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Ultimate NBL1 2026 Player and Coach Tracker
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Tracking all confirmed player signings and coaching appointments ahead of the 2026 NBL1 season.
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Australia's semi-professional basketball league – NBL1 – is about nine weeks away and official pre-seasons for the dozens of men's and women's players right across the country are getting started.
Every club has been busy in the off-season, signing Australia's elite talent from the NBL, WNBL and other NBL1 clubs.
basketball.com.au is tracking player and coaching movements heading into the NBL1 2026 here. Bookmark this page for the latest updates as they happen, or when we find out about it.
Email info@basketball.com.au to help us keep this list up to date.
NBL1 North Conference
Players - Men
- Ipswich Basketball: Re-sign Merrick Small
- Ipswich Basketball: Sign Dan Graham
- Mackay Meteors: Re-Sign Jerron Jamerson
- Northside Wizards: Re-sign Jed Richardson
- Northside Wizards: Re-signs Tyler Williams
- Southern Districts Spartans: Re-sign Tamuri Wigness
- Southern Districts Spartans: Re-sign captain Andre Ugrinic
- Sunshine Coast Phoenix: Re-sign Nelson Kahler
- Sunshine Coast Phoenix: Re-sign Deshawn Ross-Paiwan
Players – Women
- Ipswich Force: Re-sign Lily Sarra
- Ipswich Force: Sign Sunny Huerta
- Mackay Meteorettes: Re-sign UC Capitals WNBL star Monique Bobongie
- Mackay Meteorettes: Re-sign Chelsea Brook
- North Gold Coast Seahawks: Sign Georgia Woolley from the Ballarat Miners in the NBL1 South
- Northside Wizards: Re-sign Alice O’Driscoll
- Rockhampton Cyclones: Re-sign Tai Wakelin-Gray
- Southern Districts Spartans: Re-sign Jess McDowell-White
- Southern Districts Spartans: Re-sign Karli Derksen
- Sunshine Coast Phoenix: Re-sign Erin Bollman after a stint with the Adelaide Lightning as a replacement player
Coaches
- Women: North Gold Coast Seahawks: Brayden Heslehurst
NBL1 South Conference
Players – Men
- Bendigo Braves: Sign Biwali Bayles from NBL1 East Sydney Comets
- Casey Cavaliers: Sign Manny Obaseki from NBA G League's Westchester Knicks
- Casey Cavaliers: Sign Jesse Ghee
- Casey Cavaliers: Re-sign Trent Andre
- Casey Cavaliers: Sign Jarred Burnett
- Dandenong Rangers: NBL player Harry Froling moves from Melbourne Tigers
- Dandenong Rangers: Promote Austin Foxwell
- Dandenong Rangers: Sign Joe Palmer from the Pioneers
- Eltham Wildcats: Re-sign Xavier Bledson
- Eltham Wildcats: Re-sign Mitch McCarron
- Eltham Wildcats: Re-sign Ovie Magbegor
- Eltham Wildcats: Sign Harrison Hornery from NBL1 North
- Geelong United: Sign Lachlan Barker (Cairns Taipans) from the NW Thunder
- Geelong United: Sign Deng Riak
- Geelong United: Sign Davin Miller from NBL1 West
- Geelong United: Malang Athian
- Hobart Chargers: Re-sign Tasmania JackJumpers' Anthony Drmic
- Keilor Thunder: Re-sign Nic Banon
- Keilor Thunder: Re-sign Daniel Foster
- Keilor Thunder: Sign Zach Hinton
