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WHERE ARE THEY NOW? WABL Players of the Year
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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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