NBL1 West Grand Final Most Valuable Player Award explained

The NBL1 West Grand Final Most Valuable Player is an annual NBL1 West award given to the best performing player in both the Women's Grand Final and Men's Grand Final. Known as the State Basketball League (SBL) Grand Final Most Valuable Player from 1996 (earliest known case) to 2019, the SBL was rebranded to NBL1 West in 2021.

Winners

Denotes players that won the award as a member of the losing grand final side.

Year	Women		Men		Ref
	Player	Team	Player	Team
1996	Tully Bevilaqua	Willetton Tigers	James Fitch	Bunbury City Slammers	^[1]
1997	Tully Bevilaqua (2)	Willetton Tigers	Dwayne Michaels	Perth Redbacks	^[2]
1998	Jenny Whittle	Perry Lakes Hawks	James Fitch (2)	Bunbury City Slammers	^[3]
1999	Rohanee Cox	Willetton Tigers	James Fitch (3)	Bunbury City Slammers	^[4] ^[5]
2000	Jenny Bedford	Perth Redbacks	Greg Brown	Geraldton Buccaneers	^[6] ^[7]
2001	Kim Morcom	Perry Lakes Hawks	Matt Burston	Perry Lakes Hawks	^[8]
	Jenny Bedford (2)	Perth Redbacks
2002	Kate Simkovic	Perry Lakes Hawks	Stephen Black	Willetton Tigers	^[9]
2003	Melissa McClure	Perry Lakes Hawks	Alan Erickson	Cockburn Cougars	^[10]
2004	Melissa Marsh	Willetton Tigers	Eric Carter	Perry Lakes Hawks	^[11]
2005	Sue Williams	Willetton Tigers	Andy Gilbert	Lakeside Lightning	^[12]
2006	Kristi Channing	Lakeside Lightning	Ben Earle	Lakeside Lightning	^[13]
2007	Carli Boyanich	Perry Lakes Hawks	Shamus Ballantyne	Goldfields Giants	^[14] ^[15]
2008	Deanna Smith	Perry Lakes Hawks	Darnell Dialls	Goldfields Giants	^[16] ^[17]
2009	Ashley Gilmore	Willetton Tigers	Luke Payne	Lakeside Lightning	^[18]
2010	Jasmine Hooper	Willetton Tigers	Cameron Tovey	Willetton Tigers	^[19]
2011	Kate Malpass	Willetton Tigers	Greg Hire	Wanneroo Wolves	^[20] ^[21]
2012	Kim Sitzmann	South West Slammers	Jeremiah Wilson	Cockburn Cougars	^[22] ^[23]
2013	Nikita-Lee Martin	Wanneroo Wolves	Justin Cecil	Lakeside Lightning	^[24] ^[25]
2014	Sami Whitcomb	Rockingham Flames	Joe-Alan Tupaea	East Perth Eagles	^[26] ^[27]
2015	Sami Whitcomb (2)	Rockingham Flames	Trian Iliadis	Joondalup Wolves	^[28] ^[29]
2016	Kate Malpass (2)	Willetton Tigers	Rhett Della	Cockburn Cougars	^[30] ^[31]
2017	Antonia Farnworth	Perry Lakes Hawks	Lee Roberts	Perth Redbacks	^[32]
2018	Alison Schwagmeyer	Lakeside Lightning	Ben Purser	Perry Lakes Hawks	^[33] ^[34]
2019	Maddie Allen	Rockingham Flames	Liam Hunt	Geraldton Buccaneers	^[35] ^[36]
2020	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Alexandra Sharp	Willetton Tigers	Andrew Ferguson	Perry Lakes Hawks	^[37] ^[38]
2022	Leonie Fiebich	Warwick Senators	Devondrick Walker	Rockingham Flames	^[39] ^[40]
2023	Stephanie Gorman	Cockburn Cougars	Johny Narkle	Geraldton Buccaneers	^[41] ^[42]
2024	Alexandra Sharp (2)	Rockingham Flames	Joel Murray	Mandurah Magic	^[43] ^[44]

