2022 NBL1 West season

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2022 NBL1 West season
League NBL1 West
Sport Basketball
Duration8 April – 13 August (Regular season)
19 August – 3 September (Finals)
Number of games22 (men)
20 (women)
Number of teams14 (men)
13 (women)
Regular season
  Minor premiersM: Geraldton Buccaneers
W: Warwick Senators
Season MVP M: Devondrick Walker (Rockingham Flames)
W: Stacey Barr (Warwick Senators)
Top scorerM: Devondrick Walker (Rockingham Flames)
W: Stacey Barr (Warwick Senators)
Finals
ChampionsM: Rockingham Flames
W: Warwick Senators
  Runners-upM: Geraldton Buccaneers
W: Willetton Tigers
Grand Final MVP M: Devondrick Walker (Rockingham Flames)
W: Leonie Fiebich (Warwick Senators)
NBL1 West seasons

The 2022 NBL1 West season was the second season of the NBL1 West and 33rd overall in State Basketball League (SBL) / NBL1 West history. The regular season began on Friday 8 April and ended on Saturday 13 August. The finals began on Friday 19 August and concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 2 September and the men's grand final on Saturday 3 September. [1] [2]

Contents

The 2022 NBL1 season saw the inaugural National Finals take place in Melbourne, where both West champions the Rockingham Flames men and Warwick Senators women were crowned as NBL1 National champions. [3]

Regular season

The regular season began on Friday 8 April and ended on Saturday 13 August after 19 rounds of competition. Easter games in round 2 were again scheduled for a blockbuster Thursday night, with all teams then on a break over the long weekend. Games then tipped-off again the following Friday for Anzac Round. There was also Women's Round (5), Mental Health Round (11) and Indigenous Round (14). [2]

For the first time in club history, the Goldfields Giants fielded a women's team in 2022. [4] [5]

Standings

Finals

The finals began on Friday 19 August and consisted of four rounds. The finals concluded with the women's grand final on Friday 2 September and the men's grand final on Saturday 3 September. [2]

Men's bracket

Qualifying and elimination finalsSemi-finalsPreliminary finalsGrand Final
Aug 20, Activewest Stadium
1 Geraldton Buccaneers 101
4 Cockburn Cougars 70Aug 25, Wally Hagan Stadium
Cockburn Cougars 77
Aug 20, Warwick Stadium Warwick Senators 79Aug 28, Activewest Stadium
5 Warwick Senators 93 Geraldton Buccaneers 107
8 Perry Lakes Hawks 61 Joondalup Wolves 81Sep 3, Bendat Basketball Centre
Geraldton Buccaneers 79
Aug 20, Niels Hansen Stadium Aug 27, Mike Barnett Sports Complex Rockingham Flames Gold Cup icon.svg 91
6 Goldfields Giants 78 Rockingham Flames 85
7 Mandurah Magic 76Aug 26, HBF Arena Warwick Senators 74
Joondalup Wolves 85
Aug 20, Mike Barnett Sports Complex Goldfields Giants 83
2 Rockingham Flames 86
3 Joondalup Wolves 77
2022 NBL1 West Men's Grand Final.jpg
NBL1 West Men's Grand Final
Rockingham Flames 2022 Men's NBL1 West champions.jpg
Rockingham Flames 2022 Men's NBL1 West champions

Women's bracket

Qualifying and elimination finalsSemi-finalsPreliminary finalsGrand Final
Aug 20, Warwick Stadium
1 Warwick Senators 96
4 Willetton Tigers 84Aug 25, Willetton Basketball Stadium
Willetton Tigers 103
Aug 20, Wally Hagan Stadium Cockburn Cougars 98Aug 27, Warwick Stadium
5 Cockburn Cougars 75 Warwick Senators 79
8 Perry Lakes Hawks 65 Mandurah Magic 66Sep 2, Bendat Basketball Centre
Warwick Senators Gold Cup icon.svg 87
Aug 20, Lakeside Recreation CentreAug 27, HBF Arena Willetton Tigers 61
6 Lakeside Lightning 73 Joondalup Wolves 81
7 Rockingham Flames 76Aug 25, Mandurah ARC Willetton Tigers 92
Mandurah Magic 77
Aug 19, HBF Arena Rockingham Flames 72
2 Joondalup Wolves 81
3 Mandurah Magic 70
2022 NBL1 West Women's Grand Final.jpg
NBL1 West Women's Grand Final
Warwick Senators 2022 Women's NBL1 West champions.jpg
Warwick Senators 2022 Women's NBL1 West champions


