2008 WNBL Finals

The 2008 WNBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2007–08 season. The Canberra Capitals were the two-time defending champions but were defeated by Dandenong in the Semi-finals. The Adelaide Lightning won their fifth WNBL championship with a 92–82 win over the Sydney Uni Flames.

2008 WNBL Finals

Team Coach Wins Adelaide Lightning Vicki Valk 1 Sydney Uni Flames Karen Dalton 0
Dates	23 February – 8 March 2008
MVP	Renae Camino (Adelaide)
Preliminary final	Adelaide def. Dandenong, 74–64

Standings

#	WNBL Championship Ladder
	Team	W	L	PCT	GP
1	Adelaide Lightning	21	3	87.5	24
2	Sydney Uni Flames	17	7	70.83	24
3	Canberra Capitals	17	7	70.83	24
4	Dandenong Rangers	12	12	50	24
5	Bulleen Boomers	11	13	45.83	24
6	Townsville Fire	10	14	41.67	24
7	Bendigo Spirit	10	14	41.67	24
8	Christchurch Sirens	9	15	37.5	24
9	AIS	8	16	33.33	24
10	Perth Lynx	5	19	20.83	24

Bracket

	Semifinals					Preliminary final					Grand final
	Adelaide Lightning		71								Sydney Uni Flames		82
	Sydney Uni Flames		90								Adelaide Lightning		92
						Adelaide Lightning		74
						Dandenong Rangers		64
	Canberra Capitals		54
	Dandenong Rangers		60

Semi-finals

(1) Adelaide Lightning vs. (2) Sydney Uni Flames

23 February 2008

Report

Adelaide Lightning	71–90	Sydney Uni Flames
Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 20–19, 21–31, 18–23
Pts: Camino 20 Rebs: Camino 10 Asts: Phillips 5		Pts: Porter, Poto 17 Rebs: Poto 8 Asts: Veal 7

Distinctive Homes Dome, Adelaide, South Australia

(3) Canberra Capitals vs. (4) Dandenong Rangers

22 February 2008

Report

Canberra Capitals	54–60	Dandenong Rangers
Scoring by quarter: 16–8, 17–10, 9–20, 12–22
Pts: Bishop 15 Rebs: Beatty 10 Asts: Bevilaqua 4		Pts: Ryan 18 Rebs: Brogan 7 Asts: Three tied 2

AIS Arena, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Preliminary final

(1) Adelaide Lightning vs. (4) Dandenong Rangers

1 March 2008

Report

Adelaide Lightning	74–64	Dandenong Rangers
Scoring by quarter: 21–12, 21–19, 22–19, 10–14
Pts: Camino 24 Rebs: Woosnam 12 Asts: Woosnam 9		Pts: Brogan 18 Rebs: Brogan 11 Asts: McInerny 5

Distinctive Homes Dome, Adelaide, South Australia

Grand Final

(1) Adelaide Lightning vs. (2) Sydney Uni Flames

8 March 2008

Report

Sydney Uni Flames	82–92	Adelaide Lightning
Scoring by quarter: 16–30, 19–10, 17–24, 30–28
Pts: Porter 23 Rebs: Musselwhite 9 Asts: Poto 6		Pts: Camino 32 Rebs: Camino, Whittle 9 Asts: Foley 6

Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong, New South Wales

Rosters

2007–08 Sydney Uni Flames roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. F 4 Shiels, Kiera 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) F 5 Rice, Molly 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) G 6 Poto, Alicia 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) G 8 Afeaki, Eva 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) G 11 Dombkins, Mikaela 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) F 12 Smith, Melissa 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) C 13 Herrick, Rachel 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) F 14 Porter, Natalie (C) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) G/F 15 Musselwhite, Michelle 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) G 23 Lorenzini, Erin 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) G 32 Veal, Kristen 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	Head coach Karen Dalton Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player Injured

2007–08 Adelaide Lightning roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. G 5 Mahony, Jessica 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) G 6 King, Lauren 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) G/F 7 Duke, Rebecca 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) G 8 Camino, Renae 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) F 9 Woosnam, Samantha (C) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) G 11 Marino, Angela 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) C 12 Whittle, Jenny 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) G 13 Phillips, Erin 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) F 21 Gahan, Tracy 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) G 24 Foley, Jess 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	Head coach Vicki Valk Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player Injured