Basketball NSW Annual Awards

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MAJOR ANNUAL AWARDS

The following major awards are determined by Basketball NSW; there are no nominations.

Most Successful Association on court

Juniors

Seniors

Overall

State Team of the Year

Junior Male Player of the Year

Junior Female Player of the Year

Referee of the Year

NBL1 East

Division 1

Youth League

Chairmans Award – This award recognizes the association of the year.

 

 

Previous Winners

Karen Dalton Metro Junior Female Player of the Year

  • Chloe Bloom (Penrith Panthers)

Matthew Nielsen Metro Junior Male Player of the Year

  • Isaiah Lee (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles)

Gordon McLeod NSW Country Junior Male Player of the Year

  • Matthew Kenyon (Gosford Rebels)

Lauren Jackson NSW Country Junior Female Player of the Year

  • Jasmine Simmons (Bathurst Goldminers)

NSW Junior Male Player of the Year

  • Matthew Kenyon (Gosford Rebels)

NSW Junior Female Player of the Year

  • Jasmine Simmons (Bathurst Goldminers)

State Team of the Year

  • NSW Ivor Burge Women (Gold) & NSW Kevin Coombs Cup Team ( Gold)

Association Team of the Year – Senior League

  • Newcastle Hunters Championship Women

Association team of the Year – Junior League

  • Sydney Comets U14 Boys Division 1 

Coach of the Year

  • Mark Gledson (Newcastle Hunters)

State Coach of the Year

  • Troy Sachs and Kim Murphy

Most Successful Association on court

  • Juniors – Sydney Comets
  • Seniors – Newcastle Hunters
  • Overall  – Sydney Comets

Administrator of the Year

  • Paid – Robyn Oliver (Hills Basketball)
  • Volunteer – Kathleen Parker (Hills Basketball)

Volunteer of the Year

  • Senior – Jo-Anne Proctor and Salle Beavis (Maitland Basketball)
  • Junior – Holly Bowden (Norths Basketball)

Association Coaching Program of the Year

  • Under 2000 members – St George Basketball
  • Over 2000 members – City of Sydney Basketball

Association Referee Program of the Year

  • Under 2000 members – Port Macquarie Basketball
  • Over 2000 members – Hills Basketball

Referees of the Year

  • Championship Division – James Boyer
  • Division 1 – Shaun Dodds 
  • Youth League – Brendan LLoyd

Scoretable Official of the Year

  • Greg Stevenson (Gosford City Basketball)

Statistician of the Year

  • Jessie Skeen Fisher (Norths Basketball)

Long Service Awards

  • Barrie Meadows (Sutherland Basketball )
  • Mitzi Crawford (Hills Basketball )
  • Norma Bacic (Bankstown Basketball)
  • Narelle Hargreaves (Bankstown Basketball)
  • Michael Weeks (Goulburn Basketball)
  • Tom Danilidis (Maitland Basketball).

Merit Awards

  • Con Angelis (St George Basketball)
  • Vicki Dean (Hornsby Basketball)

George Thompson Memorial Award

  • Hills Basketball

Dr John Raschke Award

  • Mayor Chagai (Savannah Pride)
  • Trish Nicholls (Hills Basketball)

Chairmans Award

  • Hills Basketball
  • Manly Basketball

Karen Dalton Metro Junior Female Player of the Year

  • Ella Tofaono (Penrith Panthers)

Matthew Nielsen Metro Junior Male Player of the Year

  • Dragan Elkaz (Bankstown Bruins)

State Team of the Year

  • NSW Metro U18 Boys (Bronze)

Association Team of the Year – Senior League

  • Bankstown Bruins Division 1 Men

Association team of the Year – Junior League

  • Sydney Comets U14 Boys Division 1 

Coach of the Year

  • Leonie Moore (Penrith Panthers)

Most Successful Association on court

  • Juniors – Norths Bears
  • Seniors – Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
  • Overall  – Norths Bears

Administrator of the Year

  • Paid – Martin McLean (Newcastle Basketball)
  • Volunteer – Lou Testoni (Griffith Basketball)

Volunteer of the Year

  • Senior – Suzanne Goodman (Maitland Basketball)
  • Junior – Angus Burke (Norths Basketball)

Association Coaching Program of the Year

  • Under 2000 members – Port Macquarie Basketball
  • Over 2000 members – City of Sydney Basketball

Association Referee Program of the Year

  • Under 2000 members – Port Macquarie Basketball
  • Over 2000 members – Hills Basketball

Referees of the Year

  • Championship Division – Shahrad Shafaghi
  • Division 1 – Kelly-Jane Mann
  • Youth League – Joseph Kelley

