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2023 BWA Awards Night, NBL1 West & Hall of Fame – Award Winners
Basketball WA held its 2023 Annual Awards Night and Hall of Fame Celebration on Saturday 22 July at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre in Perth with over 630 people attending.
The evening celebrated the Basketball Community, the Sport and Achievements of the members.
Congratulations to everyone who took part on the awards night. A full list of winners is outlined below.
| HALL OF FAME AWARDS | |
| WA BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME | Fiona Hannan (nee Robinson) |
| WA BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME | Paul Rogers |
| BWA HIGH PERFORMANCE AWARDS | |
| HIGH PERFORMANCE TEAM OF THE YEAR | 2023 U20 Men (Gold Team) |
| HIGH PERFORMANCE MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR | Robert Griechen |
| HIGH PERFORMANCE FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR | Amelia Corasaniti |
| HIGH PERFORMANCE LEGACY AWARD | Brad Cooke |
| HIGH PERFORMANCE COACH OF THE YEAR | Andrew Cooper |
| BWA VOLUNTEER AWARDS | |
| HP VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR | Vanessa Chamberlain |
| METRO VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR | Sue Del Borella (Warwick Senators) |
| REGIONAL VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR | Kara Murphy (Condingup Basketball Assn) |
| YOUTH VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR | Zeke Bartlett (Warwick Senators) |
| 2023 NBL1 WEST VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR | Julieann Bissaker (South West Slammers) |
| ARTHUR MCROBBIE AWARD | Clint Rothe (Karratha Basketball Assn) |
| BWA ASSOCIATION AWARDS | |
| PARTICIPATION PROGRAM OF THE YEAR | Bunbury PCYC Aussie Hoops |
| FUEL TO GO AND PLAY REGIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE YEAR | Karratha Basketball Association |
| FUEL TO GO AND PLAY METROPOLITAN ASSOCIATION OF THE YEAR | Cockburn Basketball Association |
| 2023 BWA ON-LINE FUELLING CHAMPIONS HEALTHY AWARD | Cockburn Basketball Association |
| 2023 BWA FUELLING CHAMPIONS HEALTHY AWARD | Perry Lakes Basketball Association |
| NBL1 WEST COMMUNITY AWARDS | |
| 2023 NBL1 WEST PHOTOGRAPH OF THE YEAR | Sports Imagery Australia (Dove & Passion) |
| 2023 NBL1 WEST MOST OUTSTANDING MEDIA | 91.3 Sport FM |
| 2023 NBL1 WEST PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR | Eric Paul Goldie |
| 2023 NBL1 2023 NBL1 WEST COMMENTATOR OF THE YEAR | Ben Pether |
| 2023 NBL1 WEST JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR | Madeleine Clark (Kalgoorlie Miner) |
| 2023 NBL1 WEST ADMINISTATOR OF THE YEAR | Jenny Purser (Perry Lakes Hawks) |
| 2023 NBL1 WEST EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR | Mark Winnett (Willetton Tigers) |
| NBL1 WEST STATISTICAL AWARDS | |
| MEN’S NBL1 WEST LEADING REBOUNDER | Sebit Reath (East Perth Eagles) |
| WOMEN’S NBL1 WEST LEADING REBOUNDER | Alexandra Sharp (Willetton Tigers) |
| MEN’S NBL1 WEST GOLDEN HANDS AWARD | Brian Voelkel (Perth Redbacks) |
| WOMEN’S NBL1 WEST GOLDEN HANDS AWARD | Mehryn Kraker (Rockingham Flames) |
