2024 NBL1 West season explained

2024 NBL1 West season
League:	NBL1 West
Sport:	Basketball
Duration:	28 March – 20 July (Regular season) 26 July – 10 August (Finals)
No Of Games:	22 (men) 20 (women)
No Of Teams:	14 (men) 13 (women)
Season:	Regular season
Minor Premiers:	M: Geraldton Buccaneers W: Rockingham Flames
Mvp:	M: Joel Murray (Mandurah Magic) W: Teige Morrell (Lakeside Lightning)
Mvp Link:	NBL1 West Most Valuable Player Award
Top Scorer:	M: Joel Murray (Mandurah Magic) W: Anneli Maley (Perth Redbacks)
Finals:	Finals
Finals Champ:	M: Mandurah Magic W: Rockingham Flames
Finals Runner-Up:	M: Willetton Tigers W: Cockburn Cougars
Grand Final Mvp:	M: Joel Murray (Mandurah Magic) W: Alexandra Sharp (Rockingham Flames)
Grand Final Mvp Link:	NBL1 West Grand Final Most Valuable Player Award
Seasonslistnames:	NBL1 West
Prevseason Link:	2023 NBL1 West season
Prevseason Year:	2023
Nextseason Link:	2025 NBL1 West season
Nextseason Year:	2025

The 2024 NBL1 West season was the fourth season of the NBL1 West 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^{[1] [2]} and concluded with both the women's grand final and the men's grand final on Saturday 10 August.^{[3] [4]}

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.^{[5] [6] [7]}

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).^[8]

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 in front of 6,460 people.^[9]

Men's bracket

Grand Final summary

Women's bracket

Grand Final summary

Awards

Player of the Week

Round	Men's Player	Team	Women's Player	Team	Ref
1					^[10] ^[11]
2	C. J. Turnage		Tiahna Sears		^[12] ^[13]
3			Imani Guy		^[14] ^[15]
4	Randy Bell				^[16] ^[17]
5			Melisa Brčaninović		^[18] ^[19]
6	Mike Adewunmi		Mary Baskerville		^[20] ^[21]
7			Emma Gandini		^[22] ^[23]
8			Georgia Pineau		^[24] ^[25]
9	Randy Bell		Daniel Raber		^[26] ^[27]
10	Marek Nelson				^[28] ^[29]
11	Marek Nelson				^[30] ^[31]
12					^[32] ^[33]
13			Karly Murphy		^[34] ^[35]
14					^[36] ^[37]
15	De'Sean Parsons		Emma Clarke		^[38] ^[39]
16			Daniel Raber		^[40] ^[41]
17	Mike Adewunmi		Chloe Forster		^[42] ^[43]

Coach of the Month

Month	Men's Coach	Team	Women's Coach	Team	Ref
Rd 1–4	David Morrell		Marcus Wong		^[44] ^[45]
Rd 5–9	Mark Utley		Marcus Wong		^[46] ^[47]
Rd 10–14	Dayle Joseph				^[48] ^[49]
Rd 15–17	N/A		N/A

Statistics leaders

Stats as of the end of the regular season^{[50] [51]}

Category	Men's Player	Team	Stat	Women's Player	Team	Stat
Points per game	Joel Murray		34.32			23.09
Rebounds per game	Michael Durr		15.20			16.64
Assists per game			7.37	Chloe Forster		6.05
Steals per game	Marek Nelson		3.09			4.00
Blocks per game	Alex Holcombe		2.55	Jessie Edwards		1.67
			64.00%			60.17%
3-pt field goal percentage	Jonathan Wade		47.06%	Emma Gandini		40.56%
Free throw percentage	Miles Gibson		90.54%	Melisa Brčaninović		87.50%

