Footlocker Player of the Week - August 16

Each week thanks to Footlocker, the NBL1 awards a female and male player from each conference the Footlocker Player of the Week Award, including a $200 voucher to basketball players' favourite store to buy sneakers. 

Check out each conference’s winners below: 

NBL1 West:

Teige Morrell (Joondalup Wolves) 

The Wolves have missed team MVP, Robbi Ryan, since Round 15 and her co-star Teige Morrell has stepped up in her absence. 

Against East Perth this past weekend she put up 40 points, 16 rebounds and four assists to secure the Wolves the second seed in the NBL1 West ladder. 

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? Robbi Ryan - Joondalup Wolves
? Stacey Barr - Warwick Senators
? Emma Clarke - Perry Lakes Hawks
? Teige Morrell - Joondalup Wolves
? Jessie Edwards - Cockburn Cougars#nbl1west pic.twitter.com/Sdr4xeHbeP

— NBL 1 WEST (@NBL1_West) August 13, 2022

Jerami Grace (Perth Redbacks) 

The Redbacks had a great Round 18 to close out the season, losing by nine to the Warwick Senators and beating the Goldfield Giants at home. 

But Jerami Grace’s performance was the talking point, he averaged 28 points, 7.5 rebounds and 6.5 assists in the two games and takes the Footlocker Player of the Week with him.

NBL1 East: 

Lauren Jackson (Albury-Wodonga Bandits) 

We have to start East by talking about the GOAT, coming off an Opals selection for the FIBA Women’s World Cup she put up 40 points and 25 rebounds against the Hills Hornets on Saturday. 

We can’t wait to see her play for the Opals once again in September!

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— NBL1 (@NBL1) August 13, 2022

Kiwi Gardner (Illawarra Hawks) 

The scoring machine Kiwi Gardner was unstoppable in Round 18, putting up 31 points against Sutherland and 43 points the next day against Maitland. 

Over the two games, he averaged 36 points, 6 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 4 steals as the Hawks will face the Norths Bears in the first round of the East conference finals. They’ll need all his scoring and more to get past the Bears on Saturday. 

NBL1 South: 

Alicia Froling (Knox Raiders) 

In back-to-back weeks Alicia Froling has won the Footlocker Player of the Week and with good reason! The Raiders moved up into the sixth seed on the South ladder and Froling had a lot to do with it. 

In two wins she averaged 21 points, 15.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists and will need to stay just as hot to beat the Waverley Falcons Saturday. 

Not in Alicia Froling's house ?

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— NBL1 (@NBL1) August 14, 2022

Reuben Te Rangi (Knox Raiders) 

In a Knox double, Reuben Te Rangi led the Raiders to two wins over Round 16. Of the back of Te Rangi’s average of 23 points and 4 rebounds, the Raiders will have the Bendigo Braves in the conference finals on Saturday. 

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Feature image via: Lewis Martin