The WNBL Leading Scorer Award is an annual Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) statistical award given since the 1981 WNBL season.
The Leading Scorer is determined by the player with the highest average points per game, throughout the regular season. To be eligible, players must have played in at least 50% of games played in the season. From 1981 to 2020, this award was previously known as the Top Shooter Award.
Winners Denotes player whose team won championship that year Denotes player inducted into the Australian Basketball Hall of Fame Denotes player who is still active Player (X)Denotes the number of times the player had won at that timeTeam (X)Denotes the number of times a player from this team had won at that time Season Player Points PPG Nationality Team 1981 Julie Nykiel 288 22.1 Noarlunga Tigers 1982 Karen Ogden 410 24.1 St Kilda Saints 1983 Julie Nykiel (2) 398 23.4 Noarlunga Tigers (2) 1984 Julie Nykiel (3) 227 25.2 Noarlunga Tigers (3) 1985 Julie Nykiel (4) 297 19.8 Noarlunga Tigers (4) 1986 Karin Maar 500 20.0 Coburg Cougars 1987 Kathy Foster 415 20.8 Hobart Islanders 1988 Julie Nykiel (5) 452 21.5 Noarlunga Tigers (5) 1989 Kathy Foster (2) 517 20.7 Hobart Islanders (2) 1990 Debbie Slimmon 553 22.1 Bulleen Melbourne Boomers 1991 Joanne Metcalfe 479 21.8 Melbourne Tigers 1992 Jodie Murphy 376 17.9 Canberra Capitals 1993 Samantha Thornton 359 18.9 Dandenong Rangers 1994 Sandy Brondello 340 17.0 Brisbane Blazers Shelley Gorman Sydney Flames 1995 Sandy Brondello (2) 357 20.0 Brisbane Blazers (2) 1996 Gina Stevens 375 21.3 Perth Breakers 1997 Rachael Sporn 429 21.0 Adelaide Lightning 1998 Allison Cook 232 19.0 Bulleen Melbourne Boomers (2) 1998–99 Lauren Jackson 463 23.2 Australian Institute of Sport 1999–00 Trisha Fallon 434 20.7 Sydney Flames (2) 2000–01 Penny Taylor 536 25.5 Dandenong Rangers (2) 2001–02 Penny Taylor (2) 570 28.5 Dandenong Rangers (3) 2002–03 Lauren Jackson (2) 462 27.2 Canberra Capitals (2) 2003–04 Lauren Jackson (3) 391 27.9 Canberra Capitals (3) 2004–05 Belinda Snell 427 20.3 Sydney Uni Flames (3) 2005–06 Deanna Smith 456 21.7 Perth Lynx (2) 2006–07 Hollie Grima 403 19.0 Bulleen Melbourne Boomers (3) 2007–08 Natalie Porter 566 24.6 Sydney Uni Flames (4) 2008–09 Rohanee Cox 466 21.2 Townsville Fire 2009–10 Suzy Batkovic 491 24.6 Sydney Uni Flames (5) 2010–11 Liz Cambage 490 22.3 Bulleen Boomers (4) 2011–12 Suzy Batkovic (2) 439 24.3 Adelaide Lightning (2) 2012–13 Suzy Batkovic (3) 405 21.3 Adelaide Lightning (3) 2013–14 Jenna O'Hea 453 20.6 Dandenong Rangers (4) 2014–15 Abby Bishop 506 23.0 Canberra Capitals (4) 2015–16 Suzy Batkovic (4) 498 20.8 Townsville Fire (2) 2016–17 Sami Whitcomb 567 23.6 Perth Lynx (3) 2017–18 Liz Cambage (2) 451 23.7 Melbourne Boomers (5) 2018–19 Asia Taylor 415 19.7 Perth Lynx (4) 2019–20 Kia Nurse 447 21.3 Canberra Capitals (5) 2020 Liz Cambage (3) 307 23.6 Southside Flyers (5) 2021–22 Anneli Maley 316 19.8 Bendigo Spirit 2022–23 Tiffany Mitchell 364 20.2 Melbourne Boomers (6) 2023–24 Aari McDonald 257 19.8 Perth Lynx (5) 2024–25 Sami Whitcomb (2) 440 21.0 Bendigo Spirit (2) 2025–26 Isobel Borlase 524 22.8 Bendigo Spirit (3)
See also WNBL Leading Rebounder Award WNBL Golden Hands Award WNBA Peak Performers WNBL Most Valuable Player Award All-WNBL Team
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