Regular season

• Men's Most Valuable Player: Joel Murray (Mandurah Magic)^{[52] [53] [54]}
• Women's Most Valuable Player: Teige Morrell (Lakeside Lightning)^[55]
• Men's Coach of the Year: Dayle Joseph (Geraldton Buccaneers)^[56]
• Women's Coach of the Year: Brad Robbins (Warwick Senators)^[57]
• Men's Defensive Player of the Year: Michael Durr (Mandurah Magic)^[58]
• Women's Defensive Player of the Year: Emma Gandini (Rockingham Flames)^[59]
• Men's Youth Player of the Year: Lachlan Bertram (Mandurah Magic)^[60]
• Women's Youth Player of the Year: Stephanie Gorman (Cockburn Cougars)^[61]
• Sixth Man of the Year: Roosevelt Williams Jr. (Willetton Tigers)^[62]
• Sixth Woman of the Year: Mikayla Pirini (Perth Redbacks)^[63]
• Men's Leading Scorer: Joel Murray (Mandurah Magic)^[64]
• Women's Leading Scorer: Anneli Maley (Perth Redbacks)^[65]
• Men's Leading Rebounder: Michael Durr (Mandurah Magic)^[66]
• Women's Leading Rebounder: Anneli Maley (Perth Redbacks)^[67]
• Men's Golden Hands: Joel Murray (Mandurah Magic)^[68]
• Women's Golden Hands: Chloe Forster (Warwick Senators)^[69]
• All-NBL1 West Men's 1st Team:
  • Gorjok Gak (Rockingham Flames)^[70]
  • Michael Harris (Warwick Senators)
  • Joel Murray (Mandurah Magic)
  • De'Sean Parsons (Goldfields Giants)
  • C. J. Turnage (Joondalup Wolves)
• All-NBL1 West Men's 2nd Team:
  • Randy Bell (Goldfields Giants)^[71]
  • Nik DeSantis (Geraldton Buccaneers)
  • Michael Durr (Mandurah Magic)
  • Marek Nelson (Kalamunda Eastern Suns)
  • Todd Withers (Warwick Senators)
• All-NBL1 West Women's 1st Team:
  • Natalie Chou (Perth Redbacks)^[72]
  • Alex Ciabattoni (Cockburn Cougars)
  • Chloe Forster (Warwick Senators)
  • Anneli Maley (Perth Redbacks)
  • Teige Morrell (Lakeside Lightning)
• All-NBL1 West Women's 2nd Team:
  • Stacey Barr (Warwick Senators)^[73]
  • 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)^[74]
  • Gorjok Gak (Rockingham Flames)
  • Johny Narkle (Geraldton Buccaneers)
  • David Okwera (East Perth Eagles)
  • Todd Withers (Warwick Senators)
• Women's All-Defensive Team:
  • Natalie Chou (Perth Redbacks)^[75]
  • Emma Gandini (Rockingham Flames)
  • Stephanie Gorman (Cockburn Cougars)
  • Teige Morrell (Lakeside Lightning)
  • Mia Satie (Perry Lakes Hawks)
• Men's All-Youth Team:
  • Lachlan Bertram (Mandurah Magic)^[76]
  • 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)^[77]
  • 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 (Mandurah Magic)^{[78] [79] [80]}
• Women's Grand Final MVP: Alexandra Sharp (Rockingham Flames)^{[81] [82] [83]}

See also

• 2024 NBL1 season

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 Select https://www.wildcats.com.au/news/wildcats-to-kick-off-pre-season-against-nbl1-west-select https://nbl1.com.au/article/west-to-take-on-the-wildcats https://www.wildcats.com.au/news/pepper-cotton-star-as-wildcats-down-nbl1-west-select https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/NBL/2506277/bs.html https://www.wildcats.com.au/news/young-guns-shine-as-wildcats-defeat-nbl1-west-select https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/NBL/2506280/bs.html https://nbl1.com.au/article/the-value-in-the-nbl1-west-select-teams

