1999–2000 WNBL season
| 1999–2000 WNBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Women's National Basketball League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | October 1999 – February 2000 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| TV partner(s) | ABC |
| Regular season | |
| Top seed | Canberra Capitals |
| Season MVP | Lauren Jackson (Canberra Capitals) Trisha Fallon (Sydney Flames) |
| Top scorer | Trisha Fallon (Sydney Flames) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Canberra Capitals |
| Runners-up | Adelaide Lightning |
| Finals MVP | Kristen Veal (Canberra Capitals) |
The 1999–2000 WNBL season was the 20th season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of 8 teams contested the league.
Team standings
[edit]| # | WNBL Championship Ladder | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | PCT | GP | ||
| 1 | Canberra Capitals | 16 | 5 | 76.0 | 21 | |
| 2 | Adelaide Lightning | 13 | 8 | 62.0 | 21 | |
| 3 | Bulleen Boomers | 11 | 10 | 52.0 | 21 | |
| 4 | Perth Breakers | 11 | 10 | 52.0 | 21 | |
| 5 | Dandenong Rangers | 11 | 10 | 52.0 | 21 | |
| 6 | Sydney Flames | 10 | 11 | 48.0 | 21 | |
| 7 | Melbourne Tigers | 10 | 11 | 48.0 | 21 | |
| 8 | AIS | 2 | 19 | 10.00 | 21 | |
Finals
[edit]| Semifinals | Preliminary final | Grand final | |||||||||||
| Canberra Capitals | 84 | Adelaide Lightning | 50 | ||||||||||
| Adelaide Lightning | 91 | Canberra Capitals | 67 | ||||||||||
| Canberra Capitals | 80 | ||||||||||||
| Bulleen Boomers | 66 | ||||||||||||
| Bulleen Boomers | 61 | ||||||||||||
| Perth Lynx | 60 | ||||||||||||
Season award winners
[edit]Statistics leaders
[edit]| Category | Player | Team | GP | Totals | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points Per Game | Trisha Fallon | Sydney Flames | 21 | 434 | 20.7 |
| Rebounds Per Game | Kristin Folkl | Melbourne Tigers | 21 | 205 | 9.8 |
| Assists Per Game | Kristen Veal Kristi Harrower |
Canberra Capitals Melbourne Tigers |
21 | 102 | 4.9 |
| Steals Per Game | Tully Bevilaqua | Perth Breakers | 21 | 60 | 2.4 |
| Blocks per game | Kristin Folkl | Melbourne Tigers | 21 | 40 | 1.9 |
| Field Goal % | Kristin Folkl | Melbourne Tigers | 21 | (149/262) | 56.9% |
| Three-Point Field Goal % | Jae Kingi-Cross | Adelaide Lightning | 21 | (24/63) | 38.1% |
| Free Throw % | Shelley Sandie | Canberra Capitals | 21 | (59/67) | 88.1% |