The 2008 MSBL season was the 20th season of the Men's

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(SBL). The regular season began on Friday 28 March and ended on Saturday 2 August. The finals began on Friday 8 August and ended on Saturday 6 September, when the

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defeated the

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in the MSBL Grand Final.

Regular season

The regular season began on Friday 28 March and ended on Saturday 2 August after 19 rounds of competition.

Standings

Finals

The finals began on Friday 8 August and ended on Saturday 6 September with the MSBL Grand Final.

Bracket

Awards

Statistics leaders

Regular season

Most Valuable Player In team sports, a most valuable player award, abbreviated 'MVP award', is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particu ...

: Curtis Marshall (Geraldton Buccaneers) *

Coach of the Year Many sports leagues, sportswriting associations, and other organizations confer "Coach of the Year" awards. In some sports — including baseball and association football — the award is called the "Manager of the Year" award. Some of the ...

: John Gardiner (Perry Lakes Hawks) * Most Improved Player: Chris Dodd (Stirling Senators) * All Star First Team: ** Curtis Marshall (Geraldton Buccaneers) ** Michael Lay (Geraldton Buccaneers) ** Peter Crawford (Perry Lakes Hawks) **

Jeff Dowdell Jeffrey Dowdell (born 13 March 1987) is an Australian professional basketball player. Born in Cooma, New South Wales, he is a product of the Shoalhaven Tigers basketball program which has produced several NBL, WNBL, and NCAA players includi ...

(Wanneroo Wolves) ** Sean Sonderleiter (Perry Lakes Hawks) * All Star Second Team: **

Adam Caporn Adam Caporn (born 16 March 1982) is an Australian basketball coach and former player. He is the assistant coach for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a former assistant coach at Saint Mary's College of Califo ...

(Rockingham Flames) ** Joseph Nixon (Kalamunda Eastern Suns) ** Carmichael Olowoyo (Stirling Senators) ** Tom Garlepp (Perry Lakes Hawks) **

Damian Matacz Damian Richard Matacz (born 28 February 1979) is an Australian former professional basketball player who is most well known for his 18 seasons with the Joondalup Wolves in the State Basketball League (SBL). A former college player for Northern ...

(Wanneroo Wolves) * All Star Third Team: ** Joe-Alan Tupaea (Perry Lakes Hawks) ** Ben Hunt (Willetton Tigers) ** Chris Dodd (Stirling Senators) **

Christian Moody Mark Christian Daniel Moody (born December 28, 1983) is an American former basketball player who played four seasons of college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks and one season in Australia for the Lakeside Lightning of the State Basketball Le ...

(Lakeside Lightning) ** Michael Haney (Goldfields Giants)

Finals

* Grand Final MVP: Darnell Dialls (Goldfields Giants)

References

External links

2008 SBL season
at sbl.asn.au
2008 fixtures

July 2008 review

2008 grand final preview
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