2004–05 WNBL season
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The 2004–05 WNBL season was the 25th season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of 8 teams contested the league.
| 2004–05 WNBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Women's National Basketball League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | October 2004 – February 2005 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| TV partner(s) | ABC |
| Regular season | |
| Top seed | Dandenong Rangers |
| Season MVP | Katrina Hibbert (Bulleen Boomers) |
| Top scorer | Belinda Snell (Sydney Uni Flames) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Dandenong Rangers |
| Runners-up | Sydney Uni Flames |
| Finals MVP | Jacinta Hamilton (Rangers) |
Broadcast rights were held by free-to-air network ABC. ABC broadcast one game a week, at 1:00 p.m. at every standard time in Australia.
Molten provided equipment including the official game ball, with Hoop2Hoop supplying team apparel.
Team standings
| # | WNBL Championship Ladder | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | PCT | GP | ||
| 1 | Dandenong Rangers | 19 | 2 | 90.0 | 21 | |
| 2 | Bulleen Boomers | 16 | 5 | 76.0 | 21 | |
| 3 | Sydney Uni Flames | 16 | 5 | 76.0 | 21 | |
| 4 | Adelaide Lightning | 13 | 8 | 62.0 | 21 | |
| 5 | Canberra Capitals | 9 | 12 | 43.0 | 21 | |
| 6 | Townsville Fire | 7 | 14 | 33.0 | 21 | |
| 7 | AIS | 3 | 18 | 14.0 | 21 | |
| 8 | Perth Lynx | 1 | 20 | 5.00 | 21 | |
Finals
| Semifinals | Preliminary final | Grand final | |||||||||||
| Dandenong Rangers | 63 | Dandenong Rangers | 52 | ||||||||||
| Bulleen Boomers | 59 | Sydney Uni Flames | 47 | ||||||||||
| Bulleen Boomers | 71 | ||||||||||||
| Sydney Uni Flames | 79 | ||||||||||||
| Sydney Uni Flames | 94 | ||||||||||||
| Adelaide Lightning | 93 | ||||||||||||
Season award winners
Statistics leaders
| Category | Player | Team | GP | Totals | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points Per Game | Belinda Snell | Sydney Uni Flames | 21 | 427 | 20.3 |
| Rebounds Per Game | Donna Loffhagen | Canberra Capitals | 12 | 120 | 10.0 |
| Assists Per Game | Jennifer Screen | Adelaide Lightning | 21 | 123 | 5.9 |
| Steals Per Game | Tully Bevilaqua | Canberra Capitals | 15 | 40 | 2.7 |
| Blocks per game | Jenny Whittle | Canberra Capitals | 21 | 48 | 2.3 |
| Field Goal % | Laura Summerton | Adelaide Lightning | 21 | (171/318) | 53.8% |
| Three-Point Field Goal % | Tully Bevilaqua | Canberra Capitals | 15 | (36/80) | 45.0% |
| Free Throw % | Katrina Hibbert | Bulleen Boomers | 21 | (60/66) | 90.9% |
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