The 2005–06 WNBL season was the 26th season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of 8 teams contested the league.
| 2005–06 WNBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Women's National Basketball League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | October 2005 – February 2006 |
| Teams | 8 |
| TV partner | ABC |
| Regular season | |
| Top seed | Dandenong Rangers |
| Season MVP | Katrina Hibbert (Bulleen Boomers) |
| Top scorer | Deanna Smith (Perth Lynx) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Canberra Capitals |
| Runners-up | Dandenong Rangers |
| Finals MVP | Lauren Jackson (Canberra Capitals) |
Broadcast rights were held by free-to-air network ABC. ABC broadcast one game a week, at 1:00 PM at every standard time in Australia.
Molten provided equipment including the official game ball, with Hoop2Hoop supplying team apparel.
Team standings
edit| # | WNBL Championship Ladder | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | PCT | GP | ||
| 1 | Dandenong Rangers | 14 | 7 | 67.0 | 21 | |
| 2 | Adelaide Fellas | 14 | 7 | 67.0 | 21 | |
| 3 | Canberra Capitals | 14 | 7 | 67.0 | 21 | |
| 4 | Bulleen Boomers | 13 | 8 | 62.0 | 21 | |
| 5 | Sydney Uni Flames | 13 | 8 | 62.0 | 21 | |
| 6 | Townsville Fire | 12 | 9 | 57.0 | 21 | |
| 7 | Perth Lynx | 4 | 17 | 19.0 | 21 | |
| 8 | AIS | 0 | 21 | 0.00 | 21 | |
Finals
edit| Semifinals | Preliminary final | Grand final | |||||||||||
| Dandenong Rangers | 75 | Dandenong Rangers | 55 | ||||||||||
| Adelaide Fellas | 70 | Canberra Capitals | 68 | ||||||||||
| Adelaide Fellas | 81 | ||||||||||||
| Canberra Capitals | 83 | ||||||||||||
| Canberra Capitals | 67 | ||||||||||||
| Bulleen Boomers | 62 | ||||||||||||
Season award winners
editStatistics leaders
edit| Category | Player | Team | GP | Totals | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points Per Game | Deanna Smith | Perth Lynx | 21 | 456 | 21.7 |
| Rebounds Per Game | Hollie Grima | Bulleen Boomers | 21 | 191 | 9.1 |
| Assists Per Game | Erin Phillips | Adelaide Fellas | 21 | 102 | 4.9 |
| Steals Per Game | Tully Bevilaqua | Canberra Capitals | 21 | 48 | 2.3 |
| Blocks per game | Louella Tomlinson | AIS | 19 | 51 | 2.7 |
| Field Goal % | Tracey Beatty | Canberra Capitals | 21 | (70/121) | 57.9% |
| Three-Point Field Goal % | Jennifer Screen | Adelaide Fellas | 20 | (43/100) | 43.0% |
| Free Throw % | Desiree Glaubitz | Bulleen Boomers | 20 | (58/67) | 86.6% |