1994 WNBL season
| 1994 WNBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| TV partner(s) | ABC Network Ten |
| Regular season | |
| Top seed | Adelaide Lightning |
| Season MVP | Shelley Sandie (Sydney Flames) |
| Top scorer | Sandy Brondello (Brisbane Blazers) Shelley Sandie (Sydney Flames) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Adelaide Lightning |
| Runners-up | Melbourne Tigers |
| Finals MVP | Rachael Sporn (Adelaide Lightning) |
The 1994 WNBL season was the 14th season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of 10 teams contested the league.
Regular season
[edit]Ladder
[edit]| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Won % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide Lightning | 18 | 16 | 2 | 89 |
| 2 | Melbourne Tigers | 18 | 14 | 4 | 78 |
| 3 | Sydney Flames | 18 | 14 | 4 | 78 |
| 4 | Perth Breakers | 18 | 12 | 6 | 67 |
| 5 | Dandenong Rangers | 18 | 10 | 8 | 56 |
| 6 | Brisbane Blazers | 18 | 8 | 10 | 44 |
| 7 | Canberra Capitals | 18 | 7 | 11 | 39 |
| 8 | Bulleen Boomers | 18 | 5 | 13 | 28 |
| 9 | Australian Institute of Sport | 18 | 4 | 14 | 22 |
| 10 | Hobart Islanders | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
Finals
[edit]| Semifinals | Preliminary final | Grand final | |||||||||||
| Adelaide Lightning | 84 | Adelaide Lightning | 84 (OT) | ||||||||||
| Melbourne Tigers | 82 | Melbourne Tigers | 77 | ||||||||||
| Melbourne Tigers | 74 | ||||||||||||
| Perth Breakers | 64 | ||||||||||||
| Sydney Flames | 58 | ||||||||||||
| Perth Breakers | 62 | ||||||||||||
Season Awards
[edit]Statistical leaders
[edit]| Category | Player | Team | GP | Totals | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points Per Game | Sandy Brondello Shelley Sandie |
Brisbane Blazers Sydney Flames |
17 17 |
340 340 |
20.0 20.0 |
| Rebounds Per Game | Debbie Slimmon | Bulleen Boomers | 18 | 243 | 13.5 |
| Assists Per Game | Michele Timms | Perth Breakers | 16 | 94 | 5.9 |
| Steals Per Game | Robyn Maher | Sydney Flames | 17 | 54 | 3.2 |
| Blocks per game | Jenny Whittle | Brisbane Blazers | 17 | 49 | 2.9 |
| Field Goal % | Jo Hill | Adelaide Lightning | 18 | (92/165) | 55.8% |
| Three-Point Field Goal % | Samantha Tomlinson | Melbourne Tigers | 13 | (17/36) | 47.2% |
| Free Throw % | Sandy Brondello | Brisbane Blazers | 17 | (74/84) | 88.1% |