1986 WNBL season | |
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League | Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) |
Sport | Basketball |
Number of teams | 13 |
TV partner(s) | ABC |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Nunawading Spectres |
Season MVP | Kathy Foster (Hobart Islanders) |
Top scorer | Karin Maar (Coburg Cougars) |
Finals | |
Champions | Nunawading Spectres |
Runners-up | Australian Institute of Sport |
Finals MVP | Shelley Gorman (Nunawading Spectres) |
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.
Team | Played | Won | Lost | Won % | |
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1 | Nunawading Spectres | 24 | 20 | 4 | 83 |
2 | Brisbane Blazers | 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 |
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 Blazers | 61 |
Award | Winner | Team |
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Most Valuable Player Award | Kathy Foster | Hobart Islanders |
Grand Final MVP Award | Shelley Gorman | Nunawading Spectres |
Top Shooter Award | Karin Maar | Coburg Cougars |