2024 NBL1 season

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2024 NBL1 season
2024 NBL1 Finals logo.png
League NBL1
Sport Basketball
Duration23 March – 10 August (Conference seasons)
16–18 August (NBL1 National Finals)
National Finals
ChampionsM: Knox Raiders
W: Waverley Falcons
  Runners-upM: Mackay Meteors
W: Bendigo Braves
Grand Final MVPM: Kyle Bowen (Knox Raiders)
W: Rebecca Cole (Waverley Falcons)
NBL1 seasons
2025 

The 2024 NBL1 season was the fifth season of the NBL1. The season consisted of five conferences: South, North, Central, West and East.

Contents

The third annual National Finals were held on the Sunshine Coast, with two South teams winning the NBL1 National championship for the second straight year. The Waverley Falcons won in the women while the Knox Raiders men defended their 2023 National title.

Conference seasons

The season began on 23 March for the Central Conference, 28 March for the West Conference, 3 April for the South Conference, 6 April for the East Conference and 11 April for the North Conference. [1] All conference finals were concluded by 10 August. [2] [3] [4]

South

The women's minor premiers were the Knox Raiders with a 20–2 record while the men's minor premiers were the Mount Gambier Pioneers with an 17–5 record. [5] Isabelle Bourne of the Keilor Thunder was named women's MVP [6] while Nick Marshall of the Mount Gambier Pioneers was named men's MVP. [7] [8]

The women's grand final saw the Waverley Falcons defeat the Keilor Thunder 87–82 [9] while the men's grand final saw the Eltham Wildcats defeat the Ballarat Miners 79–70. [10] [11] [12] Carley Ernst of the Waverley Falcons was named women's grand final MVP [13] [14] while Angus Glover of the Eltham Wildcats was named men's grand final MVP. [15] [16]

North

The women's minor premiers were the Northside Wizards with a 16–1 record while the men's minor premiers were the Mackay Meteors with a 15–2 record. [5] Amanda Johnson of the Northside Wizards was named women's MVP while Sam McDaniel of the Brisbane Capitals was named men's MVP. [7]

The women's grand final series saw the Rockhampton Cyclones defeat the Northside Wizards 2–1, with the Wizards winning 80–71 in game one and the Cyclones winning 81–76 in game two and 80–59 in game three, [17] [18] [19] while the men's grand final series saw the Mackay Meteors defeat the Brisbane Capitals 2–0, with 91–79 in game one and 102–80 in game two. [10] [11] [17] [18] Lauren Heard of the Rockhampton Cyclones was named women's grand final MVP [20] while Todd Blanchfield of the Mackay Meteors was named men's grand final MVP. [21]

Central

The women's minor premiers were the Sturt Sabres with a 14–4 record while the men's minor premiers were the South Adelaide Panthers with a 15–3 record. [5] Casey Samuels of the Central Districts Lions was named women's MVP while Alex Starling of the South Adelaide Panthers was named men's MVP. [7]

The women's grand final saw the Central Districts Lions defeat the Forestville Eagles 79–67 [22] while the men's grand final saw the Forestville Eagles defeat the South Adelaide Panthers 92–90. [10] [11] [23] Taylah Levy of the Central Districts Lions was named women's grand final MVP [24] [25] while Greg Mays of the Forestville Eagles was named men's grand final MVP. [26]

West

The women's minor premiers were the Rockingham Flames with an 18–2 record while the men's minor premiers were the Geraldton Buccaneers with a 20–2 record. [5] Teige Morrell of the Lakeside Lightning was named women's MVP while Joel Murray of the Mandurah Magic was named men's MVP. [27]

The women's grand final saw the Rockingham Flames defeat the Cockburn Cougars 97–81 [28] while the men's grand final saw the Mandurah Magic defeat the Willetton Tigers 91–89. [10] [11] [29] Alexandra Sharp of the Rockingham Flames was named women's grand final MVP [30] [31] while Joel Murray of the Mandurah Magic was named men's grand final MVP. [32] [33]

East

The women's minor premiers were the Albury Wodonga Bandits with a 20–0 record while the men's minor premiers were the Canberra Gunners with an 18–2 record. [5] Nicole Munger of the Newcastle Falcons was named women's MVP [34] while William Cranston-Lown of the Maitland Mustangs was named men's MVP. [7] [35] [36]

The BA Centre of Excellence women's team, who finished the regular season with a 10–10 record, [5] declared that they were not able to field a team for finals. They were subsequently removed from the East finals equation and the ladder was adjusted. [37]

The women's grand final saw the Newcastle Falcons defeat the Sutherland Sharks 85–78 [38] while the men's grand final saw the Maitland Mustangs defeat the Canberra Gunners 86–67. [10] [11] [39] Nicole Munger of the Newcastle Falcons was named women's grand final MVP [40] [41] while William Cranston-Lown of the Maitland Mustangs was named men's grand final MVP. [42] [43] [44]