Scoretable Official of the Year
Lynne Akroyd (Illawarra Basketball)

Statistician of the Year
Andrew Napper

Long Service Awards

  • Michelle Nicholas (Bankstown basketball)
  • Graeme Haney (Illawarra Basketball)
  • Steve Burke (Hills Basketball)

George Thompson Memorial Award

  • Karen Burke – Hills Basketball

Dr John Raschke Award

  • John Martin

Chairmans Award

  • Newcastle Basketball

Karen Dalton Metro Junior Female Player of the Year

  • Shyla Heal (Sutherland Sharks)

Matthew Nielsen Metro Junior Male Player of the Year

  • Biwali Bayles (Sydney Comets)

Gordon McLeod NSW Country Junior Male Player of the Year

  • Will Cranston-Lown (Bathurst Goldminers)

Lauren Jackson NSW Country Junior Female Player of the Year

  • Isabel Palmer (Newcastle Hunters)

State Team of the Year

  • NSW Metro U16 Boys (Bronze)

Association Team of the Year – Senior League

  • Newcastle Hunters Championship Men

Association team of the Year – Junior League

  • Sydney Comets U14 Boys Division 1
  • Illawarra Hawks U14 Boys Division 1

Coach of the Year

  • Chris Ohlback (Central Coast Crusaders)

Most Successful Association on court

  • Juniors – Hills Hornets
  • Seniors – Norths Bears
  • Overall  – Norths Bears

Administrator of the Year

  • Paid – Karin Irwin (Gosford City Basketball)
  • Volunteer – Lee Longford (Narrandera Basketball)

Volunteer of the Year

  • Senior – Shaun Dodds (Hills Basketball)
  • Senior – Bronny Stein & Faye Fuda (Macarthur Basketball)
  • Junior – AJ Carino (Hills Basketball)

Association Coaching Program of the Year

  • City of Sydney Basketball

Association Referee Program of the Year

  • Under 2000 members – Illawarra Basketball
  • Over 2000 members – Hills Basketball

Referees of the Year

  • Championship Division – Shahrad Shafaghi
  • Division 1 – Anthea Jarrett
  • Youth League – Marco Nicolic

Scoretable Official of the Year

  • Maddi Thacker (Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Spiders)

Statistician of the Year

  • Trish Nicholls (Hills Hornets)

Long Service Awards

  • Irwin Balsar (Shoalhaven Basketball),
  • Graeme Reid (Norths Basketball)
  • Jann Partyka (Hills Basketball)
  • Vicki Dean (Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Basketball)

George Thompson Memorial Award

  • Manly Warringah Basketball

Dr John Raschke Award

  • Albert Joseph
  • Leeanne Palmer

Chairs Award

  • City of Sydney Basketball

Karen Dalton Metro Junior Female Player of the Year

  • Alana Goodchild (Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Spiders)

Matthew Nielsen Metro Junior Male Player of the Year

  • Ryan Abbott (Sydney Comets)

Gordon McLeod NSW Country Junior Male Player of the Year

  • Brendan Freire (Illawarra Hawks)

Lauren Jackson NSW Country Junior Female Player of the Year

  • Isabel Palmer (Newcastle Hunters)

State Team of the Year

  • Ivor Burge Country Women (Gold)

Association Team of the Year – Senior League

  • Newcastle Hunters Championship Women

Association team of the Year – Junior League

  • Hills Hornets U14 Boys Division 1

Coach of the Year

  • David Hayman (Hills Hornets U14 Boys Division)

Most Successful Association on court

  • Juniors – Sydney Comets
  • Seniors – Central Coast Crusaders
  • Overall  – Manly Warringah Sea Eagles

Administrator of the Year

  • Paid over 2000 members – Mel Thompson (City of Sydney Basketball)
  • Paid under 2000 members – Katrina Blackwood (Springwood Basketball)
  • Volunteer – Kelly Badewitz (Merimbula Basketball)

Volunteer of the Year

  • >21 – Aimee Pope (Gosford City Rebels)
  • >21 – Jaimee Marsh (Springwood Scorchers)
  • >22 – Kieren Moore (Gosford City Basketball)

Association Coaching Program of the Year

  • City of Sydney Basketball

Association Referee Program of the Year

  • Under 2000 members – Coffs Harbour Basketball
  • Over 2000 members – Hills Basketball

Referees of the Year

  • Championship Division – Shahrad Shafaghi
  • Division 1 – Stephen Chapman
  • Youth League – Marco Nicolic

Scoretable Official of the Year

  • Roupen Zarigian (Norths Bears)

