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Sports season

2011–12 WNBL season
League	Women's National Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
Duration	7 October 2011 – 11 March 2012
Number of teams	10
TV partner(s)	ABC
Regular season
Top seed	Adelaide Lightning
Season MVP	Suzy Batkovic Adelaide
Top scorer	Suzy Batkovic Adelaide
Finals
Champions	Dandenong Rangers
Runners-up	Bulleen Boomers
Finals MVP	Kathleen MacLeod Dandenong
WNBL seasons
← 2010–11 2012–13 →

The 2011–12 WNBL season was the 32nd season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of 10 teams contested the league. The regular season was played between October 2011 and March 2012, followed by a post-season involving the top five in March 2012. The Bulleen Boomers attempted to defend their title, but fell short at the last phase, losing in the finals to the Dandenong Rangers.

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 second year as league naming rights sponsor. Spalding provided equipment including the official game ball, with Champion supplying team apparel.

Team standings

#	WNBL Championship Ladder
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GP
1	Adelaide Lightning	18	4	81.8	22
2	Bulleen Boomers	15	7	68.2	22
3	Dandenong Rangers	14	8	63.4	22
4	Townsville Fire	13	9	59.0	22
5	Sydney Uni Flames	13	9	59.0	22

6	Bendigo Spirit	12	10	54.5	22
7	Logan Thunder	12	10	54.5	22
8	Canberra Capitals	9	13	40.9	22
9	West Coast Waves	2	20	9.0	22
10	AIS	2	20	9.0	22

Finals

Main article: 2012 WNBL Finals


Elimination Final			Semifinals			Preliminary final		Grand final



			1	Adelaide Lightning	70			Bulleen Boomers	70

			2	Bulleen Boomers	73			Dandenong Rangers	94

						Adelaide Lightning	78

						Dandenong Rangers	91

			3	Dandenong Rangers	77

			4	Townsville Fire	66

4	Townsville Fire	85

5	Sydney Uni Flames	78

Season award winners

Award	Winner	Position	Team
Most Valuable Player Award	Suzy Batkovic	Forward/Centre	Adelaide Lightning
Grand Final MVP Award	Kathleen MacLeod	Guard	Dandenong Rangers
Rookie of the Year Award	Carley Mijovic	Forward	AIS
Defensive Player of the Year Award	Alicia Poto	Guard	Sydney Uni Flames
Coach of the Year Award	Peter Buckle	Coach	Adelaide Lightning
Top Shooter Award	Suzy Batkovic	Forward/Centre	Adelaide Lightning
All-Star Five	Suzy Batkovic Shanavia Dowdell Belinda Snell Jenna O'Hea Kathleen MacLeod Samantha Richards	Forward/Centre Forward Guard/Forward Guard/Forward Guard Guard	Adelaide Lightning Townsville Fire Sydney Uni Flames Dandenong Rangers Dandenong Rangers Bulleen Boomers

Statistics leaders

Category	Player	Team	GP	Totals	Average
Points Per Game	Suzy Batkovic	Adelaide Lightning	18	438	24.3
Rebounds Per Game	Suzy Batkovic	Adelaide Lightning	18	196	10.9
Assists Per Game	Kathleen MacLeod	Dandenong Rangers	22	162	7.4
Steals Per Game	Suzy Batkovic	Adelaide Lightning	18	43	2.4
Blocks per game	Marianna Tolo	Canberra Capitals	22	68	3.1
Field Goal %	Elizabeth Cambage	Bulleen Boomers	22	(181/305)	59.4%
Three-Point Field Goal %	Sarah Graham	Logan Thunder	22	(40/91)	44.0%
Free Throw %	Carly Wilson	Canberra Capitals	22	(47/50)	94.0%