List of NBL1 West awards

The NBL1 West presented 16 award categories (8 for the Men and 8 for the Women) to recognise its players and coaches for their accomplishments in the 2021 season. Between 1989 and 2019, the league was known as the State Basketball League (SBL).

Traditionally, there were three main regular season awards given in the Men's and Women's competitions during the SBL era: Most Valuable Player, Coach of the Year and Most Improved Player/Rookie of the Year.^[1] There was also All-Star Five and All-Defensive Five.

In 2021, four main regular season awards were given for the first NBL1 West season: Most Valuable Player, Coach of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and Youth Player of the Year. There was also Leading Scorer, Leading Rebounder, Golden Hands and All-NBL1 West 1st Team.^[2]

The only individual award of the postseason is the Grand Final MVP. Between 1989 and 2019, there were perpetual trophies given to the champions of both competitions. These were discontinued in 2021.

Honours[]

Honor	Created	Description
All-NBL1 West First Team	2005	Two five-player teams, one for Men and one for Women, composed of the best players in the league following every NBL1 West season.

Individual awards[]

Award	Created	Description	Most recent winner(s)
Most Valuable Player	1989	Awarded to the best performing player of the regular season in both the Men's and Women's competitions.	M: Nic Pozoglou (Cockburn Cougars) W: Alexandra Sharp (Willetton Tigers)
Grand Final MVP	1996	Awarded to the best performing player in both the Men's Grand Final and Women's Grand Final.	M: Andrew Ferguson (Perry Lakes Hawks) W: Alexandra Sharp (Willetton Tigers)
Coach of the Year	1989	Awarded to the best head coach of the regular season in both the Men's and Women's competitions.	M: Adam Nener (Willetton Tigers) W: Blake Srdarev (East Perth Eagles)
Defensive Player of the Year	2021	Awarded to the best defensive player of the regular season in both the Men's and Women's competitions.	M: Nic Pozoglou (Cockburn Cougars) W: Emma Gandini (Willetton Tigers)
Youth Player of the Year	2021	Awarded to the best young player of the regular season in both the Men's and Women's competitions.	M: Rowan Mackenzie (Lakeside Lightning) W: Jewel Williams (Kalamunda Eastern Suns)
Leading Scorer	2021	Awarded to the player with highest points per game tally of the regular season in both the Men's and Women's competitions.	M: Jay Bowie (Lakeside Lightning) W: Samantha Lubcke (Willetton Tigers)
Leading Rebounder	2021	Awarded to the player with highest rebounds per game tally of the regular season in both the Men's and Women's competitions.	M: Jarrad Prue (Lakeside Lightning) W: Mary Goulding (East Perth Eagles)
Golden Hands	2021	Awarded to the player with best assists plus steals to turnover ratio in both the Men's and Women's competitions.	M: Scott Machado (Mandurah Magic) W: Casey Mihovilovich (Mandurah Magic)

References[]

^ "AWARDS HISTORY". SBL.asn.au. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
^ "Pozoglou and Sharp named NBL1 West MVPs". NBL1.com.au. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.

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

[2] "Pozoglou and Sharp named NBL1 West MVPs". NBL1.com.au. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.

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