Statistician of the Year

  • Robyn Denning (Bankstown Bruins)

Long Service Awards

  • Paul Healey (Taree Basketball ),
  • Vik Kortian (Norths Basketball )
  • Dhana Davidson (Newcastle Basketball )
  • Jill Marjoram (Lithgow Basketball)

Most Improved Association

  • Inner West Bulls Basketball

George Thompson Memorial Award

  • Newcastle Basketball

Dr John Raschke Award

  • Lorraine Landon

Chairs Award

  • Gosford City Basketball

Not held due to COVID.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Karen Dalton Metro Junior Female Player of the Year

  • Jessie-May Hall (Bankstown Bruins)

Matthew Nielsen Metro Junior Male Player of the Year

  • James O’Donnell (Norths Bears)

Gordon McLeod NSW Country Junior Male Player of the Year

  • Josh Dent (Illawarra Hawks)

Lauren Jackson NSW Country Junior Female Player of the Year

  • Saffron Shiels (Newcastle Hunters)

Junior Male Player of the Year
Tyrese Proctor (Sutherland Sharks)

Junior Female Player of the Year
Isla Juffermans (Coffs Harbour Suns)

Wheelchair Player of the Year
Luke Pople (Illawarra Rollerhawks)

State Team of the Year
NSW U16 Metro Girls (Gold)

Association Team of the Year – senior league
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Youth League Women

Association Team of the Year – junior league
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Metro U18 Girls – JPL

Coach of the Year
Timothy Hill (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles)

Aussie Hoops Coach of the Year
Amy McGregor (Maitland Mustangs)

Most Successful Association on court

  • Juniors – Sydney Comets
  • Seniors – Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
  • Overall  – Sydney Comets

Administrator of the Year

  • Paid over 2000 members – Zoe Meyrick (Hills Basketball)
  • Volunteer – Donna McClelland (Glen Innes)

Volunteer of the Year

  • Jake Sagi (Sydney Comets)

Association Coaching Program of the Year

  • Over 2000 members – Hills Basketball 

Association Referee Program of the Year

  • Under 2000 members – Port Macquarie Basketball
  • Over 2000 members – Hills Basketball

Association Wheelchair Program of the Year

  • Hills Basketball

Referees of the Year

  • NBL1 East – Jack Taylor
  • Waratah 1 – Andrew Cannings
  • Youth League – Marcus Hayden

Scoretable Official of the Year
Nicholaos Rosenberg (Sydney Comets)

Statistician of the Year
Nikita Bradford (Norths Bears)

Long Service Awards
Margaret Beaumont (MossVale Basketball),  Julie Doyon (Sutherland Basketball) and Owen Evans (Manly Warringah Basketball).

George Thompson Memorial Award
Albury Basketball

Dr John Raschke Award
Hills Basketball

Chairman’s Award
Illawarra Basketball

Karen Dalton Metro Junior Female Player of the Year

  • Ruby Perkins (Norths Bears)

Matthew Nielsen Metro Junior Male Player of the Year

  • Emmett Adair (Norths Bears)

Gordon McLeod NSW Country Junior Male Player of the Year

  • Bradley Ballinger (Illawarra Hawks)

Lauren Jackson NSW Country Junior Female Player of the Year

  • Jade Crook (Albury Cougars)

Junior Male Player of the Year

  • James O’Donnell (Norths Bears)

Junior Female Player of the Year

  • Isla Juffermans (Coffs Harbour Suns)

Wheelchair Player of the Year

  • Tristan Knowles (Illawarra Roller Hawks)

State Team of the Year

  • NSW U20 Women (Gold)

Association Team of the Year – Senior League

  • Norths Bears – NBL1 Women

Association Team of the Year – Junior League

  • Illawarra Hawks – U14 Girls

Coach of the Year

  • Renee Garlepp (Norths Bears)

Aussie Hoops Coach of the Year

  • Cleo Pickard (Hawkesbury Jets)

Most Successful Association on Court

  • Juniors – Hills Hornets
  • Seniors – Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
  • Overall  – Hills Hornets

Administrator of the Year

  • Paid over 2000 members – Ben Madgen (City of Sydney Basketball), Rachael Woo (Norths Basketball)
  • Volunteer – Jody King (Gunnedah Basketball)

Volunteer of the Year – Senior

  • Kumaresan Maniccavasagar (Sydney Comets)
  • Denise Flores (City of Blacktown Basketball)

Volunteer of the Year – Junior

  • Danielle Brown (Scone Basketball)

