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2018 Basketball WA Awards
On Saturday 8 September, Basketball WA held its 2018 Gala Awards night in the Crown Towers Ballroom. The awards also included the SBL, WABL, Community, Country and High Performance Awards.
Congratulations to the following recipients of the BWA Awards:
Community Program of the Year – Cockburn Youth Centre
Association Volunteer of the Year – Darren Stebbing (Perry Lakes Hawks)
Personality of the Year – Fleur McIntyre
Arthur McRobbie Award – Andrew Horstman (Geraldton Buccaneers)
Country Administrator of the Year – Marina Quain (Bunbury Bears)
Smarter than Smoking Male WABL Player of the Year – Luke Travers (Rockingham Flames)
Smarter than Smoking Female WABL Player of the Year – Imogen Ayliffe (Willetton Tigers)
Smarter than Smoking Male WABL Coach of the Year – Andrew Cooper (Rockingham Flames)
Smarter than Smoking Female WABL Coach of the Year – Robyn Winter (Willetton Tigers)
Smarter than Smoking WABL Referee of the Year – Connor Foy (Willetton Tigers)
WABL Volunteer of the Year – Nicole Craig (South West Slammers)
SBL Score Table Official of the Year – Sharon Barrett (South West Slammers)
SBL Statistician of the Year – Tammy Ong (Perry Lakes Hawks)
WSBL Coach of the Year – Craig Mansfield (Lakeside Lightning)
John Gardiner MSBL Coach of the Year – Dave Daniels (Lakeside Lightning)
SBL Referee of the Year – Steve Diconza
SBL Most Improved Referee of the Year – Ethan Lloyd
SBL Referee Coach of the Year – John Stone
SBL All Defensive Women –
| Point Guard: Brianna Moyes (Cockburn Cougars) Shooting Guard: Alexandra Ciabattoni (Kalamunda Eastern Suns) Small Forward: Antonia Farnworth (Perry Lakes Hawks) Power Forward: Ashleigh Grant (Lakeside Lightning) Centre:Maddison Allen (Rockingham Flames) |
SBL All Defensive Men –
| Point Guard: Gokul Natesan (Geraldton Buccaneers) Shooting Guard: Damien Scott (Willetton Tigers Small Forward: Ben Purser (Perry Lakes Hawks) Power Forward: Maurice Barrow (Perth Redbacks) Centre: Jarrad Prue (Lakeside Lightning) |
SBL All-Star Women –
| Point Guard: Alison Schwagmeyer (Lakeside Lightning) Shooting Guard: Anita Brown (Mandurah Magic) Small Forward: Antonia Farnworth (Perry Lakes Hawks) Power Forward: Jennie Rintala(Kalamunda Eastern Suns) Centre: Kayla Steindl (Perth Redbacks) |
SBL All-Star Men –
| Point Guard: Jack Isenbarger (Lakeside Lightning) Shooting Guard: Gavin Field (Cockburn Cougars) Small Forward: Ben Purser (Perry Lakes Hawks) Power Forward: Jalen Billups(Joondalup Wolves) Centre: Daniel Alexander (Lakeside Lightning) |
WSBL Most Improved Player – Jewel Williams (Kalamunda Eastern Suns)
MSBL Most Improved Player – Travis Durnin (South West Slammers
SBL Statistical Awards WSBL Stats –
| FG%Jessica Jakens (55.06%) – Perth Redbacks 3PT%Taneisha Harrison (42.53%) – Rockingham Flames FT%Sydney Fipps (86.27%) – Lakeside Lightning Steals p/gCameron Flynn (2.65) – East Perth Eagles Assists p/gAlexandra Ciabattoni (5.45) – Kalamunda Eastern Suns Rebounds p/g Natalie Burton (12) – Perry Lakes Hawks Blocks p/gMaddison Allen (2.86) – Rockingham Flames Points p/gAnita Brown (24.18) – Mandurah Magic |
MSBL MVP – Jalen Billups (Joondalup Wolves)
WSBL MVP – Alison Schwagmeyer (Lakeside Lightning)
SBL Volunteer of the Year – Travis Young (Rockingham Flames)
SBL Referee Recognition of Services Award – 10 Years: Travis Stewart
Media (Print/Electronic) of the Year) – HawksTV (Marco Noe)
Story (Print/Electronic Story) of the Year – Kate Fielding (South Western Times) Story: “Giving it his best shot”
Photograph of the Year – Grant Lauterbach
Journalist of the Year – Mitchell Woodcock (South Western Times)
High Performance Award – Andrew Cooper U18 Metro Men’s Head Coach Gold Medal Australian Junior Championships
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