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

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John Gardiner
Year Women's League Men's League Ref
Coach Team Coach Team
1989 Don Sheppard Perth Redbacks Don Sheppard Perth Redbacks [3]
1990 Van Kailis Wanneroo Wolves Don Sheppard (2) Perth Redbacks
1991 Kim Poore Cockburn Cougars Alan Black Souwest Slammers
1992 Glenn Ellis Swan City Mustangs Greg Gurr Cockburn Cougars
1993 Glenn Ellis (2) Swan City Mustangs Nick Morken Rainbow Coast Raiders
1994 Paul Dugan Wanneroo Wolves Norm Majors Swan City Mustangs
1995 Glenn Ellis (3) Swan City Mustangs Steve Hawkins Bunbury City Slammers
1996 Steve Jenkins Willetton Tigers Jeff Anderson Willetton Tigers
1997 John Triscari Rockingham Flames Wayne Hayres Geraldton Buccaneers
1998 Lloyd Klaman Cockburn Cougars Scott Marsden Cockburn Cougars
1999 Rick Morcom Perry Lakes Hawks C. J. Jackson Mandurah Magic
2000 Rick Morcom (2) Perry Lakes Hawks Mike Ellis Stirling Senators
2001 Brad Spicer Cockburn Cougars John Gardiner Perry Lakes Hawks
2002 Keith Horwood Perth Redbacks John Gardiner (2) Perry Lakes Hawks
2003 Lukas Carey Rockingham Flames Shayne Hampel Cockburn Cougars
2004 Brooke Ryan Mandurah Magic Shayne Hampel (2) Cockburn Cougars
2005 Robyn Winter Willetton Tigers Shayne Hampel (3) Cockburn Cougars
2006 Jason Kyle Mandurah Magic Steve Charlton Goldfields Giants
2007 Rick Morcom (3) Perry Lakes Hawks Andy Stewart Lakeside Lightning
2008 Robyn Winter (2)
Gary McKay
Willetton Tigers
Cockburn Cougars
John Gardiner (3) Perry Lakes Hawks
2009 Glenn Ellis (4) Perry Lakes Hawks Andy Stewart (2) Lakeside Lightning
2010 Narelle Henry Perth Redbacks Andy Stewart (3) Lakeside Lightning
2011 Anthony Fletcher East Perth Eagles Andy Stewart (4) Lakeside Lightning
2012 Ryan Petrik Rockingham Flames Jason Chalk Mandurah Magic
2013 Glenn Ellis (5) Stirling Senators Andy Stewart (5) Lakeside Lightning
2014 Darren Nash Lakeside Lightning Mark Utley Rockingham Flames
2015 Randy Miegel Mandurah Magic Matt Parsons Cockburn Cougars
2016 Craig Friday Joondalup Wolves Matt Parsons (2) Cockburn Cougars
2017 Randy Miegel (2) Mandurah Magic Charles Nix South West Slammers
2018 Craig Mansfield Lakeside Lightning Dave Daniels Lakeside Lightning
2019 Craig Watts Mandurah Magic Dave Daniels (2) Lakeside Lightning
2020 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Blake Srdarev East Perth Eagles Adam Nener Willetton Tigers [4]
2022 Marcus Wong Joondalup Wolves Dayle Joseph Geraldton Buccaneers [5]
2023 Tyrone Thwaites Cockburn Cougars Dayle Joseph (2) Geraldton Buccaneers [6]
2024 Brad Robbins Warwick Senators Dayle Joseph (3) Geraldton Buccaneers [7][8]

Historical records

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Pre-SBL

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In the pre-SBL competition, Coaches of the Year were documented for 1988.[9]

Year Women's League Men's League Ref
Coach Team Coach Team
1988 Glenn Ellis Stirling Dan Hunt East Perth [9]

References

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  1. ^ "2014 BASKETBALL WA AWARD WINNERS". BasketballWA.asn.au. 9 September 2014. Archived from the original on 25 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Basketball mourns passing of WA great". TheWest.com.au. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  3. ^ "AWARDS HISTORY". SBL.asn.au. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "NBL1 West Women | Coach of the Year". facebook.com/NBLOneWest. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  8. ^ "NBL1 West Men | John Gardiner Coach of the Year". facebook.com/NBLOneWest. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  9. ^ a b McDonald's State Basketball League Handbook 1989. Western Australian Basketball Federation (Inc.). 1989. p. 42; 63.