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Sports season
1999–2000 WNBL season
LeagueWomen's National Basketball League
SportBasketball
DurationOctober 1999 – February 2000
Number of teams8
TV partner(s)ABC
Regular season
Top seedCanberra Capitals
Season MVPLauren Jackson (Canberra Capitals)
Trisha Fallon (Sydney Flames)
Top scorerTrisha Fallon (Sydney Flames)
Finals
ChampionsCanberra Capitals
  Runners-upAdelaide Lightning
Finals MVPKristen Veal (Canberra Capitals)
WNBL seasons
← 1998–992000–01 →

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

# 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

SemifinalsPreliminary finalGrand final
Canberra Capitals84Adelaide Lightning50
Adelaide Lightning91Canberra Capitals67
Canberra Capitals80
Bulleen Boomers66
Bulleen Boomers61
Perth Lynx60

Season award winners

Award Winner Team
Most Valuable Player Award Lauren Jackson
Trisha Fallon
Canberra Capitals
Sydney Flames
Grand Final MVP Award Kristen Veal Canberra Capitals
Rookie of the Year Award Shelley Hammonds AIS
Defensive Player of the Year Award Tully Bevilaqua Perth Breakers
Coach of the Year Award Mark Wright Dandenong Rangers
Top Shooter Award Trisha Fallon Sydney Flames

Statistics leaders

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%

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20141227122005/http://www.wnbl.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Media_Guide/12284_BASKAUST_WNBL_MEDIA_GUIDE_2014-15_BACK.pdf
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