Notes and References

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2. Web site: NBL1 WEST - 2024 FIXTURES V2. basketballwa.asn.au. 21 January 2024.
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5. Web site: NATIONAL FINALS TO BRIGHTEN SUNSHINE STATE. NBL1.com.au. 12 April 2024. 12 August 2024. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20240812133612/https://nbl1.com.au/article/national-finals-to-brighten-sunshine-state. 12 August 2024.
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8. Web site: NBL1 West 2024 Fixture Guide. NBL1.com.au. 21 March 2024.
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46. Web site: Coach of the Month - Rounds 5–9 – Men. facebook.com/NBLOneWest. 31 May 2024. 31 May 2024.
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48. Web site: Coach of the Month - Rounds 10–14 – Men. facebook.com/NBLOneWest. 5 July 2024. 5 July 2024.
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50. Web site: 2024 NBL1 West Statistics Leaders . basketballwa.asn.au . 21 July 2024.
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55. Web site: Teige Morell wins NBL1 West MVP. NBL1.com.au. 20 July 2024. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20240720153517/https://nbl1.com.au/article/teige-morell-wins-nbl1-west-mvp. 20 July 2024.
56. Web site: NBL1 West Men John Gardiner Coach of the Year. facebook.com/NBLOneWest. 20 July 2024. 20 July 2024.
57. Web site: NBL1 West Women Coach of the Year. facebook.com/NBLOneWest. 20 July 2024. 20 July 2024.
58. Web site: NBL1 West Men Defensive Player of the Year. facebook.com/NBLOneWest. 20 July 2024. 20 July 2024.
59. Web site: NBL1 West Women Defensive Player of the Year. facebook.com/NBLOneWest. 20 July 2024. 20 July 2024.
60. Web site: NBL1 West Men Youth Player of the Year. facebook.com/NBLOneWest. 20 July 2024. 20 July 2024.
61. Web site: NBL1 West Women Youth Player of the Year. facebook.com/NBLOneWest. 20 July 2024. 20 July 2024.
62. Web site: NBL1 West Men Sixth Man of the Year. facebook.com/NBLOneWest. 20 July 2024. 20 July 2024.
63. Web site: NBL1 West Women Sixth Woman of the Year. facebook.com/NBLOneWest. 20 July 2024. 20 July 2024.
64. Web site: NBL1 West Men Leading Scorer. facebook.com/NBLOneWest. 20 July 2024. 20 July 2024.
65. Web site: NBL1 West Women Leading Scorer. facebook.com/NBLOneWest. 20 July 2024. 20 July 2024.
66. Web site: NBL1 West Men Leading Rebounder. facebook.com/NBLOneWest. 20 July 2024. 20 July 2024.
67. Web site: NBL1 West Women Leading Rebounder. facebook.com/NBLOneWest. 20 July 2024. 20 July 2024.
68. Web site: NBL1 West Men Golden Hands. facebook.com/NBLOneWest. 20 July 2024. 20 July 2024.
69. Web site: NBL1 West Women Golden Hands. facebook.com/NBLOneWest. 20 July 2024. 20 July 2024.
70. Web site: NBL1 West Men All-NBL1 1st Team. facebook.com/NBLOneWest. 20 July 2024. 20 July 2024.
71. Web site: NBL1 West Men All-NBL1 2nd Team. facebook.com/NBLOneWest. 20 July 2024. 20 July 2024.
72. Web site: NBL1 West Women All-NBL1 1st Team. facebook.com/NBLOneWest. 20 July 2024. 20 July 2024.
73. Web site: NBL1 West Women All-NBL1 2nd Team. facebook.com/NBLOneWest. 20 July 2024. 20 July 2024.
74. Web site: The 2024 NBL1 West Men's All-Defensive Team. facebook.com/NBLOneWest. 16 July 2024. 16 July 2024.
75. Web site: The 2024 NBL1 West Women's All-Defensive Team. facebook.com/NBLOneWest. 16 July 2024. 16 July 2024.
76. Web site: The 2024 NBL1 West Men's All-Youth Team. facebook.com/NBLOneWest. 15 July 2024. 15 July 2024.
77. Web site: The 2024 NBL1 West Women's All-Youth Team. facebook.com/NBLOneWest. 15 July 2024. 15 July 2024.
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82. Web site: Rockingham Flames win the 2024 NBL1 West women's championship. NBL1.com.au. 10 August 2024. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20240810155119/https://nbl1.com.au/article/rockingham-flames-win-the-2024-nbl1-west-womens-championship. 10 August 2024.
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