2026 NBL1 West season

The 2026 NBL1 West season was the sixth season of the NBL1 West and 37th overall in State Basketball League (SBL) / NBL1 West history. The regular season began on Thursday 26 March and ended on Saturday 25 July. The finals began on Friday 31 July and concluded with both the women's grand final and the men's grand final on Saturday 15 August.

The 2026 NBL1 season concluded with the fifth annual NBL1 National Finals held at the State Basketball Centre in Adelaide.

Regular season The regular season began on Thursday 26 March and ended on Saturday 25 July after 18 rounds of competition. The season featured Easter Round (2), Anzac Round (5), Heritage Round (10), and First Nations Round (15–16).

A round one game between the Geraldton Buccaneers and Warwick Senators was postponed due to the anticipated impact of ex-tropical Cyclone Narelle on Geraldton, with the Buccaneers' home venue designated as a potential emergency evacuation centre.

A round 10 game between the Geraldton Buccaneers and Goldfields Giants was abandoned at half-time due to unsafe court conditions caused by high humidity. The league subsequently declared the fixture a washout, with the game recorded as a "No Game" and neither team receiving a win or loss. Final ladder positions will be determined by win percentage.

Due to remediation works at Bendat Basketball Centre, the round 11 match-up between the Perry Lakes Hawks and Rockingham Flames was postponed. The match-up was later moved to round 16.

A second round 11 game between the Geraldton Buccaneers and Willetton Tigers was rescheduled to round 15.

Standings

Men's ladder

Women's ladder

Finals The finals began on Friday 31 July and consisted of four rounds. The finals concluded with the women's grand final and the men's grand final on Saturday 15 August. Both grand finals were played at RAC Arena in front of 5,211 people.

Men's bracket

Grand Final summary

Women's bracket

Grand Final summary

Awards

Player of the Week Round Men's Player Team Women's Player Team Ref 1 George Pearl Warwick Senators Sierra Moore Goldfields Giants 2 David Okwera East Perth Eagles Sami Whitcomb Rockingham Flames 3 Taeshon Cherry Willetton Tigers Anneli Maley Perth Redbacks 4 Cameron Huefner Perry Lakes Hawks Bridgette Rettstatt Perry Lakes Hawks 5 Isaac White Rockingham Flames Mikayla Pivec Mandurah Magic 6 Terrandus Smith Kalamunda Eastern Suns Sierra Moore Goldfields Giants 7 Michael Harris Rockingham Flames Chloe Forster Warwick Senators 8 Marley Sam Kalamunda Eastern Suns Teige Morrell Rockingham Flames 9 Devondrick Walker Geraldton Buccaneers Mikayla Pivec Mandurah Magic 10 Sharif Black Joondalup Wolves Stacey Barr East Perth Eagles 11 Johny Narkle Cockburn Cougars Patricia Brossmann Perth Redbacks 12 Cam Huefner Perry Lakes Hawks Sam Ashby Perth Redbacks 13 Sharif Black Joondalup Wolves Makenna Marisa Perry Lakes Hawks 14 Joseph Bradshaw Cockburn Cougars Kim Pierre-Louis Joondalup Wolves 15 Sean Conway Perth Redbacks Alyssa Bowen Kalamunda Eastern Suns 16 Jack Browder Perry Lakes Hawks Delaynie Byrne Goldfields Giants 17 Marshawn Blackmon Warwick Senators Jessie Edwards Cockburn Cougars 18 Matthew Norman Geraldton Buccaneers Trista Hull Kalamunda Eastern Suns

Coach of the Month Month Men's Coach Team Women's Coach Team Ref March/April Adam Nener Willetton Tigers Russell Hann Cockburn Cougars May Ryan Petrik Rockingham Flames David Morrell Rockingham Flames June N/A N/A July N/A N/A