Champions summary

Women

ConferenceChampionResultRunner-up
South Waverley Falcons 87 – 82 Keilor Thunder
North Rockhampton Cyclones 2 – 1
(71–80, 81–76, 80–59)
Northside Wizards
Central Central Districts Lions 79 – 67 Forestville Eagles
West Rockingham Flames 97 – 81 Cockburn Cougars
East Newcastle Falcons 85 – 78 Sutherland Sharks

Men

ConferenceChampionResultRunner-up
South Eltham Wildcats 79 – 70 Ballarat Miners
North Mackay Meteors 2 – 0
(91–79, 102–80)
Brisbane Capitals
Central Forestville Eagles 92 – 90 South Adelaide Panthers
West Mandurah Magic 91 – 89 Willetton Tigers
East Maitland Mustangs 86 – 67 Canberra Gunners

National Finals

The 2024 NBL1 National Finals took place at the University of the Sunshine Coast and Caloundra Indoor Stadium on the Sunshine Coast from Friday 16 August and Sunday 18 August. [45] [46] [47]

The 2023 defending champions, the Bendigo Braves women and the Knox Raiders men, earned automatic qualification into the 2024 NBL1 National Finals. Joining them in the tournament were the 2024 champions from each of the five conferences. [45] [48] Due to multiple injuries sustained during the grand final series, the North women's champions the Rockhampton Cyclones withdrew from the National Finals. The Southern Districts Spartans subsequently took their place. [47] [49] [50]

The six women's and men's teams were ranked based on their regular season performances while factoring the number of games within a season and the number of NBL/WNBL players and imports within each conference. The three winners from day one, plus the highest ranked loser, progressed to the Semi Finals on day two. The winners of the Semi Finals then played in the Championship Games on day three. [51] [52] The day one match-ups were announced on 11 August, with the women playing at UniSC Arena and the men playing at Caloundra Indoor Stadium. [53] [54] The day two matches saw the women shift to Caloundra while the men shifted to UniSC. [55] The Championship Games on day three were both played at UniSC. [56]

Two South Conference teams were victorious in the Championship Games for the second straight year, with the Waverley Falcons women [57] [58] and Knox Raiders men being crowned NBL1 National champions. The Raiders defended their 2023 title. [59] [60]

Day One – Friday

Women

  • Rank #1 vs Rank #6
16 August 2024
3:00 pm
Rockingham Flames 81, Bendigo Braves 89
Scoring by quarter: 26–26, 23–27, 20–15, 12–21
Pts: Robbi Ryan 26
Rebs: Nes'eya Parker-Williams 14
Asts: Shani Amos 7
Pts: Megan McKay 35
Rebs: Megan McKay 18
Asts: Kelly Wilson 17
After Day 1: Rockingham 4th (-8), Bendigo 3rd (+8)
  • Rank #3 vs Rank #4
16 August 2024
5:30 pm
Central Districts Lions 78, Southern Districts Spartans 70
Scoring by quarter:20–19, 12–23, 20–8, 26–20
Pts: Lilly Ritz 23
Rebs: Lilly Ritz 22
Asts: Casey Samuels 5
Pts: Madelyn Allen 22
Rebs: Kalani Purcell 13
Asts: Kalani Purcell 5
After Day 1: Central Districts 2nd (+8), Southern Districts 5th (-8)
  • Rank #2 vs Rank #5
16 August 2024
8:00 pm
Newcastle Falcons 85, Waverley Falcons 99
Scoring by quarter: 22–32, 25–23, 22–28, 16–16
Pts: Nicole Munger 31
Rebs: Nicole Munger 10
Asts: Elissa Brett 5
Pts: Renae Mokrzycki 25
Rebs: Carley Ernst 8
Asts: Rebecca Cole 8
After Day 1: Newcastle 6th (-14), Waverley 1st (+14)

