The 2024–25 WNBL season was the 45th season of the competition since its establishment in 1981. The Southside Flyers were the defending champions, but they failed to qualify for Finals this season. The Bendigo Spirit won their third championship title after defeating Townsville, 2–0 in the Grand Final series.
Cygnett remains as the WNBL's naming rights partner for the season, after signing a three-year deal in September 2022. In August 2024, the season structure was confirmed to again feature an 84-game regular season, with a best-of-three Semi-Final & Grand Final series' to follow. All games were confirmed to again be broadcast via 9Now and ESPN, for the third consecutive season. This season saw the WNBL's return to free-to-air television for the first time since 2019, with the addition of one game broadcast weekly on 9Go!.
Player movement
Ladder
Regular season Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15
Round 16
Finals
Statistics Individual statistic leaders CategoryPlayerStatistic Points per game Sami Whitcomb (BEN) 21.0 PPG Rebounds per game Brianna Turner (ADL) 12.7 RPG Assists per game Jade Melbourne (CBR) 6.8 APG Steals per game Jaz Shelley (GEE) 2.5 SPG Blocks per game Lauren Cox (TSV) Brianna Turner (ADL) 3.1 BPG
Individual game highs CategoryPlayerStatistic Points Shaneice Swain (SYD) Jade Melbourne (CBR) 40 Rebounds Anneli Maley (PER) 22 Assists Courtney Woods (TSV) Jade Melbourne (CBR) 12 Steals Jaz Shelley (GEE) 7 Blocks Brianna Turner (ADL) Laeticia Amihere (PER) 6
Awards Postseason Awards AwardWinnerPositionTeam Most Valuable Player Sami Whitcomb Guard Bendigo Spirit Grand Final MVP Sami Whitcomb Guard Bendigo Spirit Defensive Player of the Year Lauren Cox Forward Townsville Fire Sixth Woman of the Year Abigail Wehrung Guard Bendigo Spirit Breakout Player of the Year Abbey Ellis Guard Townsville Fire Coach of the Year Shannon Seebohm Coach Townsville Fire Leading Scorer Award Sami Whitcomb Guard Bendigo Spirit Leading Rebounder Award Brianna Turner Forward Adelaide Lightning Golden Hands Award Veronica Burton Guard Bendigo Spirit Cygnett Community Award Courtney Woods Guard Townsville Fire All-WNBL First Team Alex Wilson Guard Perth Lynx Sami Whitcomb Guard Bendigo Spirit Courtney Woods Guard Townsville Fire Naz Hillmon Forward Southside Flyers Laeticia Amihere Forward Perth Lynx All-WNBL Second Team Jade Melbourne Guard Canberra Capitals Veronica Burton Guard Bendigo Spirit Miela Sowah Guard Perth Lynx Anneli Maley Forward Perth Lynx Kelsey Griffin Forward Bendigo Spirit
Team captains and coaches
Team CaptainCoach Adelaide Lightning Stephanie Talbot Natalie Hurst Bendigo Spirit Kelsey Griffin Kennedy Kereama Canberra Capitals Jade Melbourne Paul Goriss Geelong United Keely Froling Chris Lucas Perth Lynx Amy Atwell / Anneli Maley (co) Ryan Petrik Southside Flyers Rebecca Cole Kristi Harrower Sydney Flames Cayla George Guy Molloy Townsville Fire Alicia Froling, Lauren Mansfield, Courtney Woods (group) Shannon Seebohm
References
External links WNBL official website