: 2018 SBL AWARD WINNERS . SBL.asn.au . 9 September 2018 . 9 September 2018.
48. Web site: GUTSY HAWKS CLAIM FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP SINCE 2004 . SBL.asn.au . 1 September 2018 . 1 September 2018.
49. Web site: Donaldson . Mark . SBL grand final: Perry Lakes Hawks upset Joondalup Wolves . CommunityNews.com.au . Western Suburbs Weekly . 1 September 2018 . 2 September 2018.
50. Web site: LIGHTNING CLAIMS CHAMPIONSHIP OVER MAGIC WITH 21-0 RUN. SBL.asn.au. 31 August 2018. 31 August 2018.