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  sport Basketball
  founded 1981
  teams 8
  champion Canberra Capitals
  website WNBL


The Women's National Basketball League ('''WNBL''') is the premier women's Basketball league in Australia .

The league was established in 1986, following 5 years of the sport's development through the Women’s Basketball League and the Women’s Basketball Conference. WNBL games are televised on the ABC and ABC2 .

There are currently 8 teams in the WNBL with all states and territories represented with the exceptions of Tasmania and the Northern Territory:

The 2007/2008 season will see two new teams: the Bendigo Spirit, and the Christchurch Sirens, which is the first franchise from outside of Australia.

The league has been successful in developing players, the national team (the Opals ), and has led to many Australian women receiving contracts to play basketball in European leagues and the WNBA . Michele Timms was the first Australian woman and the first international player drafted in the WNBA. Among the other notable players to make the transition from the WNBL to the WNBA are Lauren Jackson , Penny Taylor-Gil , and Tully Bevilaqua ; those who have gone the other direction include American star Alana Beard . In fact, as the seasons do not overlap, players can participate in both leagues in the same year.


LEAGUE GRAND FINALS


Complete list of WNBL Grand Final winners


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