The NBL1 West Coach of the Year is an annual NBL1 West award given to the best performing head coach of the regular season. Known as the State Basketball League (SBL) Coach of the Year from 1989 to 2019, the SBL was rebranded to NBL1 West in 2021.
In 2014, the Coach of the Year award for the Men's League was named in honour of John Gardiner[1] following his death.[2] A former Olympian, Gardiner was involved with basketball for more than 50 years as a player, coach and administrator at all levels of the game. He coached more than 400 games and won five Men's SBL championships with the Perry Lakes Hawks, including four consecutive between 2001 and 2004.[2]
Winners edit
Historical records edit
Pre-SBL edit
In the pre-SBL competition, Coaches of the Year were documented for 1988.[7]
| Year | Women's League | Men's League | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Team | Coach | Team | ||
| 1988 | Glenn Ellis | Stirling | Dan Hunt | East Perth | [7] |
References edit
- ^ "2014 BASKETBALL WA AWARD WINNERS". BasketballWA.asn.au. 9 September 2014. Archived from the original on 25 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Basketball mourns passing of WA great". TheWest.com.au. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ "AWARDS HISTORY". SBL.asn.au. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ "Pozoglou and Sharp named NBL1 West MVPs". NBL1.com.au. 15 August 2021. Archived from the original on 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "BWA AWARDS NIGHT – AWARD WINNERS AND HALL OF FAME". BasketballWA.asn.au. 14 August 2022. Archived from the original on 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "2023 BWA AWARDS NIGHT, NBL1 WEST & HALL OF FAME – AWARD WINNERS". BasketballWA.asn.au. 23 July 2023. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ a b McDonald's State Basketball League Handbook 1989. Western Australian Basketball Federation (Inc.). 1989. p. 42; 63.