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Sports season

2008–09 WNBL season
League	Women's National Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
Duration	October 2008 – March 2009
Number of teams	10
TV partner(s)	ABC
Regular season
Top seed	Canberra Capitals
Season MVP	Rohanee Cox (Townsville Fire)
Top scorer	Rohanee Cox (Townsville Fire)
Finals
Champions	Canberra Capitals
Runners-up	Bulleen Boomers
Finals MVP	Natalie Hurst (Canberra Capitals)
WNBL seasons
← 2007–08 2009–10 →

The 2008–09 WNBL season was the 29th season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of 10 teams contested the league. The regular season was played between October 2008 and March 2009, followed by a post-season involving the top five in March 2009.

Broadcast rights were held by free-to-air network ABC. ABC broadcast one game a week, at 1:00PM at every standard time in Australia.

Molten provided equipment including the official game ball, with Hoop2Hoop supplying team apparel.

Team standings

#	WNBL Championship Ladder
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GP
1	Canberra Capitals	19	3	86.36	22
2	Bulleen Boomers	17	5	77.27	22
3	Townsville Fire	16	6	72.73	22
4	Adelaide Lightning	15	7	68.18	22
5	Bendigo Spirit	14	8	63.64	22

6	Sydney Uni Flames	9	13	40.91	22
7	Dandenong Rangers	7	15	31.82	22
8	Logan Thunder	7	15	31.82	22
9	Perth Lynx	4	18	18.18	22
10	Australian Institute of Sport	2	20	9.09	22

Finals

Main article: 2009 WNBL Finals


Elimination final			Semifinals			Preliminary final		Grand final



			1	Canberra Capitals	60			Canberra Capitals	61

			2	Bulleen Boomers	52			Bulleen Boomers	58

						Bulleen Boomers	79

						Townsville Fire	68

			3	Townsville Fire	91

			4	Adelaide Lightning	78

4	Adelaide Lightning	81

5	Bendigo Spirit	73

Season award winners

Award	Winner	Team
Most Valuable Player Award	Rohanee Cox	Townsville Fire
Grand Final MVP Award	Natalie Hurst	Canberra Capitals
Rookie of the Year Award	Sarah Graham	Logan Thunder
Defensive Player of the Year Award	Alicia Poto	Sydney Uni Flames
Coach of the Year Award	Cheryl Chambers	Bulleen Boomers
Top Shooter Award	Rohanee Cox	Townsville Fire

Statistics leaders

Category	Player	Team	GP	Totals	Average
Points Per Game	Rohanee Cox	Townsville Fire	22	466	21.2
Rebounds Per Game	Abby Bishop	Canberra Capitals	22	235	10.7
Assists Per Game	Kristi Harrower	Bendigo Spirit	19	112	5.9
Steals Per Game	Alicia Poto	Sydney Uni Flames	21	52	2.5
Blocks per game	Jennifer Crouse	Townsville Fire	22	55	2.5
Field Goal %	Elizabeth Cambage	AIS	16	(87/139)	62.6%
Three-Point Field Goal %	Lisa Pardon	Bulleen Boomers	22	(31/68)	45.6%
Free Throw %	Deanna Smith	Perth Lynx	17	(87/97)	89.7%