 The Hawks finished in eighth place with an 11–15 record and faced the first-seeded Cockburn Cougars in the quarter-finals, where they were defeated 2–1.Purser once again appeared in all 29 games, averaging 15.8 points, 9.0 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.0 steals per game.Throughout the season, he recorded 10 double-doubles.