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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 10 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
Players - Women
- Women: Sunshine Coast Phoenix - Re-sign Erin Bollman after a stint with the Adelaide Lightning as a replacement player.
- Women: Ipswich Force - Re-signs Lily Sarra
NBL1 South Conference
Players - Men
- Eltham Wildcats – Re-sign Xavier Bledson
- Eltham Wildcats – Re-sign Mitch McCarron
- Ringwood Hawks – Re-sign Harry Sealey
- Melbourne Tigers – Josh Sykes moves from Eltham Wildcats
- Dandenong Rangers – NBL player Harry Froling moves from Melbourne Tigers
- Kilsyth Cobras – Re-sign Dillon Stith
- Mount Gambier Pioneers - Ruot Monyyong moves from Dandenong Rangers
Players - Women
- Mount Gambier Pioneers – WNBL player Carla Pittman moves from NBL1 East.
- Sandringham Sabres – WNBL star Steph Reid moves from Diamond Valley Eagles
- Bendigo Braves – Georgia Booth moves from Dandenong to Bendigo Braves.
- Sandringham Sabres – Sign NBL1 East star Riley Lupfer from the Albury Bandits.
Coaches
- 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
- Norths Bears – Re-sign Pietro Badalassi
- North Bears – Sign Josh Lloyd-McNamara. He has graduated from Norths Youth League.
- Maitland Mustangs - William Cranston-Lown moves back to Maitland after a season in the NBL1 South Conference for Hobart
- Sydney Comets - Re-sign Chol Adup
- Sydney Comets - Maxim Nesterov moves from Norths Bears
- Maitland Mustangs - Re-sign captain Billy Parsons
- Norths Bears – Bol Diing moves from the CoE to North Sydney
Players - Women
- Sydney Comets – Re-sign Miki Pirini
- Sydney Comets – Re-sign Alexandra Kayrouz
- Maitland Mustangs - Re-sign captain Rachel Williams
Coaches
- Men: Penrith Panthers – Appoint Matt Porter for NBL1 East 2026 season
NBL1 West Conference
Players - Men
- 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.
- Cockburn Cougars – Illawarra Hawks player Johnny Narkle moves from Geraldton Buccaneers
- South West Slammers – Re-sign Devan Craig
- South West Slammers – Re-sign Gavin Deacon
- Mandurah Magic – Ryan Blanchett moves from Geraldton Buccaneers
- Mandurah Magic – Re-sign Jaxon Comito
- East Perth Eagles – Re-sign Sharif Watson
- Mandurah Magic – Matt Kenyon moves from the Logan Thunder in NBL1 North
- Mandurah Magic – Jock Perry moves from the Diamond Valley Eagles in NBL1 South
Players - Women
- Willeton Tigers – Sign Courtney Stothard, who returns from junior college in the US.
- Rockingham Flames – Re-sign Ava Davies
- East Perth Eagles – WNBL player Jasmin Fejo moves from NBL1 South's Woodville Warriors
- East Perth Eagles – Sign Sarah Mortensen
- Warwick Senators – Sign WNBL player Jayda Clark from the UC Capitals
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
- South Adelaide Panthers – Former CoE guard Rio Bruton moves from NBL1 East to NBL Central.
Players - Women
- Central Districts – New Zealander Alana Howden (née Paewai) moves from Southern Hoiho in the NZ Tauihi Basketball League.
- Ringwood Hawks – Re-signs Annabel Deerbon
- East Mavericks – sign NCAAW's player Brooklyn Rewers. She played at Michigan State in 2023 and Hawaii in 2024 and 2025.
Email info@basketball.com.au to help us keep this list up to date.
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