This Weekly WABL Wrap is proudly sponsored by Woods Insurance Brokers. Congrats to all our WABL players, coaches, managers and parents for bringing great energy to Round 1 of the 2021 WABL season. Here’s the wrap up of how all our teams went including comments from coaches: U12 Champs Girls – Josh Wallace (sponsored by Welsh …
There were limited opportunities on offer for big man Derek Igbenoba during the shortened 2020 West Coast Classic season. But we’re thrilled that he’s kept the faith with us and resigned for 2021. Like the other ‘Class of 2001’ members Lachlan Bertram and Dylan Vilardi, his development as a player is key to ensuring Redbacks …
Igbenoba back for 2021 in a boost for Redbacks big man stocks Read More »
After playing all his junior rep basketball for East Perth and kicking his SBL career off with them in 2018, the move to Redbacks for the 2020 West Coast Classic season was a big change for Kyden Edman. It was partly motivated by the opportunity to be coached by CJ Jackson and partly by the …
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He’s only been at our club for three years, but it feels like he’s been a true Redback for life. There are few senior players in our club who contribute as much of their time as Dylan Vilardi, and this was recognised when he was awarded the Graham Pixie Smith Trophy in 2020 for service …
True Redback Vilardi keen to take the next step in 2021 Read More »
Denzel Jackson was one of many US college athletes whose basketball careers had to be put on hold last year. With COVID taking a firm hold in the US while Perth residents were living life pretty much as normal, it wasn’t a hard decision for him to come home. For our part, we’re really pleased …
Jackson happy to be back in Perth with eyes on the NBL Read More »
He’s never represented any club other than Redbacks, right from his first junior WABL days and we’re delighted to have developing NBL1 forward Jordan Herbert back with us in 2021. For his part, Jordan is happy to be back for another season in Redbacks colours: “I’m one of only a couple Redbacks juniors still around …
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Moving to a new club when you’ve played all your junior and senior basketball for another is always a daunting prospect. It says a lot about our program that Mya Dimanlig has decided to make that move with sister Ella in 2021 and we’re excited to have her in the squad. Was it tough to …
Development and growth the goals for Mya Dimanlig in 2021 Read More »
It’s a conversation that started a couple of years ago so we’re excited to welcome young gun Ella Dimanlig to the Perth Redbacks in 2021. After playing in a younger, less experienced East Perth SBL team for the past two seasons, competing for playing minutes in the Redbacks 2021 team is going to be a …
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Originally hailing all the way from New York it’s safe to say there are few players in our club who’ve taken a more interesting pathway to be in our NBL1 team. With a team full of young, developing players, it’s invaluable to have someone around who brings such unique life and basketball experience to the …
Swaby back for 2021 and keen to contribute at every level Read More »
She’s been playing SBL since she was 15 for the South West Slammers so it was exciting to welcome Raya Thompson to the Perth Redbacks in 2019 when she relocated to Perth for university. Given 2020 saw her sidelined for the West Coast Classic by a torn meniscus, we loved seeing Raya back on the …
Thompson injury-free and ready to rumble in 2021 Read More »
As noted when we announced Lachie Bertram’s signing, there’s nothing our club loves more than seeing players move from our WABL ranks into our NBL1 squad. Matt Giorgi is another player who has made that transition and he’s appreciated for both his playing skills and also for being a great club guy. It the people …
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The chance to play with and learn from Lauren Mansfield was a key factor in luring Bri Bailey all the way to Perth from Queensland in 2020. Unfortunately, that didn’t eventuate when COVID shut down the SBL season, but we must have done something right because promising guard Bri Bailey is coming back in 2021 …
For most local clubs, the ‘holy grail’ of junior development is to have a player start with you early in their WABL career, make their way through the age groups and eventually play a meaningful role in your NBL1 team. Our men’s NBL1 program features several long-term juniors and Lachlan Bertram is one who has …
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While it’s a privilege to have a team stacked with savvy veterans, you always need to keep an eye on the future to ensure continuity and longevity in a program. That’s why Perth Redbacks were thrilled to secure the signature of Nakia Bowen for the 2021 NBL1 season. As NBL1 Director Nathan Barns notes: “Nakia …
Having the entire men’s roster from the 2020 West Coast Classic re-sign for the inaugural NBL1 West season in 2021 was huge for our club. That group played a fast and exciting brand of basketball, were flat out fun to watch and only missed the four-team finals series by the smallest of point differentials in …
Timms in fills a big hole in Redbacks Men’s NBL1 roster Read More »
In 2020, one of our most popular sponsorship options was our WABL Black sponsorship. Our players LOVED playing in the Redbacks black uniform every week and also having uniforms personalised with their names on the back. The players also got to keep their personalised top once the season ended and they’ve been wearing them to …
The Perth Basketball Association is excited to announce the appointment of Lyndon Brieffies to the position of CEO. Lyndon is well known to the Perth Redbacks via his role as Head of Sport at Wesley College for the past 10+ years and his recent addition to the PBA Board in 2020. Club President Anthony Nixon …
After playing all his junior basketball for the Warwick Senators and feeling he’d run into a brick wall developmentally, 2020 brought a change of colours and a welcome change of scenery for athletic wing Michael Riley: “With CJ as the head coach and with everything the club is doing, I really enjoyed the development side …
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The Perth Redbacks are thrilled to welcome back Ella Thornton-Elliott for NBL1 2021. 2020 was a year of big jumps for Ella. Coming off an ACL reconstruction in 2019, she was not only jumping back into elite basketball, she was jumping up to SBL. As she recollects, it was both a baptism of fire and …
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He stepped into a bigger role for the Perth Redbacks during the 2020 West Coast Classic and was frequently called into the paint to play on bigger, more experienced bodies. He stepped up to that challenge with aplomb while also consistently splashing threes to stretch the floor and create sweet lines to the basket for …
We’re very excited to welcome back young gun Sarah Allen for NBL1 2021. 2020 was Sarah’s second season with the Perth Redbacks and with the pared-down West Coast Classic making point guard Lauren Mansfield unavailable, it was an opportunity for Sarah to step up. And step up she did. As NBL1 Director Nathan Barns notes: …
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