Men

  • Rank #2 vs Rank #5
16 August 2024
3:30 pm
Maitland Mustangs 89, Knox Raiders 99
Scoring by quarter: 20–29, 28–26, 28–22, 13–22
Pts: William Cranston-Lown 33
Rebs: William Cranston-Lown 8
Asts: Millburn, Cranston-Lown 4 each
Pts: Austin Rapp 21
Rebs: Austin Rapp 12
Asts: Ke'Jhan Feagin 7
After Day 1: Maitland 5th (-10), Knox 2nd (+10)
Caloundra Indoor Stadium, Sunshine Coast
  • Rank #3 vs Rank #4
16 August 2024
5:30 pm
Forestville Eagles 63, Eltham Wildcats 69
Scoring by quarter: 13–13, 13–17, 21–10, 16–29
Pts: Greg Mays 24
Rebs: Owen Hulland 12
Asts: Brad Rathjen 5
Pts: Whelan, Agosta 15 each
Rebs: Sam Short 10
Asts: Sam Short 9
After Day 1: Forestville 4th (-6), Eltham 3rd (+6)
Caloundra Indoor Stadium, Sunshine Coast
  • Rank #1 vs Rank #6
16 August 2024
7:30 pm
Mackay Meteors 93, Mandurah Magic 82
Scoring by quarter: 21–36, 21–12, 29–21, 22–13
Pts: Aiden Krause 22
Rebs: Aiden Krause 11
Asts: Emmett Naar 13
Pts: Joel Murray 22
Rebs: Michael Durr 19
Asts: Joel Murray 8
After Day 1: Mackay 1st (+11), Mandurah 6th (-11)
Caloundra Indoor Stadium, Sunshine Coast

Day Two – Saturday

Women

  • Semi Final: 2nd vs 3rd
17 August 2024
3:30 pm
Central Districts Lions 68, Bendigo Braves 90
Scoring by quarter: 13–28, 18–16, 15–25, 22–21
Pts: Jasmin Fejo 19
Rebs: Lilly Ritz 10
Asts: Casey Samuels 6
Pts: Kasey Burton 20
Rebs: Megan McKay 12
Asts: Kelly Wilson 14
Caloundra Indoor Stadium, Sunshine Coast
  • Semi Final: 1st vs 4th
17 August 2024
5:30 pm
Waverley Falcons 97, Rockingham Flames 74
Scoring by quarter: 25–27, 32–14, 15–19, 25–14
Pts: Carley Ernst 24
Rebs: Ernst, Mokrzycki 9 each
Asts: McKenzie Forbes 8
Pts: Emma Gandini 18
Rebs: Nes'eya Parker-Williams 9
Asts: Georgia Pineau 6
Caloundra Indoor Stadium, Sunshine Coast
  • 5th vs 6th
17 August 2024
7:30 pm
Southern Districts Spartans 85, Newcastle Falcons 75
Scoring by quarter:24–20, 21–14, 19–23, 21–18
Pts: Madelyn Allen 23
Rebs: Emily Preston 13
Asts: Derksen, Allen, Purcell 5 each
Pts: Elissa Brett 20
Rebs: Nicole Munger 13
Asts: Nicole Munger 7
Caloundra Indoor Stadium, Sunshine Coast

Men

  • Semi Final: 2nd vs 3rd
17 August 2024
2:00 pm
Knox Raiders 90, Eltham Wildcats 66
Scoring by quarter:24–20, 22–15, 22–16, 22–15
Pts: Ke'Jhan Feagin 16
Rebs: Austin Rapp 9
Asts: Ke'Jhan Feagin 7
Pts: Sam Short 15
Rebs: Sam Short 7
Asts: Sam Short 10
  • Semi Final: 1st vs 4th
17 August 2024
4:30 pm
Mackay Meteors 95, Forestville Eagles 80
Scoring by quarter:29–28, 22–19, 25–22, 19–11
Pts: Amarco Doyle 26
Rebs: Aiden Krause 14
Asts: Emmett Naar 13
Pts: Daniel Johnson 32
Rebs: Daniel Johnson 10
Asts: Adam Doyle 5
  • 5th vs 6th
17 August 2024
7:00 pm
Maitland Mustangs 98, Mandurah Magic 102
Scoring by quarter: 23–26, 17–31, 31–25, 27–20
Pts: Matthew Gray 25
Rebs: Christian Little 14
Asts: Christian Little 6
Pts: Molnar, Pesava 28 each
Rebs: Bertram, Easley 9 each
Asts: Julian Pesava 8

Day Three – Sunday

Championship Games

Women
Rosters
Game summary
18 August 2024
11:00 am
Bendigo Braves 49, Waverley Falcons 97
Scoring by quarter: 10–25, 12–30, 9–15, 18–27
Pts: Megan McKay 12
Rebs: Megan McKay 12
Asts: Cassidy McLean 4
Pts: Rebecca Cole 33
Rebs: Renae Mokrzycki 13
Asts: McKenzie Forbes 5
Waverley wins NBL1 National Championship
Men
Rosters
Game summary
18 August 2024
1:30 pm
Knox Raiders 87, Mackay Meteors 84
Scoring by quarter: 15–25, 27–24, 20–15, 25–20
Pts: Kyle Bowen 24
Rebs: Kyle Bowen 15
Asts: Brody Nunn 9
Pts: Emmett Naar 21
Rebs: Narr, Yates 10 each
Asts: Emmett Naar 18
Knox wins NBL1 National Championship

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Women

Men

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