Notes and References

1. Book: 1996 . Annual Report 1996 . . 35 .
2. Book: 1997 . Annual Report 1997 . . 35 .
3. Book: 1998 . Annual Report 1998 . . 34 .
4. Book: 1999 . Annual Report 1999 . . 34 .
5. Web site: Welcome to the Official Website for Basketball in Western Australia. BasketballWA.asn.au. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20000125135625/http://www.basketballwa.asn.au/homepage.htm. 25 January 2000.
6. Book: 2000 . Annual Report 2000 . . 34 .
7. Web site: Redbacks upset LadyHawks to win WSBL championship . GoldenCity.com.au . 2 September 2000 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20010428141724/http://www.goldencity.com.au/sblonline/2000/news/00090201.html . 28 April 2001.
8. Book: 2001 . Annual Report 2001 . . 36 .
9. Book: 2002 . Annual Report 2002 . . 38 .
10. Book: 2003 . Annual Report 2003 . . 38 .
11. Book: 2004 . Annual Report 2004 . . 40 .
12. Book: 2005 . Annual Report 2005 . . 40 .
13. Book: 2006 . Annual Report 2006 . . 40 .
14. Web site: Player statistics for Carli Boyanich. SportsTG.com. 22 October 2017.
15. Web site: Lucas. Jarrod. Loss of captain big blow. SportsTG.com. 17 August 2009. 22 October 2017.
16. Web site: Lady Hawks Fly High in Championship Decider. BasketballWA.asn.au. 6 September 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090913204051/http://basketballwa.asn.au/fs_newsitem.asp?id=81216&orgID=8&Oname=Basketball+WA&O1c=5&O10c=5. 13 September 2009.
17. Web site: Giants Reign Supreme. BasketballWA.asn.au. 7 September 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090913204024/http://basketballwa.asn.au/fs_newsitem.asp?id=81232&orgID=8&Oname=Basketball+WA&O1c=5&O10c=5. 13 September 2009.
18. Web site: Tigers break Magic's spell. SportsTG.com. 28 August 2009. 22 October 2017.
19. Web site: Kagi. Jacob. Willetton Tigers clinch SBL double. SMH.com.au. 23 August 2010. 22 October 2017.
20. Web site: Gartner. Anne. Late bucket ends Eagles' hopes. CommunityNews.com.au. Guardian Express. 30 August 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160413130906/https://communitynews.com.au/news/Late-bucket-ends-Eagles-hopes/7601201. 13 April 2016.
21. Web site: Wanneroo take out SBL title. TheWest.com.au. 28 August 2011. 22 October 2017.
22. Web site: Coleman. Hannah. South-West Slammers women create history with first title win. PerthNow.com.au. 1 September 2012. 22 October 2017.
23. Web site: Cougars claim SBL championship. TheWest.com.au. 2 September 2012. 22 October 2017.
24. Web site: Trajeski. Steve. Suns fall short at last hurdle. SportsTG.com. 31 August 2013. 22 October 2017.
25. Web site: Lakeside squeeze past Wolves for men's SBL crown. TheWest.com.au. 1 September 2013. 22 October 2017.
26. Web site: Pike. Chris. Flames claim first women's SBL championship. SportsTG.com. 30 August 2014. 22 October 2017.
27. Web site: Pike. Chris. East Perth Eagles win first men's SBL championship. SportsTG.com. 31 August 2014. 22 October 2017.
28. Web site: Pike. Chris. Inspired Whitcomb leads Flames to back-to-back women's SBL titles. SportsTG.com. 29 August 2015. 22 October 2017.
29. Web site: Pike. Chris. Wolves too good for Slammers to win third men's SBL championship. SportsTG.com. 30 August 2015. 22 October 2017.
30. Web site: van Straalen. Pia. SBL: Tigers claim Women's championship in nail-biting win over Joondalup. CommunityNews.com.au. Canning Times. 5 September 2016. 22 October 2017.
31. Web site: Nico. Jessica. Gazette Sport Review: Cougars clinch SBL title, Souths through in WAFL finals and Fremantle Hockey Club women finally get one over bogey team. CommunityNews.com.au. Fremantle Gazette. 5 September 2016. 22 October 2017.
32. Web site: 2017 SBL AWARD WINNERS. SBL.asn.au. 9 September 2017. 22 October 2017.
33. Web site: LIGHTNING CLAIMS CHAMPIONSHIP OVER MAGIC WITH 21-0 RUN. SBL.asn.au. 31 August 2018. 31 August 2018.
34. Web site: GUTSY HAWKS CLAIM FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP SINCE 2004. SBL.asn.au. 1 September 2018. 1 September 2018.
35. Web site: GRAND FINAL SPOTLIGHT | DEEP FLAMES TOO HOT FOR SENATORS. SBL.asn.au. 30 August 2019. 30 August 2019.
36. Web site: GRAND FINAL SPOTLIGHT | BUCCS END TITLE DROUGHT IN STYLE . SBL.asn.au . 31 August 2019 . 1 September 2019.
37. Web site: Tigers overpower Wolves in Grand Final to savour. NBL1.com.au. 3 September 2021. 3 September 2021.
38. Web site: Hawks hold out brave Flames for inaugural NBL1 West crown. NBL1.com.au. 4 September 2021. 4 September 2021.
39. Web site: WARWICK SENATORS CROWNED NBL1 WEST CHAMPIONS. NBL1.com.au. 2 September 2022. 2 September 2022.
40. Web site: ROCKINGHAM FLAMES CROWNED NBL1 WEST CHAMPIONS. NBL1.com.au. 3 September 2022. 3 September 2022.
41. Web site: Cockburn Cougars crowned NBL1 West women's champions. NBL1.com.au. 11 August 2023. 11 August 2023. live. https://archive.today/20230811152311/https://nbl1.com.au/news/cockburn-cougars-crowned-nbl1-west-womens-champions/west/. 11 August 2023.
42. Web site: Pike. Chris. NBL1 West Recap | Men's Grand Final 2023. NBL1.com.au. 12 August 2023. live. https://archive.today/20230812160516/https://nbl1.com.au/news/nbl1-west-recap-or-mens-grand-final-2023/west/. 12 August 2023. 12 August 2023.
43. Web site: Pike. Chris. Recap NBL1 West Men's Grand Final. NBL1.com.au. 10 August 2024. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20240810154335/https://nbl1.com.au/article/recap-nbl1-west-or-mens-grand-final. 10 August 2024.
44. Web site: Pike. Chris. Recap NBL1 West Women's Grand Final. NBL1.com.au. 10 August 2024. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20240810154818/https://nbl1.com.au/article/recap-nbl1-west-or-womens-grand-final. 10 August 2024.