- Kilsyth Cobras: Re-sign Dillon Stith
- Kilsyth Cobras: Re-sign Jamie Ahale
- Kilsyth Cobras: Sign Malik McKinney
- Kilsyth Cobras: Sign Chris Payton Jr from Kent State University
- Knox Raiders: Re-sign Brody Nunn
- Knox Raiders: Sign Brandon Slater from the G League
- Melbourne Tigers: Josh Sykes moves from Eltham Wildcats
- Melbourne Tigers: Re-sign Mason Gaze
- Mount Gambier Pioneers: Ruot Monyyong moves from Dandenong Rangers
- Nunawading Spectres: Re-sign Jack Gandolfo
- Ringwood Hawks: Re-sign Harry Sealey
- Sandringham Sabres: Re-sign Campbell Blogg
- Sandringham Sabres: Re-sign Malith Machar
- Sandringham Sabres: Re-sign CJ Asuncion-Byrd
- Waverley Falcons: Re-sign Malik Meunier
- Waverley Falcons: Re-sign Michael Harper
- Waverley Falcons: Sign Gabe Hadley from Eltham Wildcats
- Waverley Falcons: Re-sign Jordan Anderson
Players – Women
- Ballarat Miners: Re-sign Laura Taylor
- Ballarat Miners: Sign WNBL player Casey Samuels from Bendigo Braves
- Bendigo Braves: Georgia Booth moves from Dandenong to Bendigo Braves
- Bendigo Braves: Re-sign Mia Harvey
- Casey Cavaliers: Sign Nya Lok
- Eltham Wildcats: Re-sign Jayde Cadee
- Eltham Wildcats: Re-sign Emily Maltezos
- Geelong United: Re-sign Lilly Rotunno
- Geelong United: Re-sign Dakota Crichton
- Geelong United: Sign Reagan Bass
- Hobart Chargers: Re-sign Sharna Thompson
- Hobart Chargers: Sign Tishara Morehouse
- Hobart Chargers: Sign Taya Stevenson
- Keilor Thunder: Sign WNBL player Lara McSpadden from Diamond Valley Eagles
- Kilsyth Cobras: Re-sign Hannah Day
- Knox Raiders: Sign Haliegh Reinoehl from Mount Gambier Pioneers
- Knox Raiders: Re-sign Kristy Wallace
- Knox Raiders: Re-sign Paige Burrows
- Knox Raiders: Re-sign Rachel Bell
- Knox Raiders: Re-sign WNBL champion Alicia Froling
- Knox Raiders: Re-sign Agnes Emma-Nnopu from the WNBL's Sydney Flames
- Mount Gambier Pioneers: WNBL player Carla Pittman moves from NBL1 East
- Mount Gambier Pioneers: Sign WNBL player Kelsey Rees
- Mount Gambier Pioneers: Sign Tilly Boler
- Northern Force: Sign Keely Froling from the Sydney Flames and Launceston Tornadoes
- Northern Force: Sign Sarah O’Neil from Launceston
- Ringwood Hawks: Sign Harsimran ‘Honey’ Kaur
- Sandringham Sabres: WNBL star Steph Reid moves from Diamond Valley Eagles
- Sandringham Sabres: Sign NBL1 East star Riley Lupfer from the Albury Bandits
- Waverley Falcons: Re-sign WNBL and NBL1 star Rebecca “Bec” Cole
- Waverley Falcons: Re-Sign Sophia Locandro
- Waverley Falcons: Re-sign Liana Kinkela
Coaches
- Men: Ballarat Miners: Appoint Australian basketball legend Ray Borner.
- Men: Bendigo Braves: Appoint Josh Cheney for the 2026 and 2027 NBL1 seasons
- Women: Bendigo Braves: Appoint Australian Opals legend Tess Madgen for the 2026 season
- Women: Northern Tasmania: Appoint Zoe Mesman
- Men: Northern Tasmania: Appoint Jayden Smith
- Women: Ballarat Miners: Appoint Brendan Joyce
- Men: Sandringham Sabres: David Barlow returns as the player-coach for 2026 and 2027.
