2010–11 WNBL season
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{{Update|inaccurate=yes|date=January 2013}}
{{Infobox sports season
| title = 2010–11 WNBL season
| league = Women's National Basketball League
| sport = Basketball
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| duration = 9 October 2010 – 13 March 2011
| no_of_teams = 10
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| TV = ABC
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| season = Regular season
| top_seed = Bulleen Boomers
| MVP = Liz Cambage Bulleen
| MVP_link = WNBL Most Valuable Player Award
| top_scorer = Liz Cambage Bulleen
| top_scorer_link = WNBL Top Shooter Award
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| finals = Finals
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| finals_champ = Bulleen Boomers
| finals_runner-up = Canberra Capitals
| finals_MVP = Sharin Milner Bulleen
| finals_MVP_link = WNBL Grand Final Most Valuable Player Award
| seasonslist = List of WNBL seasons
| seasonslistnames = WNBL
| prevseason_link = 2009–10 WNBL season
| prevseason_year = 2009–10
| nextseason_link = 2011–12 WNBL season
| nextseason_year = 2011–12
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The 2010–11 WNBL season was the 31st season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of 10 teams contested the league. The regular season was played between 9 October 2010 and 13 March 2011, followed by a post-season involving the top five in March 2011.[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 Media Guide 2014-15] The Canberra Capitals were the two-time defending champions, but were defeated in the Grand Final by the Bulleen Boomers.{{cite web|url=https://australia.basketball/blog/2011/03/14/bulleen-defeat-canberra-to-claim-first-ever-championship/|title=BULLEEN DEFEAT CANBERRA TO CLAIM FIRST EVER CHAMPIONSHIP|publisher=australia.basketball|access-date=18 March 2020|archive-date=18 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318004303/https://australia.basketball/blog/2011/03/14/bulleen-defeat-canberra-to-claim-first-ever-championship/|url-status=dead}}
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. Sponsorship included iiNet, entering its first year as league naming rights sponsor. Spalding provided equipment, including the official game ball, with Champion supplying team apparel.
Team standings
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! width="5%" | {{Tooltip| W | Games won}} ! width="5%" | {{Tooltip| L | Games lost}} ! width="5%" | {{Tooltip| PCT | Winning percentage}} ! width="7.5%" | {{Tooltip| GP | Games played}} | |||||
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! 1 | style="text-align:left;" |Bulleen Boomers | 19 | 3 | 86.4 | 22 | |
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! 2 | style="text-align:left;" |Canberra Capitals | 18 | 4 | 81.8 | 22 | |
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! 3 | style="text-align:left;" |Bendigo Spirit | 15 | 7 | 68.2 | 22 | |
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! 4 | style="text-align:left;" |Dandenong Rangers | 12 | 10 | 54.5 | 22 | |
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! 5 | style="text-align:left;" |Logan Thunder | 12 | 10 | 54.5 | 22 | |
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| style="text-align:left;" |Sydney Uni Flames || 10 || 12 || 45.5 || 22 | |||||
7
| style="text-align:left;" |Townsville Fire || 10 || 12 || 45.5 || 22 | |||||
8
| style="text-align:left;" |West Coast Waves || 8 || 14 || 36.4 || 22 | |||||
9
| style="text-align:left;" |Adelaide Lightning || 3 || 19 || 13.6 || 22 | |||||
10
| style="text-align:left;" |AIS || 3 || 19 || 13.6 || 22 |
Finals
{{Main|2011 WNBL Finals}}
{{#section-h:2011 WNBL Finals|Bracket}}
Season award winners
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!width=125|Award !width=125|Winner !width=125|Position !width=125|Team |
Most Valuable Player Award
| Centre |
Grand Final MVP Award
| Guard |
Rookie of the Year Award
| Forward |
Defensive Player of the Year Award
| Guard |
Coach of the Year Award
| Coach |
Top Shooter Award
| Centre |
All-Star Five
| Liz Cambage | Centre | Bulleen Boomers |
Statistics leaders
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!width=100|Category !width=125|Player !width=125|Team !width=50|GP !width=50|Totals !width=50|Average |
Points Per Game
| 22 | 490 | 22.3 |
Rebounds Per Game
| 22 | 204 | 9.3 |
Assists Per Game
| 22 | 127 | 5.8 |
Steals Per Game
| 22 | 55 | 2.5 |
Blocks per game
| 22 | 62 | 2.8 |
Field Goal %
| 22 | (187/314) | 59.6% |
Three-Point Field Goal %
| 19 | (26/62) | 41.9% |
Free Throw %
| 20 | (70/78) | 89.7% |