List of NBL1 West awards
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The NBL1 West presented 18 award categories (9 for the Men and 9 for the Women) to recognise its players and coaches for their accomplishments in the 2023 season. Between 1989 and 2019, the league was known as the State Basketball League (SBL).
Traditionally, there were three main regular season awards given in the Men's and Women's competitions during the SBL era: Most Valuable Player, Coach of the Year and Most Improved Player/Rookie of the Year.[1] There was also All-Star Five and All-Defensive Five.
In 2021, four main regular season awards were given for the first NBL1 West season: Most Valuable Player, Coach of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and Youth Player of the Year. There was also Leading Scorer, Leading Rebounder, Golden Hands and All-NBL1 West First Team.[2] In 2022, the league included Sixth Man/Woman of the Year for the first time.[3]
The only individual award of the postseason is the Grand Final MVP. Between 1989 and 2019, there were perpetual trophies given to the champions of both competitions. These were discontinued in 2021.
Honours[edit]
| Honor | Created | Description |
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| All-NBL1 West First Team | 2005 | Two five-player teams, one for Men and one for Women, composed of the best players in the league following every NBL1 West season. |
Individual awards[edit]
| Award | Created | Description | Most recent winner(s) |
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| Most Valuable Player | 1989 | Awarded to the best performing player of the regular season in both the Men's and Women's competitions. | M: Devondrick Walker (Rockingham Flames) W: Alexandra Sharp (Willetton Tigers) |
| Grand Final MVP | 1996 | Awarded to the best performing player in both the Men's Grand Final and Women's Grand Final. | M: Johny Narkle (Geraldton Buccaneers) W: Stephanie Gorman (Cockburn Cougars) |
| Coach of the Year | 1989 | Awarded to the best head coach of the regular season in both the Men's and Women's competitions. | M: Dayle Joseph (Geraldton Buccaneers) W: Tyrone Thwaites (Cockburn Cougars) |
| Defensive Player of the Year | 2021 | Awarded to the best defensive player of the regular season in both the Men's and Women's competitions. | M: Gorjok Gak (Willetton Tigers) W: Stephanie Gorman (Cockburn Cougars) |
| Youth Player of the Year | 2021 | Awarded to the best young player of the regular season in both the Men's and Women's competitions. | M: Ethan Elliott (Warwick Senators) W: Chloe Forster (Warwick Senators) |
| Sixth Man/Woman of the Year | 2022 | Awarded to the best reserve player of the regular season in both the Men's and Women's competitions. | M: Johny Narkle (Geraldton Buccaneers) W: Amy Jacobs (Willetton Tigers) |
| Leading Scorer | 2021 | Awarded to the player with highest points per game tally of the regular season in both the Men's and Women's competitions. | M: Quintin Dove (Joondalup Wolves) W: Sarah Mortensen (Cockburn Cougars) |
| Leading Rebounder | 2021 | Awarded to the player with highest rebounds per game tally of the regular season in both the Men's and Women's competitions. | M: Sebit Reath (East Perth Eagles) W: Alexandra Sharp (Willetton Tigers) |
| Golden Hands | 2021 | Awarded to the player with best assists plus steals to turnover ratio in both the Men's and Women's competitions. | M: Brian Voelkel (Perth Redbacks) W: Mehryn Kraker (Rockingham Flames) |
References[edit]
- ^ "AWARDS HISTORY". SBL.asn.au. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ "Pozoglou and Sharp named NBL1 West MVPs". NBL1.com.au. 15 August 2021. Archived from the original on 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "AWARD WINNERS 2022" (PDF). basketballwa.asn.au. Retrieved 17 August 2022.