List of WNBL awards explained

The Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) presents 7 annual awards and honours to recognise its teams, players, and coaches for their accomplishments. In addition, the team award of the WNBL Championship is awarded to the winner of each season's Grand Final.

Individual awards

AwardCreatedDescriptionMost recent winner(s)Notes
Most Valuable Player
(Suzy Batkovic Medal)
1982Awarded to the best performing player of the WNBL season. Stephanie Talbot (2020)[1]
Grand Final Most Valuable Player
(Rachael Sporn Medal)
1985Awarded to the best performing player of the WNBL Grand Final Leilani Mitchell (2020)[2]
Defensive Player of the Year
(Robyn Maher Medal)
1990Awarded to the best defensive player of the WNBL season. Stephanie Talbot (2020)[3]
Youth Player of the Year
(Betty Watson Medal)
Awarded to the best performing player 23 years of age or under at the completion of the season. Shyla Heal (2020)
2020Awarded to the most incredible talent coming off the bench. Zitina Aokuso (2020)[4]
Coach of the Year
1987Awarded to the best coach of the WNBL season. Shannon Seebohm (2020)
Leading Scorer Award
1981Awarded to the player with the highest average points per game throughout the regular season. Liz Cambage (2020)[5]
Leading Rebounder Award
2020Awarded to the player with the highest average rebounds per game throughout the regular season. Anneli Maley (2020)
Golden Hands Award
2020Awarded to the player with the highest Golden Hands Rating across the regular season. Leilani Mitchell (2020)

See also

Notes and References

  1. Women's National Basketball League. SUZY BATKOVIC MVP TO BE AWARDED FROM 2019/20 SEASON. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  2. http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/basketball/rachael-sporn-medal-the-new-award-for-wnbl-grand-final-most-valuable-player/story-fnii09gt-1226846469552 Rachael Sporn Medal the new award for WNBL grand final Most Valuable Player
  3. Women's National Basketball League. Defensive Player of the Year . Retrieved 2015-02-22.
  4. Women's National Basketball League. WNBL NAMES END OF SEASON AWARDS AND WNBL ALL-STAR FIRST & SECOND TEAMS. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  5. Women's National Basketball League. 2020 MEDIA GUIDE.