The 2023 NBL1 West season was the third season of the
NBL1 West
NBL1 West, formerly the State Basketball League (SBL), is a semi-professional basketball league in Western Australia, comprising both a men's and women's competition. In 2020, Basketball Western Australia partnered with the National Basketball L ...
and 34th overall in State Basketball League (SBL) / NBL1 West history. The regular season began on Friday 31 March and ended on Saturday 22 July. The finals began on Friday 28 July and concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 11 August and the men's grand final on Saturday 12 August.
The
2023 NBL1 season concluded with the second annual
NBL1 National Finals being held at
HBF Arena in
Perth
Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ...
.
Regular season
The regular season began on Friday 31 March and ended on Saturday 22 July after 17 rounds of competition. Easter games in round 2 were again scheduled for a blockbuster Thursday night, followed by Anzac Round in round 4 as well as Pink Round (7), Mental Health Round (12) and First Nations Round (15).
Standings
Men's ladder
Women's ladder
Finals
The finals began on Friday 28 July and consisted of four rounds. The finals concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 11 August and the men's grand final on Saturday 12 August.
Men's bracket
Grand Final summary
Women's bracket
Grand Final summary
Awards
Player of the Week
Coach of the Month
Statistics leaders
''Stats as of the end of the regular season''
Regular season
*
Men's Most Valuable Player:
Devondrick Walker
Devondrick Deshawn Walker (born July 11, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Borneo Hornbills of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL). He played three years of college basketball for the Texas A&M–Comme ...
(Rockingham Flames)
*
Women's Most Valuable Player:
Alexandra Sharp
Alexandra Jane Sharp (born 4 February 1997) is an Australian professional basketball player.
Early life and career
Sharp was born in Melbourne, Victoria, and attended Our Lady of Mercy College, Heidelberg, Our Lady of Mercy College.
Sharp atte ...
(Willetton Tigers)
*
Men's Coach of the Year: Dayle Joseph (Geraldton Buccaneers)
*
Women's Coach of the Year: Tyrone Thwaites (Cockburn Cougars)
* Men's Defensive Player of the Year:
Gorjok Gak
Gorjok Gak (born 9 November 1996) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Casey Cavaliers of the NBL1 South. He is also contracted with the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the National Basketball League (Australia), National Bask ...
(Willetton Tigers)
* Women's Defensive Player of the Year:
Stephanie Gorman (Cockburn Cougars)
* Men's Youth Player of the Year: Ethan Elliott (Warwick Senators)
* Women's Youth Player of the Year: Chloe Forster (Warwick Senators)
* Sixth Man of the Year:
Johny Narkle (Geraldton Buccaneers)
* Sixth Woman of the Year: Amy Jacobs (Willetton Tigers)
* Men's Leading Scorer:
Quintin Dove (Joondalup Wolves)
* Women's Leading Scorer:
Sarah Mortensen (Cockburn Cougars)
* Men's Leading Rebounder: Sebit Reath (East Perth Eagles)
* Women's Leading Rebounder:
Alexandra Sharp
Alexandra Jane Sharp (born 4 February 1997) is an Australian professional basketball player.
Early life and career
Sharp was born in Melbourne, Victoria, and attended Our Lady of Mercy College, Heidelberg, Our Lady of Mercy College.
Sharp atte ...
(Willetton Tigers)
* Men's Golden Hands: Brian Voelkel (Perth Redbacks)
* Women's Golden Hands:
[ Mehryn Kraker (Rockingham Flames)
* All-NBL1 West Men's 1st Team:
** Joe Cook-Green (Kalamunda Eastern Suns)
** Quintin Dove (Joondalup Wolves)
** ]Gorjok Gak
Gorjok Gak (born 9 November 1996) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Casey Cavaliers of the NBL1 South. He is also contracted with the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the National Basketball League (Australia), National Bask ...
(Willetton Tigers)
** Malik Muenier (Geraldton Buccaneers)
** Devondrick Walker
Devondrick Deshawn Walker (born July 11, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Borneo Hornbills of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL). He played three years of college basketball for the Texas A&M–Comme ...
(Rockingham Flames)
* All-NBL1 West Women's 1st Team:
** Stacey Barr (Warwick Senators)
** Mehryn Kraker (Rockingham Flames)
** Teige Morrell (Joondalup Wolves)
** Sarah Mortensen (Cockburn Cougars)
** Alexandra Sharp
Alexandra Jane Sharp (born 4 February 1997) is an Australian professional basketball player.
Early life and career
Sharp was born in Melbourne, Victoria, and attended Our Lady of Mercy College, Heidelberg, Our Lady of Mercy College.
Sharp atte ...
(Willetton Tigers)
Finals
* Men's Grand Final MVP: Johny Narkle (Geraldton Buccaneers)
* Women's Grand Final MVP: Stephanie Gorman (Cockburn Cougars)
See also
* 2023 NBL1 season
Notes
References
External links
2023 fixtures
* Women's Grand Final Preview
* Men's Grand Final Preview
Women's grand final highlights
Men's grand final highlights
* National Finals �
* Perth Wildcats vs NBL1 West Select �
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NBL1 West seasons, 2023
2022–23 in Australian basketball
2023–24 in Australian basketball