2023 NBL1 West season

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2023 NBL1 West season
League NBL1 West
Sport Basketball
Duration31 March – 22 July (Regular season)
28 July – 12 August (Finals)
Number of games22 (men)
20 (women)
Number of teams14 (men)
13 (women)
Regular season
  Minor premiersM: Rockingham Flames
W: Cockburn Cougars
Season MVP M: Devondrick Walker (Rockingham Flames)
W: Alexandra Sharp (Willetton Tigers)
Top scorerM: Quintin Dove (Joondalup Wolves)
W: Sarah Mortensen (Cockburn Cougars)
Finals
ChampionsM: Geraldton Buccaneers
W: Cockburn Cougars
  Runners-upM: Joondalup Wolves
W: Willetton Tigers
Grand Final MVP M: Johny Narkle (Geraldton Buccaneers)
W: Stephanie Gorman (Cockburn Cougars)
NBL1 West seasons

The 2023 NBL1 West season was the third season of the NBL1 West 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. [1] [2]

Contents

The 2023 NBL1 season concluded with the second annual NBL1 National Finals being held at HBF Arena in Perth. [3] [4] [5]

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). [2]

Standings

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. [2] [6] [7]

Men's bracket

Qualifying and elimination finalsSemi-finalsPreliminary finalsGrand Final
Jul 28, Mike Barnett Sports Complex
1 Rockingham Flames 94
4 Perry Lakes Hawks 85Aug 3, Bendat Basketball Centre
Perry Lakes Hawks 78
Jul 28, Belmont Oasis Leisure Centre Perth Redbacks 89Aug 5, Mike Barnett Sports Complex
5 Perth Redbacks 98 Rockingham Flames 94
8 Lakeside Lightning 81 Joondalup Wolves 97Aug 12, Bendat Basketball Centre
Geraldton Buccaneers Gold Cup icon.svg 86
Jul 29, HBF Arena Aug 5, Activewest Stadium Joondalup Wolves 80
6 Joondalup Wolves 93 Geraldton Buccaneers 119
7 Warwick Senators 85Aug 3, Willetton Basketball Stadium Perth Redbacks 83
Willetton Tigers 94
Jul 29, Activewest Stadium Joondalup Wolves 99
2 Geraldton Buccaneers 87
3 Willetton Tigers 86
2023 NBL1 West Men's Grand Final 01.jpg
NBL1 West Men's Grand Final
Geraldton Buccaneers 2023 Men's NBL1 West champions.jpg
Geraldton Buccaneers 2023 Men's NBL1 West champions

Women's bracket

Qualifying and elimination finalsSemi-finalsPreliminary finalsGrand Final
Jul 29, Wally Hagan Stadium
1 Cockburn Cougars 80
4 Rockingham Flames 66Aug 3, Mike Barnett Sports Complex
Rockingham Flames 95
Jul 29, Warwick Stadium Warwick Senators 70Aug 5, Wally Hagan Stadium
5 Warwick Senators 105 Cockburn Cougars 88
8 Kalamunda Eastern Suns 78 Mandurah Magic 75Aug 11, Bendat Basketball Centre
Cockburn Cougars Gold Cup icon.svg 68
Jul 29, Mandurah ARCAug 5, Willetton Basketball Stadium Willetton Tigers 61
6 Mandurah Magic 73 Willetton Tigers 81
7 Perry Lakes Hawks 53Aug 3, HBF Arena Rockingham Flames 78
Joondalup Wolves 73
Jul 29, Willetton Basketball Stadium Mandurah Magic 77
2 Willetton Tigers 79
3 Joondalup Wolves 69
2023 NBL1 West Women's Grand Final 02.jpg
NBL1 West Women's Grand Final
Cockburn Cougars 2023 Women's NBL1 West champions.jpg
Cockburn Cougars 2023 Women's NBL1 West champions


Awards

Player of the Week

RoundMen's PlayerTeamWomen's PlayerTeamRef
1 Devondrick Walker Rockingham Flames Robbi Ryan Joondalup Wolves [8] [9]
2 Buay Tuach South West Slammers Teige Morrell Joondalup Wolves [10] [11]
3Hayden Brown Lakeside Lightning Sarah Mortensen Cockburn Cougars [12] [13]
4 Devondrick Walker Rockingham Flames Alexandra Sharp Willetton Tigers [14] [15]
5 Quintin Dove Joondalup Wolves Alexandra Sharp Willetton Tigers [16] [17]
6 Devondrick Walker Rockingham Flames Stephanie Gorman Cockburn Cougars [18] [19]
7Bryton Hobbs Perth Redbacks Ashleigh Isenbarger Perry Lakes Hawks [20] [21]
8Liam Hunt Geraldton Buccaneers Emma Clarke Perry Lakes Hawks [22] [23]
9Joe Cook-Green Kalamunda Eastern Suns Darcee Garbin Goldfields Giants [24] [25]
10Gavin Field Cockburn Cougars Stacey Barr Warwick Senators [26] [27]
11 Devondrick Walker Rockingham Flames Sarah Mortensen Cockburn Cougars [28] [29]
12 Devondrick Walker Rockingham Flames Robbi Ryan Joondalup Wolves [30] [31]
13Zac Gattorna Geraldton Buccaneers Hannah Hank Mandurah Magic [32] [33]
14 Mitch Clarke Perry Lakes Hawks Sarah Mortensen Cockburn Cougars [34] [35]
15 Quintin Dove Joondalup Wolves Natalie Chou Kalamunda Eastern Suns [36] [37]
16 Buay Tuach South West Slammers Chloe Forster Warwick Senators [38] [39]
17Joe Cook-Green Kalamunda Eastern Suns Sarah Mortensen Cockburn Cougars [40] [41]

Coach of the Month

MonthMen's CoachTeamWomen's CoachTeamRef
April Ryan Petrik Rockingham Flames Marcus Wong Joondalup Wolves [42] [43]
MayDayle Joseph Geraldton Buccaneers Tyrone Thwaites Cockburn Cougars [44] [45]
June Ryan Petrik Rockingham Flames Simon Parker Willetton Tigers [46] [47]
JulyN/AN/A

Statistics leaders

Stats as of the end of the regular season [48]

CategoryMen's PlayerTeamStatWomen's PlayerTeamStat
Points per game Quintin Dove Joondalup Wolves 28.62 Sarah Mortensen Cockburn Cougars 24.90
Rebounds per gameSebit Reath East Perth Eagles 13.00 Alexandra Sharp Willetton Tigers 13.70
Assists per gameRowan Mackenzie Lakeside Lightning 7.38 Mehryn Kraker Rockingham Flames 6.43
Steals per gameBrian Voelkel Perth Redbacks 2.77Desiree Kelley Willetton Tigers 3.15
Blocks per game Tom Jervis Rockingham Flames 2.06 Maddison Allen East Perth Eagles 2.28
Field goal percentage Jeremy Combs Rockingham Flames 72.11%Jessie Edwards Cockburn Cougars 60.77%
3-pt field goal percentageRowan Mackenzie Lakeside Lightning 48.57%Chelsea Belcher Joondalup Wolves 41.75%
Free throw percentageGavin Field Cockburn Cougars 85.48% Robbi Ryan Joondalup Wolves 87.14%

Regular season

Finals

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