2006 State Basketball League season

The 2006 State Basketball League season was the 18th season of the State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season began on Friday 31 March and ended on Saturday 5 August. The finals began on Friday 11 August and concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 8 September and the men's grand final on Saturday 9 September.

2006 State Basketball League season
League	State Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
Duration	31 March – 5 August (Regular season) 11 August – 9 September (Finals)
Number of games	24 (men) 22 (women)
Number of teams	13 (men) 12 (women)
Regular season
Minor premiers	M: Willetton Tigers W: Mandurah Magic
Season MVP	M: Justin Brown (Eagles) W: Tanya Kelly (Hawks)
Top scorer	M: Curtis Marshall (Buccaneers) W: Christine Boyd (Redbacks)
Finals
Champions	M: Lakeside Lightning W: Lakeside Lightning
Runners-up	M: Goldfields Giants W: Mandurah Magic
Grand Final MVP	M: Ben Earle (Lightning) W: Kristi Channing (Lightning)

Regular season

The regular season began on Friday 31 March and ended on Saturday 5 August after 18 rounds of competition.

Standings

Men's ladder Pos Team W L 1 Willetton Tigers 21 3 2 Goldfields Giants 21 3 3 Perry Lakes Hawks 17 7 4 Geraldton Buccaneers 15 9 5 Lakeside Lightning 14 10 6 Cockburn Cougars 12 12 7 Stirling Senators 12 12 8 Wanneroo Wolves 11 13 9 Rockingham Flames 10 14 10 East Perth Eagles 9 15 11 Perth Redbacks 8 16 12 Mandurah Magic 5 19 13 Bunbury Slammers 1 23

Women's ladder Pos Team W L 1 Mandurah Magic 19 3 2 Willetton Tigers 18 4 3 Lakeside Lightning 15 7 4 Perry Lakes Hawks 14 8 5 Perth Redbacks 14 8 6 Rockingham Flames 13 9 7 Wanneroo Wolves 12 10 8 Cockburn Cougars 11 11 9 Stirling Senators 6 16 10 Bunbury Slammers 4 18 11 Geraldton Buccaneers 4 18 12 East Perth Eagles 2 20

Finals

The finals began on Friday 11 August and consisted of three rounds. The finals concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 8 September and the men's grand final on Saturday 9 September.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Men's bracket

	Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Grand Final
	1	Willetton Tigers	75	112	X
	8	Wanneroo Wolves	74	82	X
								1	Willetton Tigers	81	94	X
								5	Lakeside Lightning	87	109	X
	4	Geraldton Buccaneers	84	70	79
	5	Lakeside Lightning	81	75	97
																Lakeside Lightning	83	X	X
																Goldfields Giants	66	X	X
	2	Goldfields Giants	115	112	X
	7	Stirling Senators	99	95	X
								2	Goldfields Giants	104	99	X
								6	Cockburn Cougars	89	78	X
	3	Perry Lakes Hawks	104	94	95
	6	Cockburn Cougars	113	61	105

Grand Final summary

9 September 2006 7:45pm[7]

Box score Report

Goldfields Giants 66, Lakeside Lightning 83
Pts: Shamus Ballantyne 16 Rebs: Burch, T. Shaw 18 each Asts: Williamson, T. Shaw 5 each		Pts: Ben Earle 32 Rebs: Jarrad Prue 13 Asts: Aaron Shaw 10
Lakeside wins SBL Championship

Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium, Floreat MVP: Ben Earle (Lightning)

Women's bracket

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Grand final
	1	Mandurah Magic	67	56	X
	6	Rockingham Flames	53	47	X			1W	Mandurah Magic	66	67	59
								1L	Perry Lakes Hawks	67	42	51
	2	Willetton Tigers	70	57	74											Mandurah Magic	53
	5	Perth Redbacks	73	56	63											Lakeside Lightning	56
								2W	Lakeside Lightning	78	48	65
	3	Lakeside Lightning	75	79	70			3W	Willetton Tigers	68	61	58
	4	Perry Lakes Hawks	78	75	67

Grand Final summary

8 September 2006 7:45pm[8]

Box score Report

Mandurah Magic 53, Lakeside Lightning 56
Pts: Gemma Thomas 22 Rebs: Kaye Tucker 9 Asts: Casey Mihovilovich 4		Pts: Kristi Channing 22 Rebs: Jessica Bone 14 Asts: Erin Scholz 4
Lakeside wins SBL Championship

Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium, Floreat MVP: Kristi Channing (Lightning)

Awards

Statistics leaders

Category	Men's Player	Team	Women's Player	Team
Points	Curtis Marshall[9]	Geraldton Buccaneers	Christine Boyd[9]	Perth Redbacks
Rebounds	Jarrad Prue	Lakeside Lightning	Brooke Hiddlestone	Perth Redbacks
Assists	Shamus Ballantyne	Goldfields Giants	Tanya Kelly	Perry Lakes Hawks
Steals	Andrew McLennan	Stirling Senators	Casey Mihovilovich	Mandurah Magic
Blocks	Justin Brown	East Perth Eagles	Danielle Ramsay	Willetton Tigers
Field goal percentage	N/A		N/A
3-pt field goal percentage	Leon Williamson	Goldfields Giants	Tanya Kelly	Perry Lakes Hawks
Free throw percentage	Bryce Burch	Goldfields Giants	Brooke Hiddlestone	Perth Redbacks

Regular season

• Men's Most Valuable Player: Justin Brown (East Perth Eagles)^[9]
• Women's Most Valuable Player: Tanya Kelly (Perry Lakes Hawks)
• Men's Coach of the Year: Steve Charlton (Goldfields Giants)
• Women's Coach of the Year: Jason Kyle (Mandurah Magic)
• Men's Most Improved Player: Greg Hire (Wanneroo Wolves)
• Women's Most Improved Player: Ainsleigh Sanders (Wanneroo Wolves)
• Men's All-Star Five:
  • Shamus Ballantyne (Goldfields Giants)^[10]
  • Carmichael Olowoyo (Stirling Senators)
  • Luke Mackay (Perth Redbacks)
  • Ty Shaw (Goldfields Giants)
  • Paul Rogers (Willetton Tigers)
• Women's All-Star Five:
  • Tanya Kelly (Perry Lakes Hawks)
  • Melinda Bartlett (Wanneroo Wolves)
  • Kristi Channing (Lakeside Lightning)
  • Brooke Hiddlestone (Perth Redbacks)
  • Christine Boyd (Perth Redbacks)

Finals

• Men's Grand Final MVP: Ben Earle (Lakeside Lightning)^[11]
• Women's Grand Final MVP: Kristi Channing (Lakeside Lightning)^[11]