title: 2008 MSBL season
text: # 2008 MSBL season
  
  The 2008 MSBL season was the 20th season of the Men's State Basketball League (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 Goldfields Giants defeated the Willetton Tigers 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
  
  | Pos |
  | - |
  | Pos | Team | W | L |
  | 1 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 21 | 5 |
  | 2 | Rockingham Flames | 21 | 5 |
  | 3 | Goldfields Giants | 19 | 7 |
  | 4 | Geraldton Buccaneers | 18 | 8 |
  | 5 | Cockburn Cougars | 17 | 9 |
  | 6 | Wanneroo Wolves | 17 | 9 |
  | 7 | Lakeside Lightning | 15 | 11 |
  | 8 | Willetton Tigers | 13 | 13 |
  | 9 | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | 12 | 14 |
  | 10 | Stirling Senators | 9 | 17 |
  | 11 | Perth Redbacks | 6 | 20 |
  | 12 | Bunbury Slammers | 6 | 20 |
  | 13 | Mandurah Magic | 4 | 22 |
  | 14 | East Perth Eagles | 4 | 22 |
  
  ## Finals
  
  The finals began on Friday 8 August and ended on Saturday 6 September with the MSBL Grand Final.
  
  ### Bracket
  
  | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 76 | 94 | 75 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Willetton Tigers | 99 | 89 | 99 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Willetton Tigers | 99 | 89 | 99 | 8 | Willetton Tigers | 98 | 103 | X | | | | |
  | | | | | | 5 | Cockburn Cougars | 96 | 95 | X | | | | |
  | 4 | Geraldton Buccaneers | 94 | 100 | 115 | 5 | Cockburn Cougars | 96 | 95 | X | | | | |
  | 5 | Cockburn Cougars | 104 | 97 | 118 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | Cockburn Cougars | 104 | 97 | 118 | | | | | | Willetton Tigers | 82 | X | X |
  | | | | | | | | | | | Goldfields Giants | 101 | X | X |
  | 2 | Rockingham Flames | 99 | 105 | X | | | | | | | | | | Goldfields Giants | 101 | X | X |
  | 7 | Lakeside Lightning | 101 | 116 | X | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | Lakeside Lightning | 101 | 116 | X | 7 | Lakeside Lightning | 94 | 88 | X | | | | |
  | | | | | | 3 | Goldfields Giants | 104 | 103 | X | | | | |
  | 3 | Goldfields Giants | 123 | 130 | X | 3 | Goldfields Giants | 104 | 103 | X | | | | |
  | 6 | Wanneroo Wolves | 101 | 107 | X | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Awards
  
  ### Statistics leaders
  
  | Category | Player | Team |
  | - | - | - |
  | Points | Curtis Marshall | Geraldton Buccaneers |
  | Rebounds | Kenny Harris | Perth Redbacks |
  | Assists | Joel Wagner | Perth Redbacks |
  | Steals | Michael Lay | Geraldton Buccaneers |
  | Blocks | Stephen Newman | Kalamunda Eastern Suns |
  | Field goal percentage | Gavin Field | Cockburn Cougars |
  | 3-pt field goal percentage | Joseph Nixon | Kalamunda Eastern Suns |
  | Free throw percentage | Adam Caporn | Rockingham Flames |
  
  ### Regular season
  
  * Most Valuable Player: Curtis Marshall (Geraldton Buccaneers)
  * Coach of the Year: 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 (Wanneroo Wolves)
     * Sean Sonderleiter (Perry Lakes Hawks)
  * All Star Second Team:
     * Adam Caporn (Rockingham Flames)
     * Joseph Nixon (Kalamunda Eastern Suns)
     * Carmichael Olowoyo (Stirling Senators)
     * Tom Garlepp (Perry Lakes Hawks)
     * Damian Matacz (Wanneroo Wolves)
  * All Star Third Team:
     * Joe-Alan Tupaea (Perry Lakes Hawks)
     * Ben Hunt (Willetton Tigers)
     * Chris Dodd (Stirling Senators)
     * Christian Moody (Lakeside Lightning)
     * Michael Haney (Goldfields Giants)
  
  ### Finals
  
  * Grand Final MVP: Darnell Dialls (Goldfields Giants)
  