Women's National Basketball League
women's professional basketball league in Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
women's professional basketball league in Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) is the main women's professional basketball league in Australia. It currently has ten teams. The league was started in 1981. It is the women's counterpart to the National Basketball League (NBL). The regular season is played from October to March. The Grand Final is in either late February or early March.
Current season, competition or edition: 2011 WNBL season | |
WNBL teams Logan Thunder in white and Canberra Capitals in blue battle for the ball in a game on 20 January 2012 | |
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1981 |
| Inaugural season | 1981 |
| President | Larry Sengstock |
| No. of teams | 10 |
| Country |  Australia |
| Continent | FIBA Oceania (Oceania) |
| Most recent champion(s) | Bulleen Boomers (1st) |
| Most titles | Canberra Capitals (7) |
| TV partner(s) | ABC1 |
| Official website | www.WNBL.com.au |
Some WNBL teams have NBL counterparts. The Adelaide Lightning, West Coast Waves, and Sydney Flames are the only current teams to play sharing the market with an NBL team.
The WNBL currently has 10 teams.
