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BWA AWARDS NIGHT – AWARD WINNERS AND HALL OF FAME
Basketball WA held its 2022 Annual Awards Night and Hall of Fame Celebration on Saturday 13 August at the Perth Crown Ballroom, Crown Towers with over 600 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.
| AWARD | WINNER |
| HALL OF FAME | |
| WA Basketball Hall of Fame (Wheelchair Athlete) | Justin Eveson |
| WA Basketball Hall of Fame (Player) | Melissa Marsh |
| WA Basketball Hall of Fame (Player) | Mark Worthington |
| VOLUNTEERS | |
| 2022 BWA High Performance Volunteer of the Year | Nicole Craig |
| 2022 BWA Metro Volunteer of the Year | Adrian Holmes – Warwick & East Perth |
| 2022 BWA Regional Volunteer of the Year | Chloe Weckert – Esperance Basketball |
| 2022 BWA Arthur McRobbie Award | Simone Fraser – Collie Basketball |
| 2022 NBL1 West Volunteer of the Year | Kym Firkins – Eastern Suns |
| 2022 BWA Overall Volunteer of the Year | Kym Firkins – Eastern Suns |
| BWA ASSOCIATION | |
| 2022 BWA Association Participation Program of the Year | Kalgoorlie Boulder Basketball Association |
| Fuel to Go and Play Regional Association of the Year | Pemberton Basketball Association |
| Fuel to Go and Play Metropolitan Association of the Year | Perry Lakes Hawks Basketball Association |
| Association of the Year -in partnership with Fuel to Go and Play | Warwick Basketball Association |
| NBL1 WEST COMMUNITY | |
| 2022 NBL1 West Photograph of the Year | Natasha Gilmartin – Arctic Moon Photography |
| 2022 NBL1 West Commentator of the Year | Ben Pether |
| 2022 NBL1 West Administrator of the Year | Nerolie Gerreyn – Geraldton Buccaneers |
| 2022 NBL1 West Executive of the Year | Mark Winnett – Willetton Tigers |
| 2022 NBL1 West Personality of the Year | Liam Hunt – Geraldton Buccaneers |
| HIGH PERFORMANCE | |
| 2022 BWA High Performance Male Athlete of the Year | Josh Ibukunoluwa |
| 2022 BWA High Performance Female Athlete of the Year | Grace Foster |
| 2022 BWA High Performance Coach of the Year | Michael Van Lit & Brad Ramsay |
| 2022 BWA High Performance Legacy Award | Millie McCarthy |
| NBL1 WEST STATISTICAL AWARD | |
| 2022 NBL1 West Women’s Leading Rebounder | Ruth Davis – Lakeside Lightning |
| 2022 NBL1 West Women’s Golden Hands Award | Robbi Ryan – Joondalup Wolves |
| 2022 NBL1 West Women’s Leading Scorer | Stacey Barr – Warwick Senators |
| 2022 NBL1 West Men’s Leading Rebounder | Joshua Davey – Lakeside Lightning |
| 2022 NBL1 West Men’s Golden Hands Award | Seva Chan – Cockburn Cougars |
| 2022 NBL1 West Men’s Leading Scorer | Devondrick Walker – Rockingham Flames |
| TOTAL CONNECTIONS NBL1 WEST OFFICIALS AWARDS | |
| NBL1 West Referee – 20 Years of Service | Craig Copes |
| NBL1 West Referee – 10 Years of Service | Ryan White |
| 2022 NBL1 West Scoretable Official of the Year | Kathleen Scott – Cockburn Cougars |
| 2022 NBL1 West Statistician of the Year | Stephen Cook – Mandurah Magic |
| 2022 NBL1 West Most Improved Referee of the Year | Josh McWatters |
| 2022 NBL1 West Referee of the Year | Craig Copes |
| NBL1 WEST PLAYERS AWARDS | |
| 2022 NBL1 West Women’s Defensive Player of the Year | Emma Gandini – Willetton Tigers |
| 2022 NBL1 West Women’s Youth Player of the Year | Nes’eya Parker-Williams – Joondalup Wolves |
| 2022 NBL1 West Sixth Woman of the Year | Hannah Little – Mandurah Magic |
| 2022 NBL1 West Women’s All-NBL1 West 1st Team | Robbi Ryan – Joondalup Wolves |
| 2022 NBL1 West Women’s All-NBL1 West 1st Team | Stacey Barr – Warwick Senators |
| 2022 NBL1 West Women’s All-NBL1 West 1st Team | Emma Clarke – Perry Lakes Hawks |
| 2022 NBL1 West Women’s All-NBL1 West 1st Team | Teige Morrell – Joondalup Wolves |
| 2022 NBL1 West Women’s All-NBL1 West 1st Team | Jessie Edwards – Cockburn Cougars |
| 2022 NBL1 West Men’s Defensive Player of the Year | Cameron Coleman – Geraldton Buccaneers |
| 2022 NBL1 West Men’s Youth Player of the Year | Caleb Van De Griend – South West Slammers |
| 2022 NBL1 West Sixth Man of the Year | Johny Narkle – Geraldton Buccaneers |
| 2022 NBL1 West Men’s All-NBL1 West 1st Team | Marshall Nelson – Rockingham Flames |
| 2022 NBL1 West Men’s All-NBL1 West 1st Team | CJ Turnage – Joondalup Wolves |
| 2022 NBL1 West Men’s All-NBL1 West 1st Team | Cameron Coleman – Geraldton Buccaneers |
| 2022 NBL1 West Men’s All-NBL1 West 1st Team | Devondrick Walker – Rockingham Flames |
| 2022 NBL1 West Men’s All-NBL1 West 1st Team | Caleb Davis – Warwick Senators |
| NBL1 WEST MAJOR AWARDS | |
| 2022 NBL1 West Club of the Year | Joondalup Wolves |
| 2022 NBL1 West Women’s Coach of the Year | Marcus Wong – Joondalup Wolves |
| 2022 John Gardiner NBL1 West Men’s Coach of the Year | Dayle Joseph – Geraldton Buccaneers |
| 2022 Casey Mihovilovich NBL1 West Women’s Most Valuable Player | Stacey Barr – Warwick Senators |
| 2022 NBL1 West Men’s MVP | Devondrick Walker – Rockingham Flames |
HALL OF FAME
Justin Eveson (Wheelchair Athlete)
Melissa Marsh (Player)
Mark Worthington (Player)
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