BNSW ANNUAL AWARDS
ASSOCIATION OF THE YEAR!
We are thrilled to announce that the Norths community has been acknowledged at the 2023 BNSW Annual Association Event with a remarkable 12 awards!
Thank you to Basketball NSW for the recognition and a huge congratulations to the all the players, coaches, managers, teams, volunteers, and staff for the amazing contributions to our club and to the growth of basketball.
As a club we are especially honoured to be presented with the award for Association of the Year. CEO Bret Mactavish said “We’ve had a tremendously successful year and it’s wonderful to be recognised for our accomplishments both on and off the court. Our success is not only attributed to individual and team performances, but also to the collaborative spirt, teamwork and hard work of the entire Bears community.”
CHAIRMAN’S AWARD: (ASSOCIATION OF THE YEAR)
Northern Suburbs Basketball Association
GEORGE THOMPSON MEMORIAL AWARD: (OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO DEVELOPING FEMALE BASKETBALL)
Northern Suburbs Basketball Association
ASSOCIATION TEAM OF YEAR Senior League: Norths Bears Women NBL1 East
COACH OF THE YEAR Representative: Renae Garlepp (Northern Suburbs Basketball Association)
JUNIOR MALE PLAYER OF THE YEAR James O’Donnell (Norths Bears)
PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARDS
Karen Dalton Metro Junior Female: Ruby Perkins (Norths Bears)
Matthew Nielsen Metro Junior Male: Emmett Adair (Norths Bears)
STATE TEAM OF THE YEAR NSW U20 Women
ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR Paid: Rachael Woo (Northern Suburbs Basketball Association)
LONG SERVICE AWARDS Greg Maraun and Anto Panoyan (Northern Suburbs Basketball Association)
REFEREE OF THE YEAR NBL1: Bradley Mattioli
SCORETABLE OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR Tro Manjikian (Northern Suburbs Basketball Association)