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2024 BWA Gala Awards Night
Basketball WA held its 2024 Annual Awards Night on Saturday 20 July at the Crown Grand Ballroom with over 730 people attending.
The evening celebrated the Basketball Community, the Sport and Achievements of the members, NBL1 West MVP as well as Hall of Fame Inductee Ricky Grace and Life Member Marcus Langshaw.
Congratulations to everyone who took part on the awards night. A full list of winners is outlined below.
Special Acknowledgement goes out to – Dr Richard Walley AOM for Welcome to Country. Special Thanks to – Presenting Partner Brightside Live, DJ Dyson, MC Ross Wallman and Crown Perth, for helping make the night run so smoothly.
| HALL OF FAME AWARDS | |
| WA BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME | Ricky Grace AM |
| LIFE MEMBERSHIP | Marcus Langshaw |
| BWA HIGH PERFORMANCE AWARDS | |
| HP TEAM OF THE YEAR | Black Ducks |
| HP MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR | Billy McRae |
| HP FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR | Monique Williams |
| HP LEGACY AWARD | Aaron Edwards |
| HP COACH OF THE YEAR | Keely O’Brien |
| BWA VOLUNTEER AWARDS | |
| HP VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR | Brent Alexander |
| METRO VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR | Anthony Nixon (Perth Basketball Association) |
| REGIONAL VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR | Peter Brown (Geraldton Basketball Association) |
| YOUTH VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR | Emmerson Rothe (Karratha Basketball Assn) |
| NBL1 WEST VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR | Brendon Jones (Geraldton Buccaneers) |
| ARTHUR MCROBBIE – COUNTRY SERVICE AWARD | Kristy Brown (Wickham Basketball Association) |
| BWA ASSOCIATION AWARDS | |
| Participation Program of the Year | Cockburn’s Referee Development Program |
| Fuel to Go and Play Association of the Year (Regional) | Busselton Basketball Association |
| Fuel to Go and Play Association of the Year (Metropolitan) | Wanneroo Basketball Association |
| BWA On-line Fuelling Champions Healthy Award | Cockburn Basketball Association |
| BWA Fuelling Champions Healthy Award | MacKenzie Stewart (Cockburn Basketball Assn) |
| NBL1 WEST COMMUNITY AWARDS | |
| NBL1 WEST PHOTOGRAPH OF THE YEAR | Madeleine Clark |
| NBL1 WEST MOST OUTSTANDING MEDIA | Kevin Tupaz (Bay Studios) |
| NBL1 WEST PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR | The Peppins – Dyson and Paula Peppin |
| NBL1 WEST COMMENTATOR OF THE YEAR | Eric McFarland |
| NBL1 WEST JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR | Chris Pike |
| NBL1 WEST ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR | Jackie Keepa (Willetton Basketball Association) |
| NBL1 WEST EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR | Ryan Lenegan (CEO – Perth Redbacks) |
| NBL1 WEST STATISTICAL AWARDS | |
| MEN’S NBL1 WEST LEADING REBOUNDER | Michael Durr (Mandurah Magic) |
| WOMEN’S NBL1 WEST LEADING REBOUNDER | Anneli Maley (Perth Redbacks) |
| MEN’S NBL1 WEST GOLDEN HANDS AWARD | Joel Murray (Mandurah Magic) |
| WOMEN’S NBL1 WEST GOLDEN HANDS AWARD | Chloe Forster (Warwick Senators) |
| MEN’S NBL1 WEST LEADING SCORER | Anneli Maley (Perth Redbacks) |
| WOMEN’S NBL1 WEST LEADING SCORER | Joel Murray (Mandurah Magic) |
| TOTAL CONNECTIONS NBL1 WEST OFFICIALS AWARDS | |
| NBL1 WEST STATISTICIAN OF THE YEAR | Amy Cocodis |
| NBL1 WEST SCORETABLE OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR | Annabelle Kellenberger |
| NBL1 WEST MOST IMPROVED REFEREE OF THE YEAR | Asher Cowie |
| NBL1 WEST REFEREE EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR | Geoff Schulz |
| NBL1 WEST GOLDEN WHISTLE AWARD | Adrian Diconza |
| NBL1 WEST REFEREE OF THE YEAR | Mark Grist |
| NBL1 WEST PLAYER AWARDS | |
| WOMEN’S NBL1 WEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR | Emma Gandini (Rockingham Flames) |
| MEN’S NBL1 WEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR | Michael Durr (Mandurah Magic) |
| WOMEN’S NBL1 WEST YOUTH PLAYER OF THE YEAR | Steph Gorman (Cockburn Cougars) |
| MEN’S NBL1 WEST YOUTH PLAYER OF THE YEAR | Lachlan Bertram (Mandurah Magic) |
| WOMEN’S NBL1 WEST SIXTH-WOMAN OF THE YEAR | Mikayla Pirini (Perth Redbacks) |
| MEN’S NBL1 WEST SIXTH-MAN OF THE YEAR | Roosevelt Williams Jr (Willetton Tigers) |
| WOMEN’S ALL-NBL1 WEST 1ST TEAM | Teige Morrell (Lakeside Lighting) |
| WOMEN’S ALL-NBL1 WEST 1ST TEAM | Chloe Forster (Warwick Senators) |
| WOMEN’S ALL-NBL1 WEST 1ST TEAM | Alex Ciabattoni (Cockburn Cougars) |
| WOMEN’S ALL-NBL1 WEST 1ST TEAM | Anneli Maley (Perth Redbacks) |
| WOMEN’S ALL-NBL1 WEST 1ST TEAM | Natalie Chou (Perth Redbacks) |
| MEN’S ALL-NBL1 WEST 1ST TEAM | Joel Murray (Mandurah Magic) |
| MEN’S ALL-NBL1 WEST 1ST TEAM | Michael Harris (Warwick Senators) |
| MEN’S ALL-NBL1 WEST 1ST TEAM | Gorjok Gak (Rockingham Flames) |
| MEN’S ALL-NBL1 WEST 1ST TEAM | CJ Turnage (Joondalup Wolves) |
| MEN’S ALL-NBL1 WEST 1ST TEAM | De’Sean Parsons (Goldfields Giants) |
| NBL1 MAJOR AWARDS | |
| NBL1 WEST CLUB OF THE YEAR | Warwick Senators |
| JOHN GARDINER MEN’S NBL1 WEST COACH OF THE YEAR | Dayle Joseph (Geraldton Buccaneers) |
| WOMEN’S NBL1 WEST COACH OF THE YEAR | Brad Robbins (Warwick Senators) |
| NBL1 WEST MEN’S MOST VALUABLE PLAYER | Joel Murray (Mandurah Magic) |
| CASEY MIHOVILOVICH WOMEN’S NBL1 WEST MOST VALUABLE PLAYER | Teige Morrell (Lakeside Lightning) |
| YEARS OF SERVICE – REFEREES | |
| 20 Years | Steve Diconza |
| 20 Years | Mark Grist |
| 20 Years | Geoff Schulz |
| 15 Years | Michael Romero |
| 15 Years | Daniel Coffey |
| 10 Years | Aaron Easther |
| 10 Years | Scott Campbell |
| 10 Years | Aaron Heels |
 Ricky Grace AM (Hall of Fame Inductee) |
Marcus Langshaw (Life Member Achievement) |
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 Dr Richard Walley AOM (Welcome to Country) |
NBL1 WEST MEN’S MOST VALUABLE PLAYER – Joel Murray (Mandurah Magic) |
CASEY MIHOVILOVICH WOMEN’S NBL1 WEST MOST VALUABLE PLAYER – Teige Morrell (Lakeside Lightning) |
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