1986 WNBL season

The 1986 season of the Australian Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) was the sixth season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of 13 teams contested the league, and Nunawading Spectres emerged as champions.

1986 WNBL season
League	Women's National Basketball League (WNBL)
Sport	Basketball
Number of teams	13
TV partner(s)	ABC
Regular season
Top seed	Nunawading Spectres
Season MVP	Kathy Foster (Hobart Islanders)
Top scorer	Karin Maar (Coburg Cougars)
Finals
Champions	Nunawading Spectres
Runners-up	Australian Institute of Sport
Finals MVP	Shelley Gorman (Nunawading Spectres)

Ladder

	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Won %
1	Nunawading Spectres	24	20	4	83
2	Brisbane Blazers	24	18	6	75
3	Australian Institute of Sport	24	18	6	75
4	Coburg Cougars	24	17	7	71
5	North Adelaide Rockets	24	16	8	67
6	Canberra Capitals	24	16	8	67
7	West Adelaide Bearcats	24	14	10	58
8	Noarlunga Tigers	24	11	13	46
9	Bankstown Bruins	24	8	16	33
10	Hobart Islanders	24	8	16	33
11	Geelong Supercats	24	5	19	21
12	Bulleen Melbourne Boomers	24	5	19	21
13	Sutherland Sharks	24	0	24	0

Finals

	Semi Finals					Grand Final
	1	Nunawading Spectres	65
	4	Coburg Cougars	57
						1	Nunawading Spectres	62
						3	Australian Institute of Sport	51
	3	Australian Institute of Sport	64
	2	Brisbane Blazers	61

Season Awards

Award	Winner	Team
Most Valuable Player Award	Kathy Foster	Hobart Islanders
Grand Final MVP Award	Shelley Gorman	Nunawading Spectres
Top Shooter Award	Karin Maar	Coburg Cougars

References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20120318214857/http://www.wnbl.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Media_Guide/2011_12/Team_Profiles/10041_BASKAUST_MEDIA_GUIDE_2011-12_WNBL_BACK.pdf