State Basketball League Most Improved Player Award

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The State Basketball League Most Improved Player was an annual State Basketball League (SBL) award given between 2004 and 2019 to the player who has shown the most progress during the season compared to previous seasons in both the Men's SBL and Women's SBL.

Winners

YearWSBLMSBLRef
PlayerTeamPlayerTeam
2004Samantha Duff Wanneroo Wolves Cameron Tovey Willetton Tigers [1]
2005Renee Wharekura Perry Lakes Hawks Matthew Schmechtig Wanneroo Wolves
2006Ainsleigh Sanders Wanneroo Wolves Greg Hire Wanneroo Wolves
2007 Jessica Bone Lakeside Lightning Joel Wagner Perth Redbacks
2008 Natalie Burton Perry Lakes Hawks Chris Dodd Stirling Senators
2009 Courtney Hargreaves Willetton Tigers Ben Purser Perry Lakes Hawks
2010 Jasmine Hooper Willetton Tigers Seb Salinas Wanneroo Wolves
2011 Rosie Tobin Perry Lakes Hawks Damien Scott Cockburn Cougars
2012 Adrienne Jones Kalamunda Eastern Suns Michael Vigor Perth Redbacks
2013 Gabby O'Sullivan Perth Redbacks Nikolas Iliadis Stirling Senators
2014 Alix Hayward Perth Redbacks Sunday Dech East Perth Eagles
2015 Ashleigh Grant Lakeside Lightning Rhys Vague East Perth Eagles
2016 Amy Kidner Joondalup Wolves Jayden Coburn Stirling Senators
2017 Chelsea Belcher Joondalup Wolves Corey Shervill Lakeside Lightning
2018 Jewel Williams Kalamunda Eastern Suns Travis Durnin South West Slammers
2019 Matilda Muir Cockburn Cougars Luke Travers Rockingham Flames
2020 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

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References

  1. "AWARDS HISTORY". SBL.asn.au. Retrieved 25 October 2017.