Association Coaching Program of the Year

  • Under 1000 members – Queanbeyan & District Basketball 
  • Between 1001 – 3000 members – City of Blacktown Basketball
  • Over 3000 members – Hills Basketball

Association Referee Program of the Year

  • Under 1000 members – Shoalhaven Basketball 
  • Between 1001 – 3000 members – St George Basketball
  • Over 3000 members – Hills Basketball

Association Wheelchair Program of the Year

  • Hills Basketball

Referees of the Year

  • NBL1 East – Bradley Mattioli
  • Waratah 1 – Robert King
  • Youth League – Sarah Fahey

Scoretable Official of the Year

  • Tro Manjikoan (Norths Bears)

Statistician of the Year

  • Jordan Knight (Illawarra Hawks)

Long Service Awards

  • Chris Surmacz (Illawarra Basketball),
  • Greg Maraun (Norths Basketball)
  • Rachel Martin (Shoalhaven Basketball)
  • Anto Panoyan (Norths Basketball)
  • Val Stoddart (St George Basketball)

George Thompson Memorial Award

  • Norths Basketball

Dr John Raschke Award

  • Danielle D’Morias (Hills Basketball)

Chairman’s Award

  • Norths Basketball

Karen Dalton Metro Junior Female Player of the Year

  • Erica Finney (Norths Bears)

Matthew Nielsen Metro Junior Male Player of the Year

  • Emmett Adair (Norths Bears)

Gordon McLeod NSW Country Junior Male Player of the Year

  • Will Mortimore (Maitland Mustangs)

Lauren Jackson NSW Country Junior Female Player of the Year

  • Jade Crook (Albury Cougars)

Wheelchair Player of the Year

  • Stephanie van Leeuwen (Central Coast Waves)

Junior Male Player of the Year

  • Joshua Dent (Illawarra Hawks)

Junior Female Player of the Year

  • Ruby Perkins (Norths Bears)

State Team of the Year

  • NSW U18 Metro Girls (Gold)

Association Team of the Year – Senior League

  • Norths Bears U14 Boys 

Association Team of the Year – Junior League

  • Norths Bears Youth League Women

Coach of the Year

  • Luke Boyle (Maitland Mustangs NBL1 East Men)

Aussie Hoops Coach of the Year

  • Troy Stanley (Tweed Valley Basketball Association)

Most Successful Association on Court

  • Juniors – Sydney Comets
  • Seniors – Hills Hornets & Maitland Mustangs
  • Overall  – Norths Bears

Administrator of the Year

  • Paid – Lachlan Arford (City of Blacktown Basketball Association)
  • Volunteer – Bianca McVicar (City of Blacktown Basketball Association)

Volunteer of the Year – Senior

  • Matt Collins (Merimbula Basketball), Carol Rickard (Tamworth Basketball) and Kay Simpson (Lismore Basketball).

Volunteer of the Year – Junior

  • Allegra Caleo (City of Sydney Basketball)

Association Coaching Program of the Year

  • Under 1000 members – Moss Vale & District Basketball Association
  • Over 3000 members – Hills Basketball

Association Referee Program of the Year

  • Between 1001 – 3000 members – St George Basketball
  • Over 3000 members – Penrith & District Basketball

Association Wheelchair Program of the Year

  • Manly & Warringah Basketball

Referees of the Year

  • NBL1 East – Jack Taylor
  • Waratah 1 – Jayden Krieg
  • Youth League – Jayna Bonney
  • Wheelchair – Freddy Ng

Scoretable Official of the Year

  • Kiera Rostirolla (Illawarra Hawks)

Statistician of the Year

  • Rosalind Graham (Hills Hornets)

I AM A GIRL Awards

  • The Leadership Award: Layla Volpatti  (Shoalhaven Basketball Association)
  • Community Champion: Olivia Weeden (Northern Suburbs Basketball Association)
  • Emerging Leader: Laura Pouliot (Merimbula Basketball Association)
  • Mentor Award: Ivy Hunt (Tweed Valley Basketball Association)

Long Service Awards

  • Evelyn Jacobs (Tamworth Basketball Association)
  • Jim & Sue Cross (Maitland Basketball Association)
  • Kellie Hassab (Central Coast Basketball Association)
  • Mel Thomson (City of Sydney Basketball Association)
  • Doug Golding (Northern Suburbs Basketball Association)
  • Roupen Zarigian (Northern Suburbs Basketball Association) 

George Thompson Memorial Award

  • Ceara-Elise Leavai (Sydney Comets)

Dr John Raschke Award

  • Logan Bilby (St George Saints)

Chairman’s Award

  • City of Blacktown Basketball Association

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