2025 NBL1 West season

The 2025 NBL1 West season was the fifth season of the NBL1 West and 36th overall in State Basketball League (SBL) / NBL1 West history. The regular season began on Friday 4 April and ended on Saturday 2 August. The finals began on Friday 8 August and concluded with both the women's grand final and the men's grand final on Saturday 23 August.

The 2025 NBL1 season concluded with the fourth annual NBL1 National Finals being held at Southern Cross Stadium in Canberra.

Regular season The regular season began on Friday 4 April and ended on Saturday 2 August after 18 rounds of competition. Easter games in round 3 once again saw all teams play on a Thursday night, followed by Anzac Round in round 4, Heritage Round in round 9, and First Nations Round in round 14. In July, a regular season fixture was played in Albany.

With a 20–0 record, the Cougars became just the third women's team in the history of the SBL / NBL1 West to go undefeated in the regular season, joining the 1999 Willetton Tigers and the 2000 Perry Lakes Hawks. Additionally, no men's team has done it either since the 2002 Perry Lakes Hawks.

Standings

Men's ladder

Women's ladder

Finals The finals began on Friday 8 August and consisted of four rounds. The finals concluded with the women's grand final and the men's grand final on Saturday 23 August. Both grand finals were played at RAC Arena in front of 6,116 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 Elijah Pepper Warwick Senators Anneli Maley Perth Redbacks 2 Elijah Pepper Warwick Senators Sarah Mortensen Cockburn Cougars 3 Elijah Pepper Warwick Senators Anneli Maley Perth Redbacks 4 Elijah Pepper Warwick Senators Zitina Aokuso Willetton Tigers 5 Isaac White Rockingham Flames Erin Antosh Goldfields Giants 6 Julian Pesava Mandurah Magic Daniel Raber Cockburn Cougars 7 Elijah Pepper Warwick Senators Sasha Goodlett East Perth Eagles 8 Johny Narkle Geraldton Buccaneers Karly Murphy Kalamunda Eastern Suns 9 Todd Withers Warwick Senators Anneli Maley Perth Redbacks 10 Matt Leary Perry Lakes Hawks Chloe Forster Warwick Senators 11 Marshall Nelson Kalamunda Eastern Suns Zitina Aokuso Willetton Tigers 12 Johny Narkle Geraldton Buccaneers Zitina Aokuso Willetton Tigers 13 Kortland Martin Cockburn Cougars Stacey Barr Warwick Senators 14 Randy Bell Kalamunda Eastern Suns Nici Gilday Goldfields Giants 15 Lachlan Bertram Mandurah Magic Sarah Mortensen Cockburn Cougars 16 Elijah Pepper Warwick Senators Alexandra Sharp Rockingham Flames 17 Taeshon Cherry Willetton Tigers Natalie Chou Perth Redbacks 18 Elijah Pepper Warwick Senators Marena Whittle Rockingham Flames

Coach of the Month Month Men's Coach Team Women's Coach Team Ref Rd 1–4 Andrew Cooper Warwick Senators Tim Symons East Perth Eagles Rd 5–9 Ryan Petrik Rockingham Flames Russell Hann Cockburn Cougars Rd 10–14 Dayle Joseph Geraldton Buccaneers Russell Hann Cockburn Cougars Rd 15–18 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 Elijah Pepper Warwick Senators 36.50 Karly Murphy Kalamunda Eastern Suns 25.33 Rebounds per game Josh Davey Lakeside Lightning 13.65 Anneli Maley Perth Redbacks 18.38 Assists per game Emmett Naar Rockingham Flames 8.19 Zitina Aokuso Willetton Tigers 7.80 Steals per game Pharell Keats South West Slammers 2.24 Mykea Gray South West Slammers 3.95 Blocks per game A. J. Wilson Lakeside Lightning 2.29 Jessie Edwards Cockburn Cougars 1.58 Field goal percentage LaQuinton Ross Rockingham Flames 68.13% Alex Fowler Perry Lakes Hawks 68.75% 3-pt field goal percentage Todd Withers Warwick Senators 45.45% Stephanie Gorman Cockburn Cougars 47.28% Free throw percentage Elijah Pepper Warwick Senators 88.59% Nici Gilday Goldfields Giants 89.85%

Regular season

The 2025 Basketball WA Annual Awards Night was held on Saturday 2 August at Crown Perth.

Men's Most Valuable Player: Isaac White (Rockingham Flames) Women's Most Valuable Player: Teige Morrell (Lakeside Lightning) Men's Coach of the Year: Ryan Petrik (Rockingham Flames) Women's Coach of the Year: Russell Hann (Cockburn Cougars) Men's Defensive Player of the Year: Todd Withers (Warwick Senators) Women's Defensive Player of the Year: Stephanie Gorman (Cockburn Cougars) Men's Youth Player of the Year: Johny Narkle (Geraldton Buccaneers) Women's Youth Player of the Year: Alaska Rhebok (Perth Redbacks) Sixth Man of the Year: Verle Williams (Geraldton Buccaneers) Sixth Woman of the Year: Kyana Weir (Warwick Senators) Men's Leading Scorer: Elijah Pepper (Warwick Senators) Women's Leading Scorer: Karly Murphy (Kalamunda Eastern Suns) Men's Leading Rebounder: Josh Davey (Lakeside Lightning) Women's Leading Rebounder: Anneli Maley (Perth Redbacks) Men's Golden Hands: Emmett Naar (Rockingham Flames) Women's Golden Hands: Stefanie Berberabe (Joondalup Wolves) All-NBL1 West Men's 1st Team: Johny Narkle (Geraldton Buccaneers) De'Sean Parsons (Goldfields Giants) Elijah Pepper (Warwick Senators) C. J. Turnage (Joondalup Wolves) Isaac White (Rockingham Flames) All-NBL1 West Men's 2nd Team: Taeshon Cherry (Willetton Tigers) Joshua Duach (Goldfields Giants) Emmett Naar (Rockingham Flames) Julian Pesava (Mandurah Magic) Jamal Poplar (South West Slammers) All-NBL1 West Women's 1st Team: Zitina Aokuso (Willetton Tigers) Chloe Forster (Warwick Senators) Anneli Maley (Perth Redbacks) Teige Morrell (Lakeside Lightning) Sarah Mortensen (Cockburn Cougars) All-NBL1 West Women's 2nd Team: Abby Cubillo (East Perth Eagles) Alex Fowler (Perry Lakes Hawks) Nici Gilday (Goldfields Giants) Stephanie Gorman (Cockburn Cougars) Karly Murphy (Kalamunda Eastern Suns) Men's All-Defensive Team: Jahcoree Ealy (Mandurah Magic) Roosevelt Williams Jr (Willetton Tigers) Verle Williams (Geraldton Buccaneers) AJ Wilson (Lakeside Lightning) Todd Withers (Warwick Senators) Women's All-Defensive Team: Georgia Denehey (Perth Redbacks) Alex Fowler (Perry Lakes Hawks) Emma Gandini (Warwick Senators) Stephanie Gorman (Cockburn Cougars) Alexandra Sharp (Rockingham Flames)

Finals Men's Grand Final MVP: Johny Narkle (Geraldton Buccaneers) Women's Grand Final MVP: Ruby Porter (Cockburn Cougars)

2025 NBL1 West season

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