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NBL1 West Most Valuable Player Award
The NBL1 West Most Valuable Player (MVP) is an annual NBL1 West award given to the best performing player of the regular season. Known as the State Basketball League (SBL) MVP from 1989 to 2019, the SBL was rebranded to NBL1 West in 2021. In 2022, the Women's MVP award was named in honour of Casey Mihovilovich after she broke the league's all-time games record. Winners Historical records Past plaques Pre-SBL In the pre-SBL competition, a Fairest and Best player was awarded every year between 1975 and 1988. References {{DEFAULTSORT:NBL1 West Most Valuable Player Award Most Valuable Player In team sports, a most valuable player award, abbreviated 'MVP award', is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particu ... Basketball most valuable player awards Awards established in 1975 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NBL1 West
NBL1 West, formerly the State Basketball League (SBL), is a semi-professional basketball league in Western Australia, comprising both a men's and women's competition. In 2020, Basketball Western Australia partnered with the National Basketball League (NBL) to bring NBL1 to Western Australia. NBL1 replaced the former SBL to create more professional pathways and opportunities for males and females playing basketball in Western Australia. As a result, the SBL became the west conference of NBL1. History The State Basketball League originated in 1972 as the District Competition. The District Competition was introduced by the Western Australian Basketball Federation (WABF) as an 'elite' competition held on Friday nights, featuring eight Perth-based associations from the prominent districts of Perth, Swan Districts, Tangney/Willetton, Subiaco, East Perth, Cockburn, Stirling, and Claremont. In 1986, the competition was rebranded as the "State League". This name continued in 1987, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockingham Flames
Rockingham Flames is an NBL1 West club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 West. The club is a division of the Rockingham Basketball and Recreation Association (RBRA), the major administrative basketball organisation in the region. The Flames play their home games at Mike Barnett Sports Complex. Club history In the early 1970s, Rockingham and Districts Basketball Association was established. The Rockingham Flames made their debut in the State Basketball League (SBL) in 1992 in the form of a women's team, becoming the first club to introduce a women's program before a men's program. In 1994, a Rockingham Flames men's team entered the Men's SBL. The club saw little success over their first 20 seasons in the SBL, with neither the women or the men winning a minor premiership or earning a grand final berth. In 2012, the Flames women made history for the club by reaching their first ever grand final, where they lost 85–48 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Schwagmeyer
Alison Renee Schwagmeyer (born July 31, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the University of Canberra Capitals of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). She played college basketball for the Charleston Southern Buccaneers and the Quincy Hawks before playing in Germany, Australia, Romania, Spain, and Serbia. In Australia, she helped the Lakeside Lightning win the SBL championship in 2018 and earned three consecutive SBL Most Valuable Player awards. High school career Schwagmeyer attended Central High School in Camp Point, Illinois. She earned four varsity letters in basketball and holds school career records for points (1,950) and steals (500). She was a two-time all-state selection for basketball and was the Herald-Whig Player of the Year in volleyball in 2007. College career Schwagmeyer played her first two college basketball seasons with the Charleston Southern Buccaneers. She averaged 8.5 points and 6.8 rebounds per game and earned Big South A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Turner (basketball)
Ray Lee Turner (born January 24, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Mandurah Magic of the NBL1 West. He played college basketball for Texas A&M University before playing professionally in Cyprus, Australia, Japan and Hungary. During his first two years in Australia, Turner won a QBL championship with the Rockhampton Rockets and was named the SBL Most Valuable Player with the Perth Redbacks. Early life and high school Turner was born in Houston, Texas, and grew up in the south-central area of South Park without a father and with a sick mother. As an adolescent, Turner missed a lot of school and was often getting into trouble, but basketball provided a positive outlet. He attended South Park BallCats, a basketball academy run by Turner's guardian and father figure Keith Perry. Turner attended South Park's Jesse H. Jones High School, where as a junior in 2007–08, he averaged 16.0 points, 9.5 rebounds and 4.5 blocks per game for the school's basketball t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cooper Land
Cooper Land (born November 10, 1988) is an American former professional basketball player who is most known for his time spent in the State Basketball League (SBL) with the Rockingham Flames. He played college basketball for Wright State University before playing professionally in Norway, Germany, Australia and Japan. High school career Land attended Marcus High School in Flower Mound, Texas. As a junior in 2005–06, he averaged 10 points and five rebounds per game in helping his team finish with a 20–10 record. As a senior in 2006–07, he averaged 16 points and seven rebounds per game, as his team finished with a 29–7 record and made it to the state's Sweet 16. College career Land played four years of college basketball for Wright State between 2007 and 2011. In 33 games as a freshman in 2007–08, he averaged 3.2 points and 2.2 rebounds in 12.8 minutes per game. In 33 games as a sophomore in 2008–09, he averaged 4.2 points and 1.9 rebounds in 13.0 minutes per game. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sami Whitcomb
Samantha Allison Whitcomb (born July 20, 1988) is an American-Australian professional basketball player for the Perth Lynx of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) and the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Washington Huskies women's basketball, Washington Huskies before making a name for herself in Australia with the Rockingham Flames in the State Basketball League (SBL) and the Perth Lynx in the WNBL. She made her debut in the WNBA in 2017 and won championships with the Seattle Storm in 2018 and 2020. She became an Australian citizen in 2018 and made her debut for the Australia women's national basketball team, Australian Opals. Early life Born and raised in Ventura, California, Whitcomb played Association football, soccer as a child before taking up basketball at age 12. Her parents divorced when she was young, and through basketball she was able to keep a close relationship with her father despi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damian Matacz