| MEN’S NBL1 WEST LEADING SCORER | Quintin Dove (Joondalup Wolves) |
| WOMEN’S NBL1 WEST LEADING SCORER | Sarah Mortensen (Cockburn Cougars) |
| TOTAL CONNECTIONS NBL1 WEST OFFICIALS AWARDS | |
| BWA SCORETABLE OFFICIAL RECOGNITION OF SERVICE – 30+ Years | Len Ullrich (Geraldton Buccaneers) |
| BWA SCORETABLE OFFICIAL RECOGNITION OF SERVICE – 30+ Years | Anne Clayden (Rockingham Flames) |
| BWA SCORETABLE OFFICIAL RECOGNITION OF SERVICE – 30+ Years | Natasha Illingworth (Joondalup Wolves) |
| BWA SCORETABLE OFFICIAL RECOGNITION OF SERVICE – 30+ Years | Peta Holmes (Warwick Senators) |
| REFEREE RECOGNITION OF SERVICE – 10 YEARS | Clinton Cross |
| REFEREE RECOGNITION OF SERVICE – 15 YEARS | Adrian Diconza |
| REFEREE RECOGNITION OF SERVICE – 15 YEARS | Travis Stewart |
| 2023 NBL1 WEST STATISTICIAN OF THE YEAR | Paul Ciccerelli (Willetton Tigers) |
| 2023 NBL1 WEST SCORETABLE OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR | Emma Downsborough (Goldfields Giants) |
| NBL1 WEST MOST IMPROVED REFEREE OF THE YEAR | Chelsea Manglesdorf |
| NBL1 WEST REFEREE EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR | Geoff Schulz |
| NBL1 WEST GOLDEN WHISTLE AWARD | Adrian Diconza |
| TOTAL CONNECTIONS NBL1 WEST REFEREE OF THE YEAR | Mark Grist |
| NBL1 WEST PLAYER AWARDS | |
| WOMEN’S NBL1 WEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR | Stephanie Gorman (Cockburn Cougars) |
| MEN’S NBL1 WEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR | Gorjok Gak (Willetton Tigers) |
| WOMEN’S NBL1 WEST YOUTH PLAYER OF THE YEAR | Chloe Forster (Warwick Senators) |
| MEN’S NBL1 WEST YOUTH PLAYER OF THE YEAR | Ethan Elliott (Warwick Senators) |
| WOMEN’S NBL1 WEST SIXTH-WOMAN OF THE YEAR | Amy Jacobs (Willetton Tigers) |
| MEN’S NBL1 WEST SIXTH-MAN OF THE YEAR | Johny Narkle (Geraldton Buccaneers) |
| WOMEN’S ALL-NBL1 WEST 1ST TEAM | Stacey Barr (Warwick Senators) |
| WOMEN’S ALL-NBL1 WEST 1ST TEAM | Mehryn Kraker (Rockingham Flames) |
| WOMEN’S ALL-NBL1 WEST 1ST TEAM | Alexandra Sharp (Willetton Tigers) |
| WOMEN’S ALL-NBL1 WEST 1ST TEAM | Sarah Mortensen (Cockburn Cougars) |
| WOMEN’S ALL-NBL1 WEST 1ST TEAM | Teige Morrell (Joondalup Wolves) |
| MEN’S ALL-NBL1 WEST 1ST TEAM | Malik Meunier (Geraldton Buccaneers) |
| MEN’S ALL-NBL1 WEST 1ST TEAM | Joe Cook-Green (Eastern Suns) |
| MEN’S ALL-NBL1 WEST 1ST TEAM | Devondrick Walker (Rockingham Flames) |
| MEN’S ALL-NBL1 WEST 1ST TEAM | Quintin Dove (Joondalup Wolves) |
| MEN’S ALL-NBL1 WEST 1ST TEAM | Gorjok Gak (Willetton Tigers) |
| NBL1 MAJOR AWARDS | |
| 2023 NBL1 WEST CLUB OF THE YEAR | Rockingham Flames |
| JOHN GARDINER MEN’S NBL1 WEST COACH OF THE YEAR | Dayle Joseph (Geraldton Buccaneers) |
| WOMEN’S NBL1 WEST COACH OF THE YEAR | Tyrone Thwaites (Cockburn Cougars) |
| NBL1 WEST MEN’S MOST VALUABLE PLAYER | Devondrick Walker (Rockingham Flames) |
| CASEY MIHOVILOVICH WOMEN’S NBL1 WEST MOST VALUABLE PLAYER | Alexandra Sharp (Willetton Tigers) |
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Hall of Fame Inductee (Fiona Hannan)
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Hall of Fame Inductee (Paul Rogers)
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