2024 NBL1 West season

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2024 NBL1 West season
League NBL1 West
Sport Basketball
Duration28 March – 20 July (Regular season)
26 July – 10 August (Finals)
Number of games22 (men)
20 (women)
Number of teams14 (men)
13 (women)
Regular season
  Minor premiersM: Geraldton Buccaneers
W: Rockingham Flames
Season MVP M: Joel Murray (Mandurah Magic)
W: Teige Morrell (Lakeside Lightning)
Top scorerM: Joel Murray (Mandurah Magic)
W: Anneli Maley (Perth Redbacks)
Finals
ChampionsM: TBD
W: TBD
  Runners-upM: TBD
W: TBD
Grand Final MVP M: TBD
W: TBD
NBL1 West seasons
2025 

The 2024 NBL1 West season is 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 will end on Saturday 20 July. The finals will begin on Friday 26 July [1] [2] and conclude with both the women's grand final and the men's grand final on Saturday 10 August. [3] [4]

Contents

Regular season

The regular season began on Thursday 28 March and will end on Saturday 20 July after 17 rounds of competition. Easter games in round 1 on a Thursday night will open 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). [2] [5]

Standings

Finals

The finals will begin on Friday 26 July and consist of four rounds. [2] The finals will conclude with the women's grand final and the men's grand final on Saturday 10 August. Both grand finals will be played at RAC Arena. [3] [4]

Men's bracket

Qualifying and elimination finalsSemi-finalsPreliminary finalsGrand final
Jul 27, Activewest Stadium
1 Geraldton Buccaneers
4 Mandurah Magic
Jul 27, Niels Hansen Basketball Stadium
5 Goldfields Giants
8 Warwick Senators Aug 10, RAC Arena
Jul 27, Morley Sport and Recreation Centre
6 East Perth Eagles
7 Rockingham Flames
Jul 27, HBF Arena
2 Joondalup Wolves
3 Willetton Tigers

Women's bracket

Qualifying and elimination finalsSemi-finalsPreliminary finalsGrand final
Jul 27, Mike Barnett Sports Complex
1 Rockingham Flames
4 Perry Lakes Hawks
Jul 26, Willetton Basketball Stadium
5 Willetton Tigers
8 Joondalup Wolves Aug 10, RAC Arena
Jul 26, Belmont Oasis Leisure Centre
6 Perth Redbacks
7 Lakeside Lightning
Jul 26, Warwick Stadium
2 Warwick Senators
3 Cockburn Cougars

Awards

Player of the Week

RoundMen's PlayerTeamWomen's PlayerTeamRef
1 Michael Harris Warwick Senators Teige Morrell Lakeside Lightning [6] [7]
2C. J. Turnage Joondalup Wolves Tiahna Sears Kalamunda Eastern Suns [8] [9]
3Joel Murray Mandurah Magic Imani Guy Willetton Tigers [10] [11]
4Randy Bell Goldfields Giants Ashleigh Isenbarger Perry Lakes Hawks [12] [13]
5Joel Murray Mandurah Magic Melisa Brčaninović Willetton Tigers [14] [15]
6Mike Adewunmi Lakeside Lightning Mary Baskerville East Perth Eagles [16] [17]
7Joel Murray Mandurah Magic Emma Gandini Rockingham Flames [18] [19]
8Joel Murray Mandurah Magic Georgia Pineau Rockingham Flames [20] [21]
9Randy Bell Goldfields Giants Daniel Raber Cockburn Cougars [22] [23]
10Marek Nelson Kalamunda Eastern Suns Natalie Chou Perth Redbacks [24] [25]
11Marek Nelson Kalamunda Eastern Suns Teige Morrell Lakeside Lightning [26] [27]
12Joel Murray Mandurah Magic Anneli Maley Perth Redbacks [28] [29]
13 Michael Harris Warwick Senators Karly Murphy Warwick Senators [30] [31]
14Joel Murray Mandurah Magic Anneli Maley Perth Redbacks [32] [33]
15De'Sean Parsons Goldfields Giants Emma Clarke Joondalup Wolves [34] [35]
16 Marshall Nelson Willetton Tigers Daniel Raber Cockburn Cougars [36] [37]
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Coach of the Month

MonthMen's CoachTeamWomen's CoachTeamRef
Rd 1–4David Morrell Joondalup Wolves Marcus Wong Rockingham Flames [38] [39]
Rd 5–9Mark Utley Mandurah Magic Marcus Wong Rockingham Flames [40] [41]
Rd 10–14Dayle Joseph Geraldton Buccaneers Brad Robbins Warwick Senators [42] [43]
Rd 15–17

Statistics leaders

CategoryMen's PlayerTeamStatWomen's PlayerTeamStat
Points per game
Rebounds per game
Assists per game
Steals per game
Blocks per game
Field goal percentage
3-pt field goal percentage
Free throw percentage

Regular season

Finals

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