NBL1 West Coach of the Year Award

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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]

  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.