- Men: Diamond Valley Eagles: Appoint Jamie Petty
NBL1 East Conference
Players – Men
- Albury Bandits: Sign Lochlan Cummins from NBL1 West
- Albury Bandits: Sign Majok Majok from the Ballarat Miners
- Bankstown Bruins: Sign NBL Cairns Taipans wing Alex Higgins-Titsha
- Hills Hornets: Sign Shaun Stewart from Goldfield Giants
- Maitland Mustangs: William Cranston-Lown moves back to Maitland after a season in the NBL1 South Conference with Hobart
- Maitland Mustangs: Re-sign captain Billy Parsons
- Maitland Mustangs: Sign Will Cranston-Lown from NBL1 South
- Maitland Mustangs: Sign Reyne Smith from the NBL's Cairns Taipans
- Maitland Mustangs: Re-sign Majak Boc
- Norths Bears: Re-sign Pietro Badalassi
- Norths Bears: Sign Josh Lloyd-McNamara, graduating from Norths Youth League
- Norths Bears: Bol Diing moves from the CoE to North Sydney
- Penrith Panthers: Re-sign Ben “Nugget” Kearins
- Sutherland Sharks: Re-sign Ryan Abbott
- Sutherland Sharks: Re-sign captain Lochlan Hutchison
- Sydney Comets: Re-sign Chol Adup
- Sydney Comets: Maxim Nesterov moves from Norths Bears
- Sydney Comets: Akil Douglas moves from Hornsby Spiders
- Sydney Comets: Ramon Cao moves from Inner West Bulls
Players – Women
- Albury Bandits: Sign WNBL player Unique Thompson from NBL1 North’s Mackay
- Bankstown Bruins: Sign Tahlia Tupaea from Inner West Bulls
- Hornsby Spiders: Sign WNBL and Australian Gems star Ruby Perkins from Norths Bears
- Hornsby Spiders: Re-sign Jessie-May Hall
- Hornsby Spiders: Re-sign Ay’anna Bey
- Illawarra Hawks: Sign American college guard Una Jovanovic from Cal State Fullerton
- Illawarra Hawks: Re-sign Ruby MacDonald
- Maitland Mustangs: Re-sign captain Rachel Williams
- Maitland Mustangs: Re-sign Shakera Reilly
- Newcastle Falcons: Re-sign three-time NBL1 East MVP Nicole Munger
- Newcastle Falcons: Sign Mia Heide from Penrith Panthers
- Newcastle Falcons: Re-sign captain Kate Kingham
- Norths Bears: Sign Jaz Shelley from the WNBL
- Sutherland Sharks: Re-sign Emily Garland
- Sutherland Sharks: Re-sign Maddy Norris
- Sutherland Sharks: Sign Ella Dent from Illawarra Hawks
- Sutherland Sharks: Sign Abigail Curtin from the Sydney Comets
- Sydney Comets: Re-sign Miki Pirini
- Sydney Comets: Re-sign Alexandra Kayrouz
- Sydney Comets: Re-sign Alex Oliver
- Sydney Comets: Sign Serika Shillingsworth from Penrith Panthers
Coaches
- Men: Penrith Panthers: Appoint Matt Porter for NBL1 East 2026 season
NBL1 West Conference
Players – Men
- Cockburn Cougars: Illawarra Hawks player Johnny Narkle moves from Geraldton Buccaneers
- Cockburn Cougars: Re-sign Matt Clifford
- Cockburn Cougars: Re-sign Noah Stewart
- Cockburn Cougars: Re-sign Josh Hunt
- Cockburn Cougars: Re-sign Lachlan Oakley
- Cockburn Cougars: Sign Joe Bradshaw
- East Perth Eagles: Re-sign Sharif Watson
- East Perth Eagles: Re-sign NBL player David Okwera
- Eastern Suns: Re-sign Lewis Thomas
- Eastern Suns: Sign Terrandus Smith
- Goldfields Giants: Re-sign Josh Duach
- Joondalup Wolves: Re-sign CJ Turnage
- Joondalup Wolves: Re-sign Ben Geel
- Joondalup Wolves: Sign NZNBL forward Hayden Collier
- Joondalup Wolves: Re-sign Keegan Schrick
- Lakeside Lightning: Re-sign Isaiah Lewis