Damian Richard Matacz (born 28 February 1979) is an Australian former professional basketball player who is most well known for his 18 seasons with the Joondalup Wolves in the State Basketball League (SBL). A former college player for Northern Michigan University, Matacz also had two short stints in the National Basketball League (NBL) and played in New Zealand, Ireland, Germany and Switzerland. He holds an Irish passport, and in 2008, he represented the Irish national team. Early life Matacz was born and raised in Perth, Western Australia, and moved to the United States in the mid-1990s to attend Greenville High School in Greenville, Michigan. At Greenville, he earned all-conference honours with the basketball team in 1997. College career In 1998, Matacz enrolled at Northern Michigan University and joined the Wildcats men's basketball program. He played four seasons for the Wildcats and served as co-captain as a junior and senior. He was the team's Newcomer of the Year in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Lee-Ingram
Anthony Lee-Ingram (born March 7, 1988) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Danville Area Community College and Brescia University before playing professionally in Australia, Norway, Cyprus, Macedonia, Romania and Germany. Lee-Ingram began his professional career in Australia in 2011 with the Perry Lakes Hawks of the State Basketball League (SBL). He helped the Hawks reach the SBL Grand Final, where they lost 88–83 to the Wanneroo Wolves despite Lee-Ingram's 27 points and 13 rebounds. In 32 games, he averaged 28.3 points, 14.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. He was subsequently named SBL MVP and earned All-SBL Team honors. For the 2011–12 season, Lee-Ingram moved to Norway to play for Asker Aliens. He helped Asker reach the BLNO final, where they lost 80–78 to Frøya Basket despite 18 points and 12 rebounds from Lee-Ingram. He subsequently earned All-BLNO First Team honors and was named the BLNO Defensive Player of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Zamroz
Ryan Walter Zamroz (born February 20, 1987) is an American-Italian former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for The Master's College before playing professionally in Australia, England, Sweden, France and Spain. Early life and college career Zamroz was born in Perkasie, Pennsylvania. He attended Perkasie's Pennridge High as a freshman before transferring to Faith Christian Academy in nearby Sellersville. Between 2005 and 2009, Zamroz attended The Master's College and played for the Mustangs in the Golden State Athletic Conference of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. He finished his career as the seventh all-time highest scorer with 1,862 points. He also made 222 3-pointers at 40.6% and 378 free throws at 80.1%. Professional career In February 2010, Zamroz moved to Australia to begin his professional career with the Geraldton Buccaneers of the State Basketball League (SBL). He went on to be named the SBL Most Valuable Player for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deanna Smith
Deanna Smith (born 24 December 1980) is an Australian former professional basketball player. She is best known for her time spent in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL), but has also spent time in England, Portugal, Russia and Italy. She has also played wheelchair basketball with the Women's National Wheelchair Basketball League (WNWBL). She was the first player to play in both the WNBL and WNWBL. Career Emerging with the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in the late 1990s, winning the 1999 Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) championship alongside the likes of Lauren Jackson and Penny Taylor, Smith came into her own at the Adelaide Lightning. It was in South Australia where she thrived under the added responsibility, producing impressive seasons before making the move west to join the Perth Lynx in 2005. Here, Smith joined the WNBL elite, posting career-high numbers (21.7 ppg) and earning selection to the Australian Opals. Smith got her first taste of o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rohanee Cox
Rohanee "Roey" Cox (born 23 April 1980) is an Australian professional basketball player who currently plays for the Sydney Uni Flames of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). She was one of the first Aboriginal Australians to represent her country in basketball at the Olympics and won a silver medal with the Opals at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She has previously played for the Australian Institute of Sport, Perth Lynx, Townsville Fire and West Coast Waves. She has also played in the State Basketball League for the Willetton Tigers, and has spent time in the Queensland Basketball League with the Townsville Flames, Mackay Meteroettes and Cairns Dolphins. Early life Cox, nicknamed Roey, was born on 23 April 1980 in Broome, Western Australia. She is an Indigenous Australian, and well-known in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. When she was 20 years old, she was living in remote Western Australian town of One Arm Point, single and pregnant, and has a daughter name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Perth Eagles
East Perth Eagles is an NBL1 West club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 West. The club is a division of East Perth District Basketball Association (EPDBA), the major administrative basketball organisation in Perth's north eastern suburbs. The Eagles play their home games at Herb Graham Recreation Centre. Club history Background Basketball in East Perth began in 1946 with the formation of the Western Australian Basketball Association. As a founding member of the association, the organisation was originally known as the Youth Catholic Workers (YCW) Highgate Basketball Club. In 1948, they were renamed Highgate Basketball Club. Premiership success eluded Highgate for the first ten years, but in the years afterwards, a total of 35 premierships were won at various levels of Western Australian basketball. In 1956, along with YMCA (Perth), Highgate was a founding member of the Women's Division of the Western Australian Basketba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