Statistics leaders Stats as of the end of the regular season Category Men's Player Team Stat Women's Player Team Stat Points per game Jack Browder Perry Lakes Hawks 30.72 Makenna Marisa Perry Lakes Hawks 26.42 Rebounds per game Josh Davey Lakeside Lightning 13.10 Trista Hull Kalamunda Eastern Suns 15.00 Assists per game Emmett Naar Rockingham Flames 9.05 Mikayla Pivec Mandurah Magic 8.38 Steals per game Marley Sam Kalamunda Eastern Suns 3.32 Emma Gandini Willetton Tigers 3.59 Blocks per game David Okwera East Perth Eagles 1.57 Trista Hull Kalamunda Eastern Suns 2.38 Field goal percentage Maxwell Bucknell Perry Lakes Hawks 65.35% Jessie Edwards Cockburn Cougars 70.76% 3-pt field goal percentage Rowan Mackenzie Cockburn Cougars 50.44% Sara Puckett Rockingham Flames 47.22% Free throw percentage Sean Conway Perth Redbacks 89.71% Sydney Wright East Perth Eagles 88.51%

Regular season The 2026 Basketball WA Annual Awards Night was held on Saturday 25 July at Crown Perth.

Men's Most Valuable Player: Isaac White (Rockingham Flames) Women's Most Valuable Player: Jessie Edwards (Cockburn Cougars) Men's Coach of the Year: Dayle Joseph (Geraldton Buccaneers) Women's Coach of the Year: Jonelle Morley (East Perth Eagles) Men's Defensive Player of the Year: Joshua Keyes (Geraldton Buccaneers) Women's Defensive Player of the Year: Jessie Edwards (Cockburn Cougars) Men's Youth Player of the Year: Marley Sam (Kalamunda Eastern Suns) Women's Youth Player of the Year: Jayda Clark (Warwick Senators) Sixth Man of the Year: Ryan Godfrey (Rockingham Flames) Sixth Woman of the Year: Darcee Garbin (Cockburn Cougars) Men's Leading Scorer: Jack Browder (Perry Lakes Hawks) Women's Leading Scorer: Makenna Marisa (Perry Lakes Hawks) Men's Leading Rebounder: Josh Davey (Lakeside Lightning) Women's Leading Rebounder: Trista Hull (Kalamunda Eastern Suns) Men's Golden Hands: Emmett Naar (Rockingham Flames) Women's Golden Hands: Mikayla Pivec (Mandurah Magic) All-NBL1 West Men's 1st Team: Sharif Black (Joondalup Wolves) Jack Browder (Perry Lakes Hawks) Cameron Huefner (Perry Lakes Hawks) Liam Hunt (Geraldton Buccaneers) Isaac White (Rockingham Flames) All-NBL1 West Men's 2nd Team: Taeshon Cherry (Willetton Tigers) Joshua Keyes (Geraldton Buccaneers) Rowan Mackenzie (Cockburn Cougars) Johny Narkle (Cockburn Cougars) Marley Sam (Kalamunda Eastern Suns) All-NBL1 West Women's 1st Team: Jessie Edwards (Cockburn Cougars) Makenna Marisa (Perry Lakes Hawks) Sierra Moore (Goldfields Giants) Mikayla Pivec (Mandurah Magic) Sara Puckett (Rockingham Flames) All-NBL1 West Women's 2nd Team: Samantha Ashby (Perth Redbacks) Stacey Barr (East Perth Eagles) Chloe Forster (Warwick Senators) Esmeralda Morales (Lakeside Lightning) Sarah Mortensen (East Perth Eagles) Men's All-Defensive Team: Josh Davey (Lakeside Lightning) Joshua Keyes (Geraldton Buccaneers) Marley Sam (Kalamunda Eastern Suns) Damien Scott (Willetton Tigers) Jordan Wellsteed (Joondalup Wolves) Women's All-Defensive Team: Sophie Doran (Perth Redbacks) Jessie Edwards (Cockburn Cougars) Chloe Forster (Warwick Senators) Emma Gandini (Willetton Tigers) Sierra Moore (Goldfields Giants)

Finals Men's Grand Final MVP: Isaac White (Rockingham Flames) Women's Grand Final MVP: Chloe Forster (Warwick Senators)

2026 NBL1 West season

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