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2017 State Basketball League season

The 2017 State Basketball League season was the 29th season of the State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season began on Friday 17 March and ended on Saturday 29 July. The finals began on Friday 4 August and concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 1 September and the men's grand final on Saturday 2 September.

Pre-season
The 2017 SBL Pre-Season Blitz was held at Warwick Stadium over Saturday 4 March and Sunday 5 March. The tournament featured the Malaysia women's national basketball team. ==Regular season==
Regular season
The regular season began on Friday 17 March and ended on Saturday 29 July after 20 rounds of competition. All games over the Easter Round were played on a Thursday night with six venues all hosting games before the league took a break for the Easter long weekend. Anzac Round took place again in round 6 of the competition with the Kalamunda Eastern Suns and Willetton Tigers continuing their Anzac Day game tradition while being joined this year by the Cockburn Cougars hosting the Rockingham Flames on the Tuesday afternoon. There was also Women's Round in round 9, Rivalry Round in round 12, and Heritage Round in round 16. Standings '''Men's ladder''' '''Women's ladder''' ==Finals==
Finals
The finals began on Friday 4 August and consisted of three rounds. The finals concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 1 September and the men's grand final on Saturday 2 September. Men's bracket Grand Final summary Women's bracket Grand Final summary ==All-Star games==
All-Star games
The 2017 SBL All-Star games took place at Bendat Basketball Centre on Monday 5 June, with all proceeds going to Lifeline WA for suicide prevention. Men's game Rosters Game data Women's game Rosters Game data ==Awards==
Awards
Player of the Week Statistics leaders Regular season The 2017 Basketball WA Annual Awards Night was held on Friday 8 September at Crown Perth. • '''Men's Most Valuable Player:''' Jacob Holmen (Goldfields Giants) • '''Women's Most Valuable Player:''' Alison Schwagmeyer (Lakeside Lightning) • '''Men's Coach of the Year:''' Charles Nix (South West Slammers) • '''Women's Coach of the Year:''' Randy Miegel (Mandurah Magic) • '''Men's Most Improved Player:''' Corey Shervill (Lakeside Lightning) • '''Women's Most Improved Player:''' Chelsea Belcher (Joondalup Wolves) • '''Men's All-Star Five:''' • PG: Tre Nichols (South West Slammers) • SG: Dwayne Benjamin (Geraldton Buccaneers) • SF: Brian Voelkel (South West Slammers) • PF: Shawn Redhage (Perth Redbacks) • C: Ray Turner (Willetton Tigers) • '''Women's All-Star Five:''' • PG: Nici Gilday (Mandurah Magic) • SG: Stacey Barr (Willetton Tigers) • SF: Alison Schwagmeyer (Lakeside Lightning) • PF: Carly Boag (Mandurah Magic) • C: Natalie Burton (Perry Lakes Hawks) • '''Men's All-Defensive Five:''' • PG: Kyle Armour (Willetton Tigers) • SG: Courtney Belger (Kalamunda Eastern Suns) • SF: Maurice Barrow (Geraldton Buccaneers) • PF: Ben Purser (Perry Lakes Hawks) • C: Kevin Davis (Joondalup Wolves) • '''Women's All-Defensive Five:''' • PG: Lauren Jeffers (Perry Lakes Hawks) • SG: Casey Mihovilovich (Mandurah Magic) • SF: Alison Schwagmeyer (Lakeside Lightning) • PF: Ellyce Ironmonger (Joondalup Wolves) • C: Natalie Burton (Perry Lakes Hawks) Finals • '''Men's Grand Final MVP:''' Lee Roberts (Perth Redbacks) • '''Women's Grand Final MVP:''' Antonia Farnworth (Perry Lakes Hawks) ==References==
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