Awards

Player of the Week

RoundMen's PlayerTeamWomen's PlayerTeamRef
1Cameron Coleman Geraldton Buccaneers Jessie Edwards Cockburn Cougars [6] [7]
2Justin King East Perth Eagles Teige Morrell Joondalup Wolves [8] [9]
3Gavin Field Cockburn Cougars Caitlyn Jones Lakeside Lightning [10] [11]
4Shaun Stewart Geraldton Buccaneers Nes'eya Parker-Williams Joondalup Wolves [12] [13]
5 Devondrick Walker Rockingham Flames Maria Blazejewski East Perth Eagles [14] [15]
6Jerami Grace Perth Redbacks Stacey Barr Warwick Senators [16] [17]
7 Mathiang Muo Geraldton Buccaneers Patricia Brossmann Rockingham Flames [18] [19]
8 Marshall Nelson Rockingham Flames Jessie Edwards Cockburn Cougars [20] [21]
9Bye round
10Carter Skaggs Cockburn Cougars Teige Morrell Joondalup Wolves [22] [23]
11Julian Pesava Joondalup Wolves Stacey Barr Warwick Senators [24] [25]
12Gavin Field Cockburn Cougars Robbi Ryan Joondalup Wolves [26] [27]
13 Marshall Nelson Rockingham Flames Mehryn Kraker Rockingham Flames [28] [29]
14Justin King East Perth Eagles Leonie Fiebich Warwick Senators [30]
15 Devondrick Walker Rockingham Flames Emma Clarke Perry Lakes Hawks [31]
16C. J. Turnage Joondalup Wolves Alexandra Sharp Willetton Tigers [32]
17Josh Hunt Cockburn Cougars Stacey Barr Warwick Senators [33]
18 Buay Tuach South West Slammers Kat Tudor Cockburn Cougars [34] [35]
19Jerami Grace Perth Redbacks Teige Morrell Joondalup Wolves [36]

Coach of the Month

MonthMen's CoachTeamWomen's CoachTeamRef
AprilDayle Joseph Geraldton Buccaneers Marcus Wong Joondalup Wolves [37] [38]
May/JuneDayle Joseph Geraldton Buccaneers Marcus Wong Joondalup Wolves [39] [40]
June/JulyN/AN/A
July/AugustN/AN/A

Statistics leaders

Stats as of the end of the regular season [41]

CategoryMen's PlayerTeamStatWomen's PlayerTeamStat
Points per game Devondrick Walker Rockingham Flames 27.05 Stacey Barr Warwick Senators 25.05
Rebounds per gameJoshua Davey Lakeside Lightning 11.95 Ruth Davis Lakeside Lightning 13.38
Assists per gameSeva Chan Cockburn Cougars 7.00Jewel Williams Cockburn Cougars 6.26
Steals per gameDequan Abrom Mandurah Magic 2.73Emma Gandini Willetton Tigers 3.53
Blocks per gamePaschal Chukwu Cockburn Cougars 2.50 Ruth Davis Lakeside Lightning 2.85
Field goal percentage Paschal Chukwu Cockburn Cougars 67.37% Teige Morrell Joondalup Wolves 61.17%
3-pt field goal percentage Devondrick Walker Rockingham Flames 46.02%Chloe Forster Warwick Senators 44.73%
Free throw percentageJustin King East Perth Eagles 90.81% Alexandra Sharp Willetton Tigers 87.87%

Regular season

Finals

See also

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