The 2024 NBL1 West season was the fourth 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 35th overall in State Basketball League (SBL) / NBL1 West history. The regular season began on Thursday 28 March and ended on Saturday 20 July. The finals began on Friday 26 July
and concluded with both the women's grand final and the men's grand final on Saturday 10 August.
The
2024 NBL1 season concluded with the third annual
NBL1 National Finals being held at
UniSC Arena and Caloundra Indoor Stadium on the
Sunshine Coast Sunshine Coast may refer to:
* Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
**Sunshine Coast Region, a local government area of Queensland named after the region
**Sunshine Coast Stadium
* Sunshine Coast (British Columbia), geographic subregion of the Br ...
.
Regular season
The regular season began on Thursday 28 March and ended on Saturday 20 July after 17 rounds of competition. Easter games in round 1 on a Thursday night opened the season, followed by Anzac Round in round 5 as well as Pink Round (7), Heritage Round (10), Mental Health Round (12) and First Nations Round (15).
Standings
Men's ladder
Women's ladder
Finals
The finals began on Friday 26 July and consisted of four rounds.
The finals concluded with the women's grand final and the men's grand final on Saturday 10 August. Both grand finals were played at
RAC Arena
Perth Arena (known commercially as ) is an entertainment and sporting arena in the city centre of Perth, Western Australia, used mostly for basketball matches. It is located on Wellington Street near the site of the former Perth Entertainment ...
in front of 6,460 people.
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:
Joel Murray
Joel Murray (born April 17, 1963) is an American actor. He is well known for his roles in the television series ''Mad Men'', ''Grand (TV series), Grand'', ''Love & War (TV series), Love & War'', ''Dharma & Greg'', ''Still Standing (American TV ...
(Mandurah Magic)
*
Women's Most Valuable Player:
Teige Morrell
Teige Morrell (; born December 8, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Lakeside Lightning of the NBL1 West. She is also contracted with the University of Canberra Capitals of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). S ...
(Lakeside Lightning)
*
Men's Coach of the Year: Dayle Joseph (Geraldton Buccaneers)
*
Women's Coach of the Year:
Brad Robbins (Warwick Senators)
* Men's Defensive Player of the Year: Michael Durr (Mandurah Magic)
* Women's Defensive Player of the Year: Emma Gandini (Rockingham Flames)
* Men's Youth Player of the Year: Lachlan Bertram (Mandurah Magic)
* Women's Youth Player of the Year:
Stephanie Gorman (Cockburn Cougars)
* Sixth Man of the Year: Roosevelt Williams Jr. (Willetton Tigers)
* Sixth Woman of the Year: Mikayla Pirini (Perth Redbacks)
* Men's Leading Scorer:
Joel Murray
Joel Murray (born April 17, 1963) is an American actor. He is well known for his roles in the television series ''Mad Men'', ''Grand (TV series), Grand'', ''Love & War (TV series), Love & War'', ''Dharma & Greg'', ''Still Standing (American TV ...
(Mandurah Magic)
* Women's Leading Scorer:
Anneli Maley
Anneli Maley (born 1 September 1998) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Perth Redbacks of the NBL1 West. She is also contracted with the Perth Lynx of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). She made her WNBL debut i ...
(Perth Redbacks)
* Men's Leading Rebounder: Michael Durr (Mandurah Magic)
* Women's Leading Rebounder:
Anneli Maley
Anneli Maley (born 1 September 1998) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Perth Redbacks of the NBL1 West. She is also contracted with the Perth Lynx of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). She made her WNBL debut i ...
(Perth Redbacks)
* Men's Golden Hands:
Joel Murray
Joel Murray (born April 17, 1963) is an American actor. He is well known for his roles in the television series ''Mad Men'', ''Grand (TV series), Grand'', ''Love & War (TV series), Love & War'', ''Dharma & Greg'', ''Still Standing (American TV ...
(Mandurah Magic)
* Women's Golden Hands:
[ Chloe Forster (Warwick Senators)
* All-NBL1 West Men's 1st Team:
** ]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 ...
(Rockingham Flames)
** Michael Harris (Warwick Senators)
** Joel Murray
Joel Murray (born April 17, 1963) is an American actor. He is well known for his roles in the television series ''Mad Men'', ''Grand (TV series), Grand'', ''Love & War (TV series), Love & War'', ''Dharma & Greg'', ''Still Standing (American TV ...