- Mandurah Magic: Ryan Blanchett moves from Geraldton Buccaneers
- Mandurah Magic: Matt Kenyon moves from Logan Thunder in NBL1 North
- Mandurah Magic: Jock Perry moves from Diamond Valley Eagles in NBL1 South
- Mandurah Magic: Re-sign Jaxon Comito
- Perth Redbacks: Sign Ben Galvin
- Perth Redbacks: Sign Aiden Cannington
- Perth Redbacks: Sign Zvikо Tinayenda
- Perth Redbacks: Sign Mitch Fenton
- Perth Redbacks: Sign Sean Conway
- Rockingham Flames: Adelaide 36ers player Michael Harris, a five-year NBL veteran, moves from Frankston in NBL1 South to NBL1 West
- Rockingham Flames: Adelaide 36ers player Blake Jones moves from Southern Districts Spartans in NBL1 North to NBL1 West
- Rockingham Flames: Re-sign Leon Maguire
- South West Slammers: Re-sign Devan Craig
- South West Slammers: Re-sign Gavin Deacon
- South West Slammers: Re-sign Rhys Barrett
- South West Slammers: Sign Harry Watters
Players – Women
- Cockburn Cougars: Re-sign Matilda Muir
- East Perth Eagles: WNBL player Jasmin Fejo moves from NBL1 South’s Woodville Warriors
- East Perth Eagles: Sign Sarah Mortensen
- East Perth Eagles: Sign Sidney Wright from Lions
- Eastern Suns: Re-sign Jaymee Firkins
- Eastern Suns: Re-sign Denae Civich
- Joondalup Wolves: Sign WNBL player Yemiyah Morris
- Joondalup Wolves: Sign Taylor Bestry from East Perth Eagles
- Joondalup Wolves: Sign Kuir Gayo from Eastern Suns
- Joondalup Wolves: Re-sign Rosie Deegan
- Lakeside Lightning: Re-sign Latysha Derecourt
- Perth Redbacks: Sign Ella Barmentloo
- Perth Redbacks: Re-sign WNBL MVP runner-up Anneli Maley
- Rockingham Flames: Re-sign Ava Davies
- Rockingham Flames: Re-sign Paris Spencer
- Rockingham Flames: Re-sign Aysha Kemp
- Rockingham Flames: Sign Lesila Finau from Joondalup Wolves
- South West Slammers: Re-sign Javene Fitch
- Warwick Senators: Sign WNBL player Jayda Clark from the UC Capitals
- Warwick Senators: Re-sign Kiara Waite
- Willetton Tigers: Sign Courtney Stothard, returning from junior college in the US
- Willetton Tigers: Re-sign Kelsey Curtin
- Willetton Tigers: Re-sign Abigail Durdin
Coaches
- Women: South West Slammers: Appoint Jo Lofgren
NBL1 Central Conference
- 2026 NBL1 Central Men's Schedule has been released.
- 2026 NBL1 Central Women's Schedule has been released.
Players – Men
- Ringwood Hawks: Re-sign Jonathan Lawton
- South Adelaide Panthers: Former CoE guard Rio Bruton moves from NBL1 East to NBL Central
- South Adelaide Panthers: Sign Yevgen Sakhniuk from Vietnam’s VBA
- South Adelaide Panthers: Re-sign Lloyd McVeigh
- West Adelaide Bearcats: Re-sign Sean Stock
Players – Women
- Central Districts: New Zealander Alana Howden (née Paewai) moves from Southern Hoiho in the NZ Tauihi Basketball League
- East Mavericks: Sign NCAAW player Brooklyn Rewers (Michigan State 2023; Hawai‘i 2024–25)
- North Adelaide Rockets: Re-sign Ella Batish
- North Adelaide Rockets: Sign Alannah Morello from Forestville
- Norwood: Sign Caitlin Shillabeer
- Ringwood Hawks: Re-sign Annabel Deerbon
- South Tigers: Re-sign Layla Hearne
- Southern Tigers: Sign Holly Forbes
- West Adelaide Bearcats: Re-sign Ashlee Strawbridge
Email info@basketball.com.au to help us keep this list up to date.
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