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WHERE ARE THEY NOW? WABL Players of the Year
The Western Australian Basketball League (WABL) will announce the 2023 Annual Award winners this Sunday on Grand Final day.
In lead up to this weekend, let’s look back at some of our previous WABL Players of the Year and find out where they are today. With the majority still active in either the NBL1 West, WNBL or NBL, two athletes who switched codes are also featured below. Can you spot who?
| YEAR | FEMALE | MALE | ||
| 2012 | Desiree Kelley (Willetton Tigers) | Jack Fletcher (Willetton Tigers) | ||
| Caleb Davis (Stirling Senators) | ||||
| 2013 | Megan McKay (Perry Lakes Hawks) | Rhys Vague (Cockburn Cougars) | ||
| Madeleine Dennis (Stirling Senators) | ||||
| 2014 | Ruby Schleicher (Willetton Tigers) | Andrew Ferguson (Lakeside Lightning) | ||
| 2015 | Mia Satie (Perry Lakes Hawks) | Kyle Bowen (Perth Redbacks) | ||
| 2016 | Eryn Fisher (Stirling Senators) | Wani Swaka Lo Buluk (Stirling Senators) | ||
| 2017 | Maddison Alone (Kalamaunda Eastern Suns) | Luke Jackson (Willetton Tigers) | ||
| 2018 | Imogen Ayliffe (Willetton Tigers) | Luke Travers (Rockingham Flames) | ||
| 2019 | Shenae Hartree (Willetton Tigers) | Tom Gerovich (Willetton Tigers) | ||
| 2020 | N/A | N/A | ||
| 2021 | Grace Foster (Willetton Tigers) | Ben Henshall (Cockburn Cougars) | ||
| 2022 | Sydney Meares (Mandurah Magic) | Joshua Ibukunoluwa (Willetton Tigers) |
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2012
Desiree Kelley
-Perth Lynx (WNBL) 2022-23
-Willetton Tigers (NBL1 West) 2023
Jack Fletcher
-Last played WABL in 2012 for Willetton Tigers
Caleb Davis
-Warwick Senators (NBL1 West) 2023
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2013
Megan McKay
-Bendigo Spirit (WNBL) 2022-23
-Bendigo Braves (NBL1 South) 2023
Madeleine Dennis
-Perry Lakes Hawks (NBL1 West) 2023
Rhys Vague
-Kagawa Five Arrows (Japan) 2022-23
-South East Melbourne Phoenix (NBL) 2023-24
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2014
Ruby Schleicher
-Last played WABL in 2016 for Willetton Tigers
-Collingwood AFLW 2023
Andrew Ferguson
-Toyoda Gosei Scorpions (Japan) 2022-23
-Perry Lakes Hawks (NBL1 West) 2023
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2015
Mia Satie
-Perry Lakes Hawks (NBL1 West) 2023
Kyle Bowen
-Saint Mary’s Gaels (U.S. college) 2022-23
-Melbourne United (NBL) 2023-24
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2016
Eryn Fisher
-Eastern Suns (NBL1 West) 2023
Wani Swaka Lo Buluk
-Illawarra Hawks (NBL) 2022-23
-Sydney Comets (NBL1 East) 2023
-Illawarra Hawks (NBL) 2023-24
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2017
Maddison Alone
-Last played WABL in 2019 for Warwick Senators
Luke Jackson
-Last played WABL and SBL in 2018 for Willetton Tigers
-Fremantle AFL 2023
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2018
Imogen Ayliffe
-Willetton Tigers (NBL1 West) 2022
Luke Travers
-Perth Wildcats (NBL) 2022-23
-Melbourne United (NBL) 2023-24
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2019
Shenae Hartree
-Perth Redbacks (NBL1 West) 2023
Tom Gerovich
-Willetton Tigers (NBL1 West) 2023
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2021
Grace Foster
-Willetton Tigers (NBL1 West) 2023
Ben Henshall
-BA Centre of Excellence (NBL1 East) 2023
-Perth Wildcats (NBL) 2023-24
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2022
Sydney Meares
-Mandurah Magic (NBL1 West) 2023
Joshua Ibukunoluwa
-Willetton Tigers (NBL1 West) 2023
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