1986 WNBL season

1986 WNBL season
LeagueWomen's National Basketball League (WNBL)
SportBasketball
Number of teams13
TV partner(s)ABC
Regular season
Top seedNunawading Spectres
Season MVPKathy Foster (Hobart Islanders)
Top scorerKarin Maar (Coburg Cougars)
Finals
ChampionsNunawading Spectres
  Runners-upAustralian Institute of Sport
Finals MVPShelley Gorman (Nunawading Spectres)
WNBL seasons

The 1986 season of the Australian Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) was the sixth season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of 13 teams contested the league, and Nunawading Spectres emerged as champions.

Ladder

Team Played Won Lost Won %
1 Nunawading Spectres 24 20 4 83
2 Brisbane Lady Bullets 24 18 6 75
3 Australian Institute of Sport 24 18 6 75
4 Coburg Cougars 24 17 7 71
5 North Adelaide Rockets 24 16 8 67
6 Canberra Capitals 24 16 8 67
7 West Adelaide Bearcats 24 14 10 58
8 Noarlunga Tigers 24 11 13 46
9 Bankstown Bruins 24 8 16 33
10 Hobart Islanders 24 8 16 33
11 Geelong Cats 24 5 19 21
12 Bulleen Melbourne Boomers 24 5 19 21
13 Sutherland Sharks 24 0 24 0

Finals

Semi-finals Grand Final
      
1 Nunawading Spectres 65
4 Coburg Cougars 57
1 Nunawading Spectres 62
3 Australian Institute of Sport 51
3 Australian Institute of Sport 64
2 Brisbane Lady Bullets 61

Season Awards

Award Winner Team
Most Valuable Player Award Kathy Foster Hobart Islanders
Grand Final MVP Award Shelley Gorman Nunawading Spectres
Top Shooter Award Karin Maar Coburg Cougars

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20120318214857/http://www.wnbl.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Media_Guide/2011_12/Team_Profiles/10041_BASKAUST_MEDIA_GUIDE_2011-12_WNBL_BACK.pdf