The evening of Monday 3 August saw Basketball ACT celebrate another successful year on the court with the 2026 Annual Awards Night at the Canberra Rex Hotel.

The evening brought together all six teams in the senior program, increased from last year following the introduction of the Waratah Youth League teams.

See below for a full list of winners

Youth League Women
Players’ Player – Ava Tawake
Defensive Player of the Year – Talia Enchong
Most Valuable Player – Amber Virgo

Youth League Men
Players’ Player – Damian Cooney
Defensive Player of the Year – Stirling Musgrove
Most Valuable Player – Austin Fage

Waratah League Women
Players’ Player – Francesca Clarke
Defensive Player of the Year – Francesca Clarke
Most Valuable Player – Emmersyn Clarke

Waratah League Men
Players’ Player – Lucas Schmidt
Defensive Player of theYear – Marcus Murphy
Most Valuable Player – Declan Kain

Canberra Nationals – NBL1 East
Players’ Player – Jasmyn Boutzos
Defensive Player of the Year – Zara Funnell
Most Valuable Player – Callie Bourne

Canberra Gunners – NBL1 East
Players’ Player – James Toohey
Defensive Player of the Year – Will Mayfield
Most Valuable Player – Will Mayfield

The season hasn’t finished just yet, with the Youth League Men, Youth League Women, and Waratah Women competing in their respective finals while the Canberra Gunners NBL1 team will head to Adelaide for the NBL1 national Finals.