(Mandurah Magic)
** De'Sean Parsons (Goldfields Giants)
** C. J. Turnage (Joondalup Wolves)
* All-NBL1 West Men's 2nd Team:
** Randy Bell (Goldfields Giants)
** Nik DeSantis (Geraldton Buccaneers)
** Michael Durr (Mandurah Magic)
** Marek Nelson (Kalamunda Eastern Suns)
** Todd Withers
Todd Dwoyne Withers (born May 6, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Warwick Senators of the NBL1 West. He played college basketball for the Queens Royals.
Early life and high school
Withers was born in Greensboro, North ...
(Warwick Senators)
* All-NBL1 West Women's 1st Team:
** Natalie Chou
Natalie Chou (born December 22, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Perth Redbacks of the NBL1 West. Growing up in Texas, she was named a McDonald's All-American as a high school senior in 2016. Chou played two seasons o ...
(Perth Redbacks)
** Alex Ciabattoni (Cockburn Cougars)
** Chloe Forster (Warwick Senators)
** Anneli Maley
Anneli Maley (born 1 September 1998) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Perth Redbacks of the NBL1 West. She is also contracted with the Perth Lynx of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). She made her WNBL debut i ...
(Perth Redbacks)
** Teige Morrell
Teige Morrell (; born December 8, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Lakeside Lightning of the NBL1 West. She is also contracted with the University of Canberra Capitals of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). S ...
(Lakeside Lightning)
* All-NBL1 West Women's 2nd Team:
** Stacey Barr (Warwick Senators)
** Melisa Brčaninović (Willetton Tigers)
** Emma Gandini (Rockingham Flames)
** Marnelle Garraud (Lakeside Lightning)
** Ashleigh Isenbarger (Perry Lakes Hawks)
* Men's All-Defensive Team:
** Michael Durr (Mandurah Magic)
** 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 ...
(Rockingham Flames)
** Johny Narkle (Geraldton Buccaneers)
** David Okwera
Wena David Okwera (born 31 July 2002) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Franklin Bulls of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL). He is also contracted with the Perth Wildcats of the National Basketball Leagu ...
(East Perth Eagles)
** Todd Withers
Todd Dwoyne Withers (born May 6, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Warwick Senators of the NBL1 West. He played college basketball for the Queens Royals.
Early life and high school
Withers was born in Greensboro, North ...
(Warwick Senators)
* Women's All-Defensive Team:
** Natalie Chou
Natalie Chou (born December 22, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Perth Redbacks of the NBL1 West. Growing up in Texas, she was named a McDonald's All-American as a high school senior in 2016. Chou played two seasons o ...
(Perth Redbacks)
** Emma Gandini (Rockingham Flames)
** Stephanie Gorman (Cockburn Cougars)
** Teige Morrell
Teige Morrell (; born December 8, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Lakeside Lightning of the NBL1 West. She is also contracted with the University of Canberra Capitals of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). S ...
(Lakeside Lightning)
** Mia Satie (Perry Lakes Hawks)
* Men's All-Youth Team:
** Lachlan Bertram (Mandurah Magic)
** Robert Griechen (Geraldton Buccaneers)
** Josh Hunt (Cockburn Cougars)
** Pharrell Keats (South West Slammers)
** George Pearl (Warwick Senators)
* Women's All-Youth Team:
** Marnelle Garraud (Lakeside Lightning)
** Stephanie Gorman (Cockburn Cougars)
** Claire Jacobs (Willetton Tigers)
** Brooke Malone (Perth Redbacks)
** Millie McCarthy (Perry Lakes Hawks)
Finals
* Men's Grand Final MVP: Joel Murray
Joel Murray (born April 17, 1963) is an American actor. He is well known for his roles in the television series ''Mad Men'', ''Grand (TV series), Grand'', ''Love & War (TV series), Love & War'', ''Dharma & Greg'', ''Still Standing (American TV ...
(Mandurah Magic)
* Women's Grand Final MVP: 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 ...
(Rockingham Flames)
See also
* 2024 NBL1 season
Notes
References
External links
2024 fixtures
"NBL1 West: News, squads, coaches - everything you need to know"
at codesports.com.au
"NBL1 West signings wrap for 2024 season"
at authory.com
2024 Conference Finals Explained
2024 NBL1 West Grand Finals preview
Women's grand final preview
Men's grand final preview
* Perth Wildcats vs NBL1 West Selec
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NBL1 West seasons, 2024
2023–24 in Australian basketball
2024